Kia has unveiled the Sportage JBL Black Edition crossover, available to order now in the UK with a starting price of £28,545 ($38,589). The limited edition model’s name stems from its eight-speaker JBL premium audio system with subwoofer, external amplifier and front center speaker – all standard. Other highlights include gloss black exterior accents: grille […]
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Kia has issued a recall for an estimated 294,756 vehicles in the United States, at risk of suffering an engine compartment fire that can occur while the car is on the move. The recall involves the 2012-2013 Sorento, 2012-2015 Forte and Forte Koup, 2011-2013 Optima Hybrid, 2014-2015 Soul and 2012 Sportage. Kia dealers will inspect […]
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced Hyundai and Kia could pay a combined total of $210 (£157.2 / €175.6) million in penalties to resolve allegations the company was slow to recall vehicles and “inaccurately reported certain information to NHTSA regarding the recalls.” At issue are the “untimely” recalls of over 1.6 million vehicles […]
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Kia’s acclaimed Sportage compact crossover has been an enormous success for the South Korean automaker, with pre-pandemic sales increasing year over year. Whilst doing well, though, its ageing sheet metal will be replaced by an all-new generation body next year. In a break from tradition, the new car, codenamed NQ5, takes on a twin-pronged attack […]
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<!––> <!––> The facelifted Kia Sportage has just been unveiled in Chinese guise at the Guangzhou Auto Show and it’s quite striking, to say the least. Mind you, the Sportage sold in China is not the same as the one sold in international markets. The current generation model is based on the Hyundai ix35 and […]
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Ladies and gentlemen, we bring you the very first spy shots of the next-generation Kia Sportage compact SUV. Spotted for the first time in Europe, more specifically at the Nürburgring Nordschleife race track, the fifth-generation Kia Sportage looks nothing like the outgoing model. Sure, the prototype is fully wrapped up in camouflage but it appears […]
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Kia’s new design philosophy has already given us vehicles like the Seltos, Telluride, K5 and all-new Sorento. Soon, it will be time for the outgoing Sportage to receive a major update as well. YouTuber and designer Hitekro has created a rendering that imagines how the next-generation Sportage might look like. Needless to say, if the […]
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The current Kia Sportage may be one of the more odd-looking vehicles in the South Korean automaker’s current range, but thanks to its ‘tiger nose’ front grille, it does attract attention and has an undeniable presence on the road. Evidently, the owner of the following Sportage thought they could be a better job at designing […]
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