i was just hired at KIA as a salesmen i am thrilled and excited and thanks to your great videos, im learning the best selling features and a few points outside of the brochures. feeling good for my next shift. youve gained a sub.
Great review...just leased my first Kia this week...the 2017 Sportage SX and I love it. I previously drove the Mazda CX-5 and thought nothing could touch it, however the Sportage is right there. True the gas mileage on the Kia is quite a bit different but the feeling I get when driving this car is one of pure luxury. The power in the Sportage is quite amazing...especially in the sport mode. It's like a mini rocket ..I still get the "zoom zoom factor' that I got from the Mazda only more. This is my first time leasing a top of the line trim and I'm really enjoying it. Lots of new features that I'm learning but that's half the fun. I actually spend an hour last night in my car with the manual learning to see what this car can do..."I know, get a life !" I'm learning to enhance technology and not fight with it. Great job Kia...you're a player! BTW I passed the Audi Q-5 just this morning and I agree with you completely.
This is a great video! Nicely done. Very informative and well paced. I just bought this exact car but in the Midnight Blue. I LOVE it! The car handles great, the safety features are excellent, and you can't beat that warranty! Something you missed is the hidden storage level in the trunk, adding a little bit more room and the reclining seats, for really enjoying that panoramic view. Keep the videos going you're doing a great job.
Thanks for the nice feedback Andrew. Really appreciate it, and thank you for pointing out that hidden storage level. You're right...it's a nice bit of added value and convenience.
OUTSTANDING review! I have watched many videos about this vehicle (including one featuring a vegan German dude complaining about leather seats) and this one is by far the best. I love how you fiddle with the switches and features of the car and show the audience how this stuff actually works. As a "gadget guy," I appreciated that aspect of the video. Keep up the great work!
Awesome review! I drive a 2014 Audi Q5 and I am seriously considering going to this once it's paid off! Like you, I also like the fact that Kias come standard with many features, such as the panoramic sunroof, that don't come standard on your much more expensive luxury brands...such as an AMG Mercedes.
It's no coincidence that the Kia Sportage resembles an Audi. If anyone remembers the Audi Pikes Peak concept, now known as the Audi Q7 back in 2007, you can see a lot of the design of that car on the Sportage. Peter Schreyer was a designer at Audi, and he is most known for designing the iconic Audi TT. It's no surprise that what design philosophy he learned and contributed at Audi would still progress there years after his departure, so it's already expected that as Audi progresses their design language while former Audi designer Peter Schreyer brought what he learned at Audi to Hyundai-Kia the two companies' cars would look alike eventually. 2018 Audi A8 and 2016 Hyundai Elantra. 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2016 Audi Q7. ( Observe the similar grilp shape ) Schreyer knew where future Audi designs were going despite him leaving Audi. 2009 Volkswagen Polo and 2011 Kia Rio. So look alike.
The UK market doesn't get the big 2.4 litre engines, plus we also get a 6 speed manual gearbox as well as an auto option on the more upmarket models. 4wd only available on top range models as well. The most popular engine over here is the 1.7 litre diesel which gives great economy plus the good torque that is required for towing. Big engined cars over here are in the top market bracket rather than the norm .
You can spec a Kia/Hyundai to luxury car level features. Or spec it to be as affordable as possible but still include many standard equipment on base and and mid-spec models.
Hi Jay, I enjoy your videos. The quality is excellent! Do you mind telling me what video camera make & model you use and what kind of dolly or stabilizer you're using to get those amazing tracking shots? These are some of the best I've seen, almost looks like you're using a high end drone but I can see you sometimes as a reflection in the car paint so I know you're operating the camera and its not a drone.
Are you gonna make any future comparison videos? I believe comaprisons and ranking cars at the end of each video are much more useful for potential buyers. For example, a mid-size sedan or compact sedan or compact crossover shootout. Thank you anyway.
Good question! Honestly, I'm not so sure, but this particular Sportage is, obviously, a US-spec model. Euro-spec models will come pre-programmed with kph and Celsius.
Thank you for prompt reply. Are you able to check this thing? I come from Europe and in US you have often lower prices and in Europe we only have max 177 hp for petrol engine.
