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Kia has detailed pricing and specs for its fifth-generation Sportage, which starts from £26,745 and is open to order on 15 December
The all-new, fifth-generation Kia Sportage is due to go on sale in the middle of this month, and the company has revealed full pricing and spec details for UK buyers.
The VW Tiguan rival, which is Kia’s best-seller in the UK, will be available with six trim levels and eight different powertrain options in what Kia describes as its “most comprehensive line-up ever”. That range includes petrol, diesel, mild-hybrid, full hybrid and plug-in hybrid options.
Kicking off the range is the Sportage ‘2’, which starts from £26,745 with a 148bhp 1.6-litre turbo petrol engine. A 113bhp 1.6-litre diesel is available for an extra £1,000. Both are two-wheel drive and mated to a six-speed manual transmission.
Equipment for the 2 includes 17-inch alloys, LED headlamps, front and rear parking sensors with a reversing camera, cruise control and auto lights and wipers with an auto-dimming rear-view mirror. An 8-inch touchscreen infotainment system features DAB radio, Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, while there’s a suite of safety assist features including Forward Collision Avoidance with pedestrian, cyclist and junction detection.
Moving up to GT-Line trim (from £29,745) brings the option of further powertrains, including 48v mild-hybrid versions of the 1.6-litre petrol and 1.6-litre diesel – the latter of which sees power upped from 113bhp to 134bhp – both offered with a seven-speed dual clutch automatic gearbox. There’s also the 226bhp HEV hybrid model, mated to a six-speed automatic gearbox. All GT-Line models are two-wheel drive until the plug-in hybrid arrives at the start of next year.
GT-Line trim brings sportier styling details such as 19-inch alloy wheels (18s on the hybrid), gloss black exterior detailing, rear privacy glass, a sports steering wheel, sports pedals and aluminium interior trim. It also receives LED front fog lamps and taillights, suede and leather upholstery, keyless entry and start and a larger 12.3-inch infotainment display with navigation and connected services.
‘3’ spec is instead based on ‘2’, but offers the same engine options as the GT-Line. Priced from £30,945, it pairs the larger infotainment screen with a 12.3-inch digital dial display, plus adds cloth and faux leather trim, electric front seats with heating and heated rear seats, a heated steering wheel, keyless entry and go and adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go tech and highway driving assist (only offered on automatic versions.
‘4’ spec is only available with the mild hybrid engines and four-wheel drive, although the HEV hybrid is still two-wheel drive. Priced from £36,445, it adds features such as a panoramic sunroof, a Harmon Kardon sound system, wireless phone charging, a 360-degree parking camera, Kia’s Blind Spot View Monitor and remote smart parking. Further features include ambient lighting, dual LED adaptive headlamps and Parking Collision Avoidance Assist.
Flagship GT-Line S builds on the ‘4’ model, from £38,445, bringing the GT-Line’s sportier styling details and the option of a two-tone black roof. It also adds artificial leather and suede trim, ventilated front seats with additional electric adjustment and memory functions and a smart electric tailgate.
The PHEV version of the Sportage, which will be available to order from March, is priced from £38,395 in the cheapest GT-Line specification. Customer deliveries for the rest of the range will commence during the first quarter of next year.
New Kia Sportage: styling, technology and engines
The Kia Sportage, which also rivals Hyundai’s Tucson and the Nissan Qashqai, has been built specifically for the European market. It features a 75mm-shorter wheelbase than the global Sportage.The new car has been developed with three key pillars in mind, according to Kia. The first focuses on innovative design, the second on advanced technology and the third on making the car more fun to drive.
As a result of the shorter wheelbase, the European car’s styling features a few tweaks compared with the global car’s. These focus specifically on the C-pillars, with the European Sportage losing the small rear windows and gaining a chunkier graphic.
At 4,515mm long, the new Sportage is 30mm longer than its predecessor, while the wheelbase has also grown by 10mm to improve packaging and space inside, as well as create more room to house a battery for the plug-in hybrid model.
This new powertrain for the Sportage features a 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbo petrol engine teamed with a 13.8kWh battery feeding an electric motor for a combined output of 261bhp. Although still to be homologated, electric-only range stands at just less than 35 miles (a 7.2kW on-board charger means a two-hour charge time), with CO2 emissions of 31g/km expected.
