2011 KIA Sportage (GEN 3)

[dockiks]

Hi sir Dockiks! Ang ganda naman ng deal mo. Nag inquire ako dito sa Wheels E. Rodriguez hindi ako mabigyan ng magandang deal. Baka naman pwede mong irefer sa akin yung agent mo. Planning to buy in March. Magkano inabot ng unit mo? Thank you!

Look for Rachel Fabiculanan at Kia las Pinas. She said they can't give that same deal anymore kasi napasubo lang sila due to an oversight with the kwentahan of the freebies total cost. But you might still be able to wrangle a nice deal, just request for items and she'll try to have it approved. Esp if your getting it thru financing (vs cash like mine). Malamang wala na nga lang backup cam/monitor :-)

[200kph]

Look for Rachel Fabiculanan at Kia las Pinas. She said they can't give that same deal anymore kasi napasubo lang sila due to an oversight with the kwentahan of the freebies total cost. But you might still be able to wrangle a nice deal, just request for items and she'll try to have it approved. Esp if your getting it thru financing (vs cash like mine). Malamang wala na nga lang backup cam/monitor :-)

Ang suwerte mo naman dockiks! Thanks for the advice ha!

[Whiteysporty]

6000K din

Sir SG, what is the performance of your light (6000K)? Is it ok? How was the performance specifically on rainy days? Thanks so much po.

[Whiteysporty]

Medyo matagal na rin naman ang KIA and Hyundai dito. May known korean spare parts dealer na. Atsaka kung bago naman ang kukunin mo, under warranty yun dapat kaya problema ng casa ang pagkuha ng spare parts. Baka nga mas may problema ang Japanese spare parts ngayon dahil sa flooding sa Thailand.

I agree Sir IceT, hindi na baguhan ang Kia and Hyundai dito compared to Japanese cars.
Sir 200kph di ka po magsisisi pag naging owner ka ng Kia Sportage.

[Whiteysporty]

I haven't test driven yet the new Sportage. Query to the owners of the 2011-12 Sportage: Do you have difficulty in viewing thru the back window? Up to what distance can you see cars behind? Thanks for a prompt reply.

Hi Sir, may back up sensor naman po ang Kia Sportage, plus pag nagpakabit ka po ng rear cam hindi na problem ang view sa likod.

[IceT]

I haven't test driven yet the new Sportage. Query to the owners of the 2011-12 Sportage: Do you have difficulty in viewing thru the back window? Up to what distance can you see cars behind? Thanks for a prompt reply.

I also thought before, that it will be an issue, then I realized, will I be in a regular convoy or driving backwards? Hehehe. You don't really need your rear view mirror to view that far that often. I actually found the C-pillar more of a challenge, but I'm slowly learning to use the side view mirror to compensate for the blind spot the c-pillar produce. If you're going in reverse, like they said there's a backup sensor.

[dockiks]

I'm enjoying Day2 of my Sportage. I have some questions regarding the trip computer/meter:

#1 Can the readout be changed by computer from L/100Km to Km/L? Para wala ng conversion pa
#2 Does the Sportage have ECO mode like the Tucson? I've cycled through the trip meter and don't see any Eco mode setting. Is this for foreign domestic markets only?
#3 Is it acceptable to see 30Km in the odometer when you get your unit from the dealer? Is this how much the unit travels for pullout? O baka naman test drive unit yung nakuha ko? http://tsikot.com/forums/images/smilies/unsure.gif

[IceT]

I'm enjoying Day2 of my Sportage. I have some questions regarding the trip computer/meter:

#1 Can the readout be changed by computer from L/100Km to Km/L? Para wala ng conversion pa
#2 Does the Sportage have ECO mode like the Tucson? I've cycled through the trip meter and don't see any Eco mode setting. Is this for foreign domestic markets only?
#3 Is it acceptable to see 30Km in the odometer when you get your unit from the dealer? Is this how much the unit travels for pullout? O baka naman test drive unit yung nakuha ko? http://tsikot.com/forums/images/smilies/unsure.gif

#1: Nope, walang way
#2: Yup, pang-foreign market nga yung feature na yun. Plus it's just an indicator if your driving optimally, it does not help you by making correction itself. Though it's a "nice-to-have" feature.
#3 Depende kung saan dealer ka. Sa Sta Rosa area daw ang warehouse. Plus during test drives, dealers intentionally disconnect the odometer. Mga loko ano?

