Overview & Reviews

User Reviews:

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  Fun to drive, Sportage SX 2.0 Turbpo - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By SportyOne - July 24 - 8:27 pm

  The Sportage has everything you need. Its fast, with unbelievable take off and passing power especially in sports mode. Its quiet, comfortable, stylish and has an excellent sounding harman kardon stereo system. And for a small SUV, it feels roomier than the Rav4 and much more fun to drive. Love the two tone canyon and beige interior. We tried the Rav4, CRV, Escape and Rogue before deciding on the Sportage. Not as fuel efficient as other Suvs and we are at the pumps often but then again it doesnt help that we always want to be driving it. We average about 28 imperial miles per gallon(from Canada)

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  Heels on Wheels! - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By Gigis mom - July 18 - 8:41 pm

  I just purchased my 2017Sportage EX in May 2016. I traded in my 2005 Nissan Murano AWD for it. I wanted something that was spacious enough for my daughter and her friends yet still stylish and AWD like my previous Murano. I looked at several models and based on research and my test drive, decided on the Sportage. I have NOT one regret yet! It is a 4 cylinder model so it doesnt have as much punch as my Murano but thats okay.. im not in a hurry.. My gas mileage (although low compared to other crossovers) is still better than my Murano. I love the design of the outside of the Sportage and the inside is just as nice. My only small complaint is regarding the USB. It doesnt seem to charge phones as rapidly as I would like and I dont think it is the actual cord. It worked better in the Murano, but this isnt a huge issue for me as long as i can get some charge.

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  From Prius to Sportage love it - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By RepSoccrMom - May 26 - 3:16 am

  I love this car. Its quiet and really comfortable. Im getting roughly 28 mpg driving in Eco mode with relatively fast acceleration. It feels luxurious. Its been 6 mos and I still really love the car. The only thing that I dont like is that there isnt a automatic window washing for the back window. Because there is a hood over the back window, the gas station sponges wont clean the whole window because it doesnt fit.

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  Be careful I love the sportage but not 2017 model - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By jerry - December 2 - 4:02 am

  Let me start by saying my wife and I have owned 2 kias and we have loved them. You cant beat the warranty and I think the build quality is good. There is only 2 dealers near where we live so we went to the closest one first to take the 2017 out for a test drive. When we first seen the car we loved the way it looked and the inside was even better (we looked at a Hyundai before we went to the kia dealer and they are almost the same) the problem I had was when I turned the key and heard the noise the engine made. It was HORRIBLE, I have a strong mechanical background and the tapping noise the car makes inside and out is unacceptable to me. What it is is the high pressure injection system (fuel pump and injectors) . Now if you know nothing about machinery you may not notice the noise this makes and if so buy the car it is a good car I am just giving my opinion about the fuel system. Now the dealer will try to tell you that this noise will stop after the car has warmed up but this is just not true, They may also say that this is new technology but this is also false. All I am asking is you research direct inject systems and educate yourself on the positives (and there are a bunch) and on the negatives. Sorry to be such a downer on this I love the car but they could have relocated the fuel pump and insulated the firewall better to quiet the tapping noise..

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  Diappointed! - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By wgoforth - September 28 - 12:57 am

  Wanting a small SUV and considering the great reviews of the KIA Sportage, we purchased a new 2017 model in September 2016. Immediately after purchase, we realized the front head rest were extremely uncomfortable, pushing our heads into a position where we look down if we keep our eyes in a normal position. A few months later, we began having a lot of pain in our left hip joint. Thought it was just old age until a much younger person took a trip with us and began to mention having pain in left hip joint. There was not a lot of hot weather after our purchase, so we cant say the cooling problems were there initially. As warm Spring days arrived, we realized the air conditioning was cycling from cooling to no cooling every few minutes and on "recirculate" wasnt cooling at all. Later, we realized a problem with the front and rear wiper switches--the wipers dont always turn off when the switch is placed in the "off" position. After leaving the vehicle with the dealership for the 3rd time we are again without the use of the vehicle. The !st time the evaporator box was replaced and the system recharged; the 2nd time they said a system fault was "causing the AC control head to not allow full system operation" so they performed control head reset; The 3rd time, no corrective measure has been performed on the AC since a tool needed has to be ordered, and they dont have an answer for the wiper switch problem because the wiper switches didnt malfunction when checked at the dealership.

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  No longer an Acura owner! - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By NASA Lil - September 24 - 8:36 am

  Love this SUV. Test drove one a few months ago and liked it. Drove other SUVs in the mean time- RDX, CX5, RAV4 Hybrid etc. and none of them really appealed to me. Test drove the EX with premium and tech packages- so all the goodies, and I loved it. White with grey interior looks awesome and the infotainment system is very nice. Fuel economy is lousy so lets hope the fuel prices dont go sky high for a while. UPDATE: We have owned the car for about 6 months and so far so good. We put a lot of miles on the Kia going back and forth to our sons college and we only had one real issue. Over the summer the air conditioning failed during a 90 degree day. We were not happy to say the least. When we brought the Sportage to the dealer they told us that they had a new firmware version that will fix the problem. I thought that they were full of it. BUT, low and behold the air conditioning worked perfectly from then on. The best part of the car so far is the Android Auto and Apple Car Play. I would never purchase a car without this technology ever. It works so well that it changes the driving experience. We are looking forward to the snow so we can try out the locking differentials- a feature that sets this compact SUV apart from others in the class.

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  Better mileage than EPA DATA - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By Jim V - August 26 - 5:12 pm

  Took delivery of my 2017 Sportage SX just before the Labor Day weekend and had the opportunity to drive it on 2 trips. The first was a 300 mile round trip, 90% rural highway, speed range between 50 and 65 mph. Result: 28 mpg. The 2nd trip was shorter, approximately 100 miles, 90% highway 60-75 mph. Result: 26 mpg. Both trips had AC on and was in "Eco" mode. The car and driving experience? Wonderful!

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  Luv Bug - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By Nan Brenny - July 2 - 4:22 pm

  Its the most fun to drive I have ever encountered. Handles like a dream. Has all the great technology...easy to understand

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  Great Crossover - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By johann sylvestre - July 1 - 6:04 am

  The only issue is being that my wife is vertically challenged (short), she does not find the headrests comfortable.

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  Did My Homework - 2017 Kia Sportage
  By Annette - June 28 - 10:04 am

  2017 Kia Sportage SX AWD is amazing, after doing my homework, new Sportage offers best new car for price. Plenty of power when needed and gas mileage which was my main concern has not been much of an issue. One 600 mile drive on mostly cruise I got 27 MPG. Very luxurious interior with good placement of controls. Love the ventilated seats, heated steering. Everything I need with one exception, adaptive cruise control. Other than that all the safety features are included. We own a Kia Optima as well which we have loved but had roof noise which took 2 trips to the service dept. to repair. Sportage is much quieter and the moon roof is very large, very nice. Easy to get in and out of, plenty of back storage with seats forward or about the same size as my last Subaru Outback.