Kia's new generation Sportage preview image revealed! The appearance is similar to Telluride and equipped with a new petrol-electric system.

The current Kia main SUV, the Sportage, will debut in 2021 and will undergo a facelift and upgrade in 2025. It has also been discovered that a new generation of test vehicles has begun to go on the road for testing, and has begun to reduce its camouflage. It can be more clearly seen from this the design direction of the new generation Sportage, showing a dynamic momentum that is on par with the new generation flagship SUV Telluride. Recently, some foreign media drew a preview of the new generation Sportage based on this, previewing what the future may look like.

Judging from the expected images released by the foreign media "Kolesa.ru", the new generation Sportage will have an enlarged grid to strive for better space performance. The overall appearance outline will also follow the Telluride design style and become more square. The front of the car is expected to be equipped with a newly designed Star Map LED headlight set, creating a more concise, neat and highly recognizable avant-garde technological appearance. The rear of the car adopts a horizontal LED taillight design that echoes the front of the car, making the overall shape more consistent.

According to previous information, the interior of the new generation Sportage will be equipped with the Pleos Connect in-vehicle entertainment system developed based on Android Automotive OS. It will be equipped with a large central touch screen and integrate physical buttons below. The screen layout is similar to a smartphone UI interface, supporting multi-window customization functions. It will also provide a "Gleo AI" intelligent voice assistant to achieve smarter and safer vehicle operation.

In terms of power, the new generation Sportage will put more emphasis on petrol-electric power and is expected to introduce the group's newly developed new-generation TMED-II high-efficiency petrol-electric system. Compared with the current version, this dual-motor architecture will have a maximum output power of 3.6 kW, which is equivalent to that of a pure electric vehicle. It can predict the road conditions ahead to switch to EV or Hybrid mode, allowing for even higher fuel consumption. It is paired with a 1.6-liter turbocharged gasoline engine, which not only improves performance, but also has better fuel consumption, while PHEV Models can also get higher pure electric range.