Been waiting for this! Great wrap up as always! As for the car, looks like a chonky EV6, which for me is a good thing! And the green gives it a very rugged military-esque vibe. The dash+info definitely feels like punching above its class. If Kia decides to bring the HEV down here, it could give the RAV4 a run for it’s money! But the diesel should be perfectly fine. BTW, Tom can’t seem to get the Sorento off his mind. 😬 looking forward to comparison vids!
You are evolving into a very polished presenter John; Tom will be feeling the pressure. Tank capacity? Has the 63 litre tank been retained? Tucson is only 54 and other competitors even less. Just found the spec sheet ... 54 litres, same as Tucson. Petrol range is poor, Diesel OK for range.
Hi John, Great review, great car. In my opinion will sell like hot cakes, my preference is the diesel GT-Line; interior really looks good. Love the 3-spoke steering wheel, thank goodness they didn't fit the ugly 4-spoke wheel from the Tucson! How is the interior quality vs the new Sorento? Another question please, I seem to recall when Tom did a review (not test drive) of the new Sportage a few months ago he mentioned that the boot was over 600 litres in 5 seat format?
@chasingcars, could you please review the SX or SX plus grade as not everyone of us can afford the top model?? A video review of the sweet spot range among the 4 grades would help us who are not looking to go beyond 50K. Thank you
We lost the flat bottom steering wheel on the GT Line ! as well as the GT Line badge. Oh well. It is under powered despite the fact that this diesel is the most athletic of the entire range. They should have made rear heated outboard seats and more fancy aircon controls for the rear
Great review, thank you. The new Sportage definitely sets itself apart with its dazzling new design and lines. I wish there'd be less black plastic around but otherwise it looks great inside and out x
Thanks, great review. Overall seems good. I've ordered the GT Line diesel which should be here 1st week of December. Haven't been able to test drive one yet though.
My dealer says that they will have one for me test drive first week of December and that was the condition for my preorder, with delivery hopefully end of January
Lovely looking car, good review on the GT Diesel, have mine on order and quite confident it will easily tow my 12 foot van when we go away on holidays. Totally enamored with fuel economy as well, it will fit our lifestyle brilliantly! Researched Mazda CX5 and Subaru Outback, for my needs the KIA is the outright winner.
@@chasingcars did you get to test the lights at night time? I would love to know how good the low and high beams are, and how bright the reverse lights are, etc Thank you for a great review - you make car buying choices easier with these videos 👍
Did a test drive on the 2 litre GT Line. Ride was pretty smooth. The issue I had was the vibration you get when you're on standby - it's pretty significant. Like to know if others have felt the same or I was unfortunate to drive a car with issues.
It's an excellent vehicle . Got to drive one last Friday just as they were hitting dealers yards. The GT Line, though not cheap is worth the extra spend. But even one of the mid spec models with the 1.6T-Gdi or the diesel is also a great choice. The base 2.0 petrol though good, is still underdone. We can tell you that a hybrid is planned to arrive late 2022. Kia's estimation of diesel sales is conservative. Probably closer to 35% diesel & 75% petrol , with the turbo petrol unit likely to account for a majority of sales
Interested in your comments to compare this Kia with a Corolla Cross Atmos hybrid. (I ordered an Atmos almost 9 months ago and they still haven't started to even build it yet. Should I wait for the ATMOS or should I cancel that order and look at a Kia Stortage Platinum?)
I quite like this in the gtline trim, I've now seen pictures of the base model interior, and I really think they should have used piano black plastic on the instrument and infotainment system surrounds, rather than the flat black plastic, which makes it look cheap and nasty, I am glad though that all variants get the digital instrument display, even Hyundai didn't do that if i remember right. Seems all ads and reviews concentrate on the GTline, now I know why. Overall though, I love the new look, I was never a fan of the gen 4 sportage front end. I have my 2005 V6 4wd sportage still, and love it, I just don't like it's fuel economy, it's a very thirsty beast but quite capable off road.
