Kia Sportage 2012 Review

When we think of South Korea, the world’s fifth largest car manufacturer comes to mind. This is a motor company by the South Korean manufacturer, Kia Motors. In 1957, the Kia motor company first started producing Honda-licensed small motorcycles. Five years later, they commenced producing small Mazda-licensed trucks. That way, Kia produced its first car in 1974.

So today we will discuss the Kia Sportage. So far, there are five generations of Kia Sportage. At CarsGuide today we review the Kia Sportage 2012, a 3rd generation SUV crossover. And it has been produced according to the European base. So, to understand in detail, the Kia Sportage 2012, let’s go to the review.

Exterior Design

We can see the traditional look of a Kia vehicle from this Kia Sportage. Also, the exterior can be seen in several colours. Let’s first see how the front view is designed. Fog lights can be seen in the Kia Sportage. What these fog lights do is to help increase our visibility when the road ahead is less clear due to bad weather conditions. Because fog lights are installed below the headlights, you can completely prevent damage to your ride from rain, fog, and dust. We can see automatic headlights in this vehicle. When the amount of light received by the illuminance sensor in the Kia Sportage falls below a certain level, the headlights turn on automatically. The front of the vehicle has a silver-coated black grill. This grill is indicated by the ‘tiger nose’ design.

Next, we are going to discuss the side view of the vehicle. There are metal-painted door handles. It can be notified of the side mirrors from the body-color of this vehicle. Also, the power can be adjusted with integrated turn signals attached to mirrors on the exterior.
There are two roof rails on the roof rack of the vehicle.

The rear view of the Kia Sportage vehicle is designed with a rounded look. Rear window defroster can be seen. This vehicle has 21-inch alloy wheels. And the ground clearance of the vehicle is 172 mm.

The vehicle has a boot space of 564 liters. If necessary, there is a chance to fold the three rear seats and increase the boot capacity.

Interior Design

The interior of the Kia Sportage has been designed similar to its exterior. You can see a black interior.There are five leather seats. The drive cabin has good legroom and headroom. Talking about the passenger cabin, it is designed in such a way that three people can fit it. Because there is no floor hump, the middle seat passenger can sit easily. The passenger cabin also generally has good legroom and headroom. Also, since the passenger cabin has got a good armrest, two passengers can travel comfortably. Manual seat adjustments are seen. But there is an electronic number adjustment in the driver’s seat.

What we see in this vehicle is a multi function steering wheel. You can see the buttons needed to control the set up. Also, we can adjust this steering wheel as per our requirement.

Talking about the meter panel of the vehicle, the tachometer, speedometer, fuel gauge and engine temperature have been obtained from normal analog meters. The odometer, outside temperature, and fuel consumption level can be monitored through a digital display.

The glove box is also big in size. Also, there is considerable storage space under the front armrest. Therefore, we can also use the space available from this armrest.
Generally, there is a good sound system. Also, standard USB port and Bluetooth can be seen.

Performance

The Kia Sportage is powered by a 2.4 liter inline 4-cylinder engine. This engine gives an output of 176 hp. It also provides a torque of 200 Nm.

A six-speed manual transmission is found in this vehicle.The fuel type of this vehicle is Diesel. Fuel consumption is 7.5 liters per 100 km. So, since the fuel tank capacity is 55 liters, you can drive 733 km according to this capacity. The engine of the Kia Sportage vehicle can take you from 0 to 60 miles in 6.1 seconds. This vehicle has also got all-wheel drive facility.

Ride Quality

If we talk about the ride of the Kia Sportage, it gives us a really good ride. Because we can travel without any obstacle even on a rough road or a hilly road.
But there may be problems with the windshield of this vehicle. However, if it is a comfortable ride.Since the turning radius is 17.3 m, good stability can be maintained.

Safety & Technology

There are three types of airbags in the Kia Sportage. Front-impact airbags, side impact airbags and overhead airbags are the three types. This provides protection to the driver and passengers in case of frontal crash or side impact collision.We can see pretensioners in this vehicle. What these seat belt pretensioners do is to automatically tighten the seat belt in the event of a collision and protect us.