I drove my 2016 Kia Sportage from Spokane, WA to Missoula Montana driving -0 degrees. The handling did great ! Just got the 2019 Kia Sportage last month. Love to see how this works in the ice and snow.
It's a beautiful vehicle. I test drove the 2017 last week. It had 41000 miles on it. Still acted like new. I was very impressed with the build quality and how it had held up to the use. I thought it handled extremely well and the power was quicker than I expected. Must be the transmission. The 2016 doesn't have nearly the same performance. Texas seems to be a Honda and Toyota dominated market. Not sure how Kia is going to break through that barrier, but if I needed a small AWD/4wd SUV, I'm pretty sure this would be it. If Kia and Hyundai would stop that crap about non-transferrable power train warranty, their market share would continue to grow. This significant "unadvertised" limitation just pisses people off when they find out about it, especially if they find out about it after they buy the car and then need to use it. That's my only beef with the maker.
The 2017 AWD SPORTAGE is one of the best...if not THE best sharpest and quality handling SUV on the road right now!!!! It out shines most current SUV 's to it's beauty, road handling and quality inside features>(comfort along with safety) inside and out...hands down!!!!
Jordan Picking,,,.so there's a brand of sarcasm is there?..LOL..well that's a new one. My comment wasn't sarcastic Jordan...just my take. Without being sarcastic...But, if someone's opinion on here hurts your feelings then that's your issue isn't it to work out.
Drone, I'm not you're honey, but here's my reply. After several weeks and tries at test driving pretty much "all the SUV's out there", trust me, I think you can now accept and take me at my every word of my statement on the Kia Sportage! It doesn't have to agree with whatever you may so think, so don't take it personal. Remember it's my personal take/opinion, not your's. Good day
Base Models have 180 hp. The top model is 2.0 Liter, Turbocharged Horsepower 240. It's an okay city car. Its more than likely more reliable than Ford by default. so I'd rather go Kia if I had to pick
last I checked consumer reports kia was proven more reliable than ford hands down as a brand overall - 3 or 4 years ago I believe. don't know about now, but my money is on Kia over (F).ix (O).r (R).epair (D).aily; but that's just me - a disgruntled ex ford Taurus 1988 owner.
One of my neighbors bought one days ago. He somehow liked the exterior design. As I see him drive by in that car I feel I am beginning to fall for the design.
Drove the base model.Handeled like a champ.Rugged suspension yet not hard.It is not quite though.The four is raucous and the road noise noticeable.Very messed up ,would buy it tomorrow if not so loud.This is coming from a Subaru owner.
Just another warning especially if you're in Canada or northern US, their service schedule is ridiculous. Here in Canada, you have to have your car serviced every 6000 KM (not miles) to maintain your warranty. We spend more time taking the car for service than driving it.
Yes it even does well with us older folk, not just with soccer moms. I plan to pick up this SUV or maybe the Hyundai Tucson in the next couple of weeks of course it all has to do with the pricing! :-)
For me the car looks good with the back better than the front. I don't like black interiors, just wear shorts and get in while you live in Phoenix. The burns will make an impression (any black interior). So why is there nothing about the auto braking, adaptive cruise, rear cross traffic warning, etc? Love the automatic rear hatch lift. For those who don't like the looks, well Hyundai makes a tamer version.
Looked to me like it was doing pretty good on that slushy country road. So it would probably be a pretty good daily driver that could get kids to school and the Parents to work and back. A couple of years ago their were a few times I would have liked a crossover. Now I got a pickup with 4x4. I still don't see any reason to knock these type of vehicles though.Seems to me that theirs good things to be said about a car that can get somebody to work and back when the weather turns bad. We usually don't get much snow where I live,but sometimes it snows unexpectedly.
hyundai,Kia have come a long ways in build quality.You get a lot of bang for your buck,more standard options than Toyota or nissan. Mazda and Honda are good cars also. I rate all the Japanese stuff above U S stuff although Chevrolet has gotten better . definitely stay away from Chrysler products. I worked in the rental car business for 37 years and drove new cars everyday.
You must not own one to know the beauty and the quality handling of this 2017 Sportage inside and out! This is one of the sharpest and best vehicles on the road right now!!
A big No-Go, so says "Consumer Reports" newest update repair reviews. (April 2022😝 Only the 2019 gets a passing grade. The New 2017 model is the worst. Blown Engines, AC not working, Bad electrical problems, Bad fuel pump, etc.
i hate it, now any chick that you pick up in your expensive porsche can think that this cheap ass kia is the "same" car from the look of it and can be just as equal in value.. pff. (gotta be a dumb chick tho)
This should have been a two part review, or at least segregated single video. I absolutely HATE the bouncing around back and forth between drive demonstration and the marketing guy's comments.
