[pjl35]

Production version spotted, looking pretty close to the concept. I'd wager this is platform mates with the crossover slotting above the Santa Fe:





https://www.carscoops.com/2018/02/sc...concept-looks/

Funny, both the Hyundai spy shots and this one seem to be having side mirror issues...

[mick78]

Originally Posted by pjl35

Funny, both the Hyundai spy shots and this one seem to be having side mirror issues...

Indeed interesting, probably it was in the same parking lot incident,a s the spy shots seem to be shot at the same location too, one large SUV hitting the other with the mirrors ;)

Or pre production workshop just had one pair of mirrors ready, so one gets a driver side one, the other a passenger unit ;)

[pjl35]

Originally Posted by mick78

Indeed interesting, probably it was in the same parking lot incident,a s the spy shots seem to be shot at the same location too, one large SUV hitting the other with the mirrors ;)

Or pre production workshop just had one pair of mirrors ready, so one gets a driver side one, the other a passenger unit ;)

I was thinking the same thing. The two were probably parked next to each other and took the others mirror off.

[mick78]

Originally Posted by pjl35

I was thinking the same thing. The two were probably parked next to each other and took the others mirror off.

And my guesss is the driver was the guy in the passenger seat who is so keen to have his face covered ;)

[paranoidgarliclover]

Originally Posted by mick78

And my guesss is the driver was the guy in the passenger seat who is so keen to have his face covered ;)

Yes, I did wonder about that. Normally, they worry about covering the car more than their face! ;)

[mick78]

https://www.carscoops.com/2018/09/20...thful-concept/



Poor ma#s Cadillac Escallade form the front, Volvo XC90 form the back. HTis level of inspiration seems more Chinese than Kia actually...

[paranoidgarliclover]

Alas, I was thinking much the same thing, when I saw it. It looks like a Chinese knockoff of an Escalade. The headlight design has been considerably weakened from concept to production, and that means the grille both overly large and a bit "lost" b/c of the "empty" space btw it and the headlights. The grille itself needs far more sculpting and definition. What is going on w/ the front air dam?

Obviously, it's a poor quality photo, but this is looking like a "miss" for me.

[pjl35]

Ugh. They just HAD to screw this up, didn't they? The rear looks solid and the front would have looked great, if they'd just left the concept front-end as-is.