Overview & Reviews

An all-new Sportage returns after a two-year hiatus. It's now a car-based SUV intended to compete with the Honda CR-V and Toyota RAV4.

• Generous passenger and cargo space, stylish and functional interior, standard side and head curtain airbags, hard-to-beat warranty, standard ABS and stability control.

• Down on power and cargo capacity versus its competitors.

User Reviews:

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  Absolutely excellent vehicle! - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By Bob Peck - December 9 - 8:40 pm

  I really like my Sportage. Drove it to the Grand Canyon recently where it delivered good power, quiet and pleasant ride and decent fuel economy (27 MPG). Mine is the luxury edition with leather, great radio with 6 deck CD and excellent dash set up. Interior is very flexible and accommodating -- all for $20,000 with the 10 year warranty.

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  Kia Sportage - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By dana Owens - November 25 - 5:36 pm

  Ive had the Sportage one month and so far everything has performed to my expectations. I knew when I bought it that I was buying one of the cheaper sporty SUVs. It is not a powerful car but it gets about 24 mpg which is a great improvement from my previous car (Pathfinder) which got about 15 mpg.

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  Great small SUV - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By JD - November 19 - 10:56 am

  Better looking inside and out than Honda or Toyota, great interior space for a small SUV, workmanship quality on par with the best in class, nice V6 could use just a bit more power and refinement when pushed but overall a very nice powertrain, excellent brakes, handles more like a sporty sedan than an SUV.

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  The better Kia Sportage - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By K McMichael - November 12 - 11:03 pm

  I must say that the new Kia Sportage has come a long way. Compared to the old kia sportages this new one is great.

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  Love it so far. - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By Huskerwilk - August 28 - 12:20 pm

  Recently purchased but am very satisfied so far. A lot of thought went in to the building of this vehicle.

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  New Kia Owner - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By tjb3302 - June 18 - 5:50 am

  Overall a great vehicle, on the highway or running around town. Features make carrying cargo a snap, and sufficient room with or without the back seats folded for anything we are transporting. Cargo cover works great to hide things under as if we had a nice truck with a trunk.

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  great car! - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By marco - May 19 - 10:06 am

  This is the best small SUV in terms of quality/price rapport. Its very silent and offers a smooth ride. Its also stylish. Its not a sport car and it is perfect for a small family. My biggest complain is about fuel economy. I measure gas consumption many times and in the city the car gives 16 mpg, although in the highway it is just fine: 27 mpg.

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  well liked - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By cdimmitt - March 11 - 7:46 am

  This is the third Kia I have owned, and feel they have come along way since the old style of Sportage. Ive had both. This one is by far better than the old style. My boyfriend owns the Sorento and a friend bought a Sportage because she liked our cars so much.

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  Kia Sportage - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By tarverct - January 14 - 7:00 am

  Great around town...great mileage..plenty of room front and back compared to other SUV in its category. Great storage space with when lowering seats front passenger and back. Great features: sunroof, cruise control, MP3/CD, etc. No tire on back....under rear space.

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  2005 Kia Sportage LX 2.7L V6 Automatic - 2005 Kia Sportage
  By pjwildes - December 25 - 11:58 pm

  Bought used 3 yrs ago with 48000 on it. Just turned 100,000. I have only needed to replace tires, brakes, & timing belt assembly recommended at 100,000, & rear wheel bearing. I love this little Sportage! Gets 18 to 24 mpg depending on winter or summer. I put tow package on it for my pop up camper, pulls easily. Issues I have is the parking lights burn out constantly, and the hatch door latches are somewhat stuck, odd. Runs great, its peppy! Regular oil changes & tire rotations are the only "maintenance" Ive had to perform. Wish it had a higher towing capacity for the V-6 but learned its because it has a light-duty rear axle. Cant speak for the newer Sportages, but this one is awesome!