My God that front end is amazingly ugly. "It looks agile. It looks athletic. It looks dynamic." says the Kia rep in the video. These are all catchy sounding words that mean not one damn thing. You're talking about a car, not an Olympic sprinter. It's marketing speak. It looks ugly.
Fair point about the segment overall. With respect to taste, it's just obvious man. That thing is so ugly it could make a freight train take a dirt road to get away from it.
Okay I got 4 minutes into this review and turned it off I don't like the shortege that much but PLEASE stop letting Andre do these reviews he is SO amature and his voice like... I can't stand it... BRING BACK NATHAN AND THAT OTHER GUY THATS NAME ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW!!!
Actually, Hyundai really sucks, many people who drove Hyundai and kia had bad reputation, they made bragging advertisement very good, but their whole quality are really sucks, their didn’t save a lot of oil or electricity or energy, and even some bribery company or some company which can get benefits from Hyundai and Kia, they say Hyundai’s power is a little lower than Toyota camry, but it saved much more energy than Toyota, it is the biggest stupid humor in the world, many drivers know that Japanese car is the most saving energy car in the world, the cunning Koreans gave some database, say some power match or oil, electricity match, but the problems is when you drive in normal speed, just drive on the small road speed, Hyundai and Kia consumed much more oil, electricity than Japanese car, and many energy wasted, even the engine in Hyundai or kia, it may borrow other companies’ technology, the fucking Hyundai and kia just used other companies’ technology to brag themselves a lot, and even the engine, the whole system operation, balance, everything, even they borrowed( actually, south Korean companies made a lot of plagiarize.) these technology, their combination are also sucks, their combination also can’t say good, actually, under the normal level. Hyundai and kia’s whole safety, their quality, their saving energy are all under normal level of the whole car in the world, many Hyundai and kia driver repair their car a lot, and even safety, I have one friend, who rent Hyundai before, almost got accident on highway as the rotary table got problems, not the tire’s problem, the car’s problems, so my suggestion, never buy Hyundai and kia, their credit are not good, if you don’t believe me, try to ask persons who drove Japanese or germany’s car, also drove Korean car, which are better. South Korean companies always made good bragging, but sucks quality.
Actually. Hyundai and Kia is one of the best car company in the world. Yes, in the old times, they were one of the worst, but now look at the new cars. Bribery that you speak is supposed to be "marketing." Yeah, Japanese car companies still lead the world competition, but that doesn't mean you should be rude and very disrespectful to other companies who can't "catch up." Hyundai and Kia are currently exceeding the customer's wants and expectations right now, while Japanese industries are making cars that blends way to much in the road that it doesn't even catch your eyes anymore while Hyundai and Kia are dominating it. Did you even drive a new Hyundai or Kia? Because if you say that their overall quality "sucks," you either never experienced today's Kia or Hyundai or you're just plain blind.
90% of the people who will be buying those will be under 25 year old Millennials who drive to Starbucks for a latte. So you don't need snow tires on them, just any tire will do.
I like the look, however I just could never see myself buying a Kia. I know they say the quality and reliability are better, but I just feel like the brand is cheap. No matter how nice the car is, its still a Kia to me and thats not a good thing.
Whitney B while your model has a 36k warranty and KIA has 100k, then you see KIA’s outlasting your model... maybe then you’ll still not change your mind. lol
I drove my 2016 Kia Sportage from Spokane, WA to Missoula Montana driving -0 degrees. The handling did great ! Just got the 2019 Kia Sportage last month. Love to see how this works in the ice and snow.
i own this car for 2 day's. it's very nice!!! the panoramic roof is beautiful!
It's a beautiful vehicle. I test drove the 2017 last week. It had 41000 miles on it. Still acted like new. I was very impressed with the build quality and how it had held up to the use. I thought it handled extremely well and the power was quicker than I expected. Must be the transmission. The 2016 doesn't have nearly the same performance. Texas seems to be a Honda and Toyota dominated market. Not sure how Kia is going to break through that barrier, but if I needed a small AWD/4wd SUV, I'm pretty sure this would be it.
If Kia and Hyundai would stop that crap about non-transferrable power train warranty, their market share would continue to grow. This significant "unadvertised" limitation just pisses people off when they find out about it, especially if they find out about it after they buy the car and then need to use it. That's my only beef with the maker.
words, words, words...but where is the offroad test?
