Small fix, Pricing for the PHEV is $40,965 - $45,465!

I've had my sx prestige for 2 months The HVAC/ media screen has become second nature for me, convenient and easy to use. The whole interior is an absolute pleasure to occupy.

My best friend just bought a 2024 Sportage LX. He likes it. It's not bad looking, is well equipped for a base model and has lots of room.

Well done review. Contemplating buying one hopefully sometime in the next year.

Great video 👍🏼

One of my college professors traded in her 2013 Lexus ES for one of these. This doesn’t look bad at all; i still have my doubts over Kia durability tho

Another great review. Commenting for the Algorithm Gods 😅

It's only hard to run the HVAC/media system if you're 90 years old. We loved it over the Honda yawn, and the ridiculous noisy Toyota RAV4.

I just bought the 24 xline sportage and love it

Just last week, my wife and i were dead set on one of these… until we test drove it. Although the interior is SUPER nice… it definitely feels very cheap especially when u give it a drive. The AC is terrible!! Every stop the AC blows warm air. We drove 2 and it was the same. It turned us away instantly. Obviously thats not a deal breaker for everyone but im not buying a new car if the AC isnt gonna work properly. My wife and daughter agreed it never really cooled down inside on full blast. Proper ac is something i dont play with 🤣🤷🏽‍♂️ my 2013 chrysler 200 with 200k miles blows ice cold in 100+ deg weather. Even when parked. IF ANYTHING definitely test drive cuz we did a complete 360 deg turn around with this one.

I like the base trim in this. The body design is attractive to me.

Thanks!

A nod to Kia for using a traditional automatic gearbox.

We are set to pick up a '24 Sportage EX Hybrid on Monday (Feb 26) and made the choice after considering the RAV4, CRV, and Tucson (all in Hybrid form - non-hybrids did not make the "short list"). Wife's daily driver is a 2017 Ioniq Hybrid, which has been excellent thus far (over 75k), and which she will continue to drive for at least several years (with any luck...). Our experience with the Ioniq and an older Prius have made us firm proponents for Hybrid vehicles. The dual-function climate / radio control scheme does seem like a mis-step, but there are 2 mitigations: 1) there are some redundant audio controls on the steering wheel, and 2) there is a setting that allows you to set a DEFAULT for that control panel, so after usage you would know that it "always" returns to one mode or the other depending on your preference.

my parents ended up buying a top trim hybrid and they love it, but when driving it, to me it felt "plastic" and lifeless. Something about it just feels off. Feels like the off brand wired controller your friend gave you when you were growing up.

I bought a Tucson in December (Merry Christmas to me). I checked out all the usual suspects and it was the most refined and enjoyable for the money. I liked the Sportage exterior styling better, but the Hyundai interior better. I think the Tucson was a bit quieter and rode better too. Plus the Kia dealer was the usual slimy, dealer markup kind of place many Kia dealers are infamous for. Meanwhile the Hyundai dealer had a large inventory on the lot and would actually deal with no pressure. As far as the RAV4 went, the interior is dated, cramped, noisier and rides worse. But it has that rep for top reliability so i get it.

Any impressions of how the speakers/radio sounds on this model (the standard speaker setup?) I'm not looking for window shaking bass, but some entry level systems are pretty good, others are really bad. Wondering how this one rates for music?

That's a very nice tree stump imitation you're doing in the thumbnail.

I test drove the Sportage today. Blinding rage indeed 😂. It's not only incredibly annoying but dangerous, considering how many times I took my eyes off the road to adjust the radio temperature.

Hi All, Good Day. Can anyone suggest best SUVs in and around $35k. Thank you in advance.

MSRP isn't everything. I cross shopped the Sportage hybrid and Mazda CX-5 turbo premium and while I was able to negotiate a couple thousand under MSRP for the Mazda, the Kia dealerships all had "market adjustments" above MSRP on their upper trim Shortages. I really like Kia's warranty, I had to use it once on my Optima nearly five years into its life and well after most other manufacturers would've abandoned me. Kia (and Hyundai) make nice vehicles with great warranties. I just wish the dealers wouldn't torpedo the value with pure-profit markups. The same could be said of Toyota.

i LOVE the daytime light design.

