So hours after we brought to you leaked images of the new generation Kia Sportage, the Korean company dropped the official pictures of the car with a short press release saying that it will at the upcoming Geneva Motor Show. Kia says that the 2011 Sportage is designed to be both practical and dynamic, so it’s bigger and more spacious than the outgoing model and it also features much cooler appearance.

Michael Cole, Managing Director of Kia Motors (UK) Ltd., said: “Sportage was the car that really made the breakthrough for Kia in Europe and the all-new version will make people sit up and take notice just as the original did. I am convinced it will begin a remarkable new chapter in the Kia story.”

The car will go on sale in Europe in late 2010, but there’s no mention of pricing and technical details or the time being.