Lovers of beautiful automobiles look away now

To showcase their brand new boxy Soul model, South Korean auto peddlers Kia are displaying three custom designs, first seen at the Geneva Motor Show. ‘Burner’ and ‘Searcher’ do nothing to promote the Kia brand, while ‘Diva’ (pictured above) is a garish monstrosity that you might expect to see Jay-Z driving if he simultaneously lost his money, dignity and sanity. At best, it would suit the tastes of young ladies from Essex who aspire to carry small dogs around in designer bags.

Fortunately, the British Motor Show threw up some delights, like the new environmentally unfriendly Ford Focus RS:

Unfortunately, we missed Alesha Dixon performing at the launch of the new Zetec S, but did see Ronnie O’Sullivan making loud inappropriate jokes near the Ford stand.

More picture highlights from the Motor Show after the jump…

The only other major car launch besides the Lotus Evora was the Vauxhall Insignia. All models on display were left hand drive and severely lacking in the sexy new Vauxhall badge.

Elsewhere, the stunning new Chevrolet Camaro caught our eye. It will be available in Blighty in 2010, but the Detroit manufacturers have yet to tell us whether they’ll treat us to a right hand drive version.