2022 Kia Sportage PHEV First Drive | Is Kia's 256mpg Plug-In Hybrid The Ultimate Family Car?

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[@keithjohnston1981]

I test drove one of these the other week and was able to accelerate up to 70 mph and stay on electric only power without the petrol motor kicking in. I was very impressed.

[@tomquimby8669]

Nice business like review, less / no musical pfaff. good stuff

[@josemanuelreuss9604]

Dude. You are such a great presenter!!!!

[@julianowens4071]

Love the review, if it wasn’t an SUV I’d be all over it

[@marw8383]

Mark - my ID full stop 3 has the slowing down around bends techy bit as part of the driving experience. So VW is doing some of the same. But appreciate this is a great package car.

[@Ambienfinity]

It's certainly gotten smarter, particularly the interior. Excellent review, as usual!

[@jkntrds9635]

excellent review? he showed nothing , well almost nothing apart from the boot and drone footage. He could have been sat in a Golf for all we know. If this review was your first exposure on this car then you still know nothing about it. It was just general impressions from the driver.

[@ukcarver]

Great review, I drive a BMW530e and have to say it’s wonderful very smooth and driven sensibly will give great mpg. I averaged well over 90mpg.

[@rc666]

i am amazed.

[@davidstraker8336]

Aug22: Ordered one in June. Delivery early next year. They've had so much interest they've stopped taking orders while production catches up. Meanwhile I'm enjoying the anticipation through videos like this. The video, btw, is one of the best, most honest, technically detailed out there. Thanks!!

[@Hasman12]

Which model of the Sportage, also if you have the hybrid phev which is what im getting this weekend for my wife what the mpg really like

[@Hasman12]

Also ik what you mean I've been watching videos non stop

[@stu2911]

Any idea if you’re testing the new Toyota Aygo X soon? Great content, keep em coming!

[@vanaramauk]

Thanks mate. Aygo X coming in shortly, so probably 3 weeks. 😁🤘🏻

[@martinshillitoe4735]

I would love to have this car but I do mainly long, motorway driving and the economy is just simply not good when used in that way. Otherwise it is an awesome vehicle

[@JW-jc4vi]

What about the Toyota RAG 4 phev? It does46 miles on electric and produces 22g co2?

[@mplovecraft]

KIA is killing it of late! I like them a lot (we even got one of their hybrids few months back!) One thing that annoys me though and that has been an (admittedly small) issue in every KIA I've tried is that they let in a lot of road noise. I hope it's something they will fix in the future.

[@nisserov]

Thanks m8! I was JUST about to buy one until I read this. Now that´s a deal breaker for me.

[@ritahjean543]

I have the Sportage GT Line S PHEV on order expected November. Thanks for making a video with more detail on the phev offering. I have been watching a lot of reviews and I am glad this video came up. Could you put U.K. in the tags as it’s hard to find a U.K. review of the PHEV version. Maybe because it’s fairly new. 🚙

[@boothy6957]

Can I asked when you ordered it? Wondered what lead times are on these

[@ritahjean543]

@@boothy6957 i ordered early May. i was told it would be delivered within 14-16 weeks but my update last week was mid to end November. i think it will be worth it when it arrives i just wish the reality was advised re-lead times

[@boothy6957]

@@ritahjean543 yeah I bet you do, along with a load of other people. It’s between this and a Kuga for me but money wise, I can’t get anywhere near the Sportage with the same spec as the Kuga ST-Line X.

[@garywest1269]

I ordered a GTline S Phev in mid Jan 2022 and it arrived end of July so 7 mths the original quoted delivery was April, but worth the wait it's a beauty 👌 I understand from some dealers the Kia RV6 can be upto 12 to 18 mths.

[@graantmnz]

e -cvt does not have "rubber banding " there are no belts or bands in a an e-cvt transmission - its unfortunate they have used that term, as they bear no relationship to the banded type CVT systems ( so hated by many )

[@AutonomousMoo]

What do you mean by 256MPG? Is it different then the USA?

[@neilreid6511]

Frustrating that I ordered mine in March and I don't have a build date. The order has gone into a black hole.

[@davidvestey6014]

Still waiting for a ceed estate phev, why all these suv things 😕

[@darwenrover8910]

The cinematography has improved. Along with what I already see and enjoy with entertaining and informative reviews. Keep up the great work Mark.

