I'm considering going from an X5 to this. It's that good for the price. And I will save another $15,000 on repairs and maintenance during the ownership period.
The build quality of Kia is as good as any asian brand, and they will make cosmetic updates (taillights, headlights, etc) during a gen. They seem more agile than Honda and Toyota with product development, and are quicker to market, and appears more pet friendly. I would expect the Sportage to get an updated front bumper cover, and tail lights, in about two to three years. Big question could hybrid technology make into a Sportage? An MPG of around 34 in the city, now that would really drive some sales for the Sportage!
I like this new Kia Sportage especially having differnt front bumpers to distinguish the FWD (with a horizontal strip infront) from the AWD (without one). Good review Tom.👍
I love the look of this SUV and it's powerful too. I simply cannot understand the use of a CVT transmission in some other SUVs. I tried the Honda Civic with the CVT transmission and it was by far the most boring test drive i've ever done.
Kia did a nice job tuning the chassis on this one. I haven't decided whether I like the looks or not. It is growing on me though. Someone obviously takes their dog for a ride quite often...
The Tucson has a 1.6 turbo that is just a bog to drive. This has a very zippy 2.0L turbo that makes driving a pleasure. The CX-5 is nice, but no auto braking and just lacking in power and safety tech. You are right though It is not the most attractive.
Great and very informative review as always.... Mr Tom simply the best..I like that slogan "power to the people" . it is actually used by a very popular political party in Nigeria known as PDP.
They had to design it to look this awfully ugly, because otherwise Porsche could instantly sue them. Koreans did learn from the copyright lawsuits over their copycat smartphones.
I had a 01 sportage I bought for 3,000 with 89k 10 yrs ago and got 285k out it and sold it for 1,200 lol. Clutch,slave cylinder, timing belt, crank sensor what I replaced
It's not sporty so why does it need to look angry and have paddle shifters? Why does it need auto braking? Stop putting on your make-up or yelling at your kids or texting and pay attention to the road.
Are you really criticizing the safety feature ?! Why do we need air bags ? Isofix ? pffffffffff who needs that bs... Cmon ! Auto braking is not for sporty cars ! It's for daily drivers who normally gets into accidents... Even if it doesnt completely stops ate 45-55mph it will decrease the damage to your car immensely...
+headcas620 auto safety features are awesome. Nobody is perfect behind the wheel. Just today the Eyesight system in my Impreza prevented me from rearending a car during the morning commute. I don't get why you knock having them in the Sportage.
Hey Tom, do the back seats fold completely flat? The shot at 4:04 makes it look like they don't but in your "bonus" footage, when your new buddy jumped in the back, the seats look flatter (about the 6:05 mark). A flat load floor is very important to me and my own Black Lab. He loves jumping into my Xterra the same way! Thanks and keep up the good work. You're one of, if not my favorite, car reviewer on UA-cam.
Looks like it's definitely dog approved. Just curious, what do you do with all that toilet paper you buy from Costco? Oh yes they have an easy return policy.
Driven Car Reviews I have a 2014 SX Turbo incredible Sportage Last of the Mohicans for now 260 horsepower added K&N Filter fassssst 14.8 sec..1/4 mile the new turbo 240 hp ..16.8 sec in the 1/4
I'D probably get the SX/Turbo in black/chery w/tan interior. did some research and this is actually very freaking loaded with advanced safety feature and technology that some of those over$$$priced luxury brands out there now!
Nee-sahn, since that's how the Japanese (and even American ads) pronounce it. Now, let's work on Pour-shuh people, which is the only way it should be said. Period.
my father bought one a couple of weeks ago and I was a little down when I notice the sportage didn't have the park it self feature. and I my father bought the top trim. It is really weird and Y don't understand why it didn't come with that feature
I think it is an add-on feature. I am also surprised it isn't standard in such a high trim level. It is the main reason I am looking at the Kia Sportage and Niro over the Hyundai Tucson because it isn't available at all on the Tucson. I would have to go up to a Santa Fe and living in Seoul, I want a small crossover. Traffic here is horrible and bus/taxi drivers are way too agressive for larger cars. Plus the parking spaces are TINY!