I am sorry CarBuzz, I did not get your idea, you wrote "I'am not sure" and later you wrote they changed it. Do you mean, for sure that they changed it and now, in 4-th generation of Sportage, it is not possible (for sure) ?
bit misleading in that the one you demonstrate is the top model with every option and nearly twice the price of the poverty model. no biggy good reveiw
Tough call. However, Mazda just revealed an all-new CX-5: www.carbuzz.com/news/2016/11/16/All-New-Mazda-CX-5-Revealed-In-LA-And-We-Can-t-Stop-Obsessing-Over-It-7736454/
I agree about the Juke. 370z steering wheel. Everything else from whatever parts bin. My nieces boyfriend had one as a rental and the car is quick off the line. Which is of course ruined by the cvt transmission. 6 in one hand half a dozen in the other.
I drive the 2.0 turbo diesel AWD (185 HP ) for more then 32.000KM , an excellent car ....I has many,many different cars before ...this one beat them all .
owning a car/suv with a reliable name plate non luxury Honda,Toyota,Nissan and Mazda says a lot about a Man or Woman . but owning a Kia doesn't say much ... my opinion
Funny thing: back in the 80s many people didn't think much about those who bought Hondas, Toyotas, etc. Look where those brands are today, in your own context of words. Just saying.
This is premium at best. There's still a lot of hard plastic and they say the seats are leather but they aren't. It's a blend of synthetic with leather pieces a proprietary blend. Called Kia HQ and they said they are t fully leather yet they market it as such. This car is not worth $35k in waiting for it to go down $10k before I buy it. But I feel it drives ALMOST as nice as the BMW X1 but not quite.
CarBuzz - Unboxing Everyday Cars and Supercars Yup. I loved the vehicle but the rattle drove me crazy. It's embarassing when you have other people in the car. Rattle at the driver and front passenger side window, rattle at the back door. I asked people who have the same car and they said theirs have the same rattle. Never again kia sportage.
I have the redesigned 2017. Had it for 7 months. No rattling or such problems. Kia has been improving quality and design and the cost will also rise. I actually think right now is a nice sweet spot for Kia cars between quality and price. That's what Hyundai did especially with their Genesis line which started out as a bargain luxury, got good reviews and sales, and they successfully increased price every year until it was spun off as a luxury line past year.
Really? Are you sure? When the 2011 Hyundai Sonata was launched its design blew everyone away. Hyundai/Kia design chief, Peter Schreyer, used to work for VW, but he's not stealing those designs. In fact, he left VW because he wasn't allowed to push design further. The South Koreans did.
I could never buy a car from a country that doesn't have animal protection laws for cats and dogs. A country that brutally tortures dogs and cats for meat. Beating, electrocuting, cutting limbs off, torching, skinning while alive. They prefer to eat puppies under a year because their meat is more tender. In Korea they do have pedigree dogs as pets. Yet's it oK to brutally kill a different type of dog for meat (a mutt) when an owner no longer wants his dog he sends his pedigree to the dog butcher... Please let's all work together to end the dog and cat meat trade. If you have already bought a Kia car, please consider writing to your dealership ask them to please urge their Government to end the torture. If you haven't bought one think about what it means to not buy one.
OK , I won't. We are in agreement I won't buy an American car and you don't buy a Korean Car. Dogs are not food! In Korea they also have pets and think it's o.k to kill one kind of dog and not the pedigree. We don't have cows on the corner market sitting out in the hot sun all day barely given scraps and no water. We don't cut limbs off, torch, electrocute, hang, beat, put wholes in their bodies and pull out intestines in front of other puppies. Puppies preferred under a year because the meat is more tender. 20 million dogs are consumed a year this way. Industrial farming of dogs living in horrible conditions. i would rather not give my money to already very rich country because of what we have bought from them. Kia, Hyundai, Samsung LG.. We are not welcome there only our money.#boycottkorea
i was just hired at KIA as a salesmen
i am thrilled and excited and thanks to your great videos, im learning the best selling features and a few points outside of the brochures. feeling good for my next shift. youve gained a sub.
