The 2023 Kia Sportage Hybrid Is A Roomy & Efficient Electrified Family SUV 

Thanks for having me Sofyan! This was tons of fun!!

I just bought one. It is fantastic. By far the best car I've ever owned or driven. I couldn't be happier.

This is exactly what the US needs, a reasonably priced Hybrid SUV. The vast majority of people just need a high MPG vehicle to get things done, and this is a great start. It's no mystery why manufactures didn't have this technology 15 years ago (Cheep fuel prices and powerful corporations) but it's great to see it now. I would love to only stop for gas once a month - or Never when I take delivery of my Rivian R1T.

Growing up in the 90s-00s, Kia was a throwaway brand. Cheap, crappy cars. But damn it appears that generation of Kia is dead and gone. They are just catching wins after wins. And I’m living for it. Can’t wait to start seeing these on lots, might be time to jump ship.

This is seriously the first non-electric (non 100% electric, I mean) car that has me pondering giving up on having a stick-shift. I sat in an up-level one and was astonished at how nice the interior was.

This is much better looking and more tech than the prime.

I never imagined myself wanting a Kia but I may actually check one of these out.

Bought this exact car used with 14k Miles. Matte pain with red carmine seats. Bought it in San Diego for 38k. Dealerships marking this up 5-10k above msrp, cheapest I found was 2k mark up.

I have the 2023 XPro Prestige (top trim) in green, Matte black rims, fully blacked out roof (Range Rover style) with the mint/sage green seats to match. It’s a awesome, comfortable, teched out vehicle. Smooth and pretty quick as well. I Reccomend it to anyone. It also gets a decent amount of attention because of how it stands out.

the blue color with the white and blue interior is absolutely gorgeous. just that interior color combo would sell me on it.

This is the exact trim and color combo I’m waiting to order ! Thank for a thorough review as always ! What type of extra care would I need for a factory matte paint?

Been shopping for a Hybrid for about 3 months. Test drove this one HEV (SX PRESTIGE). Was a no brainer. Fully loaded (had to add the towing package) Tax, title, license, a couple of other bs state fees, extended 11 year bumper to bumper warrantee (no deductible includes oil changes). Be prepared to pay about 5k more over actual MSRP due to shortage. Everything mentioned 55k out the door. I'm very happy with my purchase. Mercedes, BMW, Toyota, Audi don't have half the upgrades. If this SUV had any of those emblems on it, I'm sure they would easily charge in the 80-90k price range. Highly recommend this SUV!!! LOVING IT.

This definitely looks like the best interior for

Went to test drive this car and I love it but dealerships in FL want 10k more than MSRP. I'm good lol

I like this duo together. More please!

I like this better than the Tucson IMO. Tucson looks good but I like the look of this better and the interior is much better without the extreme amount of gloss black.

I had an 07 Kia Sportage for 13 years and loved it. Currently in a Kia Sorento, would definitely consider this 5th gen Sportage with the 2.5 gasoline engine. Looks much improved on the interior!

Everything's good except that Kia forgot about the adaptive cruise control on lower trims. Going to be a deal breaker for so many.

SUPER cool seeing Tommy on the channel. A great review and awesome seeing you guys bounce thoughts off each other

Hey, I really like the format of this video! You and Tommy having a convo about the car makes for a super engaging watch! This one’s on my shopping list - thanks for the deep dive.

The turbo in the previous model was so much fun to drive...im looking for that option with this new generation

I own a PHEV Sportage in Vesta Blue/Black X-Line, and on order a Hybrid Sportage in Matte Gray/Red SX Prestige. When my PHEV isn’t in service (many issues never ending), it’s my favorite car I’ve ever owned.

I just got a 2022 Tucson Hybrid (SEL) and I'm averaging about 27mpg. I do get the advertised 37 city sometimes (usually 34) but I only get about 24 highway. No clue how to get 36mpg highway. I even turn off the air conditioning and tried driving at 65mph. I know the car doesn't have a heat pump so I know it will only get worse during Minnesota winters (and I drive with a light foot too). Love my car, just blows you don't get the advertised MPG.

I thought I'll give kia a look , I've always liked them even when they came out with the soul. I decided to reach out to some dealers. Kia has leveled up and has outshined a lot of people including vw when it comes to interior design.

I remember you were very impressed with the tuson hybrid performance how come this feels slower even though it has the same power and set up

This was a cool video, I enjoyed the collaboration and the car convo. I actually like the different design. The interior is really nice. The space is great for the money. Only down side is it’s slow.

You and Tommy should do more in depth videos .. ..

Nice colab with Tommy.

I like the look and it different so it won’t get lost in the parking lots

Matte paints dont scratch as easily as gloss paint. So if you get scratches from the car wash in your matte paint, then you'll get much more in the gloss paint. The big issue with car washes is they use soap that has chemicals/waxes to make your car shiny, so it will mess up the matte look.

Great review, but I'm wondering if you were late for an appointment when you did it.

FYI, for Koreans who are the most picky in the world in choosing cars &appliances Sportage HEV has been the best selling car for a couple of years.