The rear turn signal location is downright dangerous! I honestly could not buy a car with such a ridiculous turn signal. It would make me want to stick with the Tucson 1.6
I'll forgive your pronunciation of "Sportage" if you learn how to pronounce Hyundai. For god's sake, it's NOT HUNDAY. Attilla the Hun has nothing to do with the car company.
Not sure where you live but the pronunciations are correct for the US market. I can't tell you the number of times I've heard the American PR folks say "Hyundai, rhymes with Sunday". And we do not pronounce Sportage "sport-TAHGE". Here, it's SPORT-edge. You say tomato...
North American PR departments for foreign-owned companies usually face the problem of making their names accessible to the customers. Likely they decided that "Hunday" was the best option, plus it sounded really close to Honda -- an already well-established and reputable company. PR people don't have to deal in truth. Ask a Korean to pronounce the company name. Since it's a non-English name/word, their pronunciation would be the established standard. I have asked several Koreans to say the name of the company. They disagree with the PR department's edict. I'll believe the Korean's version myself. They're not trying to sell me anything.
Yep. I have lived in Korea for 10 years now and cringe when I hear "Hun-die." It is pronounced "hyun-day" in Korea and that is how I pronounce it now. Maybe if transliteration were done better when they chose the English spelling, it would have been easier for foreign speakers. To be fair, I also cringe every time I hear "ka-mae-ra" instead of "camra" here. Too much transliteration without bilingual speakers.
Much quieter than before??? What is this supposed to mean?????? Is it quiet or isn't it???? YES IT IS BECAUSE I TOOK ONE OUT. It is quieter than what? This I don't know.
Visibility is much better? WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MEAN??? Better than what????? I took for a drive and thought it was good. So...this is useless to me what this dude is saying.
chop1234ification Sorry about that. But every review says it is better than previous and even in the comparisons they don't say it is better than hyundai tuson or rav 4. I took one for a test drive and think it is way better than the tuson and the rave 4 and the one i took out wasn't even the top model or turbo. it wasn't even all wheel drive. I think this car is great but am worried that I might be way off base on it. Like it is too good to be true. I don't care about the gas mileage predictions. I love all the upscale bells and whistles it has on the interior. And this is on the pretty much base model. I cannot imagine how great the really good one is as they thought I was a tire kicker at the dealership and blew me off taking the turbo for a drive.
I have a 2009 Rav4, and I tested the base model Sportage in Mexico. Here they have a 2.0 non-turbo and the 2.4 engine, and in the 2.0 model the handling and feel was better in the Sportage than my Rav4. I don't know the differences between current model Ravs (which do look also pretty good) and this one. I don't think it would be a night and day difference.
I'm considering going from an X5 to this. It's that good for the price. And I will save another $15,000 on repairs and maintenance during the ownership period.
anymore argument?we have no. choice but to go for this new technology 💪💛💜💙💜
heated seats are a really unnecessary option in my opinion
You must live in a warm climate.
Suboptimus Lime right how has civilization every lived without heated seats
sportsMike87 I have a bad back. my heated seats are a god send
In dubai yeahh maybe,,here in canada it will make your winter longer!!
These look so premium inside and out, I also love the new Tucson.
The build quality of Kia is as good as any asian brand, and they will make cosmetic updates (taillights, headlights, etc) during a gen. They seem more agile than Honda and Toyota with product development, and are quicker to market, and appears more pet friendly. I would expect the Sportage to get an updated front bumper cover, and tail lights, in about two to three years. Big question could hybrid technology make into a Sportage? An MPG of around 34 in the city, now that would really drive some sales for the Sportage!
it looks like somebody scared it
lmmfaoo!
I like this new Kia Sportage especially having differnt front bumpers to distinguish the FWD (with a horizontal strip infront) from the AWD (without one).
Good review Tom.👍
I love the look of this SUV and it's powerful too. I simply cannot understand the use of a CVT transmission in some other SUVs. I tried the Honda Civic with the CVT transmission and it was by far the most boring test drive i've ever done.
I wish this interior was inside the Hyundai Tucson...