As part of Kia’s electrification push, a 227bhp 1.6 petrol hybrid with a smaller 1.49kWh battery and electric motor set-up will be available; 134g/km CO2 is targeted.
Another new engine for the Sportage is Kia’s 148bhp 1.6-litre petrol turbo unit. This features mild-hybrid tech and will be paired with the brand’s Intelligent Manual Transmission. If you want an automatic gearbox, the 1.6 T-GDi DCT-equipped powertrain increases the output to 178bhp.
Diesel power will still be available, with a 1.6 CRDi unit offered in either 113bhp (manual) or 134bhp (DCT automatic) form.
Styling is inspired by Kia’s EV6 electric car, with a big grille and sharp light signatures at the front and rear. Euro-spec cars feature different rear bumpers, too.
The interior of the GT-Line in our pictures features two 12.3-inch screens, with Kia’s Multi-Mode display positioned underneath and angled slightly towards the driver. It retains two physical knobs, but their functions can be switched between media systems and climate control using the touch-sensitive panel.
Depending on trim, tech such as matrix LED lights, a 360-degree camera and remote smart park assist will all be offered.
Inside, packaging is improved thanks to the new N3 platform. As well as more space inside – particularly in the rear – Kia says that the Sportage’s boot will be 10-15 per cent larger than its predecessor’s. Load space is still to be confirmed, but all models will offer more than 500 litres.
Q&A with Xuan-Zheng Guo
Kia Europe’s Sportage specialist tells us why this new fifth-generation car is a huge step for the Korean brand.
Q: Why did you choose to develop a Sportage specifically for Europe?
A: “Europe’s requirements are different. Towns and cities are more compact, which suits a shorter wheelbase. Doing two versions meant fewer compromises for each car, and more freedom for European tuning here, including for the electronic adaptive dampers that will be available.”
Q: Will we see an all-electric Sportage in the future as full EVs become more important?
A: “There’s currently no plan to offer the Sportage with a full-EV powertrain but we’ll continue to monitor market trends and our customers’ requirements. But full EV is huge for us, with cars such as EV6 and e-Niro.”
Q: How does this Sportage move the model on compared with its predecessor?
A: “It’s more upmarket to follow Kia’s new brand identity, and you’ll feel that inside. But obviously more electrified powertrains, more space, more tech; it’s delivering Sportage drivers more of what they want and expect from a car in this class.”
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Well equipped, and all specs should make it to the scheme, at least as ICE version. Not 100% sure on the PHEV, might be a Tucson situation where we get all specs but at the start, some nonsensical engine/gearbox combinations (top spec on the Tucson was only available with manual gearbox/150hp).
For those who don’t know, the blind spot view monitor is probably one of the most useful gadgets that came out in recent times – when indicating, depending on left or right, the left or right dial in the instrument cluster shows a camera view into the blind spot, and generally behind you. Wish that was standard on all cars, it just makes things so much easier/safer.
Fingers crossed that we get all versions/engines/gearbox combinations, at somewhat reasonable prices (the Tucson, same platform car, is £5000 AP as PHEV top spec, and has less equipment since the blind spot cameras etc are part of a £1200 extra package).
It’s good looking, too, albeit subjective. I hope we get that matte green colour that the koreans get (it’s a limited colour, to a certain spec that doesn’t exist in europe – kinda hard to go through the korean configurator with google translate lol).
I really like it, depending on the price, it’s probably going to be one of the best choices in the segment.
I wasn’t a fan of the old version but this one I do like, their’s a lot of styling cues from the EV6.
Got to admit, its one smart looking car. Especially in the green colour.
Joss
Current car: BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In metallic Portimão Blue. 04:10:2025
Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.With the way that Motability is going, all additions would be most welcome and I’m sure that this would be a popular car on the scheme. But top end prices of almost £40k for a Kia???
With the top spec Tucson setting the tone at present, it’s not difficult to envisage a Motability scheme where the best you can hope for is a high spec budget brand car at an eye watering AP of around £5k, on top of the £10k sacrificed benefits. I can certainly think of better ways of spending money!