Very disappointing
Just ordered the 2017 Kia Sportage SX 1.6 liter Turbo fully loaded with Toyo Studed winter tires
Looks Great. I'm sold.
You are sold?
The 2017 AWD SPORTAGE is one of the best...if not THE best sharpest and quality handling SUV on the road right now!!!!
It out shines most current SUV 's to it's beauty, road handling and quality inside features>(comfort along with safety) inside and out...hands down!!!!
Diane CfromNY - your brand of sarcasm isn't as funny as you may think.
Jordan Picking,,,.so there's a brand of sarcasm is there?..LOL..well that's a new one. My comment wasn't sarcastic Jordan...just my take. Without being sarcastic...But, if someone's opinion on here hurts your feelings then that's your issue isn't it to work out.
Drone, I'm not you're honey, but here's my reply. After several weeks and tries at test driving pretty much "all the SUV's out there", trust me, I think you can now accept and take me at my every word of my statement on the Kia Sportage! It doesn't have to agree with whatever you may so think, so don't take it personal. Remember it's my personal take/opinion, not your's. Good day
+Diane CfromNY What about the Mazda CX-5? Isn't it competitive?
It’s a females car
Base Models have 180 hp. The top model is 2.0 Liter, Turbocharged Horsepower 240. It's an okay city car. Its more than likely more reliable than Ford by default. so I'd rather go Kia if I had to pick
last I checked consumer reports kia was proven more reliable than ford hands down as a brand overall - 3 or 4 years ago I believe. don't know about now, but my money is on Kia over (F).ix (O).r (R).epair (D).aily; but that's just me - a disgruntled ex ford Taurus 1988 owner.
One of my neighbors bought one days ago. He somehow liked the exterior design. As I see him drive by in that car I feel I am beginning to fall for the design.
Drove the base model.Handeled like a champ.Rugged suspension yet not hard.It is not quite though.The four is raucous and the road noise noticeable.Very messed up ,would buy it tomorrow if
not so loud.This is coming from a Subaru owner.
the alloy is real perfect and smooth
Just another warning especially if you're in Canada or northern US, their service schedule is ridiculous. Here in Canada, you have to have your car serviced every 6000 KM (not miles) to maintain your warranty. We spend more time taking the car for service than driving it.
Yes it even does well with us older folk, not just with soccer moms. I plan to pick up this SUV or maybe the Hyundai Tucson in the next couple of weeks of course it all has to do with the pricing! :-)
For me the car looks good with the back better than the front. I don't like black interiors, just wear shorts and get in while you live in Phoenix. The burns will make an impression (any black interior). So why is there nothing about the auto braking, adaptive cruise, rear cross traffic warning, etc? Love the automatic rear hatch lift. For those who don't like the looks, well Hyundai makes a tamer version.
Great video!
It's a nice looking motor with lots of space. It should be very popular with the suburban mother.
Oh please you can say that about any crossover
Zeeangelofdeath Well, if that's the case, I'm perfectly correct in saying it about this vehicle, aren't I⁉️😃😃😃
+MrKeyboardCommando you are as edgy as cheese
Kcus Kcidu What does edgy mean, and how edgy is cheese❓🤔🤔🤔
Kcus Kcidu If you don't know, why write it⁉️
The front end is cool looking; especially those fog lamps!
LOL i have never heard of any all season tire that does well in snow. Mid october my snow and ice tires go on.
Looked to me like it was doing pretty good on that slushy country road. So it would probably be a pretty good daily driver that could get kids to school and the Parents to work and back. A couple of years ago their were a few times I would have liked a crossover. Now I got a pickup with 4x4. I still don't see any reason to knock these type of vehicles though.Seems to me that theirs good things to be said about a car that can get somebody to work and back when the weather turns bad. We usually don't get much snow where I live,but sometimes it snows unexpectedly.
the rear seats of my 98 pathfinder are reclineable and it has soft touch on the doors
Shut up me from 5 years ago. The pathfinder was AWESOME yes but the back seat is way better on the newer one.
Very nice interior layout.
hyundai,Kia have come a long ways in build quality.You get a lot of bang for your buck,more standard options than Toyota or nissan. Mazda and Honda are good cars also. I rate all the Japanese stuff above U S stuff although Chevrolet has gotten better . definitely stay away from Chrysler products. I worked in the rental car business for 37 years and drove new cars everyday.
