Kia's Sportage gets an infotainment upgrade

Published Mar 18, 2020

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Johannesburg - Touchscreen infotainment is now a standard feature in the Kia Sportage range with the latest upgrade to the midsize SUV model, but there’s no need for any FOMO if you bought the pre-update model as the unit can be easily retrofitted, says Kia.

The 20.3cm infotainment system, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, is now standard on the Ignite and Ignite Plus models, which form the bottom half of the Sportage line-up. Those who bought one of these models prior to the upgrade can have the touchscreen system retrofitted at their nearest dealer at a cost of R6325.

Apart from the new infotainment system, the base Ignite model is fitted with manual air conditioning, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with audio controls, rear park distance control, six airbags, ESC stability control and 17-inch alloys. The Ignite Plus grade adds auto-folding side mirrors, an electrochromatic rearview mirror and fancier alloys.

In the upper half of the range, the EX gains leather seats, with electric adjustment, automatic climate control, electric parking brake and rain-sensing wipers. The EX plus gets 19-inch alloys and wireless phone charging.

The local Sportage range was facelifted in late 2018. As before, three engines are offered, in the form of normally aspirated 1.6-litre (97kW) and 2-litre (115kW) petrol engine and a 2-litre turbodiesel with 131kW and 400Nm. All models in the range are front-wheel-driven, except for the 2.0 CRDi EX AWD, and all barring the 2.0 Ignite Plus have an automatic gearbox as standard.

All models are sold with a five-year/90 000km service plan and five-year warranty. 

2020 KIA SPORTAGE PRICES

1.6 GDi Ignite 6-speed AutoR406 9952.0 Ignite PLUS 6-speed ManualR416 9952.0 Ignite PLUS 6-speed AutoR430 9952.0 CRDi Ignite PLUS 8-speed AutoR481 9952.0 EX 6-speed AutoR485 9952.0 EX PLUS 6-speed AutoR526 9952.0 CRDi EX 8-speed AutoR536 9952.0 CRDi EX AWD 8-speed AutoR564 9952.0 CRDi EX PLUS 8-speed AutoR577 995

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