The fourth-generation Kia Sportage is set to receive a facelift, after another test mule was sighted in South Korea recently. These photos from Motorgraph show the refreshed SUV making a pit stop for a refuel, and give us a closer look at the revisions made.
Despite the substantial effort made to mask the Sportage’s new face, we can still see the new headlamps, which feature four-point DRLs like on the latest Forte and Ceed. The ‘tiger nose’ grille and lower apron will be tweaked as well, the latter featuring a larger air intake and new fog lamps.
At the rear, there are new LED taillights and based on the heavy camouflage, the bumper will gain a new look as well. No interior photos, but you can expect improved trim and materials, plus updated infotainment systems and a range of vehicle systems to bring the SUV up to speed with its siblings.
An updated engine line-up is also likely, with a range of naturally-aspirated and turbocharged petrol engines displacing 1.6, 2.0 and 2.4 litres, along with 1.7 and 2.0 litre turbodiesels. These engines will continue to be paired with six-speed manual and automatic, as well as seven-speed dual-clutch transmissions.
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Good job Naza KIA & Dato Samson. CBU quality yet KIA ckd price.
Betui bang. Kia Picanto terbaaeeek
Picanto is 100x better quality than Iriz
The CVT in Iriz is a huge huge letdown.
Sluggish at lower speeds, hold high revs at higher revs which caused the car to be noisy and vibrate its way to whatever speed you were accelerating.
we Proton enthusiats would love to have Iriz 1.6MT R3.
Ady fixed in iriz FL please read more
Korean design nowadays lack of excitement.
Facelift won’t save this horrible freak.. a full-scale plastic surgery or complete face swap is it’s only hope. Nice butt, sexy body, ugly face..