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The third-gen 2015 Kia Sorento, official photos of which surfaced recently, has been unveiled in South Korea, ahead of a scheduled global premiere in Paris in October. Lots of pics to go along with it, revealing the new SUV's interior and equipment.

Standing 4,780 mm long (+95 from before) and 1,685 mm tall (-15), with a 2,780 mm wheelbase (+80), the "Man on the Road" has a huge 'Tiger Nose' grille with a 3D diamond pattern up front that flows neatly into the xenon projector headlamps with LED DRL 'eyebrows'.

Inside, there's a three-spoke steering wheel (like the one on the Optima facelift, minus the flat bottom) trimmed in wood and leather, quite a bit of chrome and side air vents that 'poke out' from the dashboard. Air-con is either manual single-zone or auto dual-zone.

We also see two distinct instrument panel layouts here: rev counter/TFT screen/speedo, and rev counter/speedo with integrated TFT (looks bigger here)/fuel gauge and engine temperature.

Options include ventilated (front only) and heated seats, a heated steering wheel, JBL sound, GPS infotainment and a panoramic sunroof. We also see three alloy designs (one 18, two 19s), two-memory-setting seats with adjustable lumbar, an electronic centre diff lock, a powered tailgate, Drive Mode and rear air-con with eight adjustable fan speeds.

In South Korea, the 2015 Kia Sorento will be powered by 186 PS/402 Nm 2.0 litre and 202 PS/441 Nm 2.2 litre engines, both four-cylinder diesels.