New Kia Sportage: from Europe, for Europe

The sports days is about what the Tiguan is for VW: the indispensable compact SUV, without which a car manufacturer does not even need to get his customers under their eyes. Since the genus has now made success for years, the sports days is not all the green behind the ears: Since 1993 there is already.

But not unchanged. It's already the fifth generation that is now looking to take on at the end of January. After the compact Need and its derivatives as well as the surprisingly successful Nero, the sports days drives the third-party sales for KIA. An important car So, on whose modernization you have used a lot of care. As a clear certificate of quality, Koreans seem to understand the reference to the European origin of their SUV, European on the whole line is in boldness above the press info, which was given to us.

The shortage leads a double life

In fact, the Shortage V for and in Europe related to Hyundai Tucson has been designed and developed, a central role has played the European headquarters in Rüsselsheim, production takes place in Slovak Filing. For the first time, the sports days leads a double life; Globally he is marketed with a long wheelbase, with us only the shorter variant goes to the sale. But what's briefly meant: 4.52 meters in length are not a cardboard stalk, the Tiguan remains there even a tick.

Partially electrified: The predominant part of the drive pallet gets a 48 volt mild hybrid system. Manufacturer

In the familiar dimensions, the KIA designers have done their job, the sporty is nobody who is liable to overlook, but the tacky LED daytime running lights and the sharp look of the matrix LED headlights as well as the crisp tail, where a narrow bar The shaving knives combines shaped lights. Optionally, there is a color-like room for the top equipment GT-Line, namely, black downturned roof.

Panorama display in large format

A real show but is the interior — at least when at least the Spirit level is selected. Then the slightly curved panoramic display is wide, which combines a 31.2 centimeter driver display and an equally large touchscreen to a screen landscape. Below the touch-sensitive monitor, the so-called multimode control bar at a chic Matt look runs along, which besides two knobs a series of sensor direct buttons, among others for air conditioning and infotainment, operations can be switched quickly by a fingertip. The selection of automatic driving steps takes place via a round turntable on the center console.

Wide set up: the large format, slightly curved and driver-oriented panoramic display. Manufacturer

Very tidy, thought through and high quality in its quiet functionality, this overall composition works. A fine thing is the dead angle assistant, which plays the events in the excludable area when the turn signal is set, you can get used to it.

More understanding desired

Unfortunately, a head-up display does not exist. And that the replica of the language assistant is all too often I did not understand, we already know from other Kia and Hyundai models. Immediate wishes desired!

The compulsory seat sample in the rear shows that it lives well and travel here, the look behind the tailgate that shows the trunk with — model dependent — 591, 562 and 526 to 1715 liters ordinary recording standby.

The diesel may stay

For the drives we look twice. Oh, a diesel — almost with stirring we register that, very similar to that over us when an old Renault 4 or a duck 2CV crosses our ways. Unlike, for example, the Nissan Sasha, the sports days has not been able to go on the self-flawder, but one has caught the offer to a single variant, 100 kW / 136 hp does the 1.6 CDI, it gives it as a hand switch or double-clutch gearbox (DCT), As the front drive or with four-wheel drive, the standard consumption is given with 4.2 or 4.6 l / 100 km.

The common rail diesel is always mild hybridized. And that's the important message that emanates from the drives: only the hand-switched base petrol engine (110 kW / 150 hp) is also ready without a 48V electrical system, otherwise the partial electrification is standard. So even in the greater expansion stage of the gasoline engine, the 1.6 T-GDI with 132 kW / 180 hp, in which basically the DCT double-clutch transmission passes the drive forces, optionally only to the front axle or to all four wheels.

April also with plug

The 180-hp combustion is also working in the plug-in hybrid, the KIA turns down in April. There he operates teamwork with a 70 kW / 95 hp electric motor, overall results in a system performance of 195 kW / 265 hp. The power store serves a 13.8 kWh lithium-ion polymer battery, the electrical reach should be around 60 kilometers. The PHEW basically relies on four-wheel drive and there on a real — not the electrical, in which an additional electric motor charged the second drive axle.

Shortage with plug: The plug-in hybrid will be submitted in April. Manufacturer

The partial circulation is probably no second too early. At the plug-in hybrid you see where the journey goes, says the new KIA Germany boss Thomas Darren — at the end of 2022 close to the end of the promotion. But those would like to take many customers. 2022 becomes a plug-in year, predicted Darren, this business would like not leave.

Incidentally, a completely electrical sports day is not intended, for driving with electricity PUR, KIA has finally brought the EV6 into the portfolio.

Our first exit with the sports days led us through the surrounding area of ​​Munich, promoted us the top model in GT-line equipment with 180-horsepower gasoline, DCT and four-wheel drive. It's going to be ahead of how to expect it from an SUV: on comfortable seats, federated feathered, quiet and unreasonable, the electric boost laminates the turbochool when accelerating. In the further course of the ride we take the foot of the gas again and again and let the partially electrified sports days drag. Nevertheless, we read a consumption of 7.9 l / 100 from the on-board computer, about 1.7 tonnes want to stop.

New driving assistant

As for the driving assistants, the sports are expanding its competencies, for example, a front collision warning with a turning function and cross-traffic assistant, the freeway assistant in turn, in cooperation with the speed wizard, also refer to Tempo limits in his actions.

Contrast program: For the top equipment GT-Line you can order a roof deductioned in black. Manufacturer

Kia, this proves to be on the example of the sports days once more, is now on a travel flag with the competitors from the Volkswagen Group, and with Opel anyway. For the customer, however, this means that he has to reach in the pocket. Takes place at 27.790 euros for the small gasoline no mild hybridization, with manual circuit and front-wheel drive as well as in basic equipment Edition 7, which already, already important basics such as 17-inch alloy wheels, the simpler digital cockpit, high-light assistant, front collision warning with pedestrian and cyclist recognition, Tracking and traffic assistant, air conditioning and a reversing camera brings. If one goes from the same motorization, but then with 48 volt system as well as DCT and the perfect Spirit level (including seat and steering wheel heating, Navy, electric tailgate and panoramic display), at least 39,090 euros are to be invested. And the plug-in hybrid begins the price list at 44.390 euros.

KIAS portage shortly:

When he comes: Already orderable, from 29 January in the trade

Who he takes to seek: VW Tiguan, Škoda Karol, Seat Ate ca, Hyundai Tucson etc.

What drives him: 1,6-L gasoline engine with 110 kW / 150 hp and 132 kW / 180 hp, 1.6-l diesel with 100 kW / 136 hp

What he costs: from 27,790 euros

What follows: Plug-in hybrid with 195 kW / 265 hp from April