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Nedahl Stelio
Family reviewer
30 Nov 2018
7 min read

The Kia Sportage sits neatly in the mid-size SUV category, competing against cars like the Mazda CX-5 and Hyundai Tucson. Is it as beautiful as the CX-5? As practical as the Tucson? Where does it sit in the mid-size SUV scale? There are pros and cons to every vehicle, which is why we drive them for seven days - to unearth them all for you.

I was driving the Sportage Si which is the bottom of the range and in the AWD diesel, which sells for around $35,500.

This week I was throwing an early Christmas picnic with my extended family and we had to bring loads of food, picnic blankets, the kids’ bikes, games and, er us. Did we fit everything in one load? Here's how the Sportage fared over seven days with my (rather large) family.

Read the full Kia Sportage 2019 review: Si diesel.