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The latest spy photos of new generation Hyundai Shengda have been released by some foreign media. The new car has changed from previous style of urban SUV, and appearance has undergone a radical design, and there is no shadow of previous generation. model in general. The new generation of Shengda will also share a platform with Kia Sorento, and fastest release time will be in 2023, and the likelihood of domestic adoption is also very high.

Although this is not first time I see a new generation Shengda test machine, but this time I took a clearer image, and there are several groups from different angles, so I can better see effect of new machine. intuitively.

Compared to previously exhibited test vehicle, new test vehicle is still covered in heavy camouflage, and parts are even reduced from previous ones. The headlights have been replaced with temporary parts to replace previous LED strip design. It looks like there will be some differences in design of headlights.

The front face has straight lines, but shape and details of central grille are still unclear. It can be seen that air intakes are concentrated under central grille. The upper part can be closed design. that there will be luminous details.

The blackened design of A-pillars is visible from side. An important part of new car will continue to be a suspended roof. In addition, shape of door is quite straight, which is easily reminiscent of a Land Rover. Discovery 4 and latest Defender. The large five-spoke design of rims is also full of guards, and such a sporty form seems incompatible with its own atmosphere.

Even more curious is shape of tail. Firstly, there are quite a few protrusions in camouflage. The function of these protrusions is temporarily unknown, and lantern group also uses temporary halogen lamps, which are unlikely to appear on this model.

In terms of power, keeping in mind current state of art power system, there is a high possibility that US version will use a 2.5T engine, and a naturally aspirated version is also available. It is believed that domestic version will continue to use 2.0T engine, and a model with a hybrid version is expected to launch, but it is still too early to tell.

Overview

The new generation of Shengda has undergone a big change in style. There are joys and sorrows for this series of cars. The advantage of big changes is that it can attract attention of a new batch of consumers, and also adopts currently popular Style hard car, I believe it will give consumers a new influence. However, disadvantage of this is also obvious. After basic separation from previous generation models, it is easy to make past users feel "abandoned", which is not a good way to serve users. However, for domestic market, this bold innovation solved Hyundai Shengda's pain points to a certain extent: only by creating its own characteristics can it gain an advantage in the highly competitive domestic SUV market.