2011 KIA Sportage (GEN 3)

[LadyRider]

I saw one in the flesh at Greenbelt 5 Basement parking! Nung una nga akala ko bagong VW Tuareg. (hehehe) Nung mapatapat kami yun pala eh Sportage pala!

Nakunan ko na picture pero likod lang. Meron na nga ring plate number eh! Baka direct import yun?

I will upload the picture as soon as I get it from my cellphone cam.

[renzo_d10]

i really dont know but this sportage when viewed from the side is a lot similar to the Mitsubishi Outlander. hindi sya ganun kaganda. the design looks dated. when i first saw this sa Metrowalk, i initially thought it was the new outlander.

it just so happens that Tucson was released here first than this sportage, kaya bago sa paningin ng ilan.

but if sportage was released first, everyone may agree that the Tucson ix's exterior design is much more refreshing than this sportage. so i'm not really that excited with this sa upcoming PIMs. mas hahanapin ko pa dun ang start stop engine tech ford fiesta.

Talaga lang ha ..

Lets wait for a few months from now.

Maglalagay ka nanaman ng thread entitled ...

" Kia Sportage or Dodge Nitro ? "

Then may pa-fit fit ka nanamang nalalaman.

[desert fox]

[SIZE=4]Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Picks 2011 Kia Sportage crossover vehicle as the 2010 Top Safety Pick![/SIZE]

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety or IIHS, has chosen the 2011 Kia Sportage crossover vehicle -CUV as the 2010 Top Safety Pick in the category of small crossover vehicles. The ratings were based on side, frontal, rear, and rollover-including roof strength, tests for safety in an impact crash. The rating of “Good” is the highest rating achievable and the 2011 Kia Sportage safety record proves this.
Ratings from the Institute are based on results from frontal, side and rear impact crash tests, and for 2010 a good performance in a roof strength test – to measure protection in a rollover – also was required to win. Each vehicle’s overall evaluation was based on various measurements specific to each crash angle, and overall impact on crash test dummies inside the vehicle at the time of collision. All vehicles must have electronic stability control available to be eligible.
The 2011 Kia Sportage has joined the Soul crossover, Forte compact sedan, 2011 Sorento compact crossover utility vehicle and Sedona minivan which have all been named a “Top Safety Pick” by the US-based IIHS before. Kia Sedona minivan was the very first Kia vehicle in the States that won prestigious IIHS Top Safety Pick award. This was achieved back in 2006.
Like any other Kia car, the 2011 Sportage crossover is also equipped with a large number of standard safety features. Both trims () come outfitted with driver and passenger advanced front airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags and side-curtain airbags.
The 2011 Sportage is also equipped with front active headrests, four-wheel Antilock Brake System ABS, ESC system, Electronic Brake Distribution -EBD, Tire Pressure Monitoring System -TPMS and Brake Assist System -BAS. There are also Downhill Brake Control -DBC and Hill Start Assist Control -HAC available on both Sportage trims.



-8 Responses to “2011 Kia Sportage safety: Top Safety Pick by Insurance Institute For Highway Safety”

1. Scott Says: September 15th, 2010 at 5:29 pm
   
   Also a 20% higher resale value to go with outstanding crash test.
   
   
2. Jason Says: September 15th, 2010 at 5:46 pm
   
   I know this doesn’t relate to the topic, but the Mohave topic is years old and I’ll never find it… I just talked to our dealer switchboard operator (takes all the incoming phone calls and directs them to who they need to speak with) and she said they constantly hear questions about when will Kia come out with a truck; they’ll buy the truck when it comes out, etc. They don’t want an SUV or van. They like the open area of the truck bed. Anyone know how to light a fire under Kia’s keister about this?!
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   PS: Congrats about the 2011 Sportage IIHS choice!
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3. Scott Says: September 15th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
   
   Jason, my answer would be if Toyota can’t sell pickups very well in the US than Kia probably can not too.
   
   
4. Jason Says: September 15th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
   
   I’m just repeating what I’ve heard personally, and second hand from salesmen and the operator (who said they get calls all the time about it). I also frequently heard “Why do you drive a Chevy truck to deliver Kia parts?!” They don’t know that Kia doesn’t have a truck in the USA. I’m pretty sure basing a truck on the Borrego frame would work, being Body On Frame, etc…
   
   
5. Greg Says: September 16th, 2010 at 12:08 am
   
   We CONSTANTLY get that question too, living in Michigan, land of pick-up trucks and huge SUVs. I really wish Kia would come out with a pick-up. It would go pretty well with their sporty image, I think. Kia would need to make it actually competitive with the F150 and the Silverado, though. Now that HKAG has that 5.0L V8, though, I think it would be good. The best selling vehicle in the US is the F150. If Kia did what they did with the Sorento with a pick-up (make it best looking and give it good features and price) then they would have a winner.
   
   
6. Sorento Owner Says: September 17th, 2010 at 3:18 am
   
   The 2011 Kia Sportage also earned EuroNcap 5 star safety rating.
   Kia and Hyundai surpassed safety technology of Nissan/Infiniti.
   EuroNCAP 5 star results
   Nissan = 1 (Nissan Qashqai)
   euroncap.com/results/nissan.aspx
   Infiniti = 1 (Infiniti FX)
   euroncap.com/results/infiniti.aspx
   Hyundai = 3 (i20, i30, ix35-Tucson-)
   euroncap.com/results/hyundai.aspx
   Kia = 3 (Sorento, Soul, Cee’d)
   euroncap.com/results/kia.aspx
   IIHS Top Safety Picks 2010 in USA
   Nissan = 1
   Infiniti =1
   Hyundai = 3
   Kia = 4
   iihs.org/ratings/default.aspx
   
   
7. Sorento Owner Says: September 17th, 2010 at 3:21 am
   
   Oops. Kia sportage was not testes at Euroncap yet.
   However, mechanial twin, Hyundai Tucson (ix35 in europe) earned EuroNCAP 5 star result.
   So i guess sportage also will earn maximum 5 star of euroncap safety.
   
