Is the 2024 Kia Sportage a BETTER compact SUV to buy than a Honda CR-V?

hey guys what's up it's Joe Rady from Rady's rise we're back here at Loki Kia in Clearwater Florida and guess what I have that one SUV that's been around for 30 years if you could believe it and this is the redesign this is a 2024 Kia Sportage this particular one is an X line and we have all-wheel drive but before we get into what is now a compact crossover SUV let's talk about what's going on here so you heard correctly it's been 30 years since Kia came out with the Sportage now what's interesting we didn't get the Sportage until 1995. it was available in Asian markets first in 1993 then in German markets and then eventually it came to the United States and it was one of two options you have the Kia Sportage or the small sedan known as the Kia Sophia well boy oh boy have things changed not only in the Auto industry in the past 30 years but definitely for Kia as a brand going through their whole lineup trying to bring that KIA Telluride magic and sprinkling it on all of their cross over SUVs so what I want to find out is if you're looking for a compact crossover SUV you got some pretty big Heavy Hitters to choose from Mazda CX-5 Mazda cx50 Honda CRV Toyota RAV4 Hyundai Tucson I mean that's just a few of them besides Vehicles like the Chevy Equinox and of course the Ford Escape so what I want to find out is I'm going to pick one which one am I going to pick I'm going to cover my eyes I'm picking the Honda CRV it received a redesign recently so does this Sportage have a redesign so let's go ahead let's dive into our kids Sportage X line and find out is it the better crossover compared to the CRV let's see if we can find out right off the bat the style you could clearly see that this vehicle is all new the previous one a lot of people were calling it like a poor man's Porsche Macan some people even thought it looked like the before the refresh of the Ford Escape clearly you could see some styling from the Telluride and from the Sorrento now at the front of the business you'll notice this very angular daytime running lamp very prominent flows all the way into about halfway of the fender up there then you have three vertical LED turn signals and then we have our Double Stuffed double stacked LED headlights now as we drop down for some reason they gave us these Corner vent areas but they didn't make them functional so I am going to Zonk that they look good they just don't do anything and why is it on the Telluride they're functional Sorrento they're functional I even think on the Kia Soul they're functional why are they not functional here so that is a Zonk as we come across the front you can see that tiger nose Grill design I like this aluminum style dark aluminum finish some gloss black especially on the lower portion but all functional and then flat black on the lower side of things still plenty of functionality but definitely from the front it looks like no other Sportage before it now as you kind of rise back up low slung Hood I like the way Kia is shaping their hoods to fit with that tiger nose Grille design let me know what you think about the tiger nose Grill on this particular one when we come around the bend what are we working with wheel and tire setup so what you're going to find of course all new Wheels 19-inch wheel gloss black machine aluminum accents 235 on the width 55 series sidewall and like I said this one has all-wheel drive now because it's an X line which is supposed to be more like a little off-road esque I'm okay with the flat black on the fender openings let me know what you think one of my favorite Parts about the fender and I'm gonna see if Steven could show this off is the nice crisp body line that they put right above where the flat black is that thing looks really good gives it a nice bold statement now coming down the side they did a great job with the mirror caps gloss black you can see the intricate design the LED lighting and also the way there's a body line right in that belt line it comes up on the front fender and then Flows In into the side doors you do have your raised roof rails gloss black and panoramic sunroof on this redesign Kia K5 what am I saying K5 Kia Sportage we just got done filming a K5 so stay tuned for that one gloss black up top gloss black on the bottom let me know if that's too much gloss black in your books I do like the color match door handles and as we work towards the rear I'm loving this area quarter glass window and then look at this design I think this is something different it's nice to see some different texture let me know if you're digging this area I'm actually liking the way it almost gives it that floating roof design as it comes into the rear Arrow of the liftgate now as we spin around just like up front they did a fantastic job on the lighting the one Zonk is there's a bulb in there and that's a big No-No on a model year 2024 vehicle Steven's very happy about these tail lights because they don't go all the way across you just have a thin bit of gloss black look at this thank you Kia see how nice it looks without the wiper it's all hidden underneath and it just swings down nice long loose spoiler Sportage name X line badge and then working our way all the way down I could do without this texturized surface to make it sort of look like a grill I guess what do you think about it let me know in that comment section but no exhaust finishes I feel like an exhaust finisher would have gave it a little bit extra high-end touch but let me know what you think about the lower rear bumper area if there if it deserves a Zonk but why don't we go ahead let's pop the hood and see what's powering the Sportage all right guys we got the Hub popped you do have a prop Rod but so does the CRV so that's all fair and Love and War underneath the hood simple engine cover let's talk about what's underneath the cover so for 2024 you're looking at a 2.5 liter naturally aspirated inline four it produces 187 horsepower 178 pound-feet of torque it's mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission