A redesigned Kia Sportage is coming for the 2023 mannequin 12 months, and Kia on Wednesday offered U.S. specs on the car that can go on sale within the first quarter of 2022.

The redesigned Sportage has taken on a dramatic new look, with parts like a clamshell hood up entrance and the pinched vanguard of the tailgate trying just like what we see on Kia’s new EV6 electrical crossover launched for 2022. And like most new Kias, there is a grille spanning the width of the car’s face. One other attention-grabbing component are the matrix LED headlights, whose important clusters are set low within the face and bounded by boomerang-shaped daytime lights. The obtainable wheel sizes measure between 17 and 19 inches in diameter.

Inside is a premium design that would not look misplaced in an Audi. Current is a driver-orientated sprint format dominated by a curved show integrating separate 12.3-inch screens for the instrument cluster and infotainment.

There are additionally a number of controls on the steering wheel along with a rotary dial for the gear selector, under which is a second dial for the drive mode selector. One of many modes is a Terrain Mode that routinely adjusts a number of car settings to enhance stability on uneven or slippery surfaces, together with snow, mud and sand. X-Professional fashions introduce some off-road {hardware} together with 17-inch BF Goodrich all-terrain tires, heated windshield and wiper naxxles, and LED fog lights.

Sportage powertrains might be twinning with new Hyundai Tucson launched for 2022, whose underpinnings are shared with the brand new Sportage. A 2.5-liter inline-4 with 187 hp as customary and would be the solely engine at launch. It is mated to an 8-speed computerized. Entrance-wheel drive is customary whereas all-wheel drive might be obtainable. Ultimately a pair of hybrids, one a plug-in hybrid, will arrive with a 1.6-liter turbocharged inline-4 mated to a single electrical motor built-in with a 6-speed computerized. The common hybrid setup is nice for 226 hp whereas the plug-in hybrid setup is nice for 261 hp within the Sportage’s cousin, the Hyundai Tucson. The plug-in hybrid additionally has a 13.8-kilowatt-hour battery that can ship an estimated 32 miles of electrical vary within the Tucson.

Each 2023 Sportage will come customary with computerized emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane hold help, and rear parking sensors. Blind-spot screens, rear cross-traffic alerts, entrance parking sensors, adaptive cruise management, and a driver help system might be obtainable.

For extra on the Kia Sportage, learn the in-depth opinions at The Automobile Connection.