2023 Kia Sportage PHEV Review

[@rpdx3]

I have one. The brakes are great and responsive. The 6 speed transmission is a feature, not a bug. More reliable. Smooth ride with an excellent interior. 86 eMPG optimally, I’m averaging 68 eMPG over 4k miles. I recently executed an emergency maneuver on a dark and rainy freeway offramp when the pickup in front of me decide to slow down to a crawl for no good reason. Swerved fast around it and the Kia stuck it like an Olympic gymnast. Super impressed. Love this ride. 😃

[@TheNuscas]

Why no mention of the plug-in orientation itself? How often would you need to plug-in? For how long? What is the average at home plug-in device cost? Any options on the rims (they are so blah)?

[@PaulStephenson-lf2dw]

This was a good review overall. However, I believe that you short changed amenities in the back seat. The back seat has HVAC vents, 2 chargers, and handy clips to hold grocery bags and the front seat headrest has hooks in the back to hold a backpack or small gym bag.

[@otavioteixeira3207]

i have one exactly like this, xline prestige phev. totally recommend ! amazing car, smooth driving and beautiful interior. everyone gets impressed with this car when they look the interior. only bad part is the electric mode that doesn't works fully electric when its a little colder.

[@darrellhansen2933]

I have had my 23 Kia Sportage phev xline prestige awd for 3 months now and love it. I had a 2011 Kia Sorento that I bought new and loved it. There are just a couple of little things that I think are odd. Like No PHEV badage any idea why Kis chose to not badge it? I wouldn't mind people know that I am helping as much as I can with green gases. And when you put it in reverse it beeps to warn you that you are close to the curb in front of you even though you are going backwards and when switch from the fan to the media if you are not fast enough to select it goes back the the fan setting???? WHY WHY! WHY! But other then that I love it. Mine is the Jungle Green color and for how far I drive per day I have hardly used any gas. Except when I have it in Sport which very zippy and fun.

[@otavioteixeira3207]

its funny that kia did the badge on the european model!i miss that too

[@drazum1175]

Beeping is probably to warn people around that the car is backing up.

[@A1-Odyssey]

That's weird with the virtue signaling

[@munkymind]

You seem to have a fair approach covering strong and weak points, which I appreciate. But as in the comments below, there are items you could have covered but didn't. I have a Tesla Y, which I love to drive. But I live in one of the "4 corner" states and there is a lot of territory uncovered by Tesla superchargers. I'm looking at Sportage hybrid or PHEV for a road trip car. Thanks for the review.

[@leelindman]

Is this the guy from Succession?

[@Pdougie2]

Re the brakes feeling soft or like "pressing on a pillow". It's a HYBRID, you are supposed to use the paddle shifters to change down gears, and use more regenerative braking to slow down the vehicle, RECHARGE THE Battery and give you better fuel economy.

[@volkhen0]

I have this car and like on Toyota hybrids the energy goes to battery when you use brake pedal. It’s up to 35kW of regenerative breaking. If your press harder and exceed that braking power then classic brakes join and turn kinetic energy into heat on the pads.

[@sansin6250]

How reliable is the engine?

[@ankera7460]

nice review!

[@baldheadlogic]

Great Review. I like this Sportage PHEV & HEV. The dealers are still trying to fleece buyers for these. I will keep waiting. Also, I hope Kia will throw in prepaid maintenance like Hyundai, Toyota, and even Honda.

[@sansin6250]

Might be a long wait. Chip shortage and supply chain issues will not normalize any time soon. Inflation would also take a good couple of years to cool down.

[@johncarr123]

As long as the dealers are ripping people off at the showroom they can let these models rot.

[@tinaplin]

What color is the car in the video??? This is the one I want to order.

[@sandraambrose7294]

Does this Kia Sportage have a heads up display?

[@user-du7en1fy3s]

Nope

[@ali.almahbashi]

Thank you .. but is it reliable ? People who see this comment please if you have a kia Sportage tell is about your experience

[@ttscruz]

Got one, 23 PHEV. Almost 5k miles in 2 months. Would like to say it’s been issue free, however it did overheat once. Took it to the dealership , no issues found. So far nothing else came up.

