The all-new Kia’s Sportage SUV has been given away through a lot of designs that were made for the E.U. patent office.

The reason why we’re saying this is the use of some specific styling features such as the chrome trim, the tail lamp arrangement, the alloy wheel designs and the styling of the lower part of the front bumper, all of which look suspiciously conceptual.

But even so, what you’re looking at here is what you’ll get more or less when the 2011 Sportage arrives at the Korean automakers dealers either towards the end of the year or early 2011.

Under the bodywork, the Sorento’s smaller sibling shares its hardware with the new Hyundai Tucson (called iX35 in Europe and other markets).

That said, don’t expect any surprises under the hood with the U.S. Sportage being offered with the same 2.0-liter and 2.4-liter four cylinder engines coupled to six-speed transmissions as the Tuscon.

The European market Kia Sportage will get three diesels including a 115HP 1.7-liter unit, and a 2.0-liter engine with 134HP and 184HP, and two gasoline units with a displacement of 1.6-liter and 2.0-liters producing 140HP and 166HP respectively.

Look at the Kia Sorento SUV with a Cobra Technology & Lifestyle’s tuning. Cobra offers a variety of front, rear and rocker panel guards including a lower front bar with integrated LED daytime running lights.

Once buyer is done with the Kia Sorento body armor, he can also choose from numerous alloy wheel designs with diameters of 19 and 20 inches. The largest alloy wheels can be fitted with tires in size 265/45 R 20.

2010 Kia Sorento photos.

Look at the first photos of the upcoming Kia Sorento. The new korean SUV will make its debut at the New York Auto Show in April. The new Sorento is longer than old model measuring in at 4,685mm (+95mm). Unlike the current Sorento, the new model will not be a proper body-on-frame built SUV, but rather a crossover sitting on a uni-body architecture.

The 2010 Sorento’s engine line-up including a gasoline powered 2.4L four-cylinder and a 270+ hp 3.8L V6. Gasoline engine range will be joined by newly developed 2.2L R-diesel engine and LPG powered 2.7LPi engine, which will only be available at South Korean market.

The R-diesel engine has been developed in conjunction with Hyundai and meets EURO 5 emission standards. It also boasts best-in-class 200 horsepower and achieves an impressive fuel economy of 33 MPG (14.1 km/L). All available engines will be mated to either a six-speed manual or six-speed automatic transmission.

Good news for Borrego fans. The Kia’s seven-passenger midsize SUV achieved the highest rating possible, for all seating positions in both frontal and side impact crash tests.

“Borrego is Kia’s newest vehicle and it is a prime example of our commitment and dedication to providing the best and most up-to-date standard safety features in vehicles for consumers,” said Byung Mo Ahn, group president and CEO of Kia Motors America and Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia “Borrego joins four other Kia models – Optima, Sportage, Sorento and Sedona – in garnering a five-star crash safety rating, and further positions Kia as a serious up-and-coming contender in today’s competitive and economically challenging automotive market.”

Kia has realized the first photos of its facelifted Sportage SUV with exterior and interior styling tweaks along with the addition of a new turbo diesel engine. As 2009 model year, the Kia Sportage gets a remodeling face with a modified bumper, new headlights and a different grille while at the back, the only significant change are the restyled tail-lamps.

Kia says that the 2009 Sportage’s cabin has been improved with the remodeling panel and the new seat trims. The only change under the hood concerns the new 2.0-liter turbo diesel engine that produces 150Hp. The new Kia Sportage is expected to arrive to European dealerships in the next weeks.

The new Kia Sorento SUV was caught off guard without camouflage. The next generation Kia Sorento is yet another new Kia whose design brings to mind a model from the Honda Group, and to be exact, the Acura MDX. It doesn’t look bad at all, but we were expecting something more unique in terms of design from Kia’s head designer, Peter Schreyer.

A few months Kia unveiled a facelifted version of its Sportage. Today you can see a replacement version for the korean SUV.

There’s a range of fresh colour schemes for the body and trim, plus a revised bumper. Inside, a wide array of new instruments includes a hi-tech USB port for linking media devices to the stereo. And three distinct trims – XE, XS and Titan – will be made available by the firm.

Entry-level models will use the same 2.0-litre petrol and diesel engines as before, but the flagship models will be powered by a 2.7-litre V6 petrol unit. A revised oil-burner with more power and lower emissions is also being readied. The range will cost from $28,000, with top versions at around $40,000.