Great review...just leased my first Kia this week...the 2017 Sportage SX and I love it. I previously drove the Mazda CX-5 and thought nothing could touch it, however the Sportage is right there. True the gas mileage on the Kia is quite a bit different but the feeling I get when driving this car is one of pure luxury. The power in the Sportage is quite amazing...especially in the sport mode. It's like a mini rocket ..I still get the "zoom zoom factor' that I got from the Mazda only more. This is my first time leasing a top of the line trim and I'm really enjoying it. Lots of new features that I'm learning but that's half the fun. I actually spend an hour last night in my car with the manual learning to see what this car can do..."I know, get a life !" I'm learning to enhance technology and not fight with it. Great job Kia...you're a player! BTW I passed the Audi Q-5 just this morning and I agree with you completely.
Glad to hear you're enjoying the new ride! And, BTW, it's awesome you spent time with the manual learning the car; more people should try doing that.
James Spadola agreed! I just purchased the Ex and it is my first top of the line trim and it is amazing! I also read my manual!
How much do you pay monthly for the lease and how much down? The leasing in LA is horrible.
How long did you keep it?
I just got. 2018 and I love it, a smooth ride
This is a great video! Nicely done. Very informative and well paced. I just bought this exact car but in the Midnight Blue. I LOVE it! The car handles great, the safety features are excellent, and you can't beat that warranty! Something you missed is the hidden storage level in the trunk, adding a little bit more room and the reclining seats, for really enjoying that panoramic view. Keep the videos going you're doing a great job.
Thanks for the nice feedback Andrew. Really appreciate it, and thank you for pointing out that hidden storage level. You're right...it's a nice bit of added value and convenience.
Andrew Ramirez How is your car doing. Think we are going to buy daughter 2017 Sportage LX. Thank you.
OUTSTANDING review! I have watched many videos about this vehicle (including one featuring a vegan German dude complaining about leather seats) and this one is by far the best. I love how you fiddle with the switches and features of the car and show the audience how this stuff actually works. As a "gadget guy," I appreciated that aspect of the video. Keep up the great work!
Thank you Greg!
Awesome review! I drive a 2014 Audi Q5 and I am seriously considering going to this once it's paid off! Like you, I also like the fact that Kias come standard with many features, such as the panoramic sunroof, that don't come standard on your much more expensive luxury brands...such as an AMG Mercedes.
I have owned 3 of them driving a 2017 since June 2016
Kia: The best!!! 7 years warranty says everything! I own the 4th generation of sportage, I just love it!!
Glad to know you're enjoying the car.
after many times considering and reckon the values, finally I have ordered a new one yesterday.
Congrats! Hope you enjoy it. It's a great car and you made a smart buy!
Monica Anggi Hi Monica, how’s the car now?
How is the car?
Monica Anggi ook
I fell in love with those big doors back in 2011. Those doors look like they belong to a Lincoln Navigator.
Idk why they still have the rear turn signals so low on the bumper
Please do the Kia Sorento. Loving your down to earth reviews on regular cars
Way ahead of you...it's already on my schedule. Stay tuned!
It's no coincidence that the Kia Sportage resembles an Audi. If anyone remembers the Audi Pikes Peak concept, now known as the Audi Q7 back in 2007, you can see a lot of the design of that car on the Sportage.
Peter Schreyer was a designer at Audi, and he is most known for designing the iconic Audi TT. It's no surprise that what design philosophy he learned and contributed at Audi would still progress there years after his departure, so it's already expected that as Audi progresses their design language while former Audi designer Peter Schreyer brought what he learned at Audi to Hyundai-Kia the two companies' cars would look alike eventually.
2018 Audi A8 and 2016 Hyundai Elantra.
2013 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2016 Audi Q7. ( Observe the similar grilp shape )
Schreyer knew where future Audi designs were going despite him leaving Audi.
2009 Volkswagen Polo and 2011 Kia Rio. So look alike.
I like the format of your Unboxing review. Thanks and Keep up the good work! :)
Thanks!
I never though Kia would be considered luxury. The price for this Sportage is luxury though. 35k for this?
The UK market doesn't get the big 2.4 litre engines, plus we also get a 6 speed manual gearbox as well as an auto option on the more upmarket models. 4wd only available on top range models as well. The most popular engine over here is the 1.7 litre diesel which gives great economy plus the good torque that is required for towing. Big engined cars over here are in the top market bracket rather than the norm .
