Had mine for 3 weeks and could not be happier. Similar to the Q5, but dare I say better tech and more comfortable. Better MPG too, but I do have the HEV. I would recommend this car to anyone interested in an SUV.

@darea.8959

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I was made to understand it doesn't come with spare wheels, but tyre mobility/inflation kit is provided; please how does that work? Just a bit concerned from having previous flat tyre issues but not on a nice car like this

@leel9186

Жыл бұрын

@@darea.8959 So no spare wheel. We did get a nail in one of our tyres, which the dashboard actually detected and 'told' us. It gave me a good 30 miles to find a repair shop. Not sure how that works but it was a cool feature. Essentially the car measures the PSI of the tyres in real-time and lets you know when it drops. You can pay for an additional wheel of course, and there is space to put it under the false floor of the boot.

@darea.8959

Жыл бұрын

@Lee L Thanks a lot, yet to get the car but not sure where to put the spare wheel if I get one, there seems to be some partitioning board under the floorboard and a battery a little further so not quite sure where it'd fit

@leel9186

Жыл бұрын

@@darea.8959 I just look for you, and yeah, there doesn't seem to be enough space. I would say not to worry to much because the wheels seem to be designed in such a way that unless you get an absolute blowout you will be fine. It is a great car, truly, and drives better than my old Q5 - the technology is next level.

@michellerichard6117

10 ай бұрын

Got mine July 5th , PHEV SX white color here in Quebec, Canada This beauty is a GEM , we love it 😊😊😊😊😊 And yes hybrid and plug in hybrid dont have a spare solely repair kit with a little inflater

Great review and channel -just subbed 👍

I'm a new viewer from Australia and really enjoyed your review.

great video , Im buying 1 this weekend👌🏽😉

Need more subscriber dude youre review is good! Straight to the point

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc!

Nice review, subscribed.

Good, useful review. Thank you.

Ordered mine yesterday, thank you for the review, I went for the identical model

@ItsDanLatham

6 ай бұрын

No worries, enjoy it!

An excellent review (new subscriber). Concise, honest and straight to the point. On the back of listening to several independent reviews (including your very own straightforward and concise review of the GT Line S model), I ordered the GT Line Hybrid. It's all about the delivery time now, which is a few months away, but as they say, good things come to those who wait!

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, I think you’ll love it!

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnweekes6518 I averaged about 50mpg mixed driving!

@shawnweekes6518

Жыл бұрын

@@ItsDanLatham No problem at all, hence the reason I subscribed to your channel 🙂. A quick question, since you tested it for a long period, how is the MPG on these petrol hybrids? Saving on fuel costs is one of the factors for me. I think the GT Line 1.6 Petrol HEV is enough for me, even though the S model is really nice.

@shawnweekes6518

Жыл бұрын

@@ItsDanLatham Wow that's really good. Currently, I have a 2019 1.6L Sportage and only getting 41.5 mpg. Looking forward to the new one as I test driven the S recently and was blown away by the smoothness and less noise from the outside whilst driving compared with the mk4 version. Many thanks for making my decision even more simple.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

@@shawnweekes6518 I’m sure you’ll love it. Its been one of the most impressive cars I’ve been in recently and would make the perfect daily driver. I wish I had it for more than a week! Thanks for watching.

I'm getting a gt version in September looking forward to it

The quality of your review is top notch! You should have many more subscribers!

@ItsDanLatham

7 ай бұрын

Very kind of you to say, thanks for watching!

Great review without the drama

Thanks. I have had the Aus. version (GT diesel) since May 2022 - it is as close to the perfect vehicle that can be found. Got rid of my money-pit BMW X6 for the new Sportage, and I am very happy.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching from Aus!

Great review Dan. I've had the Kia Sportage HEV 4 for a week now and I'm impressed with the comfort, tech and handling. I previously had a Mercedes A200 (2019) but the Kia handles a lot better and is a faster car. Considering this car weighs in at 1.7 tonnes, that's quite impressive. I should also mention the quietness around town and also on motorways. Kia have built quite a good car

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. I was just as impressed with it!

My gt s arrived this week . Love it . Different wheels though

Nice one. Ordered GT Line S HEV back in May 2022. Due to arrive end of April. Dam its been a long wait. Reviews like this keep me going. 👌

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it!

