Kia Sportage

Kia is putting some distance between itself and the racy ads for the company's dual-zone climate control on the Sportage. According to the automaker, the sultry print ads were penned by the Brazilian ad agency Moma. Apparently, Kia Motors America has no business relationship with the company and didn't approve the print ads in any way. The manufacturer ...

The 2012 Kia Sorento will be available with the company's hands-free UVO infotainment system, and its brand-spanking new GDI direct-injection four-cylinder engine. With those new features, the big Kia crossover can really dance with the big guns from the likes of Ford. Other available options include Kia's YES Essential seat treatment, which makes the ...

Turbocharging Adds Welcome Spice To This Handsome Soft-Roader There's no replacement for displacement. Ask any man or woman who dined on the muscle cars that Detroit was serving in the '50s and '60s, and they'll tell you to always order the largest engine offered if you want to have any fun. Thing is, that tired old axiom just isn't accurate in the ...

The 2011 Kia Sportage beat out both the Nissan Juke and Mitsubishi Outlander Sport in a recent CUV shootout conducted by Consumer Reports. According to CR, Kia has managed to more effectively straddle the line between a full-on SUV and a more civil hatchback with its offering. That's thanks largely to the fact that the Sportage serves up plenty of ...

"Crowning" Achievement Although the Kia Sportage has been in production since 1993, the average driver would be forgiven for not realizing the first two generations even existed. Sure, it was a fairly competent vehicle by the time the last of the second-generation cars rolled off the assembly line for the 2010 model year, but the styling was utterly ...

A Compact SUV That Exceeds Expectations I heard on the radio one morning that the key to a successful marriage is "lowered expectations." Yikes! I'm not sure who the researchers were for that study, but in a twisted way it seemed to make sense. By always keeping the bar low, it makes it difficult to be disappointed. Therefore, whatever good comes out of ...