Recently, foreign media exposed a group, the new Kia Smart Run American version of the model photo, that is, the replacement model of Dongfeng Yueda Kia KX5, 2023 can be regarded as a big change for Kia, so the launch of the replacement model, the starting price of the new car in the United States is 27,205 US dollars, that is, the front-wheel drive entry-level sports LX, the all-wheel drive model increased by 1,800 US dollars, the Sportage X-Line price is 29,205 US dollars, FWD Sportage The SX and SX Prestige start at $32,705 and $34,705, respectively, and the AWD is priced at $1,800 more each. Both the X-Pro and X-Pro Prestige come standard with all-wheel drive, with the X-Pro starting at $36,205 and the X-Pro Prestige selling for $38,005.
In terms of appearance, the new car still adopts the design of the Kia family, the new car design is more bold, fashion and innovation are the very obvious character labels of this car, its entire shape is young and dynamic, the front face adopts a tiger roaring grille, and according to different models, the style of the inside of the grille is different, providing dot matrix and straight waterfall chrome trim embellishment, full of visual tension.
The LED headlights on both sides adopt the "open corner" design integrated with the front grille, which is more exaggerated than the previous generation model, and the overall look is young, the body adopts a penetrating body waistline, with two-color petal-type aluminum alloy wheels; the rear part of the car, added a lot of line modification, plus the layout design of bilateral exhaust, the movement traces of the whole vehicle are still more obvious.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine, which can produce up to 187 horsepower (138 kW) and 178 pound feet (242 Nm) of torque. Of course, the new car also has a hybrid model for you to choose from, the hybrid version will be equipped with a 1.6-liter engine plus a 44-kilowatt electric motor, the whole set of power can explode up to 226 horsepower (166 kilowatts).