The first details and images of the 2011 Kia Sportage have been released today and the company announced it will reveal it at the Geneva Auto Show in March. The 2011 Kia Sportage has a raised ground clearance and the company says it offers an increased sense of security. Although having a higher ground clearance, the company says the 2011 Kia Sportage is also lower than the current model. Does this mean less head room? The company also says the 2011 Kia Sportage offers more people and cargo thanks to a longer wheelbase.
Details regarding the engine options and other technical issues regarding the 2011 Kia Sportage have not yet been released. The company does say however, that it will be available with both petrol and diesel engines.
The 2011 Kia Sportage price and availability will be announced at a later date.
Kia Press Release:
The all-new 2011 Kia Sportage will show a dramatic shift in design direction when it makes its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show on 2 March, 2010.
Embodying Kia’s new visual dynamism, all-new 2011 Kia Sportage is a fresh, bold, athletic and sporty design that blends the key features of an SUV – the commanding driving position, heightened
sense of security and raised ground clearance – in a sleek and urban-friendly design.
Longer, lower and wider than the previous generation model, all-new 2011 Kia Sportage will offer more space for people and cargo, with improved ride quality thanks to a longer wheelbase.
Michael Cole, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., said: “Sportage was the car that really made the breakthrough for Kia in Europe and the all-new version will make people sit up and take notice just as the original did.
I am convinced it will begin a remarkable new chapter in the Kia story.”
The all-new 2011 Kia Sportage comes to the UK later this year, with a range of highly competitive diesel and petrol engines.
The world premiere of the all-new Sportage will take place at 08.45 on 2 March, 2010 on the Kia Stand (No 6441) in Hall 6 at the Geneva International Motor Show.
