The Top Gear car review:Kia Sportage

Name: Kia Sportage
Item: Sportage Diesel Estate (2016)
Rating: 6
Author: Top Gear

£18,240 – £31,970

Kia Sportage GT Line 1.6 interior driver's seat

Full screen

1/5

6/10

Overall verdict

It's caught up to the Qashqai, but struggles to move the game on past Nissan's cash-cow.

For:

Plenty of kit on-board, reasonably agile, 2.0 a big step forwards

Against:

Tinny cabin quality, rough ride

Overview

What is it?

The sequel to the car that made us think seriously about Kias. It’s no shock, then, to find the new Sportage doesn’t muck about with the recipe too much. It’s morphed an angrier mono-nostril face, but beyond that it’s still a handsome, relatively roomy and well kitted-out family crossover that’s now blessed with better engines and a full gamut of anti-crash tech.

A worthy car all round, then, but there are talented rivals all over this sector, and Kia wants to do more than just hold station.

Title	0–62	CO2	MPG	BHP	Price
The fastest 1.6T GDi GT-Line 5dr	8.9s	169g/km	38.7	174	£23,440
The cheapest 1.6 GDi 1 5dr	11.1s	156g/km	42.2	130	£18,240
The greenest 1.7 CRDi ISG 1 5dr	11.1s	119g/km	61.4	114	£20,280