When Kia up to date its Sportage for the 2023 mannequin 12 months, the automaker did greater than replace the styling. Kia additionally gave the favored crossover a hybrid powertrain for the primary time. Kia already introduced pricing for the non-hybrid Sportage, and we now have numbers for the hybrid.
The 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid will begin at $28,545 (all costs embrace the $1,255 vacation spot cost). That will get one the entry-level hybrid LX trim with front-wheel drive. Upgrading to all-wheel drive within the LX trim bumps the value to $30,345. Kia gives the Sportage Hybrid in two extra variants – EX and SX-Status. Each are solely out there with all-wheel drive and begin at $32,245 and $37,445, respectively. The non-hybrid Sportage LX begins at $27,205, whereas all-wheel drive will increase the beginning value to $29,005.
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Kia pairs a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder to a 44-kilowatt electrical motor that’s powered by a 1.5-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery pack. The overall mixed output is 226 horsepower (166 kilowatts), a noticeable soar over Sportage’s non-hybrid base mannequin. It delivers 187 hp (138 kW) and 178 pound-feet (242 Newton-meters) of torque from its 2.5-liter four-cylinder.
Kia says the hybrid powertrain will enable the Sportage to drive greater than 500 miles (800 kilometers) on a single tank of gasoline. The corporate says it’s aiming for the crossover’s gasoline financial system to return as much as 39 miles per gallon. The crossover can even tow as much as 2,000 kilos (907 kilograms).
The Sportage Hybrid is very similar to its non-hybrid stablemate on the within, that includes a 12.3-inch infotainment show subsequent to a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster. Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are customary. The Sportage’s eight energetic security options embrace high-beam help, emergency braking, lane-keep help with lane centering, and much more.
The non-hybrid Kia Sportage is on sale proper now. Kia says the Sportage Hybrid goes on sale this spring, and spring began just a few weeks in the past, so the trendy new crossover needs to be reaching supplier tons very quickly. Kia can even supply the brand new Sportage with a plug-in hybrid powertrain. Nonetheless, the corporate hasn’t launched pricing info for that mannequin.
