2020 Kia Sportage Off Road

Kia touts the Sportage as an excellent vehicle for all types of adventures. How does it perform off-road?

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[adrianjerry]

I have this vehicle and I love it, I highly suggest putting the Falcon Wildpeak A/T Trail tires on though. I run those all year round and I have yet to have any major issue with traction in all conditions here in south Dakota.

[adilsyed]

I have the same car with diesel engine, this one is petrol by the looks of tachometer, & I had no issues driving through the state forest, over slippry rocks & anyting else for that matter as long as ground clearance allowed it. I was gentle on the accelerator, had stock khumo tyres but did reduce the tyre pressure to 28PSI. Will be doing some beach driving when time alllows to see how she performs in the sand.

[drkaancenk]

Thank you for your hard work, Kia is Love, Sportage is Love

[philipc]

I guess this thing can handle more than the shopping mall 😅

[alanimals]

Great video very informative on the capabilities of the Sportage and some nice driving thank you.

[falahali]

Awesome watching from Pakistan make same video on 2022 Kia sportage

[aleksmedvedev]

Отличное видео 👍 у меня такой же только дизель 2 литра 185 л.с. крутящий момент 400 н.м.

[philipc]

The more I watch the more I like this cuv ✌😀
Despite they already have the new one out on other markets

[sking]

EA, when you get your hands on a Baby Bronco, you’ll see how the job is supposed to be done. I’m fairly sure that it will prove to be the best of the genre ...

[davidbuchanan]

What tyres are you running on??. My wife's car had Mitchellin latitude cross fitted and as a soft off road tyre we never had issues like what your having on those diagonal slope's. We've been up mountain roads in Scotland just as rough or worse and at a slow steady speed the car never once failed..2018 1.7crdi 7 speed auto GT line.. I own a VW Tiguan 4motion R-Line 5th gen Haldex with latitude cross fitted and zero issues so far in this type of terrain.. 👍👍

[itsyaboimat]

I can attest to this my stock 2011 Kia Sportage LX AWD made I up and down a UTV trail on a fire call (Backcountry carryout medical call) and the only damage was the back bumper backed into a stump turning around, I don't recommend it but it can be done if you really needed too

[Rustic_Farmer]

Just been watching vids with line lockers off road to stop the spinning wheel from spinning. They only use a proportionate amount of brake. But they have had success. They are using it on the front only, which I understand as they have a honda but i see from the roller tests most of these awd’s struggle on a 3 roller at the backk wheel. Might be a new wave of videos for your channel.

[lee.James]

I have a 1.6 gt line fwd I had very good winter tyres never got stuck in snow and ice it makes my laugh the people who’s got awd and dont know how to drive properly awd is not a magic wand 😆

[aknadiri]

My dad got this. One thing to know about KIA cars is that they consume 1qtz oil and they say its normal lol. It states in manufacturer manual, so you will need to keep adding oil xD. Other than that, its a nice little car

[merimasmajlovic]

Very good review as always. Can you please test Volvo XC90s (B6 / T8) on the same route? Thanks in advance and best regards.

[giolats]

Very good review as always Matt! There are so many cars for which I am looking forward for your on and off-road exhaustive reviews (Bronco, Bronco Sport, Maverick, new Jeep GC L, New Grand Wagoneer and much more). I have also one question: What gas do you use for your testing of new cars in your high altitude area? is 87 octane or more, or do you use the 85 octane?

[DanielESeo]

Thank you for the review! In general, do you prefer the sportage or the equinox? Which would have more space in the backseat for 3 kids? I live in roads like these, so any suggestions would be much appreciated.

[skytechm]

2023 Sportage X Line

Hopefully you can review this one next year

[parkerd]

Thanks, first video of yours I've encountered. I liked it very much! I always have TC on, "Lock" on and the driving mode on sport and it gets me anywhere I need to go. What I wonder (I am no 4x4 pro, though) how it would perform in snow while TC is off. Maybe we'll find out in the upcoming winter, or does anyone else have experience with this Sportage generation driving in snow?

[darrenchan]

Is the center differential you refer to same as the "AWD lock" button?