You can spec a Kia/Hyundai to luxury car level features. Or spec it to be as affordable as possible but still include many standard equipment on base and and mid-spec models.
Hi Jay, I enjoy your videos. The quality is excellent! Do you mind telling me what video camera make & model you use and what kind of dolly or stabilizer you're using to get those amazing tracking shots? These are some of the best I've seen, almost looks like you're using a high end drone but I can see you sometimes as a reflection in the car paint so I know you're operating the camera and its not a drone.
I have the same model in uk its a tdgi 1.6 174bhp awd its a nice car but im not overly impressed with the dct gearbox i prefer manual. 😮
It was an Audi designer. Not WV.
He created the best.... I call it a Korean Audi now. The Sportage is.
Some models don't come with a spare tire.
Ya wanna check into that before you buy.
Pls do a comparison video between Kia Sportage 2017 vs Hyundai Tucson 2017 vs Mazda CX-5 2017 :)
Are you gonna make any future comparison videos? I believe comaprisons and ranking cars at the end of each video are much more useful for potential buyers. For example, a mid-size sedan or compact sedan or compact crossover shootout. Thank you anyway.
Funny you ask that because comparisons is something we're trying to make happen, so stay tuned!
Un-boxing review?
Excellent review! Thank you.
Consider resale value compared to the Japan models.
How do I use or set the back seat ,heated seats
Great review.
Well done kido !!
Good work, thank you. One question, is it possible to change in menu from mph on km and temperature from F on Celcius ?
Good question! Honestly, I'm not so sure, but this particular Sportage is, obviously, a US-spec model. Euro-spec models will come pre-programmed with kph and Celsius.
Thank you for prompt reply. Are you able to check this thing? I come from Europe and in US you have often lower prices and in Europe we only have max 177 hp for petrol engine.
I know for sure it's possible in its previous generation model. No reason they've changed it.
I am sorry CarBuzz, I did not get your idea, you wrote "I'am not sure" and later you wrote they changed it. Do you mean, for sure that they changed it and now, in 4-th generation of Sportage, it is not possible (for sure) ?
braadado yes in settings
Jeep Cherokee is a crossover that I believe is the only crossover that offers four wheel drive instead of all wheel drive.
You're right about the Jeep Cherokee having 4WD. It's what makes a Jeep a Jeep.
shawn washington this car has 4 wheel lock
Yes, just ordered one.
Congrats! Let us know how it works out for you.
Haha oh my gosh, I live in Novato!!! ~local reviews lol
Cool! Glad to "meet" another townie.
what about road noise?
It's far quieter than the CR-V... which I find almost like a wind tunnel when driving at 70mph.
Our 1.7 diesel returns 60MPG ! LOL
Is it the 115hp one ? How does it behave on this 1400kg car ? I am trying to figure out which diesel engine to pick...
bit misleading in that the one you demonstrate is the top model with every option and nearly twice the price of the poverty model. no biggy good reveiw
2017 Kia Sportage vs 2017 Mazda CX-5??
Tough call. However, Mazda just revealed an all-new CX-5: www.carbuzz.com/news/2016/11/16/All-New-Mazda-CX-5-Revealed-In-LA-And-We-Can-t-Stop-Obsessing-Over-It-7736454/
You lost a little credibility using "premium" for a Kia Soul interior. It's a lot less expensive than this.
Have you ever sat in the Soul's competitor, the Nissan Juke?
I guess it's all relative.
I agree about the Juke. 370z steering wheel. Everything else from whatever parts bin. My nieces boyfriend had one as a rental and the car is quick off the line. Which is of course ruined by the cvt transmission. 6 in one hand half a dozen in the other.
Why buy a Camry XSE when you can get this.
I drive the 2.0 turbo diesel AWD (185 HP ) for more then 32.000KM , an excellent car ....I has many,many different cars before ...this one beat them all .
For MPG, I might as well get a Jeep Wrangler.......lollll
Totally different than a Sportage, but go for it!
owning a car/suv with a reliable name plate non luxury Honda,Toyota,Nissan and Mazda says a lot about a Man or Woman . but owning a Kia doesn't say much ... my opinion
Funny thing: back in the 80s many people didn't think much about those who bought Hondas, Toyotas, etc. Look where those brands are today, in your own context of words. Just saying.
