The South Korean car company, Kia, has through the years come to make itself a household name in America. One of their more popular models happens to be the Sportage. The Sportage is a compact SUV that originally started out as being offered as a 3-door convertible or a five door SUV back in 1993. An extended length version was released in 1996 that was called the Sportage Grand.
Originally, there were many different engine types offered for the model throughout the different countries it was manufactured in. The main ones consisted of the 2.0 liter FE DOHC inline four which offered 128 horse power and the 2.0 liter RF inline four diesel which offered 82 horse power. The first generation model was sold between the years of 1993 and 2002 and was discontinued from then on. After much innovation and redesign, the second generation Sportage was released in 2004. Kia has worked endlessly to make constant improvements from model year to model year which paid off when the 2009 Consumer Reports named it one of the most reliable vehicles.
Fast forward 23 years later to 2016 and it is still making waves in the automobile industry. The newest model has 6 different engine types to choose from, but does only come in the 5-door SUV style versus the soft top convertible. The Sportage has come a long way since its first release.
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Van Griffith Kia 4301 Hwy 377 E Granbury, TX or give us a call at 817-573-0400 today!
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