SPYSHOTS: Kia Sportage – third-gen facelift

Kia Sportage Facelift 002

The third-generation Kia Sportage SUV was introduced in 2010, and so it’s time for a mid-life cycle facelift to come about. Automedia caught clad examples of the spruced-up SL undergoing road trials, by the looks of it States-side, and under all that wrapping should be a slightly revised front end. Likewise the rear, though expect the alterations to be minimal and involve new tail lights.

Minor changes can also be expected in the interior, and the inclusion of FlexSteer is likely to be part of mechanical improvements. What’s for sure is that while still riding on five-spoke wheels, the design for that of the facelift has been reworked, and from the photos, in two patterns. The last photo also reveals the twin exhaust tips for the SL – is there a sportier version in the mix?

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Anthony Lim believes that nothing is better than a good smoke and a car with character, with good handling aspects being top of the prize heap. Having spent more than a decade and a half with an English tabloid daily never being able to grasp the meaning of brevity or being succinct, he wags his tail furiously at the idea of waffling - in greater detail - about cars and all their intrinsic peculiarities here.

 

Comments

  • gOOsh on Jun 19, 2013 at 3:21 pm

    by loooking at “still fresh” current sportage, no wonder kia is very aggressive in producing new cars…

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  • Norman on Jun 19, 2013 at 3:53 pm

    Too good to be true..Now even Korean are too greedy and aggressive as Japanese and European..Current new ones haven’t even reach 2 years..

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  • meng meng on Jun 19, 2013 at 4:33 pm

    Cerato launch around 120k with advance spec.
    Tak mungkin spotage 138k with lower spec compair with cerato.

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  • jilbaber on Jun 19, 2013 at 5:28 pm

    Ouuuuhhh please give rear aircond vent please…that’s the only thing restrained me to buy this beauty..

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  • albag on Jun 19, 2013 at 7:27 pm

    and i thought the current Sportage is still new… those Koreans are as fast as lightning…

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  • Its design is too bad so they have to put the camouflage

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  • even in camouflage, kia still look good.

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  • Its nice driving my hubby kia sorento… hehe…wanna trade in my toyota with new k5… driving kia is far more better … technology…. suspension…design …..confidence..easier handling….really satisfying…

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  • WOODY on Jul 19, 2013 at 12:30 am

    Roughly when will this beauty launch in M’sia? :)

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