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Kia Sportage: Our Fleet Test Drive - 2nd Report

Date: 10 March 2011   |   Author: Tony Rock

Sunroof.
Category: Small 4x4
P11D price: £20,300
Key rival: Nissan Qashqai

I drove an entry-level petrol Sportage just before our diesel model arrived.

Maybe it's down to a desire for life-enhancing features brought on by advancing years, but my first reaction was to turn my nose up sniffily at the lack of an auto-headlight setting, an indication, I felt, of a lack of spec. It turns out the base model has plenty of standard kit (see previous report), while any snobby misgivings I had have been alleviated by the '2' spec's privacy glass, reversing sensors and panoramic sunroof - although there still isn't an auto-headlight setting.

Kia Sportage 1.7 CRDi 2
Mileage450
Claimed combined
consumption
54.3mpg
Our average
consumption
36.1mpg
P11D price£20,300
Model price range£17,015-£25,745
CO2 (tax) 135g/km (19%)
BIK 20/40% per month£64/£129
Engine size/power1685cc/114PS
Top speed/0-60mph107mph/11.9secs
Why we’re running itCan it genuinely take
on Nissan’s Qashqai?
PositiveFront-end looks, high-up
driving position
NegativeRear-end looks,
fit and finish issues



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