[bluebeard]

Just got my Sportage 2WD yesterday. Just wondering if you also a wiring problem(?) on parking light controls. For my unit, with engine off, off/on of parking lights are ok; but with engine on, with parking at off position, both park lights and instrument panel turns on, while at on position parking lights and instrument panel turns off!!! I will go to KIA Alabang to clarify unless this is normal to your units also.

[wahzai_swy]

#1: Nope, walang way
#2: Yup, pang-foreign market nga yung feature na yun. Plus it's just an indicator if your driving optimally, it does not help you by making correction itself. Though it's a "nice-to-have" feature.
#3 Depende kung saan dealer ka. Sa Sta Rosa area daw ang warehouse. Plus during test drives, dealers intentionally disconnect the odometer. Mga loko ano?

Correction IceT, mga una batch ang ECO reminder na tukoy mo, mga KDM sportage ngayon kasama yon sa akin, Active ECO na siya, not just a reminder but it let the ECU to alter the shifting point, accelerator response to achieve fuel efficiency, in short, sacrifice power to save fuel. That's why 98% on the time di ko siya activate.... except malapit na mag empty

[dockiks]

#2: Yup, pang-foreign market nga yung feature na yun. Plus it's just an indicator if your driving optimally, it does not help you by making correction itself. Though it's a "nice-to-have" feature.
#3 Depende kung saan dealer ka. Sa Sta Rosa area daw ang warehouse. Plus during test drives, dealers intentionally disconnect the odometer. Mga loko ano?

Thanks IceT.

Yun pala ang lamang ng Tucson sa local Sportage. May ECO-minder sila sa trip meter. The light goes off if your RPMs go high, and lights up again pag within the optimal range. This was standard in the US 2011 Sportage, but in the 2012 model, it is now Active ECO with a button: When activated, the computer optimizes everything, kaya medyo subdued ng konti ang takbo. Pero mas fuel efficient daw.

My dealer is Kia Las Pinas. Assuming they used it for test drives, and di na-disconnect ang odometer, then this travelled distance of 30km from Sta. Rosa is more or less acceptable, right? Or wrong?

[wahzai_swy]

Just got my Sportage 2WD yesterday. Just wondering if you also a wiring problem(?) on parking light controls. For my unit, with engine off, off/on of parking lights are ok; but with engine on, with parking at off position, both park lights and instrument panel turns on, while at on position parking lights and instrument panel turns off!!! I will go to KIA Alabang to clarify unless this is normal to your units also.

Congrats new sportage owner... it seems there's something wrong with the wiring or programming ... better go to CASA for a check... Btw, makaka adjust ba ang brightness level ng instrument panel yo? baka naman naka set sa pinaka dark setting ang instrument panel kaya pag on ng park light, parang off ang light sa instrument panel.... yan kasi behavior sa KDM unit, with lights off, full brightness at instrument panel, with ligths on, it changes according to the user setting and the amount of light from the surroundings.

[IceT]

Correction IceT, mga una batch ang ECO reminder na tukoy mo, mga KDM sportage ngayon kasama yon sa akin, Active ECO na siya, not just a reminder but it let the ECU to alter the shifting point, accelerator response to achieve fuel efficiency, in short, sacrifice power to save fuel. That's why 98% on the time di ko siya activate.... except malapit na mag empty

Hehehehe. Daya mo naman Sir eh. KDM ang sportage mo, CDRi pa. Fully loaded ng features yata yan. Although, I'm not sure kung yung AWD ay may Active ECO na, for local variant.

