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The 2024 Kia Sportage range of configurations is currently priced from $33,989.
Our most recent review of the 2024 Kia Sportage resulted in a score of 8 out of 10 for that particular example.
Carsguide Senior Journalist Laura Berry had this to say at the time: Okay, this is pretty easy. That SX Hybrid is excellent - it’s fuel efficient, it drives really nicely, it’s practical, but it’s not great value when you consider it’s more than $8000 pricier than the SX petrol. If you want good value, get the GT-Line hybrid. It comes with more features for not that much more money compared to the petrol version.
You can read the full review here.
This is what Laura Berry liked most about this particular version of the Kia Sportage: Great fuel efficiency, Comfortable and easy to drive, Interesting design
The 2024 Kia Sportage carries a braked towing capacity of up to 1650 Kg, but check to ensure this applies to the configuration you're considering.
The Kia Sportage 2024 prices range from $29,480 for the basic trim level SUV S (fwd) to $59,620 for the top of the range SUV GT-Line HEV (fwd).
The cabins of the Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and GT-Line Hybrid are premium looking but the GT-Line adds some more luxury touches such as leather upholstery and prestigious trim to the doors and dashboard.
The Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and GT-Line Hybrid both have have a cargo capacity of 586 litres (VDA) behind the second row.
There could be something wrong with the vehicle that is causing engines to blow up, and simply fitting a new engine is leaving it open to the same catastrophic problem(s). A fuel supply or cooling system problem would be just a couple of possibilities and fitting a new engine to a vehicle with such a problem could easily lead to successive blow-ups.
There’s also the possibility that you’ve simply been unlucky. Was the second engine a used one from a wrecking yard or a rebuilt unit? If it was the former, you might find that it was just about ready to expire, and the fact that it was fitted to your vehicle was not a factor. This is why it’s always important to have any second-hand engine tested before it gets fitted. Good quality used engines will come with a written report to prove there’s some life left in them.
There’s also the owner’s approach to a new engine. Were you careful to check the oil and coolant of the new engine once it was fitted and running? A second-hand engine might have an oil consumption pattern you’re not familiar with, and ignoring this important check could see it run dry and expire. Not pointing fingers, but even a 'new' second-hand engine requires a close eye kept on it.
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You’ve paid for a car with a factory warranty, so make the most of it. The first step is to have Kia look at the car, listen to the noise it’s making and come up with a plan from there. Convincing the dealership mechanic that there’s a noise that shouldn’t be there might be difficult, but you could also have the car independently inspected (try your state motoring club) the noise noted in writing, and present that to Kia as a way of proving there’s a problem.
In our experience, Kia has been pretty good at getting this stuff right and keeping its customers happy. So start with the dealership and if that doesn’t work, you can contact Kia’s Australian customer service department. After that, it’s a job for the ACCC, but it shouldn’t come to that.
The bottom line, however, is that this car is (or should be) still under factory warranty, so it’s Kia’s problem to sort out; a process that should not cost you anything.
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It doesn’t matter whether you have the two-litre petrol, 2.4-litre petrol or the two-litre turbo-diesel engine in your Sportage, they all use timing chain technology rather than the toothed rubber timing belt. As such, the timing chain fitted should be good for the life of the engine and should not require periodic replacement as a timing belt does.
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Coming standard on the Kia Sportage SX Hybrid are 18-inch alloys wheels, there are also LED headlights, and LED running lights, while silver roof rails are standard, too. Inside the SX Hybrid's seats are cloth, the 12.3-inch media display is standard, so is sat nav, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, there’s also dual-zone climate control.
The GT-Line Hybrid sits at the top of the Sportage range and comes with all of the SX's features, but also adds a 12.3-inch instrument cluster, leather seats, heated and ventilated power front seats, wireless phone charging and a power tailgate.
The Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and GT-Line Hybrid both have five seats. In the SX the seat trim is fabric, while the in the GT-Line the upholstery is leather.
The Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and GT-Line Hybrid have a 1.6-litre turbo petrol sporty and fuel-efficient engine making 132kW and 265Nm. There’s also an electric motor making 44kW and 264Nm. Their combined output is 169kW and 350Nm.
The 0-100km/h time for both the Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and the GT-Line Hybrid is about 8.0 seconds.
The Kia Sportage SX Hybrid and GT-Line Hybrid both have a theoretical range of 1060km.