Kia Morning will have 2 major updates for the current generation, in the context that the parent brand is still hesitant to develop a completely new generation because of the general decline of urban hatchbacks – Photo: Drive
Kia Morning (also known as Picanto in some areas) is preparing to receive a new upgrade for the current generation. The test version of the new Kia Morning this past week has appeared in Korea.
The current generation of Kia Morning will be launched globally in 2017 and the first facelift will be launched in 2020. In 2023, the company decided not to upgrade the car to consider the future of this name and instead majorly upgrade the model. small urban hatchback once again.
The pictures are sheet Autospy Korea’s publication shows a number of changes on the Kia Morning that are reminiscent of the EV9, most notably the vertical headlight interface that promises to also appear on the Sorento and the upcoming Carnival facelift. The entire front bumper area also promises to be redone.
Kia Morning 2023 appeared in Korea with new vertical headlights that are becoming a featured element at the front of Kia cars – Photo: Drive
Going back a bit, the alloy wheels on the car also have a new look and the rear bumper and taillights have also been tweaked.
The interior of Kia Morning 2023 is temporarily unknown, but considering the price of the car, it is difficult to expect a space with too much technology and equipment inside the cabin. We can be sure that equipment such as air conditioning, heated / ventilated front seats, heated steering wheel, Kia Connect user smartphone connection, sunroof and knee airbags will reappear.
The interior of the current Kia Morning is quite simple – Photo: Drive
The array of vehicle safety technology promises to remain the same with automatic emergency braking present, but lane-keeping assist, blind-spot warning or rear cross-collision warning are absent. The operating array is probably not touched and still revolves around 2 options of 1.2L 4-cylinder normal and 1.0L 3-cylinder turbocharged.