The 2025 Kia Sportage facelift has been unveiled, and the Korean producer’s up to date fifth-generation C-segment SUV has gone on sale in its residence market with turbocharged petrol, turbo petrol hybrid and LPG powertrains.
Externally, the 2025 Sportage facelift measures 4,685 mm lengthy, 1,865 mm broad and 1,660 mm tall with a wheelbase of two,755 mm, with entrance and rear wheel observe widths of 1,615 mm and 1,622 mm respectively.
Rolling inventory for the Sportage facelift are alloy wheel starting from 17 inches to 19 inches in diameter, shod in tyres measuring 235/65R17, 235/60R18 and 235/55R19. Entrance suspension is by MacPherson struts, whereas rear suspension is of a multi-link configuration.
The powertrain vary supplied within the Sportage facelift is a 1,598 cc turbocharged petrol engine paired to an eight-speed automated – changing the seven-speed dual-clutch auto – and the petrol model is obtainable in Korea in 2WD and AWD varieties.
In line with Kia, the 1.6 litre Sensible Stream T-GDI turbo petrol engine produces 180 PS at 5,500 rpm, and 270 Nm of torque from 1,500 rpm to 4,500 rpm, whereas the petrol-hybrid variant positive aspects a 65 PS/264 Nm electrical motor. This has been up to date with the facelift to achieve an ‘toddler’ mode for extra gradual acceleration with a purpose to minimise discomfort for little one occupants.
The two.0 litre LPG powertrain outputs 146 PS at 6,000 rpm and 195 Nm at 4,200 rpm, paired to a six-speed automated transmission.
Inside, the facelifted Sportage will get twin 12.3-inch screens for driver instrumentation and infotainment, which obtain the carmaker’s newest ccNC software program that helps over-the-air updates, together with fingerprint authentication. For the highest variants, a head-up show enhances the array of screens.
The steering wheel is now of a mildly flattened prime and backside design, and this now detects the driving force’s contact when lane centring help is energetic, as an alternative of requiring an energetic steering enter from the driving force to tell the automobile that they’re paying consideration.
Satellite tv for pc navigation within the Sportage facelift options an augmented actuality view, and the adaptive cruise management perform employs satellite tv for pc navigation information to regulate automobile velocity.
Additional driver help programs embody Freeway Driving Help 2, which mixes adaptive cruise management with lane centring, and permits the automobile to vary lanes robotically.
Additionally included in its ADAS suite are lane preserving help, ahead collision avoidance help, rear aspect collision avoidance help, rear parking collision avoidance help, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance help, aspect parking distance warning, distant sensible parking help, and secure exit warning.
In Korea, the 2025 Kia Sportage facelift goes on sale from 28,360,000 gained (RM89,465). As for right-hand-drive markets, the Sportage facelift is about to achieve Australia within the second quarter of 2025, in line with Automobile Knowledgeable. As of July, the fifth-generation Sportage was earmarked for its Malaysian market arrival this yr.
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