2017 Kia Sportage SLi diesel review — Auto Car

2017 Kia Sportage SLi diesel review — Auto Car

There’s a stack of players in the mid-size SUV segment, but only one with a full seven-year factory warranty. That’s this – the Kia Sportage – and we reckon the AWD SLi diesel is the pick

Australians are obsessed with SUVs, and it’s been that way for a decade or more. There are no signs of any slowdown, either.

So popular are these high riding, space-friendly family chariots, even die-hard sports car manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini and Aston Martin are getting into the game. Maserati is already there with its luxury Levante that, as you might have guessed, is selling like hotcakes.

But at the other end of the spectrum is one of the most hotly contested, volume-selling categories on the planet – affordable mid-size SUVs. It’s still the fastest-growing segment in Australia with spectacular bang-for-buck offerings for all kinds of budgets.

There’s a bunch of them, 18 different models and countless variants to choose from at last count, from almost all the major carmakers. Models like the Ford Escape, Holden Captiva, Honda CR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Cherokee, Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-5, Mitsubishi Outlander, Nissan X-Trail, Subaru Forester, Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota RAV4.

There are others, too. Fledgling Chinese manufacturer Haval is pushing the H6, while Renault sells the Koleos and Volkswagen – the Tiguan. And there are plenty more, too.

Prices vary from as low as $26,490 (plus on-roads) for the Holden Captiva 5 2WD and climb to $49,990 for the Mazda CX-5 Akera diesel and Volkswagen Tiguan 140 TDI Highline.

However, there’s only one model that offers a full seven-year factory warranty – the Kia Sportage, priced between $28,990 and $45,990. It’s also the Korean brand’s second-biggest seller behind the Cerato, shifting around 1000 units each month, give or take.

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