第四代狮跑上市仅仅两年多，但这款车生命周期越来越短，起亚已经开始开发其改款车了。最近谍照记者拍到了升级版狮跑。新车对前大灯进行了改款，同时内部集成“冰立方”四点LED日间行驶灯。前保险杠也进行了改款，采用了新的雾灯以及不同造型的塑料边框。车身侧面轮廓没有改变，但提供了新的合金轮圈，车身增加了新的涂装。车尾同样进行了改款，后保险杠获得升级。这次谍照记者没有拍到内装，但测试车甚至都没有对仪表板进行遮盖，从这点判断，该车内装没有大的变化。只是对信息娱乐系统进行升级，另外还增加一些新的内装和更多安全系统。至于动力系统，起亚已经宣布将为新车提供弱混动48伏电机系统，主要是为提升燃油经济性和降低二氧化碳排放量。2019款狮跑预计将在10月的巴黎车展发布。
2019 Kia Sportage Facelift Spotted With New Headlights
The fourth-generation Sportage has only been around for a little over two years, but with product life cycles getting shorter and shorter, we can’t say we’re surprised to see Kia is gearing up to introduce the facelifted version. Of course, it will take a while until that will happen, but seeing these spy shots is a sign an update is not that far off ahead.
Kia is not only changing the shape of the headlights, but it’s also fiddling with the configuration by incorporating the “ice cube” four-point LED daytime running lights into the cluster. The front bumper is also going under the knife and we can already see new fog lights with a different piece of plastic trim around them.
Unsurprisingly, the side profile will remain unchanged for the facelifted version, although we might get to see some fresh alloy wheel designs. An extended color palette also seems possible to give buyers more options to choose from when configuring their ideal Sportage.
Things get more interesting at the back where the taillights will be going through some changes. Thankfully, our spies were able to take a photo right when the test driver was braking, thus allowing us to see the swanky new graphics. Although we can’t see the full-width red bar that connects the two taillights on the current Sportage, chances are it’s still there. The rear bumper is also being updated, though nothing to write home about.
We don’t have spy images with the interior just yet, but seeing as how Kia didn’t even bother to cover the dashboard, it could be the company’s way of seeing very few changes will occur inside the cabin. An updated infotainment system is likely on the agenda, along with other novelties such as new upholstery choices and more safety tech.
The South Korean marque has already announced the Sportage will eventually benefit from mild hybrid 48-volt technology and we might get to see it on the facelifted model. Created primarily to improve fuel economy and consequently reduce CO2 emissions, the setup will also be implemented in the all-new Ceed scheduled to debut next month at the Geneva Motor Show.
Kia might decide to unveil the facelifted Sportage at the beginning of October this year during the Paris Motor Show, but nothing is official yet.