KIA has detailed pricing and specs of its fifth-generation Sportage SUV for Australia, the brand new mannequin arriving this month to tackle the strong-selling Toyota RAV4 and Mazda CX-5.
Priced from $32,445 (plus on-road prices), the entry grade Sportage S retails from $1995 larger than its predecessor with the second tier SX leaping by $2410 to $35,000 (plus ORCs). The third-rung SX+ begins $1710 dearer than the outgoing mannequin at $41,500 (plus ORCs) and top-shelf GT-Line AWD is up $2380 to $52,370 (plus ORCs).
There are appreciable enhancements to the specification and gear ranges supplied throughout the Sportage line-up together with LED headlights and 4.2-inch digital instrument cluster for the entry mannequin.
A front-centre airbag, uprated AEB with pedestrian and bike owner detection, and lane observe help are additionally commonplace throughout the vary, with computerized fashions adopting adaptive cruise management as commonplace.
Kia has ditched the two.4-litre petrol engine supplied beforehand in favour of its 2.0-litre four-cylinder for front-wheel drive fashions. The naturally- aspirated unit develops 115kW/192Nm and is paired to a six-speed guide or non-obligatory six-speed computerized transmission.
The 1.6-litre turbo-petrol 4 widespread to many Hyundai and Kia fashions joins the Sportage vary for 2022 and is paired solely to a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. The unit outputs 132kW/265Nm and is out there in all-wheel drive configuration solely.
A 2.0-litre turbo-diesel engine can be accessible in all-wheel drive format solely, the four-cylinder unit making 137kW/416Nm and paired to an eight-speed computerized transmission.
Kia has but to offer gas consumption and CO2 emissions figures for its 2022 Sportage vary.
“[The] Sportage has all the time had a knack of reinventing itself greater than some other Kia mannequin and the brand new, fifth-generation with its distinctive boomerang-shaped LEDs, razor rear lamps, and swooping curved show isn’t any completely different,” Kia Australia COO Damein Meredith advised GoAuto beforehand.
“The all-new Sportage guarantees to be a considerable evolution over the outgoing Sportage and is a real reflection of the place not solely the nameplate, however the Kia model is heading.”
The Sportage S – which is out there in front- and all-wheel drive configurations, with petrol and diesel engines, and with guide or computerized transmissions – is supplied with 17-inch alloy wheels (together with a full-size matching spare), an 8.0-inch infotainment array that includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Bluetooth connectivity, partial LED tail-lights, leather-accented steering wheel, tyre strain monitoring, rear parking sensors, and an electrical park brake on computerized fashions.
The SX – once more accessible as a petroleum or diesel, with guide or computerized gearboxes, and with front- or all-wheel drive – provides 18-inch alloys, a bigger 12.3-inch infotainment system with proprietary satellite tv for pc navigation, powered driver-seat lumbar help, rain-sensing wipers, dual-zone local weather management, auto up/down entrance home windows, a leather-wrapped gear shift knob, and remote-folding second-row seats.
For the well-equipped Sportage SX+ – which is the primary mannequin within the line-up to be supplied with turbo-petrol energy along with petrol and diesel items and in entrance and all-wheel drive – there’s 19-inch alloy wheels, an eight-speaker Harman Kardon premium audio system, synthetic leather-based upholstery, heated entrance seats, LED entrance foglights, powered driver’s seat, electrical tailgate, a self-dimming rear-view mirror, keyless ignition, paddle shifters, entrance parking sensors, and rear privateness glass.
On the prime of the tree, the Sportage GT-Line provides a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, leather-based/suede upholstery, electrical driver’s seat with reminiscence operate, power-adjustable passenger seat, bi-LED headlights and full LED tail-lights, shift-by-wire transmission, LED inside and ambient lighting, a panoramic sunroof, wi-fi cellphone charging pad, alloy pedals, blind-spot monitor, 360-degree digicam, rear parking collision avoidance, and, on diesel fashions, distant sensible park help.
The Sportage GT-Line is out there with turbocharged petrol and diesel engines paired to computerized transmissions and all-wheel drive solely.
Kia continues to supply its whole passenger automobile vary with a seven-year/unlimited-kilometre guarantee which incorporates capped-price servicing and roadside help. Service pricing for the brand new Sportage has but to be suggested.
2022 Kia Sportage pricing*
| S 2.0P | $32,445 | (+$1995) |
| S 2.0P (a) | $34,445 | (+$1995) |
| S 2.0D AWD (a) | $39,845 | (+$1995) |
| SX 2.0P | $35,000 | (+$2410) |
| SX 2.0P (a) | $37,000 | (+$2410) |
| SX 2.0D AWD (a) | $42,400 | (+$2410) |
| SX+ 2.0P (a) | $41,500 | (+$1710) |
| SX+ 1.6T AWD (a) | $43,500 | (new mannequin) |
| SX+ 2.0D AWD (a) | $46,900 | (+$1800) |
| GT-Line 1.6T AWD (a) | $49,370 | (new mannequin) |
| GT-Line 2.0D AWD (a) | $52,370 | (+$2380) |
*Pricing excludes on-road prices.
