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Scottish Sun
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Scottish Sun
UK's best-selling car unveils bold new look with stylish ‘star-point' lights and sleek interior
In 2024, Kia sold 112,252 cars in the UK making it the fourth best-selling brand FRESH FACE UK's best-selling car unveils bold new look with stylish 'star-point' lights and sleek interior KIA has unveiled a new-look model of their popular Sportage – and it's gunning to stay one of the UK's favourite SUVs. The Sportage's facelift brings together a bolder EV-style body with "star-point" LEDs and chunkier bumpers. 3 The model is getting a handsome facelift Credit: Supplied 3 It boasts a new sleek interior For buyers to better understand, they should know that Kia is launching the Sportage in three clear lines. These are named Pure, GT-Line and GT-Line S. Each one comprises a range of electrified powertrains made up from petrol, hybrid and plug-in hybrids. Automatic, manual, front and all-wheel drive are all available. Inside the new cutting-edge model is a slick 12.3-inch touchscreen and a clutter-free dashboard. The GT-Line S adds a full digital cockpit and a 10-inch head-up display. All versions keep a 1.6-litre turbo engine but each have different levels of hybridisation. The first hybrid starts with 148bhp and a choice of manual or dual-clutch automatic transmission. Full hybrids have jumped 28bhp to 235bhp thanks to a beefier e-motor. Meanwhile, Kia's plug-in hybrid electric (PHEV) powertrain has gotten the biggest upgrade due to a 42bhp increase in power. The first-ever all-electric MINI JCW Aceman It can now punch out a whopping 283bhp. Kia has remained tight-lipped on the electric-only range's max distance - so shoppers can expect it to remain at roughly 40 miles. The car manufacturer is sticking to offering the Sportage in its Euro-centric short-wheelbase form. Models made in the domestic Korean, American and Australasian markets will feature a longer wheelbase The exterior also boasts new colour options - as well as a range of new 17-19-inch wheels. New swipe-down shortcuts and AI voice control make the tech accessible and top of the line. Also important to note, is the glossy scratch-prone plastics used in the surround, which have been binned for a tougher brushed metal trim. Since 2022, Brits have snapped up over 124,000 Sportages and sales have often topped monthly charts. Rivals like VW's Tiguan and Hyundai's Tucson are worthy competitors in the SUV market. But the Kia Sportage was crowned the UK's best selling car of 2024. The old model already looks great, drives sweetly, and has the right mix of hybrid engines, useful tech and practicality. And it starts from just £29,000. The Sportage has been dubbed the "do-it-all family SUV".
Top Gear
05-05-2025
- Automotive
- Top Gear
Buy Kia Sportage Price, PPC or HP
That's a big leap in price, and if you're not able to charge the plug-in regularly then there's no chance you'll make back the difference in fuel savings. However, thanks to its zero emissions range it attracts a Benefit-in-Kind company car tax rate of just eight per cent, compared to the 30 per cent you'd be liable for even with the full hybrid. For anyone earning over the 40 per cent tax threshold, that's a significant saving. Things kick off at £30,170 for the petrol-powered mild hybrid in base-spec 2 trim. The full hybrids are available on GT-Line spec and above, costing from £36,215. Plug-in hybrids attract a premium of around £5k with the cheapest priced from £40,685, although you can pay up to £45,885 for the full fat GT-Line S if you're so inclined. And that's before options. That starting price puts it competitively in the mix compared to rivals, with the Citroen C5 Aircross, Seat Ateca and Skoda Karoq coming in slightly cheaper, the Nissan Qashqai, Mazda CX-5 and Toyota C-HR on par, and the likes of the Ford Kuga, Hyundai Tucson, Peugeot 3008, Renault Austral, and (by some way) the Volkswagen Tiguan all starting over £30k. For private buyers, a two-wheel drive hybrid in 3 spec is probably the sweet spot of the Sportage line-up, setting you back £37,215. This gets 18in alloys, cloth and leather seats, heated steering wheel and front seats, smart cruise control, three-zone climate control, the 12.3in touchscreen and instrument clusters, a rear-view monitor and those handy extra USB-Cs. If aesthetics matter to you, you might be able to justify the extra couple of grand for the Shadow Edition, with its uber-cool, matte paint job (you can have it in grey, black or green) and fake-cow-bedecked seats. Aside from a few black gloss styling swaps though, you don't get much that isn't already on the '3'. Best stick with that. Kia's finance calculator can be tweaked depending on your preferred annual mileage and deposit budget, but stick £5,000 down on a hybrid '3' and you're looking at monthly repayments of £445 over three years, with interest at just over three per cent APR.