Motorweek got 7.7 for 0-60. We got one, it is peppy. We found the drive to better than the Toyota and Honda that we tried. Love it. Insurance on the plug in cars is crazy.

Love this vehicle. I got mine at 37k plus a few extra hundred dollars total. It's got well over 80 MPG!! Frickin 80 bruhh!! Yall will love it if you have the chance.. Just don't ever get a CVT transmission!! Never even think about it!! Always make sure you get a vehicle with a 6-Speed or 8-Speed Automatic Transmission!!! Never anything else!! CVT's break down so bad and over a short period of time it just goes to shiiit!! Also controls how fast you can drive too! Overheats quick and makes the vehicle stop or slow down significantly!! Then you have to wait for it to cool off!!.. So, that being said, there us more to it BUT just don't ever get a CVT transmission!!... This Kia Sportage is amazing wether it's the hybrid or regular gas only version!! The sunroof is awesome I have to throw that in there because it's to wiflde and long it covers pretty much the entire top of the vehicle AND it has a sun shade that covers the top while it's open of needed!!.. All the seats lay flat down for camping out or transporting tools or groceries or anything else.. It has MANY SAFETY warnings that it let's you know about such as letting you know if someone is driving too close to you and vice versa, it was other warning signals to help you drive better and indicates to you many other things that would help so many people be much safer. UHMM the front seats are heated, it has a huge touch screen display up front (12.3" display) with Google maps of course and other apps with many settings for the vehicle including the radio and how it sounds. The speakers are amazing! I personally have the bass almost all the way up with other settings adjusted for music and phone calls so they're nice and clear or bump real good... It's just all around a great vehicle and I'm in love with it!! Oh and if you too have kids the back seats are very spacious without even having to move the front seats up too much at all!!.. Enjoy lol

my coworker and i was just talking about how he had a crappy 1st gen sportage years ago bought to run errands and haul cargo. Hyundai and Kia has came a long way and we both felt in a lot of ways they have surpass the Japanese brands.

I believe you can change the color of the car in 360 camera in the settings. All the other KIA/Hyundai do

Tinting the top portion of that windshield should improve the infotainment/tact visibility.

I'd stick to the base model LX or step up to the EX and add the sunroof package and get it with the blue interior and the blue exterior. Good standard car for $28500 and the EX model is a great value pack at $33500. If you're just gonna get the black interior I say stick to the base model hybrid.

From the U.K. my understanding is that the infotainment system is capable of wireless Apple car play & Android auto. It’s missing because of a licensing dispute between Kia and the vendors and not because of a lack of capability of the system.

Love you guys together !!! Awesome collab

Why don't they have the wolf grey for the hybrid?

Agree with Tommy that the paint doesn’t match a car in this price point. The paint won’t be properly cared for. Most will go through car washes and get destroyed. Looks great brand new but unless you’re committed to hand washing regularly with the correct products. Or getting your sub 40k vehicle covered with paint protection film, it won’t last.

The EU version of this car with the 1.6 hybrid goes 0-100km/h (0-62mph) in around 7.5-7.7 sec, seen on multiple reviews, where Kia quotes 8.3 sec. The US version is bigger however, so it gets slightly less mileage and might be a bit slower, but 9.5 sec sounds excessive to me.

I like the styling more than Sofyan does. His references are conservative, and I'm an OLD dude. Yeah, some Kia's (and Hyundai's) may be overreaching but I think this one will age fine.

Oh how I have been waiting for this review 🥳

I feel like the Sorento fulfills the "baby Telluride" type vehicles. I think the Sportage is unique and much needed.

Weird criticisms this is a family car, not a race car. who cares about about how fast it can go, do you feel safe merging on to the highway... yes? then its perfectly fine.

We Americans get the long wheelbase version of the Sportage (along with the Chinese market). The KDM and European 🇪🇺 variant is the short wheelbase

Call me crazy but very nice looking car and that paint is beautiful 😍!

Hi Sofyan! Always love your comprehensive reviews. I have been a fan for a while. (it's "boxier" not "more boxier" though ;) ) Thanks for your reviews!

The interior look sexy ASF! KIA is doing a great job in this department 👏

I think it's good that it doesn't look like a mini Telluride as suggested. Look at all MB's EQ vehicles. All the same boring look. Looks really good, to me at least. And the colour is a choice. Some people may not use it the way you describe.

if you cannot get them what is the use

no power folding mirrors? or was the setting just off

love having my two fav car reviews guy on the same video.

Nice looking SUV. Packed with tech. I'm thinking these will lease well. I wish they were more powerful...perhaps a GT model using the Kona N engine.

Not a very impressive 0-60 time, though I'm more interested in its rolling start (5-60 mph) time, peak torque production, and passing time going from 50-70 mph. And the braking. I can't live with squishy brakes and long stopping distances. I do like the styling, both exterior and interior. Nice-looking ride.