Great vid, thank you. I think the only thing holding me back is the lack of manual transmission in the higher spec models. I really want the 360 degrees camera and cooling seats but I can't get on with automatic at all.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately you won’t have much choice soon with EV’s. Worth maybe an extended test drive in an auto to see if you adjust to it!

I like this Guy very good breakdown of the car and he cam up about the Radio or should I say the lack of it radio. I’ve had my Sportage. The only other thing I have found is when you are in crews control there’s nowhere to put your right foot.

@ItsDanLatham

28 күн бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Im moving from my current tiquan and looking at the self charging Sportage gt line s 2023 . I have been looking for a honest review on you tube and I just found it . I'm placing a order tomorrow

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Glad to be of help. You’ll love it!

Is anyone familiar with the reapting GPF module and the need for frequent regeneration? It is related to the DCT models...

Great review..So you dont rate the Harman Kardon system?Its the one thing i didn't check on test drive.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

I think it sounds pretty good overall especially when using your phone for music. If you use apple carplay/android auto you’ll be satisfied! The DAB is the issue. Every Kia I have tried, the radio is significantly worse sound quality than other audio sources. No idea why!

Great review Dan! I am looking to buy a 2022 model but shame a year later and the second hand price is about same as when it was new! What was the colour of this one you had? Looks like Panta Metal or Grey

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Such is the market at the moment annoyingly! The spec sheet I was provided doesn’t actually tell me the colour, I would say Panta

I just bought a 2019 model, that’s all I can afford, but one day, I’ll have one. Great video.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Neil, enjoy it!

@Do_Not_Buy_Kia_Look_After_UK

7 ай бұрын

They are the most HIDEOUS vehicles aver made. Vile and badly-designed

New subscriber - Awesome vid twinned with in depth commentary have to say I'm really tempted with this. This will be a potential new company car renewal but the EV6 is another band up but, it's still great for me in regards to BIK. The model is the hybrid 4x4 gt line S , all the toys....or all the gear and no go go.... hmmmm Have you done a polestar 2? Merc CLA 250e?

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark thanks for watching. I’m hoping to get hold of an EV6 soon but this car would be enough to tempt me away from all the German rivals for a daily driver. I’ve never driven a polestar but I have driven a CLA. The merc is a nice thing but I found it to have some electric gremlins when it came to the infotainment etc. Sure, you get a nicer badge and some fancy ambient lighting, but I do think the Kia represents better value for money…. As for pace, this hybrid is surprisingly spritely off the line, its up top where it struggles. But honestly I’d have no hesitation in recommending it. I’m just editing my review of the Cupra Ateca (similar size to this and about £7k more) which is a rapid car but the quality and tech is nowhere near that of the Kia!

Just bought the Gt s line eV, in green, its amazing, licks the crap out range rover, literally everything is included, if you speced any other car to this level it would cost a fortune, changed my glc premium us for this and its an upgrade

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Congrats mate. Genuinely a great competitor to the high end stuff now!

Looked at the Sportage and Hyundai Tucson videos you have done. I am interested in both but trying to decide which is better. Your video has helped. I think I'm going to go for the Kia (used), although I prefer the look of the Hyundai Tucson. The interior is where you spend time and that is slightly better to use than the Tucson. Just subscribed too. Thanks for the videos, very helpful.

@ItsDanLatham

Күн бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, my thoughts on it are pretty much the same as yours. The Tucson has just been updated with a new interior, and I’ll have a video coming on that soon - but going for used probably makes the most sense financially. Hope you enjoy your new car!

@BobH809

Күн бұрын

@@ItsDanLatham Cheers.

Well fit!

After this video I will go through to buy it I was thinking about between 3008 and this sportage

Is that Pentametal?

nice reviews ;) next car for test drive the new ev6 ;)

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

I’ve been asking for it !

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

EV6 Review is here!

Good review, only 2 things wrong. 1) 226bhp HEV don’t have manual option.. 2) Plug-in Hybrid comes with 6 speed auto only same as 226bhp HEV, 7 speed transmission only comes with petrol, diesel and mild hybrid models..

