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I have an 8 year old Sportage with 100k miles in it. Not one problem. Just change the oil and drive.

Never had an issue with my Sportage. Best car I’ve ever had.

We have the SX diesel for a year now! The fuel consumption is fantastic! 6.1L over the long term

I have 2 Kia's, a Soul and a Seltos. Both run great with few issues. The Soul has over 170,000 miles on it.

I recently got a 24 Sportage EX. I'm pretty happy with it. I chose it for its simplicity (AKA.. less stuff to break). I didn't want a Turbo, power liftgate, sunroof, etc. I really do wish i had memory seats though. So far, it runs great... however, it only has less than 1000 miles on it. It freaked me out watching your video and seeing people driving on the 'wrong side' of the road and the steering wheel on the 'wrong side' of the car.

I don't have experiences with other KIA diesel engines but the 1.6 Turbo diesel in my Ceed has gone 270 000km with only a change of a egr tube. It was a 300 US $ repair. Otherwise it's just regular maintenance of filters, oil and brakes. Easy and cheap. Everything holds up fine except the painting of the car that has come of at a coupel of spots like on top of the front window and a few places around the front spoiler lights.

great video! I would love to know more about the 2024 hybrid models vs the others if you can make that video :)

Thanks for the awesome review, I traded in my Cerato GT on a MY24 Sportage GT-Line Diesel, had it for 3 weeks so far and absolutely love it, so much better to drive than the Cerato GT. I also found the bass to be lacking but turned it up to 10 and I think it's got more than enough Bass now, Can't complain tbh sounds way better than the JBL.

Just bought the 2024 Sportage and after bringing home noticed the rear seat carpet is too big. The middle has 3 inches of space between it and the hump. This seems to be a common issue.

Parked next to a white base model yesterday and it looked nice.

I'd buy the base model and learn to live with it.

we are considering Sportage 1.6 T-GDi HEV 4WD A6 in that 30th anniversary edition AGAINST .... Honda ZR-V in Advanced edition and I really cant tell which one, pricing here is pretty much the same. we are family of 3. What do you think?

I have had the HEV trim 3 since March 2023. After 3 months the passenger front seat had faded in one area so I took it back to Kia. They said this is fair wear and will not do anything about it. So Be aware. It may have a 7 year warranty but not on the seats as they last less than 3 months.

Have PD2 I30 SR with the 1.6t 7sp dct. Bought it new, Full Hyundai service history & meticulously maintained. It’s only got 66k & now on it’s second engine & transmission, As well as a big list of everything else that's gone wrong with it. Once it reached the near 5 year mark it just went downhill. Hyundai have been very good with replacing anything that's gone wrong, But I'm still disappointed. Its now out of warranty & I'm seriously considering trading it. Just problem after problem.

I suggest you make a google doc of the data from the test car, such as noise levels etc just like carexpert. In a year this will be a moat for your videos.

Didn't know Luka Doncic reviewed cars haha... Great review though, helped me with my decision in buying this car

READ OUR WRITTEN REVIEW www.carsauce.com/car-review/2024-kia-sportage-2-0d-gt-line-review

You mention price point and european competitors, try to get euro equivalent with all these feauters for similar price #1, then pay similar service costs #2. Kia wins in a lot of points, and it's superb quality.

Which is the one you'd choose?

Might change my Golf and fancy this for a change.

That was an excellent review. 👍

I have the Cerato GT and I got to say the sound system does sound very tinny as well

The biggest problem is the steering wheel on the right side, because then you have to operate the touchscreen with your left hand and that would kill me 😀

In Europe taxes are much higher, a GT Line petrol Hybrid will set you back 50k euros and thats 2wd still, not awd. Plugin hybrid model is anothsr 5k on top of that if you want to play with a power cord. Short wheel base version over here, but rest is the same, drove the long wheelbase on holiday, really no difference. Agree on wireless Android and Apple, that should have been implemented from the start. Consumption is around 7 ltr/100 km so not great for a hybrid, its heavy, but not underpowered. We get different powertrains, they are sufficient enough over here. Annoying things are all the beeps and the sound system (not premium in my opinion), rest is just great, love fhe car so far.

I got a feeling this should get the 8 speed like the seltos 1.6t has now. My bet it will be introduced once the hybrid lands.

Nearly bought one, absolutely hated the 1.6 turbo and weren’t interested in a diesel cause it’s not going to leave the city much. We bought a forester 2.5S instead and love it.

Have no regrets buying my Mazda CX-5. Happy people sees why Mazda has the nob for the infotainment system…ergonomics.

Are there any known/persistent issues on the 1.6L petrol version?

Which engine is really bad? Sorry if it's a silly question but I am just starting my research.

How many cold steering wheels have you encountered?

Where is Jacob??

As you say that it's tough to hit the buttons on the control screens, I think that's also the due to the fact that you guys have to use your left hand to do al that stuff as more and more functions get controlled by touchscreen in the center console. The rest of the world that drives on the right (right) side of the road does not have the same issue. I suppose that in your case someone who is lefthanded will have much less problems. Have you driven any Tesla? That must be even harder on righthand steering cars cause al of the functions have to be controlled with your left hand.

Is the DCT jerking on the new models?

I absolutely loved this review - thanks so much! Long-term liveability is something you just don't get a handle on on test drives... I am considering the GT Line Hybrid powertrain, which was notably absent from your review (not even a mention of it in when running through the engine options, which was kinda weird :) ) What are you thoughts on it ?

I'm a fan. Two things though. I'm still like the 2023 shape, especially the C-pillar part. I never understand why Kia doesn't fit all-wheel-drive option on this vehicle , I mean... 🤷‍♂️

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

Where's Jacob?!

in europe its 35000€ and you get a heated steering wheel :D:D:D and an 1.6T engine

In 2016 I bought a brand new Kia Sportage diesel. I loved it and owned it for 7 years without a problem. This year (2023) I bought another brand new Sportage. Big disappointment! The new 8 speed automatic is very bad. It ums and aahs and fumbles around. It is a few inches longer. Great. But the turning circle has gone from very good to very very bad. There probably are trucks and buses with smaller turning circles. Even pulling into carparks at shopping centres is problematic. After four months of ownership, I sold it to a dealer and I have bought a VW Tiguan R. I know it is much more expensive than the Sportage, but it is way, way better!

Diesel dpf save the planet, drive more so dpf does not clog, idiocracy

I just can't get used to the way it looks both outside and inside. Definitely not one I could learn to love.

Really don't want this to be insulting even though it probably will be depending on your humor but how are you gonna sound at 90 if you already do sound as if you are 90? I'd pay to see the result. Oh and yes.. Nice review 😅

The first 2 minutes is just watch this video talk... Comon bro.. do better

Warranty is rubbish. Ask many KIA and Hyundai owners who have had claims refused due to poor servicing at so called main dealer garages. Avoid KIA and Hyundai cars.

This is a very poor review. Far too much about you.

What a woeful presenter! Annoying ! Was going to subscribe, but not now!

So KIA and HYUNDAI are dropping the best engine. Heading for MAZDA to upgrade KIA SORENTO Diesel.

Creep

What a boring review.

Awfull annoying bloke

Couldn't watch the whole video, I find Kia's SO boring. Sorry!

Overpriced junk just buy a Toyota.

its sport-I-ge, not sport-A-ge brother...at least here in the states

What about DPF BURNS . Any problems

Dusty screen pro-tip - clean them

Odd