Both the Car & Driver and Motor Trend reviews are very critical of the poor acceleration of the Sportage EX. More than 9 seconds to go from zero to 60. That's my neighbor's main complaint with his. Makes passing other vehicles difficult. He even added "and going uphill, too." because we live in the mountains. Perhaps the hybrid would be better, being that it has more HP.

We just decided to buy a Sportage Hybrid EX AWD. Comeing from a 3 year old Buick Envision. The Kia doesn't feel as 'planted' to the ground as our Buick (feels higher up, less car-like handing), and the Hybrid I'm not used to. I also worry bit about the hvac/radio controlls you mentioned, but I think with a couple weeks of driving I'll get used to it. We looked at another Chevy, a CX-50, and a couple others but we have had good experience with Kia in the past, our local dealership is pretty good, and with the price/size of this vehicle, we think it our best choice. Supposed to arrive at the dealership in a couple of weeks.

I like it because I have it, the expensive European shorter version 😅. Thanks 😀

Rear seat floor mat too big and doesn't properly fit.

Could you try get your hands on a forte gt? Be interesting to see your thoughts!

Great review for the Sportage Hybrid. Does Kia have mid-cycle upgrade for the 2025 model year? Thanks

I'm not a fan of the exterior design. The Mazda CX-5 is the best looking in this segment, despite being 4 years older than the Sportage. I like the near-luxury, simple interior of the CX-5 as well.

The rear seat floor mat is too big. Manufacturing defect.

Compare the Rav4 limited hybrid to the SX Prestige hybrid. Kia is over $5k cheaper.

Let's see....the proven reliability of the Toyota hybrid system, more real knobs and buttons, high resale value and lower depreciation vs Korean products, now that's an easy decision.

I'll never buy a KIA/Hyundai after the way they treated their customers after the KIA Boys theft fiasco. Terrible company.

Bloomington!?!?!?OKAY….,I’m from LaPorte IN,my brother live down there lol

I kinda like the styling of the Sportage. It’s different enough to stand out, but still understated and handsome from some angles. But my reluctance to buy one of these would be the fact that Kia seems to be more “revolutionary” than “evolutionary” with their design styling in the past few years and I’d be afraid that whenever a refresh or a redo of this comes along in a couple of years, this one will be left looking and feeling “old”. I’ve typically been a VW, MINI, and Subaru owner in the past and those brands all have mostly taken an “evolutionary” approach to updates. Hyundai/Kia….not so much.

I cannot see the old 20-23 Sonata DRL 😂

"It looks attractive" -- That is Hyundai/Kia's strategy in a nutshell. Utility, practicality and reliability all take a back seat. That philosophy is also why they're doing so well. Sadly, Americans are obsessed with appearances and shop accordingly. Then whine and cry later when their pretty new car turns out to be a polished turd.

All the Toyota fangirls will say “Toyota has nothing to worry about. They’re so reliable that you can burn it with fire and it will still run”🤣

Recall already for dual clutch , retains king of the recall moniker.....WHOOPS !

That is not a compact crossover, as on quality is 1 step above the rav4

The good guys were more charitable than me with the Kia. I’ve tried and not impressed one iota.

😎 algorithms?

Bottom line it’s still a Kia…comes standard with subpar customer satisfaction, mediocre reliability and average at best dealer experience.

Direct injection + turbo + hybrid = disaster waiting to happen. Just ask any auto mechanic...

I have a Corolla Cross with 2.0 gas engine non hybrid. I use extreme driving style (hyper milling and cruise around 80 km/h) to extract the best mileage. So far my best try was 4.167L/100km, which is about 56 MPG. My overall MPG after 8000km of driving is 46.94.( 5.0L/100km)