[@vanaramauk]

Thanks mate. 😁 Mark

[@jkntrds9635]

He showed nothing , well almost nothing apart from the boot and drone footage. He could have been sat in a Golf for all we know. If this review was your first exposure on this car then you still know nothing about it. It was just general impressions from the driver.

[@vanaramauk]

@@jkntrds9635 There's a more comprehensive review on the channel. I said that a couple of times. Mark.

[@kirkby0076]

A few points- Try showing, more of the car! How to select, the different modes.. What the inside, looks like, compared to the other models, if any etc... We don't, get to see much at all here! So people, not seeing any other new, Kia Sportage videos, won't get much, of a feel for the car, inside & out with what, you have produced here! All the best, stay safe...

[@vanaramauk]

There's another review of the car on the channel with more of what you've asked for. All the best. Mark.

[@kirkby0076]

@@vanaramauk I know that Mark... Just, I don't believe it's mentioned here, so people just stumbling, upon this video, might not know & just take it, at face value.... So, maybe a few edits, to show the inside, & when you mention, selecting electric only mode, it showed that... Would have made it, a lot better... Including, mentioning about the more in depth video review, of this vehicle, near the beginning!?? Apart from that, I know what your style & format, just my friend whom watched it, on my smart TV, was commenting, about what I've said here, & above.. Basically, that hmmm he's not showing me, the car inside, & the outside shots, are a bit far away, arty farty look, I've got a drone, to video me shots, that don't work as well, as they could, because of the lack of, some decent close ups etc... Look, he's mentioning selecting this/that, but he's not showing it, in the video! Why, was this made, it's pretty pointless, really! I did say, well he's most likely, got a more in depth review, on it if you look etc... To which my friend said, well then just, have the more in depth one, mentioning the drive quality etc... & showing the features, inside & out etc... then, this video isn't needed! I said, I'll mention it! He said, if the guy had if said, right at the beginning, watch my more in depth review, of this model here etc... as this one, doesn't really go, in2 much detail etc... Then, he would have just skipped it, & watched the other video 👍👍 So, I was just passing on his, critique of this video review. He also pointed out, that someone else, has mentioned similar things, in the comments! Anyway, all the best, stay safe & I look forward, to seeing more detailed video reviews, in the future 👍👍 I've told my friend, to look over your video selection 👍👍 P.s I've just ordered, a GT-LINE S HEV... 👍👍

[@stuartcooke4593]

@@kirkby0076 wow bet your fun at partys

[@Stan6868]

if you cannot get them what is the use.

[@anderspersson6134]

Sounds as though the PHEV has the usual PHEV challenges. Weight etc. Perhaps the cordless hybrid makes the most sense??? Mark fogive my asking but whats the deal with Sportaaaaaage? To a foreigner it sounds awfully posh, or should that be poshaaaage? Great review!

[@vanaramauk]

Ha! Thanks. I’m trying to sound less northern so that more people will understand me. I really want to say “Sport-idge.” 😁

[@stepheng8779]

@@vanaramauk Don't try to sound less Northern mate, there's enough on TV who do that 👍😂

[@Verbindungs]

Question: if you only do commuter short travels, why don't you just get an electric car and dispense with lugging around an ICE you don't need? You could rent a car for once- in-a-year vacation. And if you do a lot of kilometers, why lug around with a battery that dies after just 25 miles?

[@whocares264]

Why lug around an engine gearbox and petrol tank..

[@ritahjean543]

For me it’s the range anxiety and lack of infrastructure.

[@erikhellman3974]

The battery does not die after 25 miles, it just turns the car into a regular hybrid

[@stepheng8779]

40 miles on just EV but that's not the way it works, you need to get your head round it, you clearly haven't.

[@andreiarama8745]

Your question is not to find answers,is to prove your point. The plug-in cars are for people that can only have one car,use it for commuting and the electric range it's enough but they also do longer trips and don't want to stop to charge or there's no possiblity to charge it. For me an plug-in is the worse of them all,for some the best that exists. For me the pic of the range is the HEV. For who does a lot of highway miles the diesel is the answer,but it's beyond me why would you buy a big heavy SUV instead of an sw if you do a lot of miles

[@MrSmalley300]

Order mine July 2032 told 8 months at best

[@saintetienne755]

So the PHEV is £10k more - how are you going to grab back that initial outlay? By owning it several years? Except everyone is going to end up leasing in the future and what's going to happen to all those 3yr old PHEV cars? Hmmm

[@fatfreddyscoat7564]

I think the USA version does have an adaptive damping system.

