Updated Kia Sportage 2017 - stylish and compact

On the Internet there were first photos Kia Sportage 2017 model year. And although the official presentation of the Korean news a very long time, the presentation will be held in Frankfurt in September, much we have learned about the new version of the popular Sportage model.

Advantages of line

The entire line is known for stylish design and compact size. A miracle SUV sales force envious competitors - 97,000 Europeans purchased Sportage in 2014, which accounted for 27% of total brand sales.

Kia Motors Company experts claim that multiplied dignity beloved crossover and have a lot of nice additions to the development of the new Kia Sportage 2017. Coming soon will be already the 4th generation Korean crossover.

Exterior

Kia Sportage in the coming year will appear in the new body. A new appearance of a novelty is judged only on the photo.

Completely changed the shape of the front and rear. Catches the eye: the changed form of the front headlamps equipped with LED-lights and lens optics, a raised embossed hood and powerful fog.

Upgrade undergone grille and obviously the designers have borrowed it from a fellow - Kia Sorento.

A rear - new lights with a constricted shape, elegant chrome insert, two exhaust pipes under the bumper and a spoiler on the trunk door.

To recognize model 2017 Kia Sportage can only be on the side of the photo of the car. Only modified door design dilutes recognizable features of the crossover. The car is equipped with a traditional massive wheels - 16-18 inches. Having acquired a new appearance, Kia Sportage and other retained characteristic features - window-sill line of the side windows remain the same, as well as exaggerated fenders and doors.

Representatives of Kia Motor has officially stated: a new body became safer. Through the use of high-strength steel construction (51% instead of previous 18%) body became more rigid.

Smooth transitions improved the aerodynamic characteristics of the car (instead of the previous Koeffitsient resistance Cx 0.35 - 0.33 Cx).

Designer style Sportage lineup has changed significantly in the 4th generation (2017). Like the style of updated Kia Coke. The image of the car incorporates modern features: swiftness, agility, elegance mixed with brutality. And all thanks to the sleek lines, bold slopes, solid size and stylish lighting.

Interior and options

Multifunctional steering wheel, panel design, bots computer with a screen 4.2-inch multimedia touchscreen 8 inches, climate control - in the interior of the new car will be all.

The engineers did a good job, and the security of the Korean car. Kia Sportage 2017 model year equipped with:

• autobrake system (activated when a pedestrian on the road)
• tracking system (alerts the driver to leave the limits of the band)
• system switching beam,
• speed limiter (combined with the signs of the recognition system)
• a system that monitors the machine and rear blind zones
• system, which helps when leaving the parking lot.

Unfortunately, the base model will be powered by no means all of the options. Full-time audio if desired, can be replaced by a premium with 8 (instead of 6) speakers.

Electric brake, the best finishing materials, high insulation, 6 airbags and a driver's digital assistants, Internet and smartphone synchronization - Korean manufacturer intends to give customers all the conditions for comfortable and safe driving.

3 degrees of warming and features 10 seats regulation of ventilation, heated steering wheel - the climate in the car will be what wish the driver and passengers.

Chairs are lighter, have found hard frame at the expense of the new filling and springs. The surface of the 3 planes allows comfortably seated. And as a final touch to create the most comfortable conditions for travel - the unique ability to store chairs physiological characteristics of passengers.

Developers managed to make the interior more spacious: up to 5 mm in front, 16 rear. It takes more space under the feet. The trunk has become more capacious 38 liter.

And on top of all the new features updated crossover will run without a key, open the trunk and have a panoramic roof (sunroof).

pecifications opportunities

Kia Sportage will receive not only a new body, the model 2017 will be technically perfect, and accordingly changed the price on the car. But more on that later.

The new crossover will receive a filling identical Hyundai Tucson.Each version will be available with all-wheel drive. More than a cheap option - front-wheel drive cars.Multiple changes (in the image, in the cabin and in the technical specifications) and led to a change in the dimensions of the new Kia Sportage. The car is longer by 40 mm. At 30mm increased ground clearance. Wheelbase -. 2.6 m is also known for certain that the mass has become smaller due to the use of strong but light metal alloys. Dimensions as well as the technical characteristics, are close to the size of a competitor - the new Hyundai Tucson.

The basis for the 4-generation Kia Sportage crossover became modified truck with independent suspension. And that's not all changes in the base vehicle: modernized control arm bushings, shock absorbers changed the settings, the suspension had a hard stretcher and lower twin levers. As a result, it reduced the level of vibration and noise while driving, and management has become more malleable, tangible.