CHUNKY robust new looks dominate the face of the all-new Kia Sportage unveiled at this week’s Frankfurt Motor Show.
The company car park favourite compact SUV now looks more rugged than ever and, in its fourth generation, claims to offer an innovative and sophisticated package to buyers in an increasingly competitive segment of the market.
Sportage highlights
- World premiere for all-new Kia Sportage;
- Rugged new looks and more technology with better quality;
- Technology showcase includes Kia’s all-new downsized 1.0-litre ecoTurbo engine and seven-speed double-clutch transmission.
Under its new bodywork the Sportage will bring a host of advanced new technology features and greater quality.
Kia claims a range of new and updated engines and transmissions will result in enhanced efficiency and performance, while ride, handling and refinement are all improved.
For the first time, a new ‘GT Line’ specification is available to Sportage customers. Designed and engineered to appeal to those looking for a sportier driving experience from their Sportage, the GT Line specification delivers greater visual and dynamic appeal.
The all-new Kia Sportage remains the brand’s best-selling model in Europe, accounting for more than a quarter of Kia’s European sales. The new model will go on sale across Europe from early 2016.
The factory also showcased a 1.0-litre ‘ecoTurbo’ engine, which is a downsized, three-cylinder power unit engineered to improve fuel consumption and emissions.
With new high-pressure direct injection system, advanced engine cooling and efficient turbocharge, the new 1.0-litre ecoTurbo offers immediate accelerative responses and highly-efficient fuel combustion.
The all-new 1.0-litre ecoTurbo engine fulfils Kia’s sustainable engine downsizing strategy, and will be fitted to other vehicles in Kia’s European model line-up in future.
The upgraded cee’d range also features a second new technology debut for Kia, with the arrival of the brand’s seven-speed DCT, available on cee’d models equipped with the newly-upgraded 1.6-litre CRDi diesel engine.
Engineered with low fuel consumption and a sporty driving feel when in manual mode, and with comfort and smoothness when left in automatic mode, the new seven-speed DCT will be available on a number of Kia models in future, including the all-new Sportage and Optima.