Good to see new diesel SUVs keep coming to Australia. I like the new Sportage, but it would be better to have that DCT on the diesel version as Sorento does.
Love the new 2022 Sportage, my pick is the diesel GT-Line. I prefer the standard 8-speed TC gearbox, not a fan of DCT gearboxes. Does anybody have the new Sorento diesel with the DCT gearbox - in Australia? Any feedback please?
it would be a crime to not by a sportage in jungle green. Also, those doubled up shortcut buttons should've been tactile buttons instead of a flat screen.
Kia/Hyundai have not resolved their catching fire issue, a 2022 Sportage caught fire sitting in a driveway, for that reason I traded off our 2017 Sportage for a 2017 RDX, still have a 2016 Tucson with the 1.6L turbo.
Can anyone tell me what's better diesel or petrol? I don't know anything about cars. And I placed an order of this car GT line 1.6T petrol (I can change tho). But I don't know what to choose.
Are the black window surrounds and mirrors standard or optional for the GT-Line? I'd much rather have chrome or satin chrome window surrounds with body colour mirrors.
Another great review!! . Can you suggest if I should go for 1.6 petrol turbo engine or the 2 litre diesel variant if the daily driving will be in the range of 25-50 km ? Just in the city drive during weekdays.
The only design issue I can see is that big slab screen dash. To be blunt, analogue is still my preferred display for speedo and tachometer as per base Sorento and the late Optima. I like an independent speedo-tacho pod separate from the centre info console. I also prefer separate air-conditioning controls from the audio-visual. Other than that, nice looking car.
Looks like a Hyundai Tucson that doesn't come as pre-dented on the sides. Here in the USA we call it the SPORT-age, like STORE-age, not like Mir-AGE. But the Canadians say it your way.
Interesting you say there is no active component to the suspension. I have one and Eco, Normal and Sport modes definitely change the suspension firmness. eco is only good around town, too soft in the back for the open road. Normal is a good balance, and sport is noticeably stiffer again and feels much better poised if you want to go faster. I haven't had it long enough to figure out what the Smart drive mode does but I assume it is some auto adaptive program.
I’m afraid not. No Sportage has adaptive dampers. They are passive dampers that don’t have any capability to change damping profiles through various modes. The engine response, transmission shift points and steering weight all change, but not the suspension.
Nice review John. The styling is way better than the previous gen, always laughed at how they deleted the ice cube fog lights are the first iteration in an attempt to improve the styling. The Seltos, Sorrento and Carnival are all good looking and now the Sportage is inside and out. Just hope you remembered to fart in the car before handing back the keys, that way cadogan could smell what you had for breakfast :)
@@craigfield9447 it's cadogan lowercase - he is a failed journalist and data cherry picking lowlife that has not "reviewed", as in hasn't driven another make of car other that Kia/Hyundai for over a decade and never explained his "commercial arrangement" with KIA/Hyundai (apart from one or two Subaru's)
Hello Chasing Cars Team, what would be your pick between Kia Sportage GT line diesel or VW Tiguan 162 TSI R-Line? I understand Tiguan is more dearer but appreciate your thoughts?
Weird that wireless android auto is only on the base model. All high specs get wired android auto / CarPlay instead of wireless. Seems like they need to pick a better stereo for the higher models…
I've been looking at Haval H6 and puzzled by the same thing. Base model only has wireless, mid & top only have wired. Would love to know what's up with this.
@@grampsgamingaustralia3512 It's because of a operating disagreement, essentially. With wireless, when the driver enters the car, there needs to be a 'default' satnav since the driver isn't choosing one, like deliberately would if they plugged their phone in. Apple/Google want their satnav to be default, and KIA want theirs. It doesn't work wirelessly in a lot of cars because of this disagrement
This color is a Camouflage color used for Army so that people around the car do not notice it easily. Imagine if this also applies for people driving around you.
