近日谍照记者在加州死谷拍到了下一代起亚秀尔Turbo照片，当时该车正在进行炎热气候测试。这次的车头伪装并没有掩盖大灯，实际上，第二代秀尔从A柱往前的地方看起来完全不同，车头更宽，更长，当然细窄的单眉大灯也是全新的。新车看起来更具现代感。车尾有很多新的细节值得一提，尾灯组采用飞镖形状，包围形尾灯组从掀背车的尾门上方向下延伸。车尾底部可见新的中出式排气尾管，只是不知道这样的设计是涵盖整个秀尔车系疑惑只是运动版本的专属配置。新一代秀尔的内部编号为SK3，将采用新的前驱平台，同时也可容纳全驱系统。据传，新车引擎运行非常安静，无论是否选择全驱系统，在目前全驱日益受欢迎的情况下，预计起亚将提供全驱选择。新车将在今年11月开幕的洛杉矶车展或明年初的北美车展上正式登陆美国市场。
2019 Kia Soul Turbo Spied Showing Its Fresh Face
We first heard about an all-new Kia Soul back in February, and we haven’t seen very much since then aside from a couple sightings. That’s about to change, because our spy photographers caught a very good, up-close look at the next Soul while it was taking a break from hot-weather testing in Death Valley, California.
Right away we see the heavy camo up front has been replaced with a wrap that no longer hides the lighting. In fact, this next-generation Soul looks to be completely different from the A-pillar forward – it appears a bit wider and longer, and of course the narrow unibrow lighting is new. It certainly gives the popular crossover a modern look, and we suspect Star Wars fans will liken the design to that of a Stormtrooper helmet even more than the current model. We can’t wait to see one of these fully uncovered and finished in gloss white.
There are some new details worth mentioning at the rear as well. A close look at the taillights confirms what we saw in a spy video from a couple weeks ago – there’s definitely a boomerang shape with the lights wrapping around to the hatch. We also see a new center-exit exhaust setup, though it’s unknown if that will be a model-wide thing, or just an option for sporty trim levels.
Speaking of which, our sources tell us the next-gen Soul has the codename SK3 and it will ride on a new front-wheel drive platform that can also accommodate all-wheel drive. The rumor mill is curiously silent on power options and whether AWD will be optional, but given the popularity of AWD in today’s market – not to mention the strong demand from Soul customers for it – we expect Kia will step up to the plate.
As for when we’ll see the new Soul, our bets are on a U.S. reveal at either the Los Angeles Auto Show in November, or early 2019 at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit.