I just put a deposit down today on a Hybrid EX coming in next week. MSRP. I just got lucky with allocation I think. I definitely wanted the Hybrid. Mostly for the increase in power and torque. I don't like the center console as much, but I can live with small things like that. I definitely prefer the hybrid of this car.

Big fan of the new Kia logo. Clean modern design

If you hold the AC/Nav button down it will keep going back to that setting in the future, just nobody knows about that feature. So you always know which one it's on.

We recently bought the X-Line Limited in Canada. Has more than enough power for what we need. I absolutely love it. The ride, the tech, comfort and room are incredible.

I agree with your assessment on the Kia Sportage. I test drove the hybrid and the base model. The hybrid has a ten year 100k mile warranty but I'd reach the 100k miles way before the ten years (which covers the battery, $5,000 replacement). I went with the base model (which looks and performs amazing). The hybrid also has a turbo, another expensive cost after the warranty expires. I'd like to note that I'm 6'3" and i have plenty of leg room. My new Sportage is beautiful, white with black interior. The base model still has the get up and go when you get to the pedal to the floor, you're not gonna have jackwads tail gating you with their horns. So far I'm happy with my purchase. I only have 50 miles on it so I'm ready to see what's next.

My wife and I loved the new look, even the new logo. We wanted a hybrid model, but all the dealers we looked at were charging $3-5k OVER msrp, and you still had to wait weeks/months for it to come in. That was a non-starter. We paid msrp for a Honda CRV that was had a higher msrp, but was cheaper after dealer markups. Kia/Hyunai dealerships may have made more money in the short term, but they've lost my business in the future.

Kia literally blew those dominating brand names out of water with this 2023 Sportage in same segment SUV. the tech and safety future alone is non-starter for those dominating brands. Ride quality is surprisingly top notch and factory warranty can' be beat by anyone out there. Good job Korean guys !!

I love my X-Pro. This is my first Kia, but my daughter is on her 3rd Kia, unfortunately her first two Optimas were totaled, not her fault and she walked away not injured. She had to get a Forte due to the COVID shortages, so Kia has a solid history in my household. So when I decided to shop, I went Toyota first & was happy, then I shopped Kia, they won me over, better styling, features, comfort, price and warranty. Great Job Kia. And time will tell if their reliability meets the others, I’m banking they will.

I will take my 2013 Sportage over the new one ; I have 257 HP ,and can go 350 miles on a full tank. There lots of leg room in the front, but not so much in the back. The maintenance had been great, 3 recalls, but other than that, no problems; I take it on long trips and love it, at 257,000 miles still run great.

The new Logo is a Winner 🥇

You are the Anthony Jeselnik of car reviews. Keep up the great job 🥂

Always have to shout out the Patagonia jacket and Fjällräven Raven bag.

Love the new logo.

Just so you know , wireless android and Apple car modes are vastly inferior to wired. They disconnect all the time , for no apparent reason , which is especially frustrating when using navigation software. So the wired option is fine and I wish reviewers would stop treating it like a detriment. I had this as a hire car while my current car was getting repaired for about a week. I liked it so much I bought it . Here's some thoughts 1. The screen icons not being different. Drive it for like 2 days and you'll know where everything is . 2. Dual function button bar . You set maps up when you start your journey, and then leave it on climate control. 3. Lane assist - This is terrible (not unique to this car ). Just turn it off . 4. Performance - Honestly it feels fine . The only time you'd really notice is when you're on a one lane highway and an overtaking lane comes up and you have to get past the car ahead. Sport mode helps . Highly recommend this car.

Also just adding that you can hit the map button more conveniently from the main home page on the main home screen. I can see the dual function climate/navigation button not being used as much as the home screen and keep the bottom on climate.

My wife and i just purchased a wolf gray X-Pro Prestige today. I own an EV6 so we're okay on HEV went the ICE direction. We take delivery of it tomorrow!

I’m so glad to see this video. Now i know where to settle my head for my next card Kia sportage has the crown

Love the new logo

Apparently vehicle review channels can't be bothered to read a manual. You can *set infotainment or HVAC to default* with a simple push of the button! You don't need to look to see which screen you're on. I haven't seen hardly any reviews(er's) that know this information. Set whichever screen you prefer to default and the system will automatically switch back to it. It won't stay on the last screen but instead 'default' to whichever screen you set ;-0. This is for *all* Kia vehicles with this system BTW.

We got the Hybrid Ex. Wonderful 😊 It does 0-60 around 7.25

It’s a winner. Remember the first time I saw it. Some how now own a 23 sorento.

I love the new logo and the new look as well.😊😊😊

I have The X-Pro, Sport Mode addresses the HP issue, granted it’s Not 100 more HP, but it does make the car more responsive to the throttle. 👍🏾

I have the Xline AWD in grey wolf, I'm obsessed with this car. Everything they've done with the Sportage is great. New logo is definitely a winner.

Are they reliable in the long run compared to a crv ?

Love the logo.

Take a day or two to familiarize yourself with the infotainment & you’ll be just fine. You can prioritize the buttons to be either climate or radio. I leave mine on climate and change the radio media through the steering wheel. That’s more ergonomically accurate for me.

Background music is annoying, in the future turn it down or off. Thanks

Logo is a huge winner!

Will Kia perhaps upgrade the sportage t a 7 seater.

I just watched your review of the Ford Maverick Tremor, and it gets the same gas mileage at around the same price. I currently drive a Subaru Crosstrek, and I would either go with the Subaru Forester Wilderness or the Maverick Tremor over the Sportage.

My dream car ... ❤️

KIA Emblem ~ outstanding !

Got the phev. Dings really easily. Paint isn’t great either. Runs good, avg 65 mpg combined with nightly electrical charging. Would love to get all terrain tires and take it on a easy trail

Got the Sportage LX Hybrid. It’s a base model but it has so many features. So far I’m loving it.

logo is a winner 👌👌👌

I have a PHEV on order but looks like 6 to 12 mos. for delivery

The new font is a Winner 🥇

What about the buttons right of the shifter? What do they do is there down hill assist and so on?

The new logo and car are both winners, but I am a bit biased as a proud owner.

Between this one and Nissan Rogue 2023, which one is a better option? I know it varies for each individual but any suggestions are welcome

I like the logo

Very interested in the hybrid. I tend to keep my cars for a long period. Does anyone have facts about replacing the battery when that time comes??

What about the 2023 Chevy blazer Is it better than a Kia Sportage?

Reminds me of the 'furious flamboyance' 1961 Plymouth Fury. Exciting at first, but doesn't age well.

potential companies to do business with, I would seriously debate doing business with Kia finance or any of their related companies. The various departments went out of their way, repeat out of their way to cause such inconvenience for me that it's nearly unspeakable. At the end of my lease I was provided options to purchase or return a vehicle but also had the option to exsend the lease up to 6 months while choosing to make a decision on a new purchase or lease. I simply wasn't ready yet. I was told I had the option to continue leasing my current vehicle for another 6 months with full coverage. The company accepted 2 months of advanced payments so I was covered at least until June 20th. I did this all Believing that I had my least extension however I've been receiving notices from a different apartment saying I was in default and needed to return the car immediately. After sorting through all the disputed information it turns out that regardless of how many people at the head of various departments told me that I was allowed to continue the least, the bylaws of the company do not allow the least to continue under the name of a deceased person. At the time of my lease it was more advantageous to have my father Under his credit than mine. My credit is great now. However because the lessor is no longer living, there is no transfer option there is purchase or return. They let me believe I was on a month to month I paid 2 months ahead I paid a full year's registration and repairs to the car , I might not have committed to doing all those things if the intention would have been to return the vehicle for a new one... I am now left with very little options That will see me right side up with a vehicle, other than buy the car. I'm in a position now where I must buy the vehicle, With the expenses already put in it's counter productive not too. But you can feel that I don't Really want to give that corporation any money. I'm almost willing to cut my nose off to spite my face just to not give them another penny however they will back end me to death with return charges so again I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I got screwed royally and burned in the process to be dragged through the mud to have to re punish all of my father's documents to the deceased department just to be told That what I was originally told isn't true. I have no recourse.... So, KIA... what's next? My intent might be to buy the car now, but when I get around to paying for it is a whole different story.....

New Logo is very effective. Not saying I love it, simply effective.

Oh, we like the piano black and the climate/media panel is fine. The driver can use the steering wheel controls for media, and you can simply slide your finger to change the climate/media, so no looking

logo 10+ great

AC is to keep air dry. Even for heat

Progressive and State Farm, two of America’s largest auto insurers, are refusing to write policies in certain cities for some older Hyundai and Kia models that have been deemed too easy to steal, according to the companies. Several reports say the companies have stopped offering insurance on these vehicles in cities that include Denver, Colorado and St. Louis, Missouri.

Wanted a hybrid - 6 month wait and $4000 price difference. Gas vehilcle only 3 week wait.

The new logo eats the childlike old one.

Hybrid version is definitely the one to get, IMO. It's more powerful, quieter most of the time, and more fuel efficient. Pretty much a no-brainer.

I want the PHEV SPORTAGE. I Think it is worth the extra money.

FONT = WINNER

The idea of the Logo font being a mistake is purely a media proposition...

Here in St. Louis you’re going to pay at least 3K over sticker

Have they sorted out the theft stuff?