[@rylans.5365]

Kia Is the Most Reliable Mass-Market Brand for 2023, J.D. Power Dependability Study Shows. Also speaking on personal behalf, Kia and Hyundai are very reliable.

[@caditech16]

I've owned a Hyundai Tucson (kia is the same company) had it for 10 years 80k miles Zero problems didn't even change a bulb. I got Hyundai sonata 3 years zero problems Kia K5 for 3 years zero problems. Will be getting a Kia or Hyundai soon

[@volkhen0]

I have one in Europe for almost a year. No problems so far. Zero.

[@rpdx3]

Have had mine for 7 months and over 4 k mikes. No issues so far. Rides as smooth as the first day i got it. ❤

[@Nosaj1978]

It’s not Sport-ij it’s Spor-taj.

[@otavioteixeira3207]

No! spor-taj is only in Canada, buddy.

[@Pdougie2]

You never mentioned the paddle shifters and the regenerative braking. Please don't review another hybrid vehicle until you have educated yourself on how they work.

[@Ms123kill]

shifters are really really bad atleast in non hybrid

[@El_arturito]

W comment

[@melivia33]

The paddle shifters on this phev are just for shifting gears, and nothing to do regenerative braking. Please do not criticize unless you know what you are talking about.

[@jaywho476]

Smaller cargo area than the CR-V and Rogue

[@ShafinRehman]

Neither of those come as a plug in hybrid, which would have reduced cargo capacity due to the bigger battery eating into the truck area. Not a fair comparison.

[@rylans.5365]

@@ShafinRehmanYes! I hate when people compare vehicles like that, but don’t dive into the details that don’t make it accurate. Like one video was comparing the 2023 Prius and a Tesla Model 3, two totally different cars

[@osint6372]

the CR-V and Rogue are shit cars...boats and no fun to drive.....

[@trex1448]

Just get the ev or hybrid. You're lugging around the battery for no reason and you still have to bother with plugging.

[@caditech16]

Right! For 34 miles range maybe a 100 miles just go full ev

[@volkhen0]

For me its fine. For most of the summer I never used petrol engine. In winter there is no chance. With full EV I would be dragging a huge battery for no reason.

[@munkymind]

Not for "no reason". You get about 17% more horsepower and better gas mileage. But price tag is higher.

[@rpdx3]

You can run it as a regular hybrid if you want and not plug it in.
If you plug it in every evening at home, it’s full by morning and you rarely use gas.

[@emreon3160]

These cars are too expensive for what you get. If the EV range was 100 miles, and horsepower was+300 hp, and they had better suspension it would be great. Worth $25-$30K usd, not more. Next gen probably after 2025 models it will be valuable. After driving this for almost a week in various conditions it felt like a boat. Let see if the prices drop 20%.

[@rylans.5365]

You’re not understanding the use and implications of a PHEV. No PHEV is getting 100 miles of pure EV range, simply due to the dual powertrain. The point is to utilize the EV range whenever possible in the city or in town, then hybrid for longer journeys, because it is more efficient to do so. People who want full EV’s will do that, but this is for people who want something just in the middle. The dual powertrain adds on a hefty premium. The price range you mentioned is what the hybrid averages. Want the ability to plug in? Pay more. It’s how life works.!

[@emreon3160]

Not sure I understand. Firstly it is economies of scale and markets that define costs, so paying more won't make a difference all the time. So via innovation costs are dropping fast, Tesla today, and Ford in the 1910-1920s case in point. @@rylans.5365

[@JimBeary]

$44K for that? No! $34K? Yes.

[@fakumadda1632]

Picking mine up tomorrow. It's the SX which is top of the line in Canada. With the $5000 government credit, I'm paying $47,000 Canadian which is about $34,800 USD.

[@JimBeary]

@@fakumadda1632 👍👍👍

[@gideonbrasil5050]

@@fakumadda1632where did you get $47k for this? Tell me the dealership because everywhere in Alberta is over $58k

[@fakumadda1632]

​@@gideonbrasil5050Sarnia, Ontario