Kia has taken the covers off its next-generation Sportage SUV ahead of its official reveal at the Frankfurt motor show next month.
The South Korean brand has followed up on a teaser issued last week with the first images of the popular mid-sized soft roader, showcasing a sharp new design direction that it claims will forge a familiar look across future models.
It has yet to confirm final mechanical details of the vehicle range, or overall dimensions, but considering it is set to be based on similar underpinnings to the recently-released Hyundai Tucson it is likely to be significantly larger than the current model with a greater focus on interior space.
With the typical hyperbole associated with exterior design releases, Kia says the fourth-generation Sportage's style has the "contrast of smooth and sharp edges found on some fighter jets" which "creates visual harmony out of the tension between sharp, defined feature lines and smooth surfacing".
While the overall design is a more mature look, the most significant change is in the car's face, which features a revised version of the company's trademark pinched 'tiger nose' grille but no longer has the headlamps integrated into the flow - a prominent feature of vehicles such as the Koup and all-new Optima due to arrive later this year. Instead, the Sportage features high-mounted headlamps supported by the brand's signature four spotlight daytime driving lamps in large faux intakes on either side of the lower portion of the bumper.
The overall silhouette of the Sportage is much more refined with its longer front overhang and shorter rear overhang helping to give it a more rakish stance.
More details of the Sportage are expected to be confirmed in the lead-up to the Frankfurt motor show ahead of its anticipated arrival in local showrooms next year.
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