Kia Sportage Overview

With its roomy passenger compartment, long list of standard equipment, easy-to-operate four-wheel-drive system and reasonable price, the Kia Sportage might be perfect for SUV shoppers on a tight budget.

Unlike most small SUVs, which are based on a carlike unitbody chassis, the Sportage uses body-on-frame construction. The available four-wheel-drive system is a part-time system with a two-speed transfer case designed for serious mud slogging. The Kia Sportage can go just about anywhere.