Officially unveiled on November 24th at the Los Angeles Auto Show fourth generation Kia Sportage crossoveror, more precisely, his version, which will be assembled at the St. Petersburg facilities of Kia for the Russian car enthusiast, will additionally receive a diesel engine in its motor line. Sales of this new generation car in our car market will begin somewhere in March-April 2016. As the developers say, a diesel engine in mid-size crossovers is not yet as popular as in heavy off-road vehicles. The reason for this is its price, which is much larger compared to that of a gasoline aspirated. After all, compact and medium crossovers are focused on the middle class of car owners, in which the difference in price of fifty-one hundred thousand rubles is a tangible obstacle to making a purchase. Perhaps stereotypes play their part, because diesel in the “C” segment is still the exception rather than the rule. Koreans hope that Diesel Sport will find his fans and will enjoy no less popular than the petrol version. Bye details about how What diesel engines will be used in the new generation Kia Sportageare not disclosed. But today it is not a problem for Koreans. The problem lies in the fact that all Russian cars must be equipped ERA-GLONASS system. And certification under the new requirements causes a lot of additional headache for Koreans, rather than what diesel to install under the hood of Sportazh. The timing of the start of sales, too, is still quite conditional, because much of the car market depends on the logistics component. It may happen that the office will announce deadlines, and by that time the cars will not have time to give a lift. Therefore, the exact numbers and is not called. But the fact that next spring, the Koreans swear.

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Appearance new Kia Sportage was created under the direct control of Peter Schreier. Soft, smooth lines are sometimes combined with sharp and sharp edges. A front Kia Sportage strongly resembles Tiger Nose, I mean, “the nose of the tiger” is the new corporate style of the Kia brand design. From the inside, they re-assembled the interior very carefully, as a result, additional space was freed up, giving greater comfort to the passengers. Luggage compartment volume of the new generation Kia Sportage increased by as much as 130 liters compared with the previous model. The car for the Russian car market is supposed to be equipped with front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive.

By the way, Koreans lost the least of all from the car crisis in our country. Unlike at least a thirty percent drop in the market for other brands, Kia sales have declined only sixteen percent in the past 11 months.