2026 Kia Sportage | First Look

[@grahamsteen7984]

Terrific summary as usual Lyn! Oh, and Lovely Dress! Take Good Care, Graham.

[@roycelesueur8416]

I personally absolutely adore this refresh. I feel it’s a matured form of the sport she and really encapsulates the masculine side and classy design

[@ryanfrisby7389]

Great video Lyn!

[@lazypanda1493]

Current model’s frontend looks better imo, the headlights area is too big and not cohesive with the rest of the car. I really wish Kia makes the Sportage to just be a smaller version of the Sorento, more angular and more boxy, it will be super cool

[@SirT80]

Agreed. The headlights seem to match newer models like the K4 and EV9, but they look awkward on the refreshed/facelifted vehicles.

[@LetMeCook86]

The ‘26 RAV4 is delayed. 😂 Way to show up, Toyota! 😂

[@williamguillIII]

Love the dress Lyn. I actually like the look of this vehicle.

[@barryshafer]

You only covered the X series. Will there be an SX line. Specifically an SX Prestige? I’m curious, as I have a 2023 SX Prestige and I love it! Thank you! 🕊️🫶

[@sportsMike87]

Yuck that front end looks too overstyled

[@rakhsiprayogo82]

Compared with Lexus NX, Infiniti QX55, Acura RDX, Right?

[@gsxellence]

2 spoke steering wheel looks futuristic? Who is designing these new vehicles?

[@baileyalexander7839]

Wow, no fingerprint scanner to start the vehicle like the refreshed Hyundai Tucson has? The Tucson is the clear winner here-this new Sportage just doesn't impress, especially the interior. That new steering wheel is awful!

[@urbanstrencan]

Looks more like other new KIA models

[@bemplassery]

Front end looks like a character out of venom movie. Ugly is an understatement.

[@TheGabagoolGuru]

Am I the ONLY one who hates these new large obnoxious infotainment displays? I thought I would love it at first but after using it, it's much less user friendly. Physical controls for the win. Am I alone?

[@jeanwong647]

I have the same feeling. I have enough screen time at home and in the office. When I’m in the car, I want to focus on driving, not more screen time

[@flimgenco]

Some cars have both. Screens and physical controls. That’s the real win. And it’s long been said that the shift to touch controls is for cost saving. So the cars that do have physical controls, are the brands that actually do listen to and care about us.

[@sportsMike87]

I’m with you. I look at screens all day at work don’t need more screens in the car.

[@argot4086]

YES you are.

[@jeffs6090]

I want the screens! Buttons everywhere is just clutter. I don't want to have the ease of my phone and tablet, then get into my car and it's 1995 again.

[@pbentsonable]

So the realized the went too crazy and forgot family resemblance. lol

[@MartyOToole-w5q]

187 Horsepower with the ICE model…

[@princemorris9952]

Gone are the days when people would look down at KIA as that boring, cheap looking, unreliable vehicle…. KIA/Hyundai/Genesis brand are killing the auto game right now.

[@MyOuterHaven]

KIA. Too bad it’s a KIA.

[@Slimecrazy234]

Kia has no idea what it's doing with design, just a random front end that makes no sense.

[@bobc9181]

I forget. Remind me which vehicles you've designed and how those designs make sense. Please be specific. Thank you.

[@rashen24]

First🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@emmmartmursu3019]

All vehicles this day have to many screens and don’t forget the color gray everybody doing the gray it must be really inexpensive paint very boring 🥱