Kia Sportage Compact Crossover Review: Pictures, Specs, Price
Although Kia Motors, the makers of the Kia Sportage, has been in existence in South Korea since 1944, it has not seen such a meteoric rise in global sales ever before in its history. Over the years, this Hyundai-owned company has included several different vehicles in its product portfolio, and more recently, one of its consistently highest selling models has been the Kia Sportage.
Kia Sportage Angular Front View
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The Kia Sportage was first launched in 1993 and is currently on sale in its 4th generation. This compact crossover was a boxy vehicle with uninspiring design when it first came out but now, it looks really fancy from every quarter. Kia has left no stone unturned in ensuring that the Sportage is stylish, powerful, and extremely well equipped. It comes as no surprise that it has been selling like hot cakes all over the world.
Kia Sportage Angular Rear View
Kia Sportage Features
Although the Sportage might not be the vehicle for you if you require tons of space, the vehicle makes up for it by being extremely well kitted out, even in its easy-on-the-wallet, base trim level. The car comes with LED headlights and fog lamps, alloy rims (17, 18 or 19 inchers), a panoramic sunroof, sound-insulating acoustic window glass, and soft touch materials on the inside for a padded, more upmarket feel.
Kia Sportage Interior View
On the inside, passengers get to play around with a dual zone automatic climate control, front seats that can be cooled or heated, rear seats that can recline for added comfort, a tailgate that pops open if you stand behind it with the key for a few seconds, a touchscreen infotainment system, a navigation module with voice recognition, support for Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, an 8 speaker audio system from Harman Kardon, and a heated steering wheel.
Kia Sportage Front Seats
Kia Sportage Powertrain
Interested buyers of the Kia Sportage will be able to choose between a 2.4 liter, 4 cylinder gasoline motor that makes 181 hp or a more powerful 2.0 liter, turbocharged 4 cylinder engine that produces 240 hp. The driver can also change the behavior of the SUV by toggling between Eco, Normal, and Sport modes, and a 4WD system is optional.
Under the Hood od the Kia Sportage
The drive is channelled to the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox that can be controlled using the paddle shifters mounted behind the steering wheel.
Kia Sportage Safety
On the safety front, Kia has equipped the Sportage with multiple airbags, parking assist, autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection, lane departure warning, rear cross traffic alert, adaptive headlights, hill start assist and hill descent control, traction control, vehicle stability management, and blind spot detection, among others.
Kia Sportage Angular Rear View with the Doors Open
Kia Sportage prices start at $23,500. For more images of Kia Sportage, Click Here.
