Kia Sportage SUV 2019 in-depth review - Carbuyer

[@ILIJA26101993]

I went on a test drive of this car and it's good, better then expected. I was supprised by how quiet it is and by good stearing and body contorol.

[@ScottZ370]

ILIJA1993 Very vague steering though and horrible gearbox in the manuals

[@ILIJA26101993]

@@ScottZ370 No, and no. Gearbox is good, but nothing special, stearing is not vague, not sporty but much better than many other cars, and I drive a ford focus everyday.

[@ScottZ370]

ILIJA1993 Hmm I don’t know I’ve driven one from London to Glasgow and back, I’ve got an Seat Ibiza so I’m probably used to the meaty VAG gearbox. Guess it’s down to what you’re used to

[@HoofHearted2DAY]

I had one of these in base form - friggin loved it. Solid car man, I'd recommend to anyone.

[@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK]

What a moron.

[@paulmcmullan8498]

The reason for the Porsche look is the fact the person who designed the Porsche version designed the kia sportage....

[@nigelcb1300]

Hate those rear lights down low in the bumper out of the following drivers eyeline, makes no sense

[@AlphaPK]

Same problem i noticed when i saw one on road and this small wrong placement of it can be deadly.

[@EgoShredder]

The trouble with these kind of reviews and reviewers, is they know nothing about how well or badly the car is made mechanically. They just go on about the features and general driving experience, which anyone could find out from a brief testdrive when they are looking around dealerships. If they had extensive experience with working on the repair of these makes and brands of car, then they could impart some actual insight into whether something is worth buying.

[@DigitalYojimbo]

You're asking the reviewers to make generalized assumptions based on make and history.

[@davidjboland]

It isn't 1985. There are no bad cars. How often do you see cars broken down on the side of the road due to mechanical failure? Apart from Ferraris and Porsches, of course.

[@EgoShredder]

@@davidjboland It's a fact that manufacturers use a lot more plastic, whereas in the past they used metal for the same key components. It's a fact that cars although more reliable in the early part of their lifespan, tend to later prematurely wear out. Talk to many mechanic friends who work on these modern cars of the last ten years say, and they will give you a more accurate assessment of their quality! I doubt many people will be driving these modern cars after 15 years+.

[@MLife1972]

so you're asking the reviewer to jump in a time machine set to the future to provide a review of long term use - because that's the only way you're going to get that sort of information on a brand new car. If you are interested in long term use, then there are plenty of owner reviews of older cars for you to discover on the Internet.

[@yanxiangzhang4489]

You are right. Consumers care the quality, maintenance and repair cost. They can decide depreciation after buy. The simply review(have a look around and introduce basic information which you can get from dealer shop) can't help too much

[@paulbaldock8]

We have just bought a 68 plate GTS line petrol in this colour. Issues for me: Exhaust back box very noisy, this is due to faulty baffles in box. Been told it’s a Warranty issue Kia are aware of. The revering screen picture is of poor quality compared with a Ford Kuga we had.I test drove two exact same models just to see if it’s was only my vehicle at fault but they were all the same. I love the driving position. It’s very comfortable, good feed back through the steering. The headlights are really good. Generally I feel it’s a well designed car.

[@under-ratedmusiclincs]

Does it go well when you put your foot down?

[@HMCarReviews]

Reviewed one of these on my channel. I like hearing other peoples opinions on the stuff I've done. I think yours was a bit more thorough. I had GT Line.

[@jamiep61]

I also like the exterior. I also like the Blue Paint Colour

[@johncushen1943]

Just bought one and love it

[@tonythompson4951]

I’ve got a 1.6 2019 plate GT line love it apart from the fuel consumption which is atrocious

[@hussainmohammed7853]

What’s mpg

[@aaronpaterson2694]

I've owned 5 new Kia's. Great car. Current have a 2014 Platinum. Looking at other vehicles but keep coming back to Kia. Just wish that Australia has the same colours as the US cars./

[@martinmoss1963]

So £20k to £30k is a cheap car apparently in your book then, nope that’s not a cheap car, blimey!

[@shaun7665]

I’ve got this car had it for 3 years my only dislike about it is the comfort of the seats not good for distance

[@mardanemm]

Kia/Hyundai are the 10 for a dollar disposable lighters while Toyota/Honda are the standard Bic lighters; all disposable some work a little better and a little longer. Just my personal experience.

[@mardanemm]

.....last a little longer.

[@phillipmarnik]

I like a good analogy, this I like.

[@Chriswales]

The camera work is awful, what's up the new bounce zooms?

[@lungaswazi9194]

Even the image quality is woeful, for lack of a better word

[@hemmay]

The rear doors don't open wide enough? What?