Interesting pronounced ..
Sportig in the USA and
Sportaage in Australia.
Good review!
the front end look like a emoticon..😁
Why did kia put those lights on the rear bumper? slightest bump and you need to replace lights
Its not meant to be bumped.
Dude, they stole my RIMS!! they are exactly the same ones from my 2014 forester xt!!
What is the long term reliability? Previous models were not at all reliable. ..
Talk to people all the time when filling up at the gas stations who have Kia and they do nothing but brag about how great a car and value they are .
Descent car overall, looks are questionable. Noticeable catch up though, lots of features Ford brought to market 4 years ago.
Great review!
When do we get a true.offroad review at GoldMine Hill??
I think i have to see it in person. The exterior looks kinda fooogly but the camera angles are not too good either.
I've seen one in person and it looks worse
it look sort of like a Subaru Tribeca esqued in the front and rear
Interior looks good, front end does not.
+AManWithAPlan4 indeed previous exterior was better, much better
+AManWithAPlan4 Front looks great to me.
+AManWithAPlan4 I agree....the Sportage went from ugly to most hideous SUV. I just don't get it.Excellent review though!!Thumbs Up
You must not own one to know the beauty and the quality handling of this 2017 Sportage inside and out! This is one of the sharpest and best vehicles on the road right now!!
Diane CfromNY p
I wasnt loving it. When it first came out. I don't know whether they tweaked it or it's just growing on me.
Dual floor based on the rogue
Discount Porsche cayenne
Ground clearance? Need way more off road testing
Subaru B9 Tribeca?
That's what I though
+Andrew Yang thought*
igotwhips No! Porsche something.. more resemblance from porsche than subaru tribeca..
Good job Andre3000
Where did the fast lane guys go
Good car
Space saver spare tyre limited to 80kph? Big mistake for Australian market.
IT COMES WITH DIFF LOCK!!
The body looks nice as well does the interior. I just don't find the front end attractive.
2 kind of front bumpers?
i just noticed that. what gives?
The higher one is the AWD model
the ''off road'' test is driving 5 seconds on 3 cm of wet sow, ok... very capable AWD.
I like it!
Need more ground clearance
A big No-Go, so says "Consumer Reports" newest update repair reviews. (April 2022😝
Only the 2019 gets a passing grade. The New 2017 model is the worst.
Blown Engines, AC not working, Bad electrical problems, Bad fuel pump, etc.
Inspect the paint before buying. I bought my Sportage at sundown and the paint is dull. I hate the paint in this car. This is my first and last Kia.
I love it
front looks like a subaru tribeca
Not even
0:02 I don't know about your new name, Andre. You should just stick with Andre.
It doesn't need a CVT , it needs a DCT like the 1.6Turbo
DCT's are great for performance on the road but, they are jerky and inefficient at low speeds :)
looks like the older Porsche Cayanne
i hate it,
now any chick that you pick up in your expensive porsche can think that this cheap ass kia is the "same" car from the look of it and can be just as equal in value.. pff.
(gotta be a dumb chick tho)
+bsilva602 Hella yeah
Did you seriously ask for a CVT? I guess that’s one way to ensure buyers head towards another car maker. CVT = No.
Those tires look like highway tires.
Looks like a Cherokee.
Hey ttfl truck watch the review of toyota hilux of caradvice .com.au you can see how capable it is there
Off road tfl
i know i dont want a cvt stick with the traditional automatic
Looks like a Cherokee ripoff, which is no big suprise from Kia.
Absolutely, and also Nissan Juke
ahmed911payne Yeah but at least the Cherokee was its own thing from the Juke, an off-roader. Now this shit is a clone
nageorgiou2 yeah except Jeeps are junk lmao
That's why the sound is poop. low
Not much snowy off road like title says
Why is Andre wearing black bubblewrap, is he feeling fragile⁉️🤕🤒🏥
+MrKeyboardCommando that's cute, with all your comments about Andre, it's really obvious you have a crush on him.
Droya
This should have been a two part review, or at least segregated single video. I absolutely HATE the bouncing around back and forth between drive demonstration and the marketing guy's comments.
All that & no snow driving.
Sportij?
still ' the headlight are too big and the interior is boring
porsche cayenne lights???
My God that front end is amazingly ugly. "It looks agile. It looks athletic. It looks dynamic." says the Kia rep in the video. These are all catchy sounding words that mean not one damn thing. You're talking about a car, not an Olympic sprinter. It's marketing speak. It looks ugly.
prev gens were better 2011-2015 were good looking
Red Horse I like the front. Are you old?
