Kia Niro Teased Further Ahead Of Chicago Auto Show Unveiling

Kia’s new player in the compact SUV market, the Niro, is starting to take shape, with the Korean carmaker offering up more previews of what buyers can expect.

Following a pair of teaser sketches late last year, Kia has now released another pair of images that show the SUV’s styling lines, headlamps, tail lights and more.

The Niro appears to be a ‘shrunken’ although not identical version of the larger Sportage wearing Kia’s current corporate ‘face’, with styling hints also borrowed from the Rio and new Cerato.

Kia calls it “practicality and aesthetic allure”, in a new model the carmaker prefers to label a “Hybrid Utility Vehicle” (HUV) over the more common ‘SUV’ tag.

The teaser images reveal that the production Niro will feature LED taillights and defined wheel arches, while styling has stepped away from the concept of the same name unveiled at the 2013 Frankfurt Motor Show.

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