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

My mistake on the transmission, so many different combinations to choose! I think I’d stick with the HEV that I drove.

There's a known fault with the DAB system unfortunately :( hopefully gets fixed soon

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Interesting! Lets hope a software update sorts it because it was the same in the Proceed I reviewed

Hello, I was made to understand it doesn't come with spare wheels, but tyre mobility/inflation kit is provided; please how does that work? Just a bit concerned from having previous flat tyre issues although not in a nice car like this

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Quite common on modern cars, usually it has some stuff with it to patch up the tyre with the compressor until you can replace it, fairly straightforward although never had experience with it myself (yet!)

@damianleah6744

Жыл бұрын

I just purchased the 2022 gt line, I purchased a space saver wheel online, as I didn’t want to feel stranded so to speak. Love the car though.

@darea.8959

10 ай бұрын

@@damianleah6744 Hi, please do you mind sharing the total cost of the spare you got and where you got it from?

Does anyone know if the 3 has parking cmaeras?

@AHoundOnAHonda

2 ай бұрын

If you mean the 360° cameras, no it doesn't have them. That system is only on the 4 and the GT-Line S. The 3 does have a rear view camera though.

@Caoimhe10

2 ай бұрын

@AHoundOnAHonda the rear parking camera is what I was looking for, I did however end up ordering the GT line s

I read it was only 3 years warranty on info tech screens. That's worry for me as I had 3 navigation systems fail in my previous Sportage.

This is the 2023?

@rufdymond

Жыл бұрын

If your from the US we don’t badge or name our cars that way - it’s a 2022 model because that’s the years we’re in…..we would never refer to a car as the next years model, if that makes sense. Always been curious as to why they do that in the states.

Mines blown it's engine

You don't get ' all the tech and gizmos you'll ever need'. £40k plus yet no HUD, baffles me.

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Not something that bothers me personally, the massive screens hold more than enough useful info. I’ve found HUD in other cars to be more of a gimmick. Each to their own!

Consumption?

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

This is mentioned in the video. This full hybrid model averaged around 50mpg mixed driving during testing.

@peterg4205

Жыл бұрын

I test drove one. Drove it sensibly and only achieved just under 40 mpg. Funnily enough it was around the figure shown on the dashboard in this video (38.9mpg for first 20.1mi since refuelling)

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

@@peterg4205 I did a long journey which probably helped it creep up!

@keithn1

Жыл бұрын

@@peterg4205 I have this same model done 400 miles from new and averaging 45mpg , so very happy

@dac00007

Жыл бұрын

I have the HEV 4 Auto 2wd and for the 1,000 miles I’ve done since new I’m averaging 49.5 mpg (UK imperial) this is roughly 60% motorway 40% town & B-roads… for shorter trips around town & B-roads I’m averaging 53-58 mpg. It really is an amazing piece of kit.

Question for KIA?: Why are Sportages designed so that the rear lights do NOT come on even when it is dusk / very dull / bad light / storm + rain weather or even almost dark? Every car has it's lights on (front and rear) in these conditions but Sportages NEVER do. It is such as bad design fault

@ThePistonPit

4 ай бұрын

That can easily be fixed with a software update…

Kinda stupid that you guys get a DCT compared to us USA peasants that get the 6spd auto. 🤷🏽‍♂️🤷🏽‍♂️

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

This particular one uses the 6spd auto. But yes some have the DCT which would definitely respond a bit quicker. The 6 is nice and smooth but changes are sluggish.

Too much shiny plastics

Before you do a review, you should learn how to talk properly. Free instead of three? Everyfing? Wills instead of wheels?

@ItsDanLatham

Жыл бұрын

Blimey, someone needs a nappy change.

@drum27

Жыл бұрын

You ok mate?

@davidmair7497

Жыл бұрын

Ooh one of those PERFECT IN EVERY WAY people around. 😇🤪🤣🤣🤣

@sa432jh

Жыл бұрын

In life if you have nothing to add ,say nothing

slow transmission my arse

@ItsDanLatham

2 ай бұрын

Compared to a modern dual clutch, even good torque converters feel slower in operation. It’s not slow as in 2010 era slow, and it wouldn’t put me off buying.