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Today, a group of spy photos of Kia's brand-new SUV road test were revealed online. Judging from the espionage photos exposed, the whole body of the new car is covered with thick camouflage, but considering the details of the shape and size of the forward grille and headlight group of the new car, the new car may be the fifth generation Sportage, and the new car is expected to be introduced into the domestic market by the end of this year. At present, the fifth generation Sportage has launched short / long axle models in markets such as Europe and the United States, and the domestic version is expected to be introduced.

In terms of appearance, the new car basically continues the design style of the overseas version. According to the concern of the automotive industry, the new generation of Kia Sportage overseas version is the fifth generation of the car series, the overseas version of Kia SPORTAGE has been officially released in June 2021, the appearance of the use of a new "Opposites United" family design, the overall style and cash are quite different.

According to the latest espionage photos, the front face of the new car uses a black grille, black lower guard, diamond headlights and V-shaped daytime driving lights, and it is expected that the new generation of SPORTAGE models sold in the domestic market will also continue the new "Opposites United" family design of the overseas version of Sportage. On the side of the body, the new car uses large-size five-spoke wheels, which is different from overseas models, but both use petal-type wheels. In addition, the side of the new car is suspected to use the overseas long wheelbase design, the new car length, width and height is 4660/1865/1660mm, the wheelbase is 2755mm. The rear part of the car, the new car taillights and the overseas version of Sportage are basically the same.

In terms of power, there is no news of the new car yet. As a reference, the new generation SPORTAGE offers a variety of powertrains, including 2.0L gasoline, 2.5L gasoline, 1.6T gasoline, 1.6T light mix, 2.0T diesel and PHEV, in different overseas markets.

On March 22nd this year, Dongfeng Yueda Kia Automobile Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "DYK") officially changed its name to "Kia Automobile Co., Ltd.". The legal representative is Zhang Naiwen, and the company's registered capital has increased from US $624 million to US $1.224 billion. Since then, the 19-year joint venture between Dongfeng Group and Yueda Kia has officially ended. At the same time, Kia has also undergone major reforms in China. For example, in terms of models, Kia said earlier that after the establishment of the new joint venture between Kia and Jiangsu Yueda Group, Kia will expand its investment to introduce more global models and new energy models, while Kia will gradually stop producing models below 100000 yuan. Dongfeng Yueda Kia is selling three models under 100000 yuan, including Yirun, Huanchi and Freddy.

So far, domestic Kia's models on sale include KX5, Zhirun, K3, K5, Huanchi, Jiahua and other full-product passenger cars covering sedans, SUV and MPV. According to the plan, Kia plans to have a total production and sales target of more than 4 million vehicles in China in the next 10 years, and six new electric vehicles will be launched in China one after another by 2027. This year is the first year for Kia to start electrification. EV6, the first model of the Kia EV electric vehicle series, has been unveiled many times in China and is expected to be introduced into the domestic market soon.

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