[@Cohiba100]

As does the rest of Europe. I actually think it is only the UK version that lacks it.

[@rosswhittleton6277]

I know you're tall I'm 6'4" myself did you have any leg room issues whilst driving it?

[@vanaramauk]

None at all. I’m the same height as you. 😀

[@ridgmont61]

Did you drive it on engine only once the battery is drained? Perhaps on a longer motorway journey?

[@vanaramauk]

Hey mate, it was a launch event, drove it for a few hours, battery was full when I started but not when I finished 🙂

[@SalManila1]

Define quickly.

[@Hell-Hound1]

Do like these cars. Any idea when a full EV Sportage will be available? Mrs. is on the waiting list for the new Niro EV as her next company car.

[@philgolding8352]

They not doing a full EV Sportage as far as I know, it would compete with the EV6

[@Hell-Hound1]

@@philgolding8352 Seems like a strange decision, with everything needing to be EV by 2030.

[@stuartwarren5900]

I believe the planned EV4 model will be the one you are alluding to as (to quote where I read somewhere) it will be “close in size to the company’s Sportage”.

[@skytechm07]

Does it have spare tire ? Thanks

[@hayden1766]

It does not come with spare tire due to the battery

[@stephandolby]

KIA: gearbox tuned for efficiency. Also KIA: six ratios, in 2022. I wonder how long it'll be before the BIK ratings shoot through the roof on these?

[@youtuberpov]

How did they got that mpg 🤔🤔

[@reececollison5101]

Answer: they didn’t. They ‘achieved’ it in a lab and on 99% of journeys you wouldn’t get anywhere near close to it.

[@andreiarama8745]

WTF? Just the price is a con? What about the weight? What about the fact that the extra power is there just to offset the extra weight? What about the fact it's not actually faster because of thet 200+kg extra weight?

[@chris52386]

Why

[@021om6]

Full ev?

[@vanaramauk]

The fullest. 😁

[@robholland6460]

The new Sportage is crying out for a full EV version. Basically the EV6 drive train underneath it.

[@mplovecraft]

Apparently the 2022 e-Niro is really good. Haven't had a chance to try it yet though. But you'd think there's a space in between the e-Niro and EV6 where it would fit quite nicely. Or maybe they are planning on making a SUV version of the EV6?

[@stuartwarren5900]

The EV4 will be Sportage sized I think due in 2024

[@whocares264]

256 mpg....only if you charge the battery at every opportunity

[@stepheng8779]

Well that's the whole idea 🤦

[@naferemix]

If you just drove 10 miles a day at a snails pace and charged the battery every night, would the mpg not just end up at 999mpg? I don’t get how they come up with a figure on PHEVs

[@stephenwakeman3074]

Similarly to how they come up with any fuel efficiency figures; by combining the average of different driving types and cycles. Which is why I might get into a car and get 40mpg and you might get into the same car and achieve 45mpg. Because you drove differently, to a different place on a different road. And whilst your usage figure isn’t impossible, few people drive like that in real life. Plus, if they did why wouldn’t they just get an electric car?

[@runawayronnie]

Nobody can account for different types of drivers and different road or weather conditions. But if you test all cars under the same condition e.g. in a laboratory, then what it does is give a figure where you can make comparison. So if Car 'A' returns 40mpg on average, car 'B' returns 50mpg on average, whilst you probably won't achieve those figures, you should find car B will return 10mpg more than car A.

[@fatfreddyscoat7564]

The average distance about 90% of people drive is apparently around 9 miles so this comes into it: WLPT tests are absolutely not representative of what you will ever see from a car and are a complete joke.

[@rchatte100]

"The only con is the price", really mate? In that case I'm off to buy a Taycan :)

[@tsmatthx2]

256? No

[@floydyboy7619]

After owning one of these for 4 months and 3300 miles I can truly say that this is an awful car. The gearbox is hesitant, the infotainment system is absolute garbage, the accelerator pedal is pure Fisher Price. It would appear that Kia has released this terrible product onto the market ahead of carrying out any testing leaving the end user to find out all of it's problems. This is my first Kia and will be 100% my last, I cannot wait for this lease to end.

[@edwinpeace3205]

has anything improved for you?