[@dauseanadoingme3824]

I love it. I'm buying one tomarrow

[@bosnjanin7597]

and how is it? :)

[@bruces6893]

Just bought one 🤞🤞🤞

[@michaelpeartree1936]

I believe the 2.0 crdi mild hybrid comes with a torque converter automatic. But I might be wrong...

[@bogdanescu03]

Yes, it does. The 2.0 diesel can be paired with a 6 speed manual or an 8 speed automatic with torque converter. Somebody should tell the reviewer

[@yanni2737]

Looks and drives better than X1-Q3-XC40

[@johnwhite2143]

Yeh i agree it definitely looks great never driven one yet but getting one in couple of years fancy a red one in the 1.6t petrol with 177hp about 9 seconds to 60 so quick an safe enough, beautiful looking car an plenty space for my daughters who are will be too tall for my mustang rear seats soon lol 😂🙄

[@beverston15]

Why do the doors never open wide enough does she have to get an elephant in the back

[@evilmario6061]

Surely people have got used to how attractive Ginny is by now... Another solid review!

[@MLife1972]

We're too busy looking at the great cars and reviews.

[@metalmark062]

She’s a beauty and the car too. Come to America and review the cars here the steering wheel is on the left side.. 😍

[@stephandolby]

Looks a bit dark in the back with those small windows, and what's with the overall slightly dreary look of the cabin?

[@tomislavsisko2243]

I bought 2019 1.6 GDI 132HP and its excellent, but city consuption is around 9.5l / 100km 😞

[@esmatelawad4266]

Is it a good car

[@tomislavsisko2243]

@@esmatelawad4266 Yes it is, especially with factory guarantee. Consumption in city 8,7l, on open road approx 7l with very good sound isolation

[@dominicmoore6753]

I prefer the Hyundai Tucson

[@HMCarReviews]

They are same in all but styling really.

[@MotorScotti]

It is very stylish. The only part I don't like are the long stretched headlights: silly but just too Asian for my taste. Otherwise really nice and excellent value for money.

[@hermanhayes750]

Mat Watson says backdoors open too wide so what is it?????

[@ricco123tube]

6 mins 47 secs is not in-depth.

[@oxrdz3932]

There is no seat adjustments for front passenger which is very bad. If you short you cant see the road😂

[@aw4610]

It's a beautiful vehicle

[@kuddin9021]

Is this the new 1 series?

[@lwkeyxhqrry2085]

It looks amazing ❤️

[@migteleco]

I´m from Spain, and i am a little confused: Why the word "vintage" is pronounced like , but this "sportage" is ? It should be like , no? Anyway, here in Spain we go our own way, and we called it XDDD

[@robertcook2572]

Good question! Modern English has borrowed or stolen thousands of words from scores of languages. Some of them arrived so long ago that their pronunciation has been anglicised; vintage being a good example. 'Sportage' is a recent arrival and a brand name so we pronounce it as we have been told to. English must be very tricky to learn as one spelling can have many pronunciations. For example, the formation 'ough' can be pronounced in five different ways: bough, rough, cough, through, borough - all different. Anyway, I'm sure your English is much better than my Spanish - which is non-existent!

[@spencoir1]

6 dough, though....

[@robertcook2572]

@@spencoir1 yep, missed those!

[@davidperry3531]

'The rain in Spain stays mainly in the plain'

[@Benzknees]

Sportage is a name made up by Kia. Vintage is a real word. But there are a few loan words from French, like décolletage and potage, which have similar sounding endings to the Sportage name in standard English (less so in American English).

[@tuya8240]

Don’t like the dash layout but nice car otherwise.

[@peternilsen4218]

This woman is amazing good!😃👍

[@EdgarRenje]

The essence of a sleek polished car design. No, that's not good.

[@arunkartha888]

I may probably be drunk. I do not think, the design is good at all. I prefer the Mazda style.

[@hybaig]

Well kia bring the telluride to uk??

[@shroomyesc]

I don't think it's controversial to say definitely not, the Sorento is already humongous by European standards so it's not likely Kia (or Hyundai) would import a full size suv.

[@hybaig]

@@shroomyesc suv's have got bigger just look at how x5 started off, it be a good alternative to sorento with only 2 seats in middle. I like the setup more and will pick telluride over sorento anyday

[@shroomyesc]

@@hybaig I agree, I love the Telluride and Palisade but unfortunately I can't see them bringing them over. The closest thing Europe will get to that style of SUV will be expensive luxury options like GLS and X7 or the soon coming Ford Explorer PHEV

[@crackercookiecreammango2909]

Zubair Khaliq sorento 2021 look similar telluride ( only North America- USA Georgia manufacturing). not even Korea. ). and 2021 sorento much bigger luxurious then previous one

[@andy-tu2rx]

Stylish lol Do these people shop at primark and holiday in Rhyl?