No I'm not old, you just have bad taste.
Red Horse yes bc the subcompact ceossover suv class is such a high design segment. lol how come you have such amazing taste?
Fair point about the segment overall. With respect to taste, it's just obvious man. That thing is so ugly it could make a freight train take a dirt road to get away from it.
that car does not look good at all the last generation looked better
fugly front end
xboxplayer67 what kind a car u have
Where's the off road?
Sls model is 10 times better
Fucking new nissan juke ew.
bloody fool, where is the offroad
offroad ha ha ha ha ha ha !
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Ford are better
1/18 Model Cars I respect your brand loyalty, but you picked the wrong brand. ford 👎
100th
+M Umar 100% x 1/100 congratulations !!!!
Okay I got 4 minutes into this review and turned it off I don't like the shortege that much but PLEASE stop letting Andre do these reviews he is SO amature and his voice like... I can't stand it... BRING BACK NATHAN AND THAT OTHER GUY THATS NAME ESCAPES ME RIGHT NOW!!!
Can the koreans stop taking design ideas from every other car manufacturer?
This was designed in Germany and the head design exec is Peter Schreyer...not really a Korean design at all.
Jerry Ly Can u just stfu when you dont know shit
That doesn't look like any other car from any other brand sooo
Actually, Hyundai really sucks, many people who drove Hyundai and kia had bad reputation, they made bragging advertisement very good, but their whole quality are really sucks, their didn’t save a lot of oil or electricity or energy, and even some bribery company or some company which can get benefits from Hyundai and Kia, they say Hyundai’s power is a little lower than Toyota camry, but it saved much more energy than Toyota, it is the biggest stupid humor in the world, many drivers know that Japanese car is the most saving energy car in the world, the cunning Koreans gave some database, say some power match or oil, electricity match, but the problems is when you drive in normal speed, just drive on the small road speed, Hyundai and Kia consumed much more oil, electricity than Japanese car, and many energy wasted, even the engine in Hyundai or kia, it may borrow other companies’ technology, the fucking Hyundai and kia just used other companies’ technology to brag themselves a lot, and even the engine, the whole system operation, balance, everything, even they borrowed( actually, south Korean companies made a lot of plagiarize.) these technology, their combination are also sucks, their combination also can’t say good, actually, under the normal level. Hyundai and kia’s whole safety, their quality, their saving energy are all under normal level of the whole car in the world, many Hyundai and kia driver repair their car a lot, and even safety, I have one friend, who rent Hyundai before, almost got accident on highway as the rotary table got problems, not the tire’s problem, the car’s problems, so my suggestion, never buy Hyundai and kia, their credit are not good, if you don’t believe me, try to ask persons who drove Japanese or germany’s car, also drove Korean car, which are better. South Korean companies always made good bragging, but sucks quality.
Actually. Hyundai and Kia is one of the best car company in the world. Yes, in the old times, they were one of the worst, but now look at the new cars. Bribery that you speak is supposed to be "marketing." Yeah, Japanese car companies still lead the world competition, but that doesn't mean you should be rude and very disrespectful to other companies who can't "catch up." Hyundai and Kia are currently exceeding the customer's wants and expectations right now, while Japanese industries are making cars that blends way to much in the road that it doesn't even catch your eyes anymore while Hyundai and Kia are dominating it. Did you even drive a new Hyundai or Kia? Because if you say that their overall quality "sucks," you either never experienced today's Kia or Hyundai or you're just plain blind.
yang xu I had a Toyota Corolla, Volkswagen gti and now a kia soul. I like the soul the best. Depends on what you need in a vichele.
yang xu don't write an essay...
Look who's talking ? A chinese dude talks about quality??
yang xu why did Consumer Reports just name KIA 3rd most reliable car company?
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90% of the people who will be buying those will be under 25 year old Millennials who drive to Starbucks for a latte.
So you don't need snow tires on them, just any tire will do.
I like the look, however I just could never see myself buying a Kia. I know they say the quality and reliability are better, but I just feel like the brand is cheap. No matter how nice the car is, its still a Kia to me and thats not a good thing.
Whitney B while your model has a 36k warranty and KIA has 100k, then you see KIA’s outlasting your model... maybe then you’ll still not change your mind. lol
Toyota and Honda are cheaper than Kia though...just saying.
you did good job. let me see your papers. davi.
There is no SUV anywhere that is uglier than the Kia Sportage...
The Toyota Rav 4 is.