The restyled Kia Sportage crossover was caught by spies again

The model will receive fanged head optics and new taillights. The brand has already confirmed that the modernized crossover will be presented this year.

The first shots of the updated Kia Sportage SUV were posted online in March. And here's the latest: such a cross was caught in a parking lot in Korea, the video was published on the Woopa TV YouTube channel. The car has not yet gotten rid of the camouflage, but some details can still be seen. Let us remind you that the current fifth generation Kia Sportage debuted in 2021; the SUV now tops the brand’s personal ranking of global sales.

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Following other models of the brand, Sportage will switch to fanged head optics: it will have vertical headlight units. The fog lamps arranged in columns will be left, and these columns will also be made vertical. But the SUV will lose the LED “boomerang” running lights. The new radiator grille has horizontal “strokes” instead of a mesh. Bumpers and taillights will also be different.

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The spies did not look into the salon. Most likely, the crossover will retain the display, that is, a combined virtual instrument panel and multimedia system screen. In this case, the case may be new. Well, the finishing materials will certainly be refreshed.

There is no information about the technology yet. The line of pre-reform Kia Sportage, depending on the market, includes 2.0 MPI and 2.5 GDI naturally aspirated petrol engines, 1.5 T-GDI, 1.6 T-GDI and 2.0 T-GDI turbo engines; The crossover is also available with 1.6 CRDi and 2.0 CRDi diesel engines. In addition, the model comes in the form of a “mild” or full hybrid (there are PHEV and HEV versions — with and without the ability to charge from the mains).

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The restyled Kia Sportage will go on sale before the end of this year – the company itself announced this in one of its recent reports. Meanwhile, earlier the designer Kolesa.ru presented his vision of how the updated crossover could turn out.