Kia's new generation sportage will be introduced to China this year, and its domestic counterpart is the KX5. The online car market learned that the domestic new KX5 codenamed NQ5c is about to be mass-produced, and the new car will be built based on the U.S. long version of Sportage, and the body size will be fully upgraded, surpassing the same level of Toyota RAV4 Rongfang, Honda CR-V and other models, and the power is likely to be equipped with the same 1.5T high-power engine as the Smart Running Ace.
Overseas version
The new generation of Sportsage is available overseas in both European and American models, the European version is the standard compact SUV, and the American version has been extended, similar to Tiguan (Tiguan) and Tiguan Allspace. Judging from the exposed domestic road test spy photos, the new domestic KX5 will take the US version as the prototype and use its size as a reference, which has been comprehensively upgraded compared with the domestic models on sale.
Judging from the domestic spy photos currently exposed, the new car is basically the same as the US version, and it is expected that the final mass production version will incorporate some localization design, the interior is more radical, providing a floating LCD instrument + LCD central control integrated screen, and using an electronic knob-type gear shift mechanism. It is expected that the new KX5 will use the same powertrain as the Zhipao Ace and be equipped with a 1.5T engine.