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Made to Wow: The enhanced KIA Sportage

Made to Wow: The enhanced KIA Sportage

Date: 2018-11-23

It's been just more than two years since the multiple award-winning current-generation KIA Sportage made its debut in South Africa. Now, thanks to a mid-life refresh that includes revisions to engine and transmission options, as well as a revised model line-up, the significantly enhanced Sportage is available in South Africa.

Launched in 1993 and spanning four generations since, Sportage is undoubtedly the most successful model in KIA's history. In fact, earlier in 2018 - in the year of its 25th anniversary - KIA Motors celebrated Sportage reaching 5 million cumulative sales across the globe.

A multi-award winning global design, Sportage is now even more striking thanks to a slight nip-and-tuck to its exterior for the 2019 model year. At the front, Sportage retains its striking headlamps, incorporating unique LED Daytime Running Lights, as well as a slightly revised, more prominent 'tiger nose' grille. A new bumper design gives Sportage a more masculine, menacing visage, with a more prominent housing for the front fog lamps.

Proving to be the most popular choices over the past two years, KIA has retained both its familiar 2.0-litre Multi-point Injection (MPI) and 2.0-litre CRDI (Common Rail Diesel Injection) engines for use in the Sportage.

New to the range, however, is the efficient 1,6-litre GDI engine, utilised exclusively in the Sportage Ignite. This new-generation 1,591cc 'Gamma' engine produces 97 kW of power, with 161 Nm of torque available from 4,850 r/min. It reaches the 100 km/h mark in 12,1 seconds and is capable of a top speed of 170 km/h, with CO2 emissions of 175 g/km.

For more about this most exciting model, contact Kia Umhlanga on 031 - 570 4700 and watch this space for more on this amazing new vehicle.