[@abdulrazakothmanmax5207]

I like Kia

[@johanfagerstromjarlenfors]

”Starting to look dated”..... That interior is more modern than any other interior exept from ford interiors perhaps

[@dylanpower1438]

Johan Fagerström agree. The new kuga has a nice interior

[@julien0964]

Reviewed by a much younger Batch ahah

[@gngan]

Im sure it's call sport-age.

[@MLife1972]

Depends on where you live. In the US, they pronounce it as you suggest, but in Australia and Europe, it's commonly pronounced as heard in this video.

[@zeusjackson5865]

it CAN NOT possibly compete with the new RAV4

[@Derkmeister]

funny cuz all of the reviews I've seen have called it average and disappointing

[@zevids3666]

Nor is it trying to. They're not the same price range.

[@thewhitedoncheadle8345]

just hope dont try avoiding things on the road at speed, because youll be flipping it in no time

[@Dashka063]

3 поколение красивей=)

[@radinsyah1574]

Errr, stylish it is not - Master Yoda.

[@sugraeylul762]

KiA 💓👍

[@osamehammadi9167]

❤👍KIA👍❤

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

Stylish? Fugly.

[@EgoShredder]

Totally agree! Yet another fugly modern car with high sided doors, squeezed rear windows, raised fat chunky front end and bonnet, a hump in the roof, tiny useless rear window, stretched headlights..........etc.

[@abelisraelcruzayuso4682]

EgoShredder indeed!

[@binyamina8850]

Its not looking good for Europe

[@harrymurray-jones219]

Peugeot 3008 and VW Tiguan are so much better

[@popsandbangs8858]

hade murray wow nothing boring like tiguan , and 3008 looks like mpv lol

[@harrymurray-jones219]

@@popsandbangs8858 nah nothing more boring than an Nissan Quashqai or a Hyundai

[@popsandbangs8858]

hade murray i think you need glasses, cause most asian cars are the best looking than boring Europeans

[@binyamina8850]

@@popsandbangs8858 Pfthhhh

[@martinlang9615]

I wish they would make a PHEV (Plug in Hybrid Electric Vehicle) WITH economical diesel. Oh, make is comfortable for shocking Australian roads. 2 litre diesel is too big. The 1.6 diesel sounds good, but the gearbox is a silly introduction....WHY is KIA doing this-it’s almost as bad as the CVT! Oh KIA what are you doing!!! You used to have a great head in your shoulders. A 1.6 flat torque curve diesel with a PHEV and ordinary automatic gear box with 8 forward gears is the GO. I’m almost crying after hearing Kia doing this. They have gone off the rails in a big way and very quickly! What, had there been a recent management change? So so disappointed. It doesn’t take much to go from Hero to Zero, but Kia you are now Zero. I hope they do not do this to the Sorrento as well.

[@northstar1950]

The fact she thinks it looks a bit lie a Porsche thingy is a big negative in my book.

[@Jimmie16]

She didn't say that.

[@alanhindmarch657]

I’ll stick with my Ssangyoung Korando thanks, just as good, more power and costs much less.

[@DrMartinMac]

and it´s one of the worst cars in the univers!

[@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK]

What a moron - it's still Korean.

[@LeadfootLou]

It would be a nice vehicle if you get to remove the KIA sign from the front and from the steering wheel.

[@davidorama6690]

Where is Rebecca Jackson.

[@shroomyesc]

Left half a decade ago, you're a little bit late aren't you.

[@khalidiqbalsheikh8471]

Kashkai is much beautiful than this. Any ways nice video.

[@dylanpower1438]

Check ur English

[@devakumar-qv2ny]

Bad interior

[@osamehammadi9167]

❤👍KIA👍❤😁

[@prashil1512]

Car wow is better

[@lesego2933]

Actually Cars.co.za is better

[@Beorn.]

Diesel ?? really! Wouldn't buy it anyway really dont like the looks at all.

[@Sanpedranoazul]

All I see Is the same crap 😂😂🤭

[@MrRohanThomas]

another 'small' suv

[@ahmadayman971]

I’d personally go for a Renault Kadjar!

[@SuperGeorge2112]

Sportage is far bigger and better built.

[@ahmadayman971]

The na 1.6 engine is full of problems and half of the consumers changed the short block The dry transmission of the turbo version heats up in city driving and people changed components including disks on 20k I ve owned both cars and im telling u the kadjar is a far better car better stability better refinement better quality materials and much more fuel efficient

[@popsandbangs8858]

Wtf

[@markfosseth8047]

Nice woman 🙂

[@net_news]

hot

[@JMB1891]

NETnews no, it’s clearly raining.

[@net_news]

@@JMB1891 still hot

[@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK]

Behold: The most HIDEOUS-looking vehicle ever produced. Why would anyone buy this mess over it's competitors unless they are total morons?