Kia Corporation has revealed the first official teaser images of the all-new Sportage – the fifth incarnation of the brand’s most popular SUV model. Due to be revealed in July in Korea, the all-new Sportage has been carefully crafted to establish new benchmarks in its segment – for its advanced exterior and interior design, connectivity tech, and responsive yet highly efficient powertrains, says the company.

“With the all-new Sportage, we were fully focused on challenging ourselves and pushing our fifth-generation SUV to a new level,” said Karim Habib, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Design Center.

The teaser images hint at Kia’s new design language – Opposites United, influencing every aspect of its appearance and character. The early images hint at an assertive and cutting-edge presence for the SUV. The all-new Sportage follows Kia’s recent company rebrand that aims to create sustainable mobility solutions for customers by revamping all facets of its business. The first marker on the journey came in March when Kia’s first dedicated BEV – the EV6 – was unveiled.

The all-new Sportage has a muscular stance and strong yet refined silhouette. Notable new details include the crisp, taught character lines that ripple across the surfaces. The front creates an instant statement, with a detailed-orientated black grille graphic spanning the width of the face. At the rear, muscular shoulder lines drop gently to meet slim daytime-running lamps, which flank the new Kia logo and Sportage emblem.

The interior design sketch reveals a driver-orientated space that plays with boldness in character, softness in qualities, and innovation in technology. At the core is a beautifully sculpted integrated curved display. It’s likely to be the same set-up as used in the recently released Hyundai Tucson, making use of two 10.25-inch displays.

2022 Kia Sportage Render

Although Kia has not yet shared any info about the Sportage’s powertrains, we expect them to feature the 2022 Hyundai Tucson’s powertrain. That means a 2.5-liter inline-four as the base engine and a hybrid drivetrain with a turbo 1.6-liter inline-four as an option. The Kia may offer a more powerful turbo-four as well.

Kia has promised more details in the next few weeks.