[volkman10]

Kia three-row hybrid SUV under development to rival XUV700, Safari. Launching in 2027.



The all-new Kia SUV, codenamed MQ4i, will be based on the Sorento sold overseas.
The Kia MQ4i will have a petrol-hybrid powertrain with a 1.5-litre petrol engine. It will most likely be the brand’s first strong hybrid in India.

expect the three-row MQ4i SUV to be about 4.8 metres long, with a wheelbase of around 2,800mm – slightly more than the XUV700’s 4,695mm length and 2,750mm wheelbase

Kia will manufacture this SUV at its Anantapur facility in Andhra Pradesh, which is expected to be the mother plant for this model. Though the SUV will use the platform from the Sorento, it will have a completely different top hat and a unique name, too.

New Kia three-row SUV will go on sale in India first
It will have a Hyundai derivative, too
It will come with petrol-hybrid powertrain

Kia India plans to produce around 50,000 units of this SUV annually for the domestic and overseas markets. The company had an annual production capacity of 3,00,000 vehicles and expanded it to 4,30,000 units last year. Once the new Sorento-based SUV comes on stream in 2027, the capacity could reach nearly half a million units.

Kia’s sister brand, Hyundai, is also readying its own three-row SUV with similar underpinnings. Codenamed Ni1i, this model, too, is expected to have a petrol-hybrid setup and will roll out of Hyundai’s new plant near Pune.

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[Aditya]

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[NT_GT]

Going where the money is! Moreover Hyundai-Kia have all the prerequisites -expertise and market - to make such cars without Honda-like premium.