NEW KIA SPORTAGE
Pricing and specifications
Kia has revealed prices and specifications for their new Sportage, the brand’s best-selling model in the UK, Europe and worldwide. The first customer deliveries due to begin later this year.
The new Sportage has undergone a mid-life refresh, with a new exterior and interior design, as well as the innovative technologies from Kia’s newest models.
The new model is priced from £30,885 for petrol models, with the Hybrid (HEV) available to order from £34,425 and the PHEV powertrain will also return to the UK line-up later in the year. Kia is also introducing a simplified three-tier line-up to the Sportage range, comprising ‘Pure’, ‘GT-Line’, and ‘GT-Line S’ models. For the first time, all three powertrains – ICE, HEV and PHEV – will be available across every trim level in the line-up.
First on sale in the UK in 1995, and through five generations proving itself to be a firm favourite with motorists. Over its 30-year lifespan, Kia has sold more than 450,000 Sportage vehicles in the UK alone, and more than seven million globally. Consistently the brand’s UK, European and global best-seller and is currently the best-selling SUV in the country and the UK’s second most popular vehicle.
At the front, the latest version integrates a new front bumper and stacked LED headlight design, and LED ‘Star Map’ daytime running lights, replacing the boomerang-style DRLs of its predecessor. The grille has been enlarged, bringing Kia’s classic tiger nose to bring the Sportage’s appearance closer to other models in the brand’s line-up, such as the EV3, EV6, Sorento and Picanto. Along the side, the Sportage retains the same silhouette, but receives redesigned side cladding and trim beneath the doors. At the rear a redesigned bumper and skid plate to widen the appearance and road presence of the car. Its rear lights have been redesigned with the ‘Star Map’ aesthetic.
Inside, the touchscreen now features Kia’s new connected car Navigation Cockpit with new dual 12.3-inch screens with more squared-off corners than the units in the previous model. ‘Pure’ and ‘GT-Line’ models receive a 4.3-inch driver display.
The centre console, previously finished in glossy piano black plastic, has been swapped out for a brushed-effect finish, minimising the visual impact of dust and fingerprints. As usual, Kia will offer varying seat upholstery finishes dependant on grade, and the dashboard has been updated with new hidden air vent design.
A choice of three powertrains across all three trim levels are a 1.6-litre T-GDi and a 1.6-litre T-GDi Hybrid (HEV). The Hybrid pairs a 1.49kWh battery pack with the combustion engine, maximising refinement and efficiency. The Sportage Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) will be offered later in 2025.
Words by Mark Slack
