After a teaser and JPJ Putrajaya sightings, Naza Kia has officially launched the facelifted Kia Sportage at the nationwide Kia World Cup Bonanza Customer Day, which runs from today till March 16. The fresh Sportage is said to have 25 enhancements, including some under the skin.
Outside, you’ll find redesigned grilles, new front and rear bumpers, new and “structurally-enhanced” 18-inch alloys and a shark-fin antenna. The projector headlamps with LED daytime running lights, fog lamps and LED rear combination lamps have revised looks, too. It’s a mild facelift – the pre-FL front looks like this.
Inside, the leather-wrapped steering wheel now controls a Motor Driven Power Steering (MDPS, Hyundai-Kia’s EPS) with Flex Steer, which provides three steering weights for the driver to choose from – Comfort, Normal and Sport.
Other cabin highlights include push-start ignition (with redesigned smart key), panoramic roof, dual-zone air-con with ionised filtration, illuminated and cooled glove box, two-step adjustable rear seats, eight-way electric seat for the driver, Infinity sound system with seven speakers (two tweeters, four door speakers, one sub-woofer), head unit with 4.3-inch touch screen and reverse camera, and an upgraded Supervision cluster with a 4.2-inch TFT LCD screen.
Naza Kia says that the new Sportage rolls with reduced noise thanks to improvements on the mounts and windscreen. Revisions to the drive shaft and mounting system (now with laterally assembled bracket) contribute to a smoother ride and better NVH.
Under the hood, the Sportage is now powered by the Group’s current “Nu” 2.0 litre MPI engine with Dual Continuous Variable Valve Timing (DCVVT), 154 PS and 191 Nm of torque. A six-speed auto does transmission duties. The old motor was the previous-gen Theta II 2.0L with 166 PS and 197 Nm.
The five-star Euro NCAP rated SUV (six airbags, ABS, EBD, hill-start assist, traction control) is priced at RM138,888 on-the-road with insurance, unchanged from the June 2011 launch price despite the added kit. It is available in five colours – Clear White, Mineral Silver, Bright Silver, Sand Track and Signal Red – and comes with a five-year unlimited mileage warranty.
UPDATE: Live pictures from Kia’s Red Cube showroom in Petaling Jaya have been added.
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Wow…. More better than CRV and Rush.
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Says the honda whore..
practicality for wat?
practicality for being a brand slut
maximising interior space has always been a strong point of CR-V. The interior space is huge compared to its competitors.
practicality for a whore
Can elaborate on practicality..there’s nothing in CRV features that Sportage lack. And please don’t tell me about Japs made engine reliability crap that’s already things of the past…btw Sportage engine is Jap/Murica/Korean breed
How is it a different segment? This IS CR-V’s rival.
oops, sorry. i thought this is CUV segment and CRV is SUV segment. my apologies to all. i made a mistake.
Both CRV and Sportage are from same segment car.
What kind of “segment” you are define here?
I think he meant CRV is the same segment as Suzuki SX-4
This car got no RV, you make Sam Loo rich for what, safe your hard earn money
THe crv got free boot tray as advertised! KAkakakakakakaka………….. less than RM100 carpet also need to highlight.
What do you expect when even reverse sensors are not standard-fit on the 150k CRV?
Can elaborate more on comparison of fuel consumption and engine performance from both version Sportage?
How come the new NU engine has lower power and torque than the older Theta II engine?
If overall weight remains same, won’t that translate to weaker acceleration and higher overall fuel consumption?
Or am missing something?
The NU engine has DCVVT with MPi engine which makes it more fuel efficient as compared to the former Theta engine. Previously the car was very thirsty and needed fuel to top up if used extensively in the Klang Valley.
Another late late reply on this topic..
Theta II also has DCVVT with MPI.
And for both Nu and Theta II engines, the DCVVT is only on the intake side.
PT might made a mistake by saying Theta II had the DCVVT on both intake and exhaust sides.
And no mention of official fuel consumption (FC) figure were reported by any PT coverage / write up (3 articles) of both Sportage.