   
8. 2011 Kia Sportage safety: Top Safety Pick by IIHS! | Superior Car Talk Says: September 17th, 2010 at 5:09 pm
   
   [...] an award from IIHS for Top Safety pick we were ecstatic!! Check out the press release below from Kia World! Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Picks 2011 Kia Sportage crossover vehicle as the 2010 Top [...]
   
   

[wahzai_swy]

I saw one in the flesh at Greenbelt 5 Basement parking! Nung una nga akala ko bagong VW Tuareg. (hehehe) Nung mapatapat kami yun pala eh Sportage pala!

Nakunan ko na picture pero likod lang. Meron na nga ring plate number eh! Baka direct import yun?

I will upload the picture as soon as I get it from my cellphone cam.

Lucky for you for see it in flesh... white ba ang color? may nakasulat "Limited" ba sa likod?

[zfrmd]

I saw one in the flesh at Greenbelt 5 Basement parking! Nung una nga akala ko bagong VW Tuareg. (hehehe) Nung mapatapat kami yun pala eh Sportage pala!

Nakunan ko na picture pero likod lang. Meron na nga ring plate number eh! Baka direct import yun?

I will upload the picture as soon as I get it from my cellphone cam.

madam ladyrider, we are anxiously waiting for the picture upload.

[Starex_Gold]

Meron kayang mag parating ng Sportage dito sa Pilipinas.

Hindi ko pa alam kung magkano pero by order basis.

[jimnyeatworld]

baka pwede padala si phitstop

[Starex_Gold]

^ Bakit bibili ka?

[LadyRider]

Lucky for you for see it in flesh... white ba ang color? may nakasulat "Limited" ba sa likod?

madam ladyrider, we are anxiously waiting for the picture upload.

Naku sensha na po mga sirs at di ko nadadalaw itong thread na ito... Sorry po. Sige po upload ko na lang po hopefully by tomorrow...

[suysuy]

I saw one in the flesh at Greenbelt 5 Basement parking! Nung una nga akala ko bagong VW Tuareg. (hehehe) Nung mapatapat kami yun pala eh Sportage pala!

Nakunan ko na picture pero likod lang. Meron na nga ring plate number eh! Baka direct import yun?

I will upload the picture as soon as I get it from my cellphone cam.

next time po magpaalam kayo sa akin na kukuha ka ng letrato ng sportage ko hehehehhehe!

[Starex_Gold]

next time po magpaalam kayo sa akin na kukuha ka ng letrato ng sportage ko hehehehhehe!

Stir! :hysterical:

[leopaul]

May pag-asa bang dadating ang 2011 Sportage sa Pinas?

[SIZE="1"]I think not... next year, perhaps?[/SIZE]

[locoroco777]

May pag-asa bang dadating ang 2011 Sportage sa Pinas?

[SIZE="1"]I think not... next year, perhaps?[/SIZE]

may napicturan na nga po si mam LR...so probably dadating din yun in due time...

Mam LR....Sorry for the follow up....but were still waiting po for the pics... TIA

[Starex_Gold]

Baka nga next year pa.

Alam ko dapat ilalabas na yun nung PIMS.

Kaso nakiusap nanaman ang HARI. Kasi 6000 units ang backlog ng HARI sa Tucson..

[locoroco777]

^^ganun na nga siguro dahil babagsak sigurado yung 6,000 na yan pag natunugan na may dadating na sportage....

pero IMO blessing in disguise na din na na delay yung launch para mapahupa muna yung recall issues ng kia...

grabe palang backlog yan! 6,000 units?! ano ba ang culprit at lumobo ng ganyan? logistics? production? or talagang hindi lang inexpect ng HARI na dadami ang bibili?

[jimnyeatworld]

6,000 namamahalan sa CRV A/T na 1.325M vs. sa Tucson GLS A/T na 1.158M, or 167K difference heheh

[desert fox]

Sana naman di abutin ng next year.....sobrang tagal na nun......









Ng picture na ipost sana ni sisladyrider... joke.

[chaos0324]

ganda ng 2011 sportage. Sa looks mukhang matatapatan nito ang tucson!

[desert fox]

ganda ng 2011 sportage. Sa looks mukhang matatapatan nito ang tucson!

Oo nga bro, pero sa pwet sa Tucson ako.

Macho daw ang Sportage....***y naman ang Tucson.....

Langya mga Koreans, making Havoc sa auto industry....

[xander1925]

Baka nga next year pa.

Alam ko dapat ilalabas na yun nung PIMS.

Kaso nakiusap nanaman ang HARI. Kasi 6000 units ang backlog ng HARI sa Tucson..

This is True, Nakiusap ang Hari sa Hyundai-Kia sa Korea na wag muna sila magpadala dito nang Sportage because it would definitely compete with Tucson... Now kawawa naman si Kia...

So basically walang pakialam ang Hyundai-Kia dahil lumakas man ang SPortage or Tucson sila pa rin ang makikinabang...