About Kia Sportage

To keep a firm hold on new-vehicle shoppers, compact crossovers such as the Kia Sportage make space their number-one priority. The two-row Sportage is spacious and is offered with a 187-hp four-cylinder engine that lacks significant kick. The more powerful Sportage Hybrid and PHEV, reviewed separately, mostly fix that gripe. Up against the likes of the Mazda CX-5 and Honda CR-V, the Sportage uses a bevy of standard features and equipment, with an affordable starting price to sweeten the temptation. Front-wheel drive is standard on most trims, but all-wheel drive is available. The Sportage’s distracting design keeps it from being mistaken for another crossover, but it does share much of its DNA with its corporate sibling, the Hyundai Tucson.

After a major overhaul last year, the Kia Sportage sees some less dramatic changes for 2024. Kia fits airbags to the second-row seats and LED projector headlights as standard equipment on all Sportage models. They’ve also dropped the all-wheel-drive SX trim for 2024.