The 2013 Kia Sportage is specially built to offer exceptional smooth ride for your driving experience. The Kia’s SUV would be perfect for those who really concern about sporty handling as well as good looking style. Moreover, its powerful engine could be rarity among other crossover vehicles on its class. However, the compact car won’t be suitable for those who love maximum interior space and 360-degree visibility. Overall, the Korean car is still a good competitor for other rivals, such as Honda CR-V, Toyota RAV4 and Ford Escape.
For the first sight, you will going to love the 2013 Kia Sportage’s appearance. Moreover, Kia supports the SUV’s sleek design with remarkable exterior parts, such as sharp lines, narrow side glass and Kia’s signature “tab” front grille. The crossover highlight a keenly sinister appearance thanks to the installation of lower air ducts and painted wheel inserts. If you are taking a look on the Korean car closely that the car little bit similar with VW GTI judged from its high beltline and big wheel-and-tire combo.
Stepping inside the 2013 Kia Sportage‘s cabin, you will be delighted with its functionally interior design. For the first impression, Kia offers generous seating space to five the SUV passengers. The instrument panels for the crossover are easy to read, meanwhile the control attributes are placed logically for intuitive access. How about the cargo capacity? It seems the Japanese car provides generous cargo room with standard 26.1 cubic feet or 54.6 cubic feet when the backseats are folded down.
Now, let’s talk about the performance of the 2013 Kia Sportage. Kia supports the SUV with two different engines for the availble models. The first one is a 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine which put under the crossover hood to help to deliver 176 hp and 168 pound-feet of torque. The first engine will be able to be used to accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in 9.4 seconds. Meanwhile the second Korean car’s engine is 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder which be able to produce 260 hp and 269 lb-ft of torque. The second engine is lot quicker for accelerating from 0 to 60 mph, for about just 6.5 seconds. Now, what about the fuel consumption of the 2013 Kia Sportage? The first engine is able to set EPA-estimated fuel economy at 21 mpg city/30 mpg highway and 25 mpg combined (automatic transmission and FWD) or 20/27/23 (AWD). Meanwhile for the second engine, the numbers are 21/28/24 with front-wheel drive and 20/25/22 with all-wheel drive.
So, how much we have to spend to get the 2013 Kia Sportage? Available with four trim options, Kia offers the SUV with affordable price. For the base model, the crossover is sold with a MSRP at $ 19,000. For the LX model, the car is offered with a starting price of $ 21,200. The third model (EX) can be bought with a MSRP at $ 24,200. The last Korean car model is SX model which is priced with a starting price of $ 26,900. So, which one that will be your choice?
Courtesy of Kia Media Tracking
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