Perhaps Kia thought it was being coy when it supposedly leaked an official detail image of its upcoming Mesa SUV’s front end. Who needs an official detail shot, though, when you can rely on inattentive engineers who forget to cover the front end of their mule?

Here we get a full frontal view of the Mesa’s nose, which indeed confirms that it will closely mirror the visage of the KCD II Mesa concept on which it’s based. Unfortunately, the process of converting that concept to production has also altered the front end just enough so that it looks similar to the Subaru Tribeca.

 The Mesa appears similar in size to a Honda Pilot, or perhaps a Ford Explorer, since it’s reportedly a proper SUV, not a car-based CUV. It’s expected to be offered with Hyundai’s 3.8L V6 producing upwards of 260 horsepower, but like all new models coming out of Hyundai/Kia, a V8 is rumored to be considered, as well.  [Article: Autoblog]