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Kia Sportage Reviews
In-depth Professional Review
Intro - Walkaround - Interior Features
Driving Impressions - Final Word
Kia Sportage Review Summary
"The Sportage scores on the safety front by including standard four-wheel disc brakes, seat-mounted side-impact airbags for front occupants and front and rear head-protecting curtain airbags."
"All controls are within easy reach of the driver; for both manual and automatic transmissions, the gear lever is located within easy reach on the center console."
"The stylish interior features quality materials and great ergonomics."
"...offers generous interior space for passengers and cargo, a benefit of its long wheelbase. Its design also allows the doors to be wider than they might otherwise be for better access, especially in the rear seats."
What reviewers liked least about the Kia Sportage:
"Driving up the hilly streets in downtown San Francisco we found the four-cylinder Sportage LX was fine as long as you pushed the gas pedal all the way to the floor and didn't mind listening to a high-revved four banger."
"[the Kia Sportage] would likely benefit by offering the more powerful 200-horsepower, 3.5-liter V-6 option from the Santa Fe if ...[it] wish[es] to be on a par with such competition as the 200-horsepower V-6 offered in the Ford Escape and Mazda Tribute."
Kia Sportage Comparisons:
"Down on power and cargo capacity versus its competitors."
"The Sportage styling echoes that of the Kia Sorento. Its rounded front end has clear-lens headlamps and air intakes sculpted into the front bumper."
"The Sportage is longer, wider and taller than the average compact SUV."
"Even with a V6 the Sportage ends up being considerably less expensive than the similar sized Honda CR-V and the smaller Toyota RAV4, both of which are only available with four-cylinder engines."
Best one-liners about the Kia Sportage:
"If it is cargo you want to carry the Sportage delivers the goods."
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