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| 2021-05-31 08:45:59
SEOUL, May 31 (Yonhap) -- S.Korea's second largest automobile manufacturer, Kia Motors will introduce its new Sportage model, one of the company's best-selling compact sports utility vehicle (SUV), in six years.
Kia released teaser images of its new Sportage for the first time on the 31st.
Kia Sportage is the representative SUV models manufactured from Kia, which has sold more than 6 million units worldwide since its launch in 1993, and the upcoming Sportage is the fifth generation model to be released in six years since the previous version was launched in 2015.
Kia, which set the direction of its new brand as "Movement That Inspires" earlier this year, plans to apply differentiated designs to the new Sportage and strengthen its commercial value to give new inspiration to customers.
Kia explained that the new exterior of the Sportage vehicle has grown in size compared to the existing models, creating a sporty yet grandeur image, and that the solid volume allows gives a stable balance to the car as well.
It also applied a sleek and unique LED headlamp in the front to create an urban and futuristic SUV image.
The interior is equipped with a 12.3-inch panoramic curved display centered on drivers for the first time in South Korea.
Karim Habib, Senior Vice President of Design at KIA Motors, said, "The design of the new Sportage model reflects both modernism and aspects on nature and was inspired by the design philosophy 'Opposites United.'"
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