Bet NazaKia didn’t list / reveal the FC figure anywhere.
Most probably <10km/L in urban or even mix-urban driving cycle.
The power and torque values only tell half the story. One has to look at the torque and power curves of the engine over the rev range in order to really tell how the engine will perform in the day to day. If the torque and power is available slightly lower in the rev range then it is a positive improvement over the old engine.
This reply is way way too late but.. found something rather weird.
The claimed power output of 2012 Sportage with Theta II engine is 166PS/197Nm which is not far from info sourced from wiki i.e. 167PS/198Nm.
But the claimed power output of 2014 Sportage FL with Nu engine of just 154PS/191Nm which is quite a way off from info sourced from Wiki i.e. 166PS/201Nm
Did the facelift Sportage being supplied with de-tuned Nu engine or what?
Its rare for any manufacturers to understate engine power output by this margin ~7.3%
Crazy spec list with that price! Put that spec list and price into the Subaru XV then it would be the perfect SUV
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My bentley bettter than yours.
My maybach much more better than you guys
My Wak Segan is better than you all
My tikar terbang better than both !!
My penampar buaya much much more better than you guys!
Listen kids….my private jet is the BEST!
mind asking how much is your audi q3?
My maid’s aventador better than yours
Who don’t know someone mother is a female? lol
Listen kids….my private jet is the best.
My China doll much better lo…..Huhuhu….I love sodom
Whoa Kia Car Model Prices are actually not that bad or is it because of the OTHER OVERLY PRICED cars that makes kia look affordable for us ! LOL.
Anywayz, worth checking it out.
price is one thing..another is safety and luxury stuff.
so many interesting accessory feature, with 7 speakers and built in subwoofer.
Also better safety standard with OTR price less than RM140k.
Now if only Naza would buff up their aftersales….
there are some people who are interested with the KIA model. jap recon car are much better in term of spec,conditoin,maintenance and the most highly precise is the RV after 5 yrs.it just my 1malaysia opinion.CHEERS
jap recon much better in terms of spec? kereta apa ini? most wish and stream came in fabric seat only..no audio steering wheel control.
Same price!..that’s a rare surprise generosity coming from NAZA…
other than jap..most of them quite generous. just check pug spec. push aside rv.
Low RV. But best price, equipment, design.
Think for yourself.
toyota hailat the best. enuff said.
from mudah..
New 2014 CRV 2.0 – rm149k
Used 2012 CRV 2.0 – rm103k-110k
Depreciation = rm46k-rm39k
New 2014 Sportage 2.0 – rm139k
Used 2012 Sportage 2.0 – rm96-108k
Depreciation = rm43k-rm31k
Kudos to naza not to increase their price for this facelift.
if only the next sportage model are fitted with handless boot opening (similiar to ford kuga or vw toureg), tyre monitoring system (i know overseas model are spec with it), rear aircon, it will be perfect.
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M Class for pussies. Real Men buys G wagons.
not sure if trolling or really dumb..
If you can afford M class already, why bother paying 50k for “junk” Sportage?
With RM50k u cannot buy even the base spec Sportage in S.Korea..
From your comment, it is safe to say that your smarter side constitutes only 0.1% of you
its sad to see Kia coming out with great cars like the Sportage, Optima, etc and Proton can still only manage to come out with Suprima! In 1999, Kia were producing crap like the Sephia and Proton had the Wira, even though it’s essentially a Lancer, but its still better than the Sephia. How times have change.
LCD display so small. For the price tag of 138K, please give a bigger display, can Kia?? Dont be stingy please…
Only Cerato 2014 has it
Glad there are showroom photos! The interior room feel class ahead
where is the rear air vent? one of the key feature of facelift is the rear air vent.
but this if u don wanna wait for the cx-5 in the waiting list
Think to get this since my Mazda SA is refused to take my calls after 5 months waiting….
Awesome features~ but it is way a little bit underpowered! Hw come naza dun bring in the CRDi engine?? 1.7L is good enuf dyyyyy arghhhh