Kia Sportage facelift sighted at JPJ Putrajaya

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Now that the Kia Optima K5 facelift has been launched in Malaysia, Naza Kia can work on the next models coming up its pipeline, which should include this Kia Sportage facelift that our regular contributor Anol Alias sighted at JPJ Putrajaya last week.

The Kia Sportage facelift gets an updated front grille, a new foglamp design, revised tail lamps, as well as a new design for the alloy wheels. The changes are relatively subtle compared to the Optima facelift which completely revised the shape of the tail lamps. We see an AWD badge so it looks like the Sportage’s all-wheel-drive function has been retained for the facelift.

The interior has been revised as well, now featuring a dual binnacle design from the instrument cluster, while the pre-facelift had a triple meter design. The new meter panel has a full colour multi-info display, as opposed to the original car’s monochrome with red backlighting.

Since the Kia Sportage SL was launched in mid 2011, it would be a good time for a mid-life facelift to be launched right about now. By mid this year, it would have been around in Malaysia for three years.

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Comments

  • Presentable..

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    • disgruntledBMWowner on Jan 20, 2014 at 10:56 am

      Presentable will purchase, when want to trade in it becomes Hailat face.

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      • theanswer on Jan 20, 2014 at 11:41 am

        new price sportage 138k, crv 144k(latest gen, previous gen price should be more or less the same).. but used 2011 sportage 109k-113k, crv 113-115k. sportage rv is not that bad compared to tucson.

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  • Nice..

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  • NAP POLICY REVIEW 20 JAN 2014 on Jan 19, 2014 at 10:38 pm

    Well it would be interesting to see how it would be priced especially after the ANNOUNCEMENT of the NAP tomorrow. Cant wait. Hopefully it would be good news for all of us especially to those who is looking to buy a new ride in the near future.

    All the best to us. LOL

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    • that LOL sounds like ‘sure no hope of price decrease but I like to believe there is!’
      LOL

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  • roxas on Jan 20, 2014 at 12:09 am

    nice ~ got led rear light dy, but not much difference in the front

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  • Rented this car in the US. Ok but was a bit small in space overall compare to CRV or Sorento.

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  • kiafans on Jan 20, 2014 at 3:27 am

    wowww.. nice!

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  • paucharsiew on Jan 20, 2014 at 3:36 am

    hope no price increase

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  • DrCooper on Jan 20, 2014 at 6:49 am

    Please Paul, give it a test drive :)

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  • Mossi on Jan 20, 2014 at 7:27 am

    KIA always shows their great design.. but still bad in fuel consumption.. :(

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  • totti on Jan 20, 2014 at 9:16 am

    Good look from outside but cramp at the back seat.

    Not a good family SUV.

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  • like the kia sportage design, will consider to buy KIA sportage if the price is around RM115k,
    reasonable right ? dont greedy NAZA

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  • Jebonr on Jan 20, 2014 at 10:35 am

    It looks nice alright. But just like the first time I saw this car back in 2011, it’s the tire rim that attract me.

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  • Denaihati on Jan 20, 2014 at 11:00 am

    very nice inside and outside. long brake light at bumper looks great.

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  • Sonny on Jan 20, 2014 at 11:59 am

    Looks almost the same as the outgoing model to me. 90% similar..

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  • Maserati(Official) on Jan 20, 2014 at 3:22 pm

    another korean junk polluting our roads

    all show but no substance

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  • jim adrian on Jan 20, 2014 at 4:31 pm

    eventhough crv is bigger…
    this car win in term of its design..

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  • Archangel on Jan 20, 2014 at 11:05 pm

    Good looking car.

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  • Sam Loo on Jan 21, 2014 at 8:46 am

    Even the Sri Lankans don’t want KIA SUV

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  • Xplorer on Feb 04, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Aih! Price at least above RM130K … Hope got good deal for older version perhaps RM110K – then can grab liao.

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