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• KIA Sportage 2023 Overview and Prices in UAE
• KIA Sportage Trims:
• KIA Sportage 2023 Powertrain and Chassis 
• KIA Sportage 2023 Exterior
• KIA Sportage 2023 Interior and Infotainment
• KIA Sportage Pros and Cons
• KIA Sportage Safety and Driving Assistance
• KIA Sportage 2023 Prices

KIA Sportage 2023 Overview and Prices in UAE

I know, and I fully understand, that buying a car isn’t that easy for many. It requires you many researches and a big budget, so when you’re buying a car, after you’ve worked so hard to get it for you and your family, you want it to be worth it. Is the KIA Sportage worth your money? Check its features below and find the answer yourself.

Briefly, it gives you the value for money you need. The KIA Sportage has always been the families’ best friend, and it’s redesigned for its new generation, which is a turning point for KIA towards the better. It has won Wards 10 Best Interiors & UX award recently, and honestly, it would be GREAT to buy car that is budget friendly with a good quality and beautiful interior because fuel economy and reliability as well as family usage are not everything to make a car a good deal.

The exterior looks are weird, but they’re actually unique and different, and the car comes with a small efficient engine. A 1.6L turbocharged 4-cylinder (or a 2.0L naturally aspirated), and if you prefer a diesel variant, it’s available for you.

KIA Sportage Trims:

UAE:

• EX
• GT Line
• LX

Saudi Arabia:

• EX
• GT Line
• LX

KIA Sportage 2023 Powertrain and Chassis 

• Transmission: 6-speed automatic, 7-speed DCT
• 1.6L 4-cylinder diesel engine:

• 136hp and 320Nm of torque
• 0 to 100km/h in around 11.6 to 11.4sec
• Top speed is approx. 180km/h
• Front-wheel drive or All-wheel drive

• 1.6L turbocharged 4-cylinder petrol engine:

• 180hp and 265Nm of torque
• 0 to 100km/h in around 8.8sec
• Top speed is approx. 201km/h
• Front-wheel drive or All-wheel drive

• 2.0L 4-cylinder petrol engine:

• 156hp and 192Nm of torque
• 0 to 100km/h in around 11.9 to 11.7sec
• Top speed is approx. 180km/h

KIA Sportage 2023 Exterior

• The exterior lights:
  • Full LED headlamps or LED headlamps with T/SIG
  • Daytime running lamps
  •  LED front fog lamps
  •  LED rear lamps or Bulb rear lamps with LED taillamps
  • Rear fog lamps

KIA has transformed the design from a boring family SUV’s design to a more striking and powerful design, with the black honeycomb grille and arrow-like aggressive headlights. It actually looks more pleasant and fresh with the new design.

• The sides: Chrome is applied on the sides of the door handles and side windows, but it could be replaced with black, depending on the trim you choose. The size of the wheels also vary depending on the choice between 17 and 19 inches.

• The rear: comes with an intelligent motorized tailgate.

KIA Sportage 2023 Interior and Infotainment

Here comes the best part of the KIA Sportage, which is its interior that has made it win the award mentioned above in the overview.

The highlights of the interior:

• Nice design: The cabin’s design is interesting, especially with the fancy leather seats and the high quality material used, as well as the wood-like accents. The infotainment system is easy to use, and the cabin looks more futuristic with the big screens combined together.

• Spacious cabin: One of the reasons why the Sportage deserves its reward is that it has a spacious cabin, in which you can fold the 2nd-row seats remotely, with a push of a button, and you’ll be able to get up to 591L of luggage capacity.

• People-focused: The cabin is not only driver focused, but also people focused, with a panoramic sunroof that gives you better vibes, headrest hangers, and USB ports integrated into the rear seats.

• Heating and ventilation for the seats: the front seats come with the ventilation and heating function; this keeps the driver and the passenger more comfortable. That’s in addition to a dual-zone climate control.

• Headrest hanger and USB ports integrated in the seats: The headrest hangers allow you to hang your jacket or bags, very useful and practical, and the rear seats have USB ports integrated into the back of the front seats.

• Infotainment features:
  • 6-speaker high-quality sound system, or optional 8-speaker JBL sound system
  •  8-inch screen as standard, or 10.25-inch optional touchscreen with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
  • A navigation system
  • A wireless charger

KIA Sportage Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Interesting looks
• Comfortable
• Nice features in terms of safety and practicality
• Fuel economy

Cons:

•  Pricey options
• No off-road gear

KIA Sportage Safety and Driving Assistance

KIA equipped the Sportage 2023 with the following safety features which include

• Six airbags
• Electronic Parking Brake
• Blind-spot warning
• Rear collision warning
• Parking detection warning-forward
• Vehicle stability control
• Smart cruise control
• Drive mode selector
• AHSS used in the body
• Forward collision avoidance assist
• Lane keeping assist
• Lane following assist
• Safe exit warning

KIA Sportage 2023 Prices

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