I've owned my 17' EX for a month now,
Solid car so far as the family hauler. I came from a 13' Tiguan.
Kia did a nice job tuning the chassis on this one. I haven't decided whether I like the looks or not. It is growing on me though. Someone obviously takes their dog for a ride quite often...
Bruh. This is ugly af. Why would anyone buy this over Tucson or cx 5
People bought the Pontiac Aztec. Beauty is personal.
and I would like to add the poor choice of powertrain in the tucson, i way prefer those in the Sportage!
What's weird is last-gen, the Sportage looked better than the Tucson. This gen, the Tucson looks much better than the Sportage.
The Tucson has a 1.6 turbo that is just a bog to drive. This has a very zippy 2.0L turbo that makes driving a pleasure. The CX-5 is nice, but no auto braking and just lacking in power and safety tech. You are right though It is not the most attractive.
I like the styling a bit better than the Tucson. The sportage looks more futuristic and from the back kinda looks a bit like the new Jaguar SUV.
Great and very informative review as always.... Mr Tom simply the best..I like that slogan "power to the people" . it is actually used by a very popular political party in Nigeria known as PDP.
im not feeling the redesign
Don't forget about the Jeep Cherokee.
The Lab was thinking "uh, not a Forester"
They had to design it to look this awfully ugly, because otherwise Porsche could instantly sue them. Koreans did learn from the copyright lawsuits over their copycat smartphones.
I had a 01 sportage I bought for 3,000 with 89k 10 yrs ago and got 285k out it and sold it for 1,200 lol. Clutch,slave cylinder, timing belt, crank sensor what I replaced
It's not sporty so why does it need to look angry and have paddle shifters? Why does it need auto braking? Stop putting on your make-up or yelling at your kids or texting and pay attention to the road.
You say that now, just wait until you get rear-ended by someone putting on makeup or yelling at their kids...
Driven Car Reviews I'm not worried. I don't spend much time sitting at traffic lights. Does the auto braking even work from 45-55mph?
Are you really criticizing the safety feature ?! Why do we need air bags ? Isofix ? pffffffffff who needs that bs... Cmon ! Auto braking is not for sporty cars ! It's for daily drivers who normally gets into accidents... Even if it doesnt completely stops ate 45-55mph it will decrease the damage to your car immensely...
d1gBR Yes I am criticizing it. People will start relying on it and become worse drivers, making the roads less safe.
+headcas620 auto safety features are awesome. Nobody is perfect behind the wheel. Just today the Eyesight system in my Impreza prevented me from rearending a car during the morning commute. I don't get why you knock having them in the Sportage.
How much money does this guy spend on toilet paper for these reviews? I bet his house is stocked for life
Hey Tom, do the back seats fold completely flat? The shot at 4:04 makes it look like they don't but in your "bonus" footage, when your new buddy jumped in the back, the seats look flatter (about the 6:05 mark). A flat load floor is very important to me and my own Black Lab. He loves jumping into my Xterra the same way! Thanks and keep up the good work. You're one of, if not my favorite, car reviewer on UA-cam.
Hey Tom!! Maybe you can pitch an advertising campaign to Kia for the Sportage using Labs as the consumers.😎 It's obviously "Lab approved!"😂😂😂
When will you review the 2017/2018 Ford Escape?
The Fog Lights is more better than any other Fog Lights to be honest.
I have a 16 and these are a good pick people.
This a SUV to stand out and when you get in, wow...
Another great review, could this be the more powerful CX5 I've been looking for??
Test drive them yourself and find out. It's like the home game of what I do.
Just wish they’d change the front end
Looks like it's definitely dog approved. Just curious, what do you do with all that toilet paper you buy from Costco? Oh yes they have an easy return policy.
Bingo. And that's not the dog's name.
Driven Car Reviews I have a 2014 SX Turbo incredible Sportage Last of the Mohicans for now 260 horsepower added K&N Filter fassssst 14.8 sec..1/4 mile the new turbo 240 hp ..16.8 sec in the 1/4
Tom. Between this and the cx5 which one would you get?
