The new Kia Sportage might even be bolder than the Hyundai Tucson with which it shares underpinnings. If this latest batch of spy shots-based images is to be believed, the CUV segment is about to get a whole lot more interesting.
Crossovers like the Honda CR-V and the Toyota RAV4 are among the most popular vehicles in America. And for many years, Kia has also been doing well with its Sportage. The current generation resembles a discount Porsche Cayenne but lacks that final layer of polish to make it stand out in the segment.
This rendering belongs to the Korean artist Gotcha Cars, who's got a very interesting style of work with inverted colors. As you'll see in the videos below, he overlays elements of cars that are in production to spy shots of what he's trying to make, which in this case is the 2022 Kia Sportage. So the outcome can be considered quite accurate.
It's fair to say that the Sportage will look like no other Kia right now, and could be a preview for their next design language. The angular new company logo perfectly echoes the sharp lines in the bold new front end. There, we see a massive grille, flanked by oversized rectangular headlights.
The profile is a bit more conservative, especially compared to the Hyundai Tucson. Even though this styling can be considered very bold, it probably won't put customers off. Even the Toyota RAV4, which used to be very conservative, has got some very in-your-face elements.
According to our info, the Sportage will be revealed in Korea this April and will go on sale a few months after that. The engines should be familiar ones, mainly the 1.6 turbo and the new 2.5-liter. There might not be a diesel option, as most manufacturers have pulled the plug on this type of powertrain in a CUV.
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