起亚将对狮跑进行中期改款，最近谍照记者拍到了狮跑GTLine版本的照片，该车采用了双色合金轮圈和双排气尾管。无论何种版本，这辆正在开发的原型车让我们一窥2019款狮跑的变化。新车的车头依旧采用了起亚的虎鼻格栅，但不同的是增加了黑色抛光图案。前大灯采用了新的形状并结合了四点LED冰立方行驶灯（这似乎是从保时捷之间抄过来的）。新车的前保险杠也被塑料布所遮盖，不过，透过塑料布似乎能看到格栅中间有一条横贯整个车头的横杠。另外可以发现雾灯形状也改变了。车尾配备了新的LED尾灯组，这使得新车看起来更具现代感，所有尾灯组形成一个灯条，设置在行李箱盖上。后保险杠也进行了升级。在车辆内部不会有很大变化，仪表板表面采用织物装饰，新车不会像新一代Ceed采用平板电脑风格信息娱乐系统。前排座椅后面的防滚架显然不会出现在量产车上。狮跑改款车将于今年下半年亮相，该车将搭载48伏轻混系统，可降低车辆二氧化碳和尾气排放。

 

2019 Kia Sportage Caught Revealing New Taillight Design

Kia’s compact SUV is going under the knife as the Sportage has been caught on camera preparing for a mid-cycle refresh. It appears we could be looking at the GT Line version judging by the funky two-tone large alloy wheels and the dual exhaust tips. Whatever trim level this is, the work-in-progress vehicle allows us to catch a glimpse at the changes the Sportage will be going through for 2019.

 

Starting at the front, the corporate “tiger nose” grille seems to have a slightly different glossy black pattern, though you have to really pay attention to notice the changes. The headlights appear to be new and incorporate those four-point LED “ice cube” lights some might say were taken straight from a Porsche. Kia’s plastic surgeons are also giving the front bumper a nip and tuck since there seems to be a full-width horizontal bar that goes from one corner to the other. The shape of the fog lights will also be changed, but nothing to write home about.

 

Things get a bit more interesting at the back where we can easily observe the new LED graphics of the taillights. These make the 2019 Sportage look more modern and chances are the clusters will once again be interconnected through a light bar on the trunk lid. The bumper is also being updated considering the housing of the lower lights seems to have changed.

 

Although there’s a lot of fabric over the dashboard, we are not expecting any big changes to occur inside the cabin. It seems unlikely the refreshed compact SUV will get a tablet-style infotainment system like the new Ceed – and we’re sure this will come as good news to some people. The roll cage or whatever that is behind the front seats of the prototype obviously won't be on the production.

 

The revised Kia Sportage could debut in the second half of the year and has already been confirmed to receive mild hybrid 48-volt technology developed to drive down CO2 emissions and lower fuel consumption.