The head-turning Sportage Hybrid is Kia’s high-performing fifth-generation compact SUV that comes with a long list of standard features, a versatile cabin, and a robust engine. Designed for comfort, the SX-Prestige boasts a powerful Turbo Hybrid powertrain, panoramic sunroof, and all-wheel drive, providing better traction on roads affected by inclement weather. Here’s a look at the car’s key features and some attractive add-ons that allow motorheads to personalize their Kia Sportage Hybrid.

Models
Kia Sportage Hybrid comes in three trim levels: LX, EX, and SX Prestige. The LX boasts a 1.6L turbo Hybrid Powertrain with 227 HP and 258 lb-ft torque, touchscreen display, electronic parking brake with auto-hold, and safety features like lane, parking, and parking assistance. Apart from these standard LX features, the EX has active all-wheel drive with a center locking differential, roof rails, a power driver’s seat, and a heated steering wheel.

The SX Prestige offers the most with a smart power tailgate, panoramic sunroof, power sunshade, premium audio system with eight speakers, ventilated front seats, power passenger seat, driver’s seat memory system, smart cruise control with stop and go, and surround view monitor.

Interior and comfort
Kia Sportage Hybrid has a relatively quiet cabin, balanced handling, and precise steering. The vehicle boasts a notably roomier interior with plenty of headroom and legroom, both in the front and the back, and a tasteful layout. Buyers can enjoy steering wheel mounted controls, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, superior soundproofing, and ample power to haul a full load of passengers and cargo. This spacious SUV offers full comfort with 60/40 split-folding and reclining rear seats.

Innovative storage
It provides innovative storage options for all kinds of travel needs, including adjustable cupholders, seatback coat hangers integrated into the head restraints, a deep center console, hooks for shopping bags, a bi-level cargo floor to hold small goods in place, and spring-loaded handles to release and fold the backs of the rear seats.

Engine performance, built, and fuel efficiency
Drivers can choose from various driving modes, such as Sport for greater acceleration and reaction, apart from Normal, Smart, and Snow modes. All three trims of Sportage Hybrid come with a powerful 1.6L turbocharged 4-cylinder and full parallel hybrid system, 227 HP and 258 lb.-ft. torque and all-wheel drive. The wheelbase is 108.5 in, length 183.5, and width 73.4. Additionally, you get 63.6 in front track, 8.3 in ground clearance, and up to 3,896 curb weight and 4,949 lb gross weight.

The Sportage Hybrid’s response can be completely customized, thanks to its user-selectable drive modes. It has a six-speed automatic transmission and well-built engine and offers exceptional agility and precise steering. The SUV has good fuel economy, with 42 mpg average in the city and 48 mpg on the highway, according to EPA’s estimate.

Driver-assistance and safety features
One of the most attractive features of the Kia Sportage Hybrid is its numerous safety features that come built-in with the vehicle. It includes the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist system, which detects a potential collision and automatically applies the brakes in a variety of circumstances, Lane Keeping Assist and Lane Following Assist system that monitors the lane markers on the road with a front view camera on the windshield, and provides steering inputs to keep the vehicle aligned.

It also comes with Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist to detect objects in the blind spots, an integrated park distance audible warning system to help detect obstacles in the rear, Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning system to detect cross traffic when in reverse, and Safe Exit Warning to alert the driver and passengers to certain potential hazards approaching from behind before exiting the vehicle.

Cost, warranty, and insurance
The Kia Sportage Hybrid LX is competitively priced at $27,290. The EX costs around $30,990, while the SX Prestige is priced at $36,190. Buyers receive Kia’s 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty for all three trims. The cost of insuring the Sportage Hybrid depends on factors like the level of coverage one needs, type of insurance, deductible, one’s credit score and age, past driving record, location, etc.