2017 Kia Optima Sportswagon

Back at the 2015 Geneva Auto Show, Kia revealed the 2015 Kia Sportspace Concept. The car itself was basically a sporty version of the Optima Sedan reimagined as a station wagon. As Kia put it, the Sportspace was “a totally new breed of grand tourer that promises to bring sportiness and utility under the same roof.” At the time, we didn’t know for sure if the concept would ever make it into production form, but our spy photographers have recently caught the Kia Optima Sportswagon hitting the road under camouflage, and it shares a striking resemblance to the Sportspace concept.

Naturally, Kia has gone to the extreme to conceal a lot of the design characteristics of the Sportswagon, but we can see enough to get excited about. The car itself seems to resemble the Euro version of the Optima Sedan, but as you can see in the images, the roof line from the Sportspace concept was carried onto this mule.

Given the fact that the Sportswagon is this far in the testing cycle, it’s likely that we’ll see it officially revealed at the 2016 Geneva Auto Show before going on sale for the 2017 model year. With that said, let’s take a deeper look at these new spy shots.

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