so unlike the CVT this does not have a CV CVT CRV this does not have a CVT transmission 0 to 60 in about 8.6 seconds top speed 117 miles an hour it's governed to 117 miles an hour the vehicle weighs 3728 pounds with the all-wheel drive MPGs 23 in the city 28 on the highway okay and you could tow up to 2500 pounds with this new Kia Sportage but why don't we go ahead let's fire it up and see it roll in this parking lot [Music] [Applause] all right guys we are inside this 2024 Kia Sportage this is the x-line if you own one of these whenever you say the name to your vehicle when you say x line you have to do this with your arms just saying now I know that you're thinking to yourself Joe ow my head hurts I've never thought this much in my whole life I don't know what to do I don't know if I should get a CRV a RAV4 or a CX-5 I don't know what to do Joe well that's why I'm here I'm here to help you so if you're wondering well how much is this like that's going to be the biggest decision is when it comes down to the money here's the MSRP so you can figure out whether you go CRV or this Sportage MSRP the way that this one's option is right around thirty five thousand dollars let's see what you get for the money to the door panels I like the clean style soft touch material you got this like grayish wood finish which actually looks really really darn good and then on top of that the bright silver there is some gloss black around the switch gear which I am going to have to Zonk and the armrest though is soft a little bit of Stitch work door pocket it's a decent size I would say you could probably get two Einstein bagels with a large smear of cream cheese and a bottle of Starbucks coffee to wash it down now going from the door panel to the dash soft material don't worry this is not on the dash this is just from the windshield because it just got done pouring gloss black nice design on the AC vent some of that wood trim just make sure after you're done rubbing your wood you don't get a splinter because that that hurts now when you get to the infotainment side of things you have a nice large screen we got a 12.3 inch screen you'll notice how it all flows in together with the dash full touchscreen capability it's got all the same apps that KIA has Brand been bringing to the table you can adjust all your climate control all through the screen nice color Graphics let me go ahead and throw it into reverse backup camera super clear great trajectory and you got your sensing technology while you're backing up flowing our way down I do like this this is all integrated into the actual readout so you're just going to hit to adjust your blower fan you got dual climate control which is nice there's the the temperature that you could set it to down below what do we got wireless charging with some cooling fans 12 volt usba and a USBC this guy right here is going to control your eight-speed automatic convenient start stop button I like the way that's placed you do get heated seats but no ventilated seats at this price point and there are a lot of dead buttons but if you go higher up the trim these buttons come alive now you do have a drive mode selector switch because we have all-wheel drive you can lock the center diff you got Hill descent control and then you got two cup holders and watch this they're magical abracadabra alakazam make me a smaller cup holder boom boom look at that so you can put your drinks in there I could I would put some Jolly Ranchers back here watermelon sour apple sour apple used to be my favorite I would eat so many sour apple ones it would eat up my mouth the inside of my mouth you do have a remote start same key fob as all the other new Kias it's clean it's modern nice high armrest it's just a it's hard it's on the hard side it's like as hard as basically where the pilgrims landed so Pilgrim rock is just as hard as this armrest lift it up guess what you could keep I would say 42 Smurf figurines in there so if you used to collect Smurfs Papa Smurf brainy Smurf all the rest of them you could keep those in there if you collected them from the 1980s they are worth big money now more than beanie babies so get rid of the Beanie Babies the the market fell out on those the bottom fell out of the market Smurfs is where it's at if you want to make some money and retire seats saw material I love the way they did the stitching really really gives it a nice high level feel we have manual seat controls Stephen loves pointing those out and then of course plenty of room in here with the panoramic sunroof nice one touch operation it goes all the way back I promise you why don't you get your butt over here I want to show you behind the wheel of this new Sportage all right guys here we are business time you don't have any memory seat settings even though you do have power seats in this x-line trim I'm making the x with my arms I feel good in here the seats are great lots of room steering wheel leather all the way around a little bit of aluminum finish there flat black on the buttons it is a manual tilting and telescoping steering wheel and then you have that new digital display love the way that it's got all of the information including the all-wheel drive system in the center there and then of course when you go into your different modes it changes a little bit with the color so if you're feeling a little bit of a sort of like Barney mood you could go into Smurf that that customer if you're going to Smart which could be mode if your Smurfs are purple snow mode you can make a snowman sport is always red and then normal but who the hell wants to be normal we're going to leave it in sport no head up displaying this particular trim but let's get into the back seat and see what the Sportage is bringing for your passengers all right guys here we are backseat time and really they did a phenomenal job increasing the bat back seat room lots of great space you have that area where you could hang like a jacket or a coat maybe a scarf maybe your ear muffs on the back of the headrest here I like the way they also give