Driven both GTs … 1.6 petrol is still too gutless … liked the transmission though …. Diesel was good as far as power but the transmission was just okay …. They need a 2.5petrol with a DCT - a CX5 killer combo ! If you drive them … there is no way you’d buy the petrol ! Kia have got it all wrong ! The diesel will be the big seller
@@PomaranczaPoczestujSie it's good depends how you drive I can get 60mpg overall. But I got broad now if I put it in sport and drive crazy I still get above 30mpg
We never got that engine in Australia we had a 2.0mpi 2.4gdi 2.0d and this new one replaces the 2.4 with a 1.6tgdi with the two other engines only having slightly different tunes
@@rajindernijjer I dont think so. We don’t have any emission restrictions so no one bothers to bring the lower emission mild-hybrid/hybrids here. They would rather just bring they diesel as the fuel efficient option
Agree on the engine a bit harsh on heavy acceleration and the piano black interior is a bit of a let down other than that it was pretty nice. Will test drive the CX5 and Toyota rav 4 hybrid then make a decision
@@kirkc9643 No I don’t think I would go the Haval , I tested the CX5 diesel and petrol turbo also the rav4 hybrid today, I was impressed more with the rav4 a good overall package it’s pretty hard to beat and I’m far from a Toyota person.
@@robertspinks835 that’s generous! I know most dealers are saying 9 months, hence I went with new Hyundai Tucson highlander 1.6T petrol. I am very happy with it. I can’t wait for a car for 9 months. I know many who ordered in 2020 haven’t gotten their cars yet. All the best with your choice!
I think the tucson in n line form looks the best. N line > sportage > normal tucson I'll be test driving the sportage and n line soon to help me decide though.
Very Glad that I bought the 2022 Sportage Diesel LX 4 wd a few weeks ago ( LX cheapest version in NZ $ 47K ) still a brilliant Car , it's my 4 th Kia diesel ( had 2 Sorento 's and a Sportage EX before all diesels ) only thing I don't like is the bl....Lane assistance ..which I switch off as soon I start the engine ., she is pretty economical as well average between 16 - 18 +KM plus per liter at the Mo , not bad for a 185 horses engine ...will be better I reckon when the engine have done more Km
@@KiaTaatje That’s pretty good! So about 6.6 l/km city and 5.2 highway. Makes me wonder whether I should cancel my rav4 gxl hybrid order and get the sportage diesel S instead!
Rival reviewer “CarExpert” has cast negative aspersions on Sportage’s Lane Keeping Assist (with Line/Road Edge Detection). He says it’s so bad that he turned it off on his recent drive from Sydney to Melbourne! Did you guys test this system? Would the Tucson be any different in this regard? I’m about to buy one of these vehicles and this feature is important to me given the amount of freeway and country road driving I do. Thank you.
Hey! Test drive both and see. Sportage and Tucson are literally built on same platform. Lane keep assist is a bit aggressive in my point of view but I drive my Hyundai Tucson mostly in slightly narrow road suburbs and highways. I know what video you are talking about: I don’t agree with him (Paul) on couple of points. Those features are so helpful and good. I love lane change cameras and blind spot monitors/sensors. I would totally buy this Sportage in hybrid. This is my view after driving Hyundai Tucson highlander 1.6T for 2k kms so far.
@@crashtestcal6484 mostly yes. Sometimes aggressively so. For example: when the road is curving and there is a car next to you, I drive slightly away from the car but LKA pushes it to the centre which I am uncomfortable with. It’s AI programming but works for me. The car is definitely dynamic and very active (highest model), definitely very decent technology for the price offering. I looked at Lexus and Toyota and Honda, they are not even close to Hyundai Tucson. And this Sportage has very similar Tucson including the infotech, so should be more than fine. Tesla is good too but I like these car designs than Tesla (very blank).
@@UNSCSAS good to know. I can’t test drive either car until I get my second AZ vaccination next month and I would like to get my order in soon. So thanks for this info. I think I may go with the diesel Tucson elite with the n-line package. Tell me, how do you like the steering wheel. I don’t mind the look of it but some people say the design may compromise ergonomics and comfort. What say you?
