2018 Kia Sportage SUV. 4 generation, restyling
Kia Sportage is a compact J-class SUV from the South Korean automobile maker, Kia Motors, produced since 1992. The front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive versions are available. In 2020, the Israeli market offered the fourth generation Kia Sportage 5-Door SUV, which underwent restyling in 2018.
The 2018/2019 Kia Sportage 5-Door 5-Seater SUV is 4,485 mm long, 1,855 mm wide, and has a wheelbase of 2,670 mm. The trunk volume reaches 466 liters.
Distinctive features
The new Kia Sportage has become a bit larger. It still has an independent suspension with MacPherson struts in the front and a multi-link suspension behind. However, the chassis elements and the subframe mountings are now arranged in a different manner, shock absorbers and elastic elements have new settings, and more new options have appeared, allowing to reduce noise and vibration of the chassis, as well as improve the steering response of the new SUV. The 2018/2019 Kia Sportage boasts a new modern exterior design and a fairly rich standard equipment. The SUV retains good steering response and maneuverability, while the engines have become more powerful and more efficient.
Modifications
The 2019/2020 Kia Sportage comes to Israel as a front-wheel drive car only, but our customers can choose from several modifications of the SUV equipped with both petrol and diesel engines. Two petrol engines are available: a 1.6 liter turbocharged engine producing 177 hp, complemented by a 7-speed semi-automatic transmission, that provides a speed of 201 km/h and a 2 liter multi-point-injected engine producing 155 hp that makes it possible to accelerate to 181 km/h, complemented by a 6-speed automatic transmission. A 1.6-liter diesel turbo engine producing 136 hp is equipped with a 7-speed semi-automatic transmission and provides a speed of 180 km/h, while having an average fuel consumption of only 4.7 liters per 100 km.
Trim versions
Several trim versions of the new Kia Sportage 2020 are available in Israel, including top-class and premium ones equipped with a sunroof and a panoramic roof. All trims of the 2020 Kia Sportage SUV have at least 6 airbags, central locking, almost all of them are equipped with a rear camera and rear parking sensors, cruise control, lane control, driver fatigue sensor, ABS and ASR, hill start assist, brake assist, collision avoidance system, stabilization system and steering stabilizer system.
The basic equipment of the new 2020 Kia Sportage SUV incorporates a modern multimedia system suitable for Android Auto, Carplay, Bluetooth and USB, navigation system, audio system, leather steering wheel and gearshift lever, power windows, power steering and electrically operated steering, heated side mirrors, 2-zone climate control, multifunctional steering wheel, LED headlights and roof rails.