Not sure a Kia is a budget car anymore…..maybe it was 10 years ago but times have moved on and as with a lot of stuff, the Far East are producing the better cars
But top end prices of almost £40k for a Kia???
It’s not 1985 anymore. In case you haven’t noticed.
Not to mention that £38k for a fully equipped SUV that’s dripping in tech isn’t outlandish, not even close. It’s smack bang average.
Do not worry, a somewhat comparably spec’d X1 (not that you can spec it to that level) is still quite a bit more expensive at £46k for a non-PHEV model. And that’s the current, old model that’s due a replacement in a few months, lets see where the prices go with the new one.
I know you want to make it about “quality”, but Kia (and Hyundai, btw) aren’t far behind german premium manufacturers anymore, and in terms of reliability they’re ahead for years now.
Get with the times.
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Next: we'll see what's available in 2028.Rear and interior design i like,but the front not for me ,to much going on in its design ..hope it joins scheme though for those who wouldnt mind it.
But top end prices of almost £40k for a Kia???
It’s not 1985 anymore. In case you haven’t noticed. Not to mention that £38k for a fully equipped SUV that’s dripping in tech isn’t outlandish, not even close. It’s smack bang average. Do not worry, a somewhat comparably spec’d X1 (not that you can spec it to that level) is still quite a bit more expensive at £46k for a non-PHEV model. And that’s the current, old model that’s due a replacement in a few months, lets see where the prices go with the new one. I know you want to make it about “quality”, but Kia (and Hyundai, btw) aren’t far behind german premium manufacturers anymore, and in terms of reliability they’re ahead for years now. Get with the times.
Rene. I have a fair bit of experience of Hyundai’s. I have bought them for one of my daughters and my best mate has a current model top of the range Santa Fe which I travel in regularly. As you rightly say, on an equipment basis they are incredibly well equipped as standard, far more so than any BMW. However, I don’t feel that the quality of materials, engine refinement, multimedia systems etc etc are in the same ball park. Not even remotely. That’s why they are a lot cheaper, as you get what you pay for. But that’s just my opinion, which I am entitled to.
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I’m hoping this comes into the scheme Q1 2022 I’ve currently got the 1.6t petrol 174 bhp gt line and just would like the same really. My lease is up (after 5 years) in February so fingers crossed! I’d be happy if the xc40, quasqui (however it’s spelt) kodiaq, gla or similar came back to the scheme. Though Kia Sportage isn’t perfect I haven’t really had any problems except the tyres wear quicker than other cars I e owned in 27000 miles I’ve had 2 lots of 4 and another 2 though one was a nail and the other someone went down our road slashing tyres
Hope the Kia Sportage is added to the Motability Scheme In April 2022.
Went to view one today in the hope that it comes on in April. If it does my order will go in at 10am on April 1st! The GT Line S (top spec) one they had in the showroom is a thing of beauty and not one item of tech missing – fingers crossed!
Went to view one today in the hope that it comes on in April. If it does my order will go in at 10am on April 1st! The GT Line S (top spec) one they had in the showroom is a thing of beauty and not one item of tech missing – fingers crossed!
Are you ready for what’s most likely going to be £5000+ AP for the top spec versions?
Top spec Hyundai Tucson is £5600 AP and that is the sister car of Kia Sportage. Also the Kia sportage is slightly more expensive as well. Though yes I do like the look of the car as well.
It has certainly caught my eye for sure. Just remains to find out if it will come to the scheme, and how much the AP is.
Joss
Current car: BMW X2 sDrive 20i M Sport 5dr Step Auto In metallic Portimão Blue. 04:10:2025
Previous car:Peugeot 308 GT Premium 1.2 Pure tech Petrol.Seen loads of folk with VW Tiguans on order saying their thinking about cancelling the order due to VW not giving build dates even after having an order in for over 6 months (not Motability orders BTW) and getting a KIA Sportage.
Some KIA buyers are reporting they’ve got there cars in 8 weeks though the dealers are saying its 12 week but beats anything VW can produce by at least a third of the time.
Trouble is if the Sportage came on Motability those waiting time will increase with the demand and KIA know that so would hold back on putting it on the scheme IMO.
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