2023 Kia Sportage v Nissan X-TRAIL Comparison | Classy new X-TRAIL takes on our medium SUV champion

The award-winning 2023 Kia Sportage is facing one of the toughest challengers in its short but illustrious career – the all-new Nissan X-TRAIL, which is a much-improved vehicle compared to its predecessor.

In top-shelf GT-Line and Ti-L forms both vehicles are priced almost identically, but the Sportage on test here is the diesel, while the X-TRAIL is only offered with petrol engines.

But the X-TRAIL comes with a number of features not offered in the Sportage, such as a head-up display and a switchable digital rear-view mirror, and also offers better rear-seat versatility.

However, we named the Sportage our Best Mid-Size SUV of 2022 and not just because it comes with a long warranty… needless to say this was a very close contest, so find out which one is the winner in this video comparo.

Fast Forward
00:00 Intro
00:35 Pricing and specs
03:15 Sportage interior review
06:03 X-TRAIL interior review
08:53 Safety and technology
09:20 Passenger space
11:04 Luggage space
11:57 Sportage road test
13:53 X-TRAIL road test
15:47 Fuel efficiency
16:06 Verdict

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[Mohajerhub]

Nissan X-Trail e-power e-4orce is a different breed.

[Peace]

Just bought the Kia sportage absolutely amazing car.

[hatamsu]

I have been seriously considering of purchasing the Ti hybrid. Everything about the car was perfect, until I found out the hybrid version does not come with a spare tyre but a repair kit instead. Seriously, for something with "trail" in the name, the lack of a spare tyre is just dumbfounding.

[damongarrett]

New Kia is good but nissan xtrail will wear better over time, trust me ive owned both older models and thr kia plastics did not survive my children like the nissans😂

[noiseman]

Can’t agree with this. I tried the sportage and the xtrail and the sportage was underpowered, and just felt a bit cheaper and more plastic. Space wasn’t as big, didn’t have the safety of the xtrail or the features.

Ended up buying the xtrail and love it

[krinzh]

Tried both cars in test drive and can say they x-trail much better in interior and drive better

[joeyzhang]

😂for this one i will give to Kia。 but im buying the Xtrail Epower TiL

[sinceremanau]

Why do we always review 'top of the range' ... many of us aren't in that money bracket?

[BPatrickTan]

Tablet holders? I thought those were used to hang your coats

[RiverDanube]

Having owned a Kia for 8 years, it doesn't hold it's value well and doesn't have the same quality as better branded cars such as Toyota, Nissan, Subaru etc. It's not as durable. We're going in for the long run this time and getting the X trail. It's a luxury car.

[damieg]

9:51 OMG those are NOT tablet holders, they are coat/jacket hooks. Do not put a tablet there... it will slide out and get damaged!

[DaNavMan]

The cigarette lighter port is NOT 240V. It's a 12V outlet. Also, the Nissan gets matrix LED headlights which are a game changer for night time driving on unlit roads. Additionally, the X-trail has a hybrid version which makes it much, much faster and more fuel economical as well. It costs about $4k more.

[RE_ZeeKaay]

The Nissan X trail has already been awarded Australia's best medium SUV for 2023, but your saying the current champion is the Kia, that's a bit odd..!!

[nurglesgrin]

You should have used a petrol kia then it would have been a fairer test for engine performance

[nevillegreg]

No seat cooling in the Nissan, deal breaker for me. While neither car is meant for the motor enthusiast, would have been good to talk about which is more engaging on the open and winding roads, which one provides better feedback at the wheel. Also, not sure how many city folks would buy the diesel, odd that you didn't compare the petrol Kia and didn't mention towing capacity.

[NoChannelChannel]

Love diesel but you need to drive for extended distance to keep dpf healthy

[olivergosling]

This guy is just wrong. Got my X-Trail on order, picking it up soon. It’s a much better car

[raymondcox]

i like this video but the way you steer the steering wheel is wrong right?

[Gaurav.Shakya]

Honda ZR-V e:Hev LX or Qashqai epower, can u plz make a comparison video?

[kenslevin]

let's see you compare the e4orce to the kia