New Kia Sportage

[saipeme]

Sir, im getting 13km/liter highway driving.

good fc sir probably your combined city/highway would be 10-11km/l...how about sportage crdi is it with vgt like the carens?...

[Mnmg_2000]

good fc sir probably your combined city/highway would be 10-11km/l...how about sportage crdi is it with vgt like the carens?...

wala daw po VGT sabi sa akin ng SA. according to the manual it has a waste gate turbocharger(WGT).... ano po ba yung WGT?

[freespin]

musta na sportages natin? what's WGT?

[OTEP]

A wastegate is what regulates boost pressure. Otherwise overboost can destroy the turbo and the engine. Almost all turbos regulate boost pressure via a wastegate.

[LadyRider]

Hi, I just got my Sportage crdi...

baby ikaw ba kumuha ng pix? ok ah... Hehehehe.... Kuhanan mo naman VC (vici-vicihan) ko para mas trulala! (hehehehe)

[freespin]

marami rami na ring sportages ako nakita. one time sa isang parking lot sa mall, i saw about 7 sportages na naka park. may dalawa pang nagkatabi.

[AG4]

Has this been posted here already?
Spy pics of the 2008 Sportage facelift:

[freespin]

Has this been posted here already?
Spy pics of the 2008 Sportage facelift:

Facelift? wala namang nag bago.

[rj_tim]

Dalawa lang ba ang available variants ng Sportage dito sa Phils? 4x4 CRDi at 4x2 Gas lang? How much yung each of the variants of the Sportage? Thanks!

P.S. Pa-post na rin ng specs ng CRDi.

[freespin]

you can backread, andun lahat...

[jolabilles]

To: Strutot & Fore! and other sportage owners

Any improvements sa FC ng sportage nyo? Im really considering to get one pero malaking consideration sa akin ang fuel consumption. I would appreciate it if you could post new infos regarding your FCs. Thanks.

[pal]

ganda din yun green. Congratulations!!! ... pards, so far, happy ako. I used it sa Subic nun Holy Week, sarap gamitin, di sya matagtag. Just make sure you check the tire pressure pagka-kuha mo. The Air-con is very good. Got stuck in traffic for 5 hours pero malamig pa din, and hindi sya nag-ooverheat!... pagmadami na tayo, magtayo din tayo ng Club, ala Tucson club.

guys, meron pa ibang owners ng Kia Sportage dito? kami lang ba ni Strutot ang malakas ang loob? hehehe ... for those interested eto yun colors:

Black, Natural Olive, Blue, Silver (black interior)
Red, White, Greenish Gold (beige interior)

Sir,
meron din po ako nabili na sportage, 2nd hand last week lang. pwede po ba sali rin me sa club. . white ang kulay niya, diesel engine

[Geren]

First of all, i would like to thank the all members whose positive comments regarding the Kia Sportage, made me decide on buying my first SUV.

My wife's 1st choice was the Tucson. I showed her the Sportage. Sabi niya mas maganda nga ang Sportage, but she's undecided because of the resale value of the Kia. I managed to convince her to change her mind with the the ff. arguments.
1. Tucson CRDi Automatic 4x2- Php 1,078.00 -
after adding LTO and insurance and undercoat - Php 1,020,000.00

Sportage CRDi Automatic with 4WD, ABS,w/ free undercoat LTO and Insurance - Php 1,020,000.00

Considering that both cars are almost the same in interior and engine, the 4 wd and the ABS were the clincher

2. Our 1st car, a Toyota hi-lux 96 pick up w/c we sold for Php 150,000.00 to add to the dp of our new car, was 11 yrs. old. Meaning hindi ako mabilis magbenta ng sasakyan. Resale value is not much of a problem with me.

3. Though the Tucson has a longer warranty - 5 yrs compared to 3 yrs for the Sportage. Ok na sa akin yun.

As for my experience driving the car? Parang kotse ang riding comfort, mabilis.
Sarap mag drive. Sarap mamasyal. Sarap magyabang . Comments from friends and acquaintances - "Ganda pala ng Sportage or okey na pala ang Kia ngayon".

Me, my wife and my kids truly love it. Thanks to all.

[washburn]

congrats sir! nice choice

[saipeme]

congrats sir korean cars are indeed good nowadays if not bias to the brand newer models are goods as jap cars... wala bang pics...hope to hear the fc of your sportage soon...

[Geren]

congrats sir korean cars are indeed good nowadays if not bias to the brand newer models are goods as jap cars... wala bang pics...hope to hear the fc of your sportage soon...

As for the fc, too early to say kasi 3 days pa lang at medyo erratic pa ang pagmamaneho, break in ko kasi lagi. Ubusin ko muna laman ng gas tank and i'll try my best to post one. Curious din akong malaman. Update na lang ako.

[albert_b]

kumusta na mga Sportage CRDIs niyo?

Ano mga items for improvement sa kanya?

[Geren]

As for my crdi, Fuel Consumption on my first 750 kms, which includes city driving in Tarlac, break in driving on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and round trip to Manila, i manage to get 10 km/liter.

Top Speed on the expressway was 150 km/hr( kasama kasi pamilya ko kaya di ko sinagad - patikim lang sa engine then back to break in driving.) Accelaration from 90 to 150 km is pretty fast though, nararamdaman mo talaga ang bilis ng accelaration. No vibrations. Quiet ang engine, maganda rin ang pag reduce ng noise from the interior of the car.

By the way - the 4wd variant comes with a clarion player unlike the gas which has a jbl player. The sound coming from the speakers are pretty good. If configured, para kang naka subwoofer. You can really feel the thumping and hear the very low frequency range. Wish ko lang sana 6 speakers instead of 4 ang installed. I want to hear a bit more from the high frequency. Was thinkin of adding some tweeters kaya lang baka ma void ang warranty sa sound system. Anyway very clean naman ang mid range and low frequency range.


I'll be posting more in the days to come to see if there's an improvement on the mileage.

P.S. After the first 750 k, i love the car even more.

[BlueBimmer]

Has this been posted here already?
Spy pics of the 2008 Sportage facelift:

revised headlamps?

[saipeme]

As for my crdi, Fuel Consumption on my first 750 kms, which includes city driving in Tarlac, break in driving on the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway and round trip to Manila, i manage to get 10 km/liter.

Top Speed on the expressway was 150 km/hr( kasama kasi pamilya ko kaya di ko sinagad - patikim lang sa engine then back to break in driving.) Accelaration from 90 to 150 km is pretty fast though, nararamdaman mo talaga ang bilis ng accelaration. No vibrations. Quiet ang engine, maganda rin ang pag reduce ng noise from the interior of the car.

By the way - the 4wd variant comes with a clarion player unlike the gas which has a jbl player. The sound coming from the speakers are pretty good. If configured, para kang naka subwoofer. You can really feel the thumping and hear the very low frequency range. Wish ko lang sana 6 speakers instead of 4 ang installed. I want to hear a bit more from the high frequency. Was thinkin of adding some tweeters kaya lang baka ma void ang warranty sa sound system. Anyway very clean naman ang mid range and low frequency range.


I'll be posting more in the days to come to see if there's an improvement on the mileage.

P.S. After the first 750 k, i love the car even more.

you don't need to add tweeters to have a good high freq sound, nero audio software could do that you can even add echo for a home theater like sound coming from your 4 speakers...doing so you may need to do trial and error at first time to avoid sound distortion...

wala bang pics exterior/interior...