2024 Kia Sportage Snow test

2024 Kia Sportage snow test

[@peggyrbaldwin]

I wouldn’t use the word “quick spin” when talking about driving in the snow! We live in Portland, Oregon and we don’t get much snow. We just bought a Kia Sportage PHEV and may be driving through mountain passes with snow on longer winter drives and it’s good to know that it works well in the snow.

[@thesnowflakepro]

Thanks for sharing your experience … I have lived in the Northern US and really appreciate - and value - your viewpoint as a Michigander. Thanks again!

[@tamerinal]

Start the car before clean it when the weather is snowy. This way you get less cold 🤠.

[@EnigmaJGOfficial]

Winter Tires do justice alot in snow

[@Pendragon501]

I picked mine up a week and a half ago and haven't got to try it out in snow yet. I bought the hybrid SX Prestige.

[@Rob-mg4nh]

Awesome Bro. Greetings from Australia

[@sfromd]

One day I’ll get down there to visit I have friends in Perth

[@Chris-hw4mq]

I couldnt use the car with that instrument cluster, I need a rev counter/speedo with a needle

[@Rob-bz8ig]

Can you let us know what model you got? I'm particularly interested if its the 19 or 20 inch tire performance (prestige & xline)

[@sfromd]

x line not sure of the tire size, i believe 20 inch

[@billv8938]

Just curious, why don't you park your car in the garage?

[@sfromd]

My garage is too small. I have two motorcycles as well which are parked there. Just no room

[@Okikor1]

Do the Michelin tires slip a lot?

[@sfromd]

no they hand,ed great

[@axelrinder6089]

I might've missed it.. but what tires are you using?

[@sfromd]

Good question, they are the standard tires that came with the vehicle. I honestly did not look.

[@davidwright1752]

We have snow in Australia as well Look up Skiing in Victoria and Tasmania.

[@davidwright1752]

Which motor did you get I got 23 SX+ diesel Australia dash look the same. There just the GT version above it. I’ll have the check to see if it has snow setting I think a mud settings.But living in sunny Queensland we can get snow very low down in the state but not every year.

[@sfromd]

Not sure which motor it came with. Definitely not a diesel. I’ll have to check. I never knew it snowed in Australia wow

[@davidwright1752]

@@sfromd We are basically larger than the 52 states of America and have all the seasons here. Not unlike USA our country can kill you very quickly. When you look at a map notice we basically follow the coast line 50 degrees Celsius in the shade standing in the sun is 13 degrees hotter about 145 degree Fahrenheit. Many have broken down and decided to walk your dead in a couple of miles if you leave the car. The coldest ever recorded was -23 degrees C about -10 Fahrenheit. USA is much colder than Australia. So both countries will either cook you or freeze you. I like the added benefit of AWD . We also have dirt highways as well if actually live remote here safest vehicles are the Toyota land cruiser. Need a proper 4WD bit expensive for me. The AWD get you out of most situations. Really only light duty and much more comfortable. This is my second Kia I have been lucky with them. Excellent Value I like the BMW X3 but it’s a $100,000 in Australia. Need small lotto win for one of those. When visiting Alaska I checked what the troopers drove and they had V8 petrol that were not turned of at all for winter. Not shelter for that emergency vehicle at all. Apparently diesel it’s not popular for winter.