I saw one of these at a gas station About a month ago. It looks very nice and upscale. Im co fused because many sources stated they werent out yet or being sold up to a couple of weeks after that. Anywho, ive been looking at hybrid/ev options and i may ad well add this to my list to test drive and check out...the list is getting long lol and its a lot of Hyundai/Kia/Genesis lol Funny how that turned out

They changed the screen ratio of the video. Now it can fulfill the iPhone screen. Thank you for this nice touch.

I am sold. Definitely a winner. Can’t wait to get one 😊

I am now hesitant between this car and the VW Taos… thanks for the video!

I really wished they never took out power folding mirrors also would be very nice if it had the EV6 HUD . Kinda crazy know their is no wireless apple CarPlay

Just discover this channel. Good stuff. Subscribed.

I have the 2017 Kia Sportage. I love it minus the recalls which Kia does fix every recall with no issues no problems I just want to know is it worth upgrading to the 2023 Kia Sportage hybrid versus the Toyota RAV4 hybrid?

Thanks Sofyan. I always look forward to your reviews. I still smile everytime I see a Ford Escape on the road (Those F'n geese) lol.

What is the recommended octane, taking into account the turbo charged engine? Seems to be some unclear information about this.

Does kia/hyundai still have engine problems that will cause it to go up in flames?

Believe it or not around where I live the Virginia Maryland and DC area I’ve seen plenty of these mostly near the base model and does it look really distinctive when u see it coming towards u. Even more distinctive from a telluride and that already had a very unique look. So glad kia decided to offer a PHEV since not all vehicles in the segment have one and with gas prices in 2022 this was a much needed thing. Tech is amazing and out of this class.Kia has been really innovative recently and with this new sportage, it’s a hit. Great Job Kia! And keep up the excellent work Soyfan.

I bought this exact model! Love it!

How does it handle steep hills? I'm starting to look for a new car. I've had a 2006 Sportage and it was my favorite car.

Finally it came out .. i was waiting for this review thanks

If you go into your vehicle settings, and click on the option for cluster, you can actually change the way it looks without having to change the drive mode. We have it for the 2022 Sorento.

I love the interior and the exterior.

I like the styling of the sportage better better than the Tucson. I want one. I think they are leaving Toyota and Honda in the dust and people are really starting to notice!

Waiting for a PHEV 300+hp Sedan. Who will be 1st? Mazda? Toyota? Kia? Will not be forced into a SUV!

Tommie is really feeling you!!

i have a 22 Tucson Hybrid i did a 1000 mile round trip i got 30 MPG avg without trying it has smart cruise car is great! PS his 0-60 time off brand new is loo0sejns up over time

Why didn’t we see this hybrid in off-road ? You showed a video of the xpro gas for the off-road 😢

You two are great fun together!

Koreans are making a huge comeback! K drama, KPop, Korean Food and Korean Cars! Amazing!

Dude I swear I was watching other reviews like when is redline gonna review this car

Great video, but if I buy this and it only gets 30 mpg, my wife will be pretty irritated! We owned a Camry Hybrid and always got 38-42 mpg's.

Palms to Pines baby! Great road and review.

Love your videos also I’m so happy that your proud to be open about your love life

My next daily driver. Thanks Sofyan.

Love it, but I totally agree...why don't they offer the XPro in the hybrid?

I’m just curious on how large cars will be in the future, they have to stop getting this big at some point. That’s the point of midsize!

Portland, JAMAICA in The Building !!!!!!!!!

I still can not decide between KIA Sportage 2023 Hybrid vs Lexus nx350 Hybrid vs RAV4 Hybrid. What do you think?

HOW do they do the overhead and perimeter scans on the camera? Does it have a drone that follows you around?

Thank you so much for this review. Please what color is on the car exterior?

great job on the review. Very in depth and the road test is extremely useful

I wanted to get one but, I don't understand why the Ex trim gets Led headlights and the Sx Prestige gets projector headlights. Why is the projector on the top trim?

Major issue of gas version is mpg of awd , on highway it drops a huge 4 miles comparing to fwd. Previous model had another major con: cabin sounded like freight train on highway, and I was reading some reviews saying the same about this one.

I’m willing to bet the smart park feature is only on the hybrid, because of the electronic shifter.

I put a deposit down last weekend on the Vesta Blue Hybrid SX Prestige with the Black Saturn interior in Texas. Will see if I ever get it or have to change exterior colors. Great video!

I also thought the front end looked quirky when I first saw it about 4 weeks ago. The more I see it the more it is growing on me to where I actually like it. The design from the side and rear is pleasing. I love the dashboard with the exception of those L Shape air conditioner vents which also strike me as quirky. The door panels look nice and the seats design looks great too. I agree it looks like a more expensive car inside. Thanks for the review!

with One full gas pumping, you can drive up to 800km (500 miles) ~ it is so good

Sofyan, review dari kamu selalu menarik,love it 👍🏻👍🏻, greetings from CA 😉

The paint should require no extra care than another grey paint job. There should be a clear coat on it still. Just because it is matte does not mean there is an absence of clear coat... and you like cars.