I'D probably get the SX/Turbo in black/chery w/tan interior. did some research and this is actually very freaking loaded with advanced safety feature and technology that some of those over$$$priced luxury brands out there now!
i dont like the new look
いいね
Or Neeesan vs Nissan.
Nee-sahn, since that's how the Japanese (and even American ads) pronounce it. Now, let's work on Pour-shuh people, which is the only way it should be said. Period.
+Driven Car Reviews fuck you mate
Fuck you mate
+Al Denino you seem nice
Yes, and I have a shirt that says... Porsche is a two syllable word. That 10 year warranty on the Kia is definitely something to consider.
my father bought one a couple of weeks ago and I was a little down when I notice the sportage didn't have the park it self feature. and I my father bought the top trim. It is really weird and Y don't understand why it didn't come with that feature
I think it is an add-on feature. I am also surprised it isn't standard in such a high trim level. It is the main reason I am looking at the Kia Sportage and Niro over the Hyundai Tucson because it isn't available at all on the Tucson. I would have to go up to a Santa Fe and living in Seoul, I want a small crossover. Traffic here is horrible and bus/taxi drivers are way too agressive for larger cars. Plus the parking spaces are TINY!
Oh my gosh it's certainly a look to get used to.. (better than Soul at least!). The dog was adorable.
The rear turn signal location is downright dangerous! I honestly could not buy a car with such a ridiculous turn signal. It would make me want to stick with the Tucson 1.6
Aww, what a cutie dog!
I'll forgive your pronunciation of "Sportage" if you learn how to pronounce Hyundai. For god's sake, it's NOT HUNDAY. Attilla the Hun has nothing to do with the car company.
Not sure where you live but the pronunciations are correct for the US market. I can't tell you the number of times I've heard the American PR folks say "Hyundai, rhymes with Sunday". And we do not pronounce Sportage "sport-TAHGE". Here, it's SPORT-edge. You say tomato...
North American PR departments for foreign-owned companies usually face the problem of making their names accessible to the customers. Likely they decided that "Hunday" was the best option, plus it sounded really close to Honda -- an already well-established and reputable company. PR people don't have to deal in truth. Ask a Korean to pronounce the company name. Since it's a non-English name/word, their pronunciation would be the established standard. I have asked several Koreans to say the name of the company. They disagree with the PR department's edict. I'll believe the Korean's version myself. They're not trying to sell me anything.
Yep. I have lived in Korea for 10 years now and cringe when I hear "Hun-die." It is pronounced "hyun-day" in Korea and that is how I pronounce it now. Maybe if transliteration were done better when they chose the English spelling, it would have been easier for foreign speakers. To be fair, I also cringe every time I hear "ka-mae-ra" instead of "camra" here. Too much transliteration without bilingual speakers.
Much quieter than before??? What is this supposed to mean?????? Is it quiet or isn't it???? YES IT IS BECAUSE I TOOK ONE OUT. It is quieter than what? This I don't know.
Kia, too bad it's a Kia
Visibility is much better? WHAT IS THIS SUPPOSED TO MEAN??? Better than what????? I took for a drive and thought it was good. So...this is useless to me what this dude is saying.
talking about the previous model
chop1234ification Sorry about that. But every review says it is better than previous and even in the comparisons they don't say it is better than hyundai tuson or rav 4. I took one for a test drive and think it is way better than the tuson and the rave 4 and the one i took out wasn't even the top model or turbo. it wasn't even all wheel drive. I think this car is great but am worried that I might be way off base on it. Like it is too good to be true. I don't care about the gas mileage predictions. I love all the upscale bells and whistles it has on the interior. And this is on the pretty much base model. I cannot imagine how great the really good one is as they thought I was a tire kicker at the dealership and blew me off taking the turbo for a drive.
I have a 2009 Rav4, and I tested the base model Sportage in Mexico. Here they have a 2.0 non-turbo and the 2.4 engine, and in the 2.0 model the handling and feel was better in the Sportage than my Rav4. I don't know the differences between current model Ravs (which do look also pretty good) and this one. I don't think it would be a night and day difference.
The most hideous, vile-looking, ugly vehicle ever produced. There are a lot of people that can't stand that hideous from end. What were Kia thinking?