@@crashtestcal6484 no idea where you heard about the wheel being compromised. I have no problems with it. For reference I am almost 6’2 with long legs and arms with medium size hands. The wheel fits fine for me. The placement of wheel can be adjusted very well. The seats are amazing too (N-line), my mum approved it and it’s very hard to get her approval in almost anything. Just a suggestion: if you can get extra money for the highlander, I would do it. The only regret with my Tucson is that it doesn’t have remote car park assist, only diesel highlanders have that feature.
I’ve now seen the 2022 Kia Sportage, rego ENE35M, reviewed on three channels. But although the plate is the same on all channels the details of the car changes: CarExpert channel: ENE35M is a Steel Grey 1.6 turbo petrol Chasing Cars channel: ENE35M is a Jungle Wood Green 2.0 diesel. CarsGuide channel: ENE35M is still Wood Green but it was back to a 1.6 turbo petrol. What’s going on?
actually if You look again, Chasing Cars REGO is ENE35E, they all have their Numberplates handed out the same Day, but only the ENE35 is the same, the Letter after the 35 changes
I use to drive a classic mini, services were usually a couple of hundred dollars (something always wearing out). Service intevals were 5000 kms, that was 20+ years ago, outrageous seems a relative term.
I think Kia is Very Bold with Design. It’s growing on me but the only issues is it will look so outdated as soon as they facelift it again. I think the Hyindai Tucson is also out there a little but will age better. The curved Screensare very Upscale looking. Some reviewers HATE the Double Feature CLimate Control Button or can;t wait to Show it off.
Definitely can understand that , too many recall issues with Kia, service costs are way too high, there cars are overpriced and most reviews have been better for the haval h6 and jolion
An ok review but i was confused ...... why all the talk about the sorrento ?? Personally , while i really like that "jungle green" colour i think the rest of the car lacks anything interesting design wise , the boomerang running lights look kinda ridiculous although the front end generally isn't too bad . For my money the new Tucson is a far better vehicle both in looks and features ( GTline and yet no heated rear seats , and they don't colour code those horrible plastic wheel arches unlike the Tucson highlander N-line where they are matched to the paintwork ?? ) .
They jacked up the prices waaay too much, and on the base models it’s the same old 2 litre engine which is pretty thirsty. Sorry but 35 k for the base model is too expensive I bought a new 2019 model for 29k with tinted windows included, rubber cargo mat and rubber mats included too. 55 k for the GT line version is not worth the money in my opinion, there are much better options for similar money. Korean cars used to be good for being “ bang per buck” at these prices it ain’t so no more.
Overall it looks very good. I am not totally sold on the front with the DRL lights as like a lot of other manufacturers, Kia is making them a fashion design instead of a safety feature. The dash looks fantastic but like all vehicles, the price is starting to put new vehicles out of reach.
@@maxd4968 Possibly true when a diesel is brand new and everything is functioning perfectly but most definitely not true in practice. There is a reason they have been banned in many European cities.
This is true but the reason there banned in city’s is because of the fact the diesels are worse for human health while petrols are worse for the environment
Over priced and under powered, or just way over priced...depending on model. They should offer the 1.6 turbo petrol across the range, in particular, 2WD auto. AWD saps power, wastes fuel, is just more stuff to wear and go wrong, and around town it's pretty much pointless.
Are you aware that the AWD system only kicks in when its needed, I.e out on slippery surfaces like dirt roads, and doesn't come on above 40kph, unless you lock it in to awd which is not recommended. Soo around town, the awd system is off, its simply a fwd, this isn't full time awd.
tip: focus on the model you're testing drive (during driving section). talking too much about the 200 versions of the sportage, i wanted to know about the driving experience, not the whole catalog lol
Reasons to stay away from this car: Dual clutch transmission (DCT) - HORRIBLE. Turbo charged GDI engine - very bad. You don't have to trust me alone. Do your own web search in all English speaking countries (and other languages that you speak).