I want to know how these cars warfare once they get close to 100,000 miles. My car is doing fine, albeit with engine oil consumption issues, but not as bad as it could be, and my mom’s 2016 Sorento had its engine seize at 60,000 miles (in the middle of driving). Took them a month and they didn’t reimburse for any rentals. She called consumer affairs and they basically said she was shit out of luck. My boyfriend’s mom has a Hyundai Sonata and it took them a few days shy of three months to replace the engine. Neither my mom nor my boyfriends mom had a loaner and Kia didn’t seem to give a shit I love my 2018 Optima, but with all the issues I feel like I just can’t trust them anymore. :/ I tried calling consumer affairs about issues I was having with engine oil consumption and they didn’t care at all either. There’s a reason they have a class action lawsuit starting for it. 😩 After all these issues surrounding Hyundai and Kia, I’m going to have to see the cars last for a while and have fewer engine issues like seizing and fires before I get another one. I had two people at the dealership told me to dump the car and another person told me to let the engine seize because that was the only way they would replace the engine. No idea wtf is wrong with this company and I feel like they’re not doing anything to appease existing customers. I think it’s fine if you are leasing and not planning on keeping the car for a long time or to high mileage.

What the hell is going on with that front grill though?

I love my new kia the features you get and the luxurious look for this price is the best on the market for the price point

People searching KN don't know how to write the letter N 🤪

Only in a first world country would people complain about little inconvenience like the audio and A/C display

Interesting pronunciation…can’t say I’ve heard anyone else say “Sportage” like that!😂

HOLY SH-T! I just realized it's KIA and Not K-backwardsN

👌👌👌

Really like the new logo but I’ve only heard bad things about Kias

They may look nice, but I personally would stay away from kia/hyundai. There's tons of better options out there.

The is great design, if there is a new designer, the is a big change in the design of KIA….he must be German or is he from Audi because I think Kia is German now. Even the interior is Audi, no harm in doing German.

17 will give better ride. more tire smoother ride.

A Kia Sportage coupe will look great

KN... ahhh ofcourse must be americans that search the obvious KIA logo and read it as KN :D

the new KIA logo is a winner

The lie habits of Toyota salespeople are amusing.

Hate the new logo. Looks “Korea North”

Spor-tarj.

Kia Sport"ah"ge.

KIA / Hyundai 4cyl engine’s tend to catch fire more often than a Ford Pinto blowing up.

Pronouncing the name wrong.

I like the new logo because it doesn't say KIA

Laughable…

It's ugly. Why do all the new cars have a flat face? What happened to aerodynamics?

Yeah you don't but this vehicle for speed 🤦🏻‍♂️

Their new logo was a very bad option, when I saw it on the road for the first time, I thought it was a new brand, new vehicle being manufactured from an unknown company.

Americans need to learn how to pronounce Sportage and Mazda properly 🙄

Their engines are JUNK!! They burn more oil then gas! If they would fix that issue kia would be a force for sure!

Blah blah blah…still a sows ear…

Kias are JUNK! I've been selling them since 2008, they come off the truck with 4 miles, blown engines wont shift, dashboard not working, worst road noise ever on highway STAY AWAY FROM KIA.

potential companies to do business with, I would seriously debate doing business with Kia finance or any of their related companies. The various departments went out of their way, repeat out of their way to cause such inconvenience for me that it's nearly unspeakable. At the end of my lease I was provided options to purchase or return a vehicle but also had the option to exsend the lease up to 6 months while choosing to make a decision on a new purchase or lease. I simply wasn't ready yet. I was told I had the option to continue leasing my current vehicle for another 6 months with full coverage. The company accepted 2 months of advanced payments so I was covered at least until June 20th. I did this all Believing that I had my least extension however I've been receiving notices from a different apartment saying I was in default and needed to return the car immediately. After sorting through all the disputed information it turns out that regardless of how many people at the head of various departments told me that I was allowed to continue the least, the bylaws of the company do not allow the least to continue under the name of a deceased person. At the time of my lease it was more advantageous to have my father Under his credit than mine. My credit is great now. However because the lessor is no longer living, there is no transfer option there is purchase or return. They let me believe I was on a month to month I paid 2 months ahead I paid a full year's registration and repairs to the car , I might not have committed to doing all those things if the intention would have been to return the vehicle for a new one... I am now left with very little options That will see me right side up with a vehicle, other than buy the car. I'm in a position now where I must buy the vehicle, With the expenses already put in it's counter productive not too. But you can feel that I don't Really want to give that corporation any money. I'm almost willing to cut my nose off to spite my face just to not give them another penny however they will back end me to death with return charges so again I'm caught between a rock and a hard place. I got screwed royally and burned in the process to be dragged through the mud to have to re punish all of my father's documents to the deceased department just to be told That what I was originally told isn't true. I have no recourse.... So, KIA... what's next? My intent might be to buy the car now, but when I get around to paying for it is a whole different story.....