NEW Kia Sportage review – the best hybrid SUV? | What Car?

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The new Kia Sportage really is new. It's got a new look, new hybrid engines, new underpinnings, a new interior, a new everything – but what's it like? Watch to find out




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Video chapters:
0:00 The new Sportage
1:22 Interior changes
3:40 Quality and rivals
5:00 Rear seats and practicality
7:22 Engines and performance
8:37 Driving impressions
9:50 10 things to know
12:22 Verdict and outro

[girishmenon]

As a proud owner of a Kia seltos, I can vouch to anyone that Kia is one of the best technically advanced progressive and user friendly auto makers in the world now.

[bigfarma]

My partner and I unexpectedly test drove the Kia Sportage HEV GT S line today . We originally went to test drive a Mercedes GLC, but my partner was disappointed with it after driving. We decided to go next door, in the Kia dealership, and had a look at the Sportage . We were both blown away by how good it was after driving . It was like jumping into the future . The specification was so high and comes with features like heated rear seats, heated steering wheel and remote parking, which you can’t even choose as an optional extra with the Mercedes.

[adams]

You wouldn't have thought that 10 years ago Kia would top Volkswagen and get close to BM W.

[granfersteve]

Kia are obviously making strides in the right direction, but why do all the car reviews get done in the top of the range models. Why is it never an entry level model or just one step up, as these are the versions most people will look at purchasing?

[dwaynewal-e]

This new KIA Sportage is very well equipped, and it looks so beautiful too.

[yodathejedi]

We have the specs for the kia sportage since a few days here in Sweden, plug in hybrid has battery capacity of 8.9 kW which is 49km WLTP (max range on electricity only), the hybrid has 1, 56kW battery. Bettery weight is 117kg or 33kg on the hybrid.

[majogl]

OMG i love the green colour! Green has been noticably absent in recent years from most lineups, i'm glad it's returning (like on Peugeot 308, Kia cars, etc).

[paulg]

Had one of these for a few months now. Great car! Good to drive and the electric motor/petrol combination gives good performance. My only niggles would be that the heater vents don't have the usual rotary shut off wheel so can be a little draughty even when closed. Also with the heating fan set to auto, I get whistling through the vents when it is trying to cool the car down. One other pain is the middle rear seat belt hanging down from the roof. There is nothing to fix it in place so it just rattles over bumps. Other than that, build quality isn't bad but I would say the German brands are still ahead.

[windinthewillows]

Given the state of UK roads, its criminal that KIA UK feel that the British public don’t need adaptive suspension. KIA may well have produced a great car, only to be let down by the importers lack of foresight.

[brettooops]

Nice but strange decision by Kia not to offer adaptive suspension in UK...

[donjorge]

I don't like SUVs...but I have to admit, this one looks really good. And I love the colour!

[alfamonk]

having driven an XC40 (first edition) i'm amazed at the interior comments. The XC was so plain, there was nothing there apart from the screen which i hated the graphics of - looked like some generic Google menu to me.

[andrewmarsden]

Kia are now there. That looks an excellent package.

[fpvflyer]

The pricing for these hybrids, and electric vehicles as a whole, is what turns many people off. What a car owner would have saved in fuel, he/she is paying up front with a higher initial price tag at the stealership.

[DW]

KIA have done a good job on what appears to be an aesthetically pleasing and modern SUV.
I think not having adaptive suspension as a standard or even optional choice is a big mistake given the state of the UK’s roads.
One other observation is the cheap and nasty plastic boot trim on a car costing anything up to £40, 000+ in the U.K. which appears to be a common design in all of KIA’s cars even the EV6, which IMO is unacceptable in cars in this price bracket.

[deadstreet]

They have completely nailed it... and stunning in that colour.. shame its way out if my price range.. maybe in 5 years and will see what the value is like.

[philgolding]

Really like the look of the new Sportage. For me it would be the plug in hybrid as I’m not quite ready for a full electric car. I currently have an Xceed plug in and it’s an amazing car. Be really interested to find out the range of the new battery as I get 34 from the Xceed.

[nickshayan]

truly unbiased review and telling the truth, interesting, thanks

[johnprescott]

Been waiting for your review, excellent, got the 4th gen, after the 5th. Good trainers too!!

[ryant]

I know manufacturers want that clean dash look but I wish they would leave us with physical buttons and dials for the things we regularly use like volume and climate control.