Just so everyone knows Hyundai is also a South Korean company!
I think he mentioned that in the review.
Those sea of buttons kills it for me
You should see the sea of buttons BMW installs in its cars. You might drown.
not a BMW fan either
Wheels are to loud, and tacky? Snow flake?
I actually dig the wheels. I think they help make the car look a bit more unique than just the typical crossover, in my opinion.
veru soooooooooooon
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This is premium at best. There's still a lot of hard plastic and they say the seats are leather but they aren't. It's a blend of synthetic with leather pieces a proprietary blend. Called Kia HQ and they said they are t fully leather yet they market it as such. This car is not worth $35k in waiting for it to go down $10k before I buy it. But I feel it drives ALMOST as nice as the BMW X1 but not quite.
Agreed.
I think this car should only be considered in the basic LX (with a spare tire BTW), get 15% off MSRP and near 0% financing.
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The most hideous, vile-looking, ugly vehicle ever produced. There are a lot of people that can't stand that hideous front end. What were Kia thinking?
Are you just saying that cause you have some irrational hatred for this car?
The interior of that vehicle will start to rattle in less than 6 months.
You know from experience?
CarBuzz - Unboxing Everyday Cars and Supercars
Yup. I loved the vehicle but the rattle drove me crazy. It's embarassing when you have other people in the car. Rattle at the driver and front passenger side window, rattle at the back door. I asked people who have the same car and they said theirs have the same rattle. Never again kia sportage.
7elephantastic not an issue with 2016 and on
melonbarmonster do you own one? And for how long?
I have the redesigned 2017. Had it for 7 months. No rattling or such problems. Kia has been improving quality and design and the cost will also rise. I actually think right now is a nice sweet spot for Kia cars between quality and price. That's what Hyundai did especially with their Genesis line which started out as a bargain luxury, got good reviews and sales, and they successfully increased price every year until it was spun off as a luxury line past year.
Copying Kia? RIGHT. Kia and Hyundai are the masters of stealing designs from the big brands.
Really? Are you sure? When the 2011 Hyundai Sonata was launched its design blew everyone away. Hyundai/Kia design chief, Peter Schreyer, used to work for VW, but he's not stealing those designs. In fact, he left VW because he wasn't allowed to push design further. The South Koreans did.
Techjunkiero welcome to 2016
The nose grill is really shit design, Korean touch ugly just like having a KIA SOUL no wonder the sales flops compare to other SUV.
Ein Ami läst sich über deutsche Autos aus - hahaha. BMW-MPower forever
I could never buy a car from a country that doesn't have animal protection laws for cats and dogs. A country that brutally tortures dogs and cats for meat. Beating, electrocuting, cutting limbs off, torching, skinning while alive. They prefer to eat puppies under a year because their meat is more tender. In Korea they do have pedigree dogs as pets. Yet's it oK to brutally kill a different type of dog for meat (a mutt) when an owner no longer wants his dog he sends his pedigree to the dog butcher... Please let's all work together to end the dog and cat meat trade. If you have already bought a Kia car, please consider writing to your dealership ask them to please urge their Government to end the torture. If you haven't bought one think about what it means to not buy one.
You're a freaking stupid ass
Then you shouldn't buy an American-built car either. The US industrialized meat industry isn't exactly the Humane Society.
OK , I won't. We are in agreement I won't buy an American car and you don't buy a Korean Car. Dogs are not food! In Korea they also have pets and think it's o.k to kill one kind of dog and not the pedigree. We don't have cows on the corner market sitting out in the hot sun all day barely given scraps and no water. We don't cut limbs off, torch, electrocute, hang, beat, put wholes in their bodies and pull out intestines in front of other puppies. Puppies preferred under a year because the meat is more tender. 20 million dogs are consumed a year this way. Industrial farming of dogs living in horrible conditions. i would rather not give my money to already very rich country because of what we have bought from them. Kia, Hyundai, Samsung LG.. We are not welcome there only our money.#boycottkorea
All right then. And with all that...let's go all hug a puppy. #hugapuppyanddontbuykoreabecausetheyeatpuppies
Now you are talking!Here's a hug xo
Undoubtedly the most ugliest car in the segment.