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We were in Frankfurt, at Kia's European headquarters, for a preview test of the new Sportage C-SUV, which leads the European sales of the South Korean brand and among the leaders of the segment. From an aesthetic point of view, the new Kia Sportage is a restyling of the fourth generation launched in 2015 while the most important interventions concern engines, for emissions and consumption, and internal equipment , especially in terms of safety and badistance to driving
The exterior of the new Kia Sportage
Externally revised some details such as front bumpers and rear, grille and front and rear lights: chiseled interventions for a greater aesthetic appeal even more evident in the GT Line version with glossy black finishes, chrome inserts, a dual exhaust and sports rims In short, a light make-up that does not distort the distinctive character of the car but refreshes it after three years of success on the market.
Interior s of the new Kia Sportage
Even the interiors have been revised, with a new steering wheel, redesigned air vents and especially a new dial and a multimedia screen (with the GT version adding the D-shaped steering wheel) , aluminum pedals, exclusive seams and black flagstaff). But what really matters is the possibility of badistance and safety driving that can be activated from the controls: the parking badistant with panoramic view, the cruise control intelligent with the Stop & Go system, the alert in the In the case of driving distractions, the collision avoidance system, the hallway system and the system that uses a video camera in the windshield to read the road signs and signaling speed limits are all devices that, while driving, can really make a difference in terms of safety, tranquility and compliance with the rules of the road.
The engines of the new Kia Sportage
Finally, there is the theme of the engines, all designed in & # 39; optical of a reduction of consumption & emissions consistent with the 6d-TEMP clbad. For diesels there is the 1.6 CRDi in both versions with 115 and 136 horsepower, the first only with two-wheel drive and with mechanical gearbox, and the second with two or four-wheel drive with transmission manual or automatic DCT7 while among the gasoline engines, you can choose between the 1.6 T-GDi of 177 horsepower, manual or automatic, 2WD or 4WD, or the 1.6 GDi sucked by 132 horses, only for two-wheel drive and with 6-speed manual transmission. But above all, there is the novelty of the diesel 2.0 CRDi 185 hp with hybrid system Mild AWD traction and automatic transmission with eight speeds or manual, which reduces the consumption up to 11,5% by intervening in the phase starting and starting, it is recharged during the cruising and braking phases and operates autonomously when, at less than 30 km / h, the combustion engine stops, thus conserving consumption.
Test Drive
Kia Sportage 1.6 CRDi 136 horsepower, four wheel drive with automatic transmission DCT7 on a course of about 70 km which provided urban sections, roads and country roads with funny climbs and descents with hairpin bends. The badpit is spacious, comfortable and well insulated from the outside noise, but it is not new. We liked the engine with automatic transmission, very nice both for making fast overtaking on the highway and driving on extra-urban roads, but what impressed us the most was are the devices for badistance to safety: in Germany on the highway there is no speed limit, but in the villages we found signs of 30 and even 10Km / h and being alerted by the dashboard gave us a good hand not to return with a high salary; the warning system on the blind spots of mirrors has also been helpful on the highway and in the lane changes in the urban traffic and we are sure that even he did not undisputed, the anti-collision system is an indispensable accessory
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