[kido]

Kido, kung concern mo ay FC, huwag na huwag ka na sa 2.4 AWD, back read ka na lang sa mga post tungkol sa FC, kahit yon 2.0 gas 2WD hindi na a masyado maganda ang FC, what more kaya ang 2.4 AWD....

bro wahzai, thanks.. I'm giving the diesel gray market variant a good thought nga because of this but again my uncles are against diesel engines.. if 2.0 lang kase of the sportage kunin ko talo siya sa features sa cx7 so its seems my choices are down to sportage 2.4L or 2.0L diesel (gray market) or cx7.. actually 1.5M lang budget ko so sa sportage I would have to shell out more..

[IceT]

Thanks IceT.

Yun pala ang lamang ng Tucson sa local Sportage. May ECO-minder sila sa trip meter. The light goes off if your RPMs go high, and lights up again pag within the optimal range. This was standard in the US 2011 Sportage, but in the 2012 model, it is now Active ECO with a button: When activated, the computer optimizes everything, kaya medyo subdued ng konti ang takbo. Pero mas fuel efficient daw.

My dealer is Kia Las Pinas. Assuming they used it for test drives, and di na-disconnect ang odometer, then this travelled distance of 30km from Sta. Rosa is more or less acceptable, right? Or wrong?

Standard pala yung Eco indicator sa Tucson? Yung seats din mas maganda ang material ng Tucson, not that I'm complaining with the sportage's seat.

I'm not sure how far is the Sta Rosa warehouse to Las Pinas dealer, but additional 30 Kms doesn't seem to bad to me, as long as you are happy with the unit.

[bluebeard]

Congrats new sportage owner... it seems there's something wrong with the wiring or programming ... better go to CASA for a check... Btw, makaka adjust ba ang brightness level ng instrument panel yo? baka naman naka set sa pinaka dark setting ang instrument panel kaya pag on ng park light, parang off ang light sa instrument panel.... yan kasi behavior sa KDM unit, with lights off, full brightness at instrument panel, with ligths on, it changes according to the user setting and the amount of light from the surroundings.

Unfortunately, my 2WD model instrument panel lighting has no rotating adjuster unlike some vehicles.

[dockiks]

Unfortunately, my 2WD model instrument panel lighting has no rotating adjuster unlike some vehicles.

Sa AWD model lang (and KDM models like wahzai's) merong instrument panel dimmer. Wala talaga ang 2WD model

[Whiteysporty]

Hi mga Kasporty! share ko lang po ang naging bonding namin ngayon ng Sporty ko, maghapon kami sa Maspro sa may Banaue kanina, finally po pinakabitan ko na sya ng HID 4300K and 3000K sa fog lamps. Thanks sa lahat ng advices ninyo regarding HID. Nagpa install na rin po ako ng Stepboard, not the dotted one but the other design of stepboard from Mobis, may Sportage na name sa center. pinalagyan ko na rin sya ng rear chrome cover to complete my accesories. . Next Project: mag wheels pero siguro pahinga na muna, medyo ienjoy ko muna yung stock wheels nya . ngayon very happy na ako sa kanya kay "Enteng".

[Datsun180B]

^^ Additional questions to this topic. Would 4300K or 6000K require any changes to the headlights or is it just a matter of changing the bulbs? What will be the difference to those bulbs called Night-breaker or Xtreme Power? TIA.

Gents, are the Nightbreakers and XP's whiter than stock? Which one is better? Is it worth the upgrade? Thanks =)

[IceT]

Hi mga Kasporty! share ko lang po ang naging bonding namin ngayon ng Sporty ko, maghapon kami sa Maspro sa may Banaue kanina, finally po pinakabitan ko na sya ng HID 4300K and 3000K sa fog lamps. Thanks sa lahat ng advices ninyo regarding HID. Nagpa install na rin po ako ng Stepboard, not the dotted one but the other design of stepboard from Mobis, may Sportage na name sa center. pinalagyan ko na rin sya ng rear chrome cover to complete my accesories. . Next Project: mag wheels pero siguro pahinga na muna, medyo ienjoy ko muna yung stock wheels nya . ngayon very happy na ako sa kanya kay "Enteng".

Pics and price naman, Sir.