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The Kia Sportage is a classified as a medium sized SUV priced under $60,000.
So far this year this segment of the market has not been growing. Sales are down 2% compared to last year. Sportage sales however have grow 11% but it is still only seventh in the sales race behind things like the Mazda CX5, Toyota RAV4, Subaru Forester, Nissan X-Trail, Honda CR-V and Mitsubishi Outlander.
Brent Davison from the Newcastle Herald and the Illawarra Mercury has just had a drive of the Sportage let’s find out what he thinks.
- 2 and 4 wheel drive available on the petrol
- 4 wheel drive only on the Diesel
Si
- DBC (Downhill Brake Control)
- HAC (Hill-start Assist Control)
- Trailer Stability Control
- Front & rear fog lamps
- Driver & front passenger SRS airbags
- Front side SRS airbags (pelvis & thorax protection)
- Curtain SRS airbags (head protection)
- Impact sensing auto door unlocking
- Cruise control with steering wheel mounted controls
Si Premium
- Rear view camera with mirror display & parking guidelines
- Roof rails
SLi
- Cooling glovebox
- Infinity® premium audio (incl. subwoofer & external amp)
- Sat Nav
- 7″ touch screen
Platinum
- Panoramic sunroof (powered, with open warning)
- Privacy Glass
