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  Pictures of the VG show its European-inspired bodywork with some obvious ties to the BMW design direction. Photo Gallery

A styish new Kia flagship is about to hit Korea and the USA. But not Australia.

Just as Hyundai restricts its luxury Genesis to left-hand drive production, Kia has made a similar decision for the model called VG.

Pictures of the VG show it is just as good looking as the Genesis — or better — with European-inspired bodywork with some obvious ties to the BMW design direction.

But no-one in Australia should get too excited about the VG. "Unfortunately it is only available in left-hand drive at this stage and we are not likely to see it here," says Jonathan Fletcher, spokesman for Kia Australia.

"It is certainly a statement that the company's design philosophy has matured - something you can already see in other models from the new Cerato onwards."

The VG is officially the replacement for the Kia Opirus, which is sold in Korea, America and Europe.