Kia Sportage

Kia Sportage Review | Auto Expert John Cadogan | Australia

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• published: 19 Jun 2016
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Full review here: http://autoexpert.com.au/buying-a-car/kia-sportage-review The Kia Sportage is one of the most exciting new SUVs in Australia. Like its dizygotic twin, Hyundai Tucson, Sportage has exactly what it takes to take on Mazda's CX-5. In fact, I can think of several reasons why you’d want to park a Kia Sportage, as opposed to a Mazda CX-5, in your driveway at home. However, I’d stop short of calling this road test ‘love at first drive’ - because there is a major impediment, a significant speed hump on the road to Sportage ownership. We'll get to that. If you’re thinking about spending the early $30s to about $50 grand - the price range for a 2016 Kia Sportage here in Australia - here’s what you need to know: Kia has just an awesome warranty - seven years plus unlimited kilometres. Plus annual servicing (or 15,000 kilometres - whichever comes first). So for most Aussies that means just one trip to the dealership for a capped-price service every year. There’s a full-sized alloy spare wheel and tyre - not a hateful space-saver - and a five-star ANCAP safety rating. Driving the Sportage is, frankly, a joy. It’s just really well sorted out, dynamically. This is something Kia’s invested a lot of resources in, locally, and the suspension tune is excellent for Australia’s generally shit roads. As a whole package, from the ergonomics to the control feedback and the response to bumps and other non-ideal road inputs, the Sportage gets a big tick - it’s well sorted out when you’re on the move. Control layout and comfort levels are high, too. It’s also pretty intuitive to get in the first time and get set up. Noise levels are low, comfort levels are high, and it does what you tell it too - unless you tell it to offend Isaac Newton by disrespecting his laws of motion. I mean, there are limits, right? Full report at http://autoexpert.com.au