you this little hook to hang your wire because you have your USB actually usbc's on the back of the seats nice large pocket you could easily put a couple slices of pita bread back there maybe some hummus and then you have large AC vents in the center a place where you could stand up your Twinkies five Twinkies will fit in that slot there I have the seats actually tilted back but you could tilt it any which way you want so that's like normal but who the hell wants to sit like that we could go there or we could go like that that actually goes back pretty far a lot further than the CRV so something just to point out and then you have this nice armrest it's a little softer than the armrest up there with two cup holders and I'm glad that they gave us the same stitching in the back seat but why don't we go ahead let's get into cargo area and see if you should be buying the Sportage over the CRV all right guys cargo area time you hit the button underneath the bottom lip there nice electric assist look at how low that cargo floor is I love it and of course the rear seat will do a 60 40 split you're looking with the seats up 40 cubic feet of space you fold down the seats 74 cubic feet of space let me show you some of the nice touches so you got a 12 volt perfect for when you're at the beach maybe you're camping and you got a electric barbecue you have a nice bright LED light and then the best part of this is the handles to fold down the seats you don't have to go over to the passenger doors just pull and they flop down very nicely look at that one two three and then just to prove that they go down nice and flat they actually lock in which is great so you got almost totally flat storage like I said 74 cubic feet of space we do have a spare underneath plus you could also slide this and get a little bit more room look at that so you got a little bit more cargo room by being able to slide that floor but you know what I want to see how these wheels and tires slide down the road if you're ready I'm ready let's go on throttle in our X line all right guys we're inside this 20 24 Kia Sportage x-line with the all-wheel drive it just got done pouring so I'll be able to go on throttle and show you how that all-wheel drive system Keeps Us planted even when it's wet out like it is right now getting to that nice large 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster and the infotainment system as well within reach I love this light wood finish and the way that they Blended everything super clean where the AC controls are really shows their attention to detail with this Sportage X line the dash is very easy to read at a quick glance and then like I said you could show the all-wheel drive displacement in the center screen now this doesn't have those great blind spot Corner cameras because we don't have 360 degree cameras but you can get that on a higher option Sportage but you'll see how nicely it sends power to all four wheels that's a really really nice touch Steering Wheel feels great the materials in here are phenomenal I guess I'm just a little over this uh shifter I wish they would do a rotary dial or something like that let me know what you think about the shifter um with it being more like what you've seen in k5s and Stinger GTS and everything in between the thing I like about this setup with this vehicle is just how upgraded all did all the controls trolls you got plenty of room in the back seat the problem is like I mentioned earlier is that the four cylinder is very very Buzzy and very loud which traditionally is what you find when you have a naturally aspirated four-cylinder I just wish they would have done something a little bit more maybe with sound ending but uh the seats are comfortable supportive like I said I I just I would like to see something different than this particular shifter that they have it I think would really just kind of create a little bit different Driving Experience let me go ahead and make a quick U-turn here nobody's behind us odd throttle here we go power gets down to the ground and we're off [Music] shifts are smooth but a little sluggish from the eight-speed automatic just something to be aware of but I think you're going to be pleasantly impressed with what they bring at this price point in the new Kia Sportage especially when you're comparing it to the Honda CRV I mean just the screens alone are worth their weight in gold with the way that people are really gravitating towards this particular setup I like the dark interior and the light wood finish just brings up the level of class in here which is which is a nice thing to see at this particular price point I guess the bottom line is is Beauty's in the eye the beholden when it comes to the looks definitely has the more aggressive styling compared to the Honda CRV so something to think about there but uh I'm hoping that this has been a good overall review of what the Sportage is bringing at this particular price point to go up against the midsize SUV competition we're gonna get back to where it all started at Loki key and wrap this one up so I'll see you in a Sportage section all right guys been another crazy day here at Loki Kia definitely want to thank Robert for getting us access to this 2024 Sportage X line let me know what you think are you going Sportage are you feeling sporty or are you going Honda CRV let me know down in the comment section but if you're new to the channel you're on your way out hit that subscribe button I promise you it's worthwhile coming back for more if you are a subscriber thank you for being part of the radius rise family of course none of this would be possible if it wasn't for Stephen flood thank God he is here on planet Earth and instead of on another planet like Neptune or Saturn show them some love in the comment section thank you Steven for sticking with us here on planet Earth and not going far far away to another galaxy and just like always guys I'll see you on the next ride

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Length: 19min 52sec (1192 seconds)

Published: Sat Oct 14 2023