The limited-edition Sportage GT has arrived
"Sportage has a nearly three decade-long heritage and remains Kia’s best-selling model globally,” says Stephen Crosse, sales and marketing director, Kia South Africa.
The Sportage first made an appearance at the 1991 Tokyo Motor Show and it “set the blueprint for a compact, practical SUV, suitable for use in a variety of environments when it launched in 1993, and successfully completed the gruelling Dakar Rally shortly afterwards”.
The current-generation Sportage, says Kia, “set a record for The World’s Longest Test Drive, is considered the most popular Sportage yet, recording more than five million global sales in 28 years.”
The GT-Line offers LED combination lamps front and rear, dual exhaust outlets resplendent in chrome trim, model-specific skid plates and striking 19-inch alloy wheels, flat-bottomed steering wheel, and a comprehensive 4.2-inch colour instrumentation cluster among others.
Safety features include ABS with Electronic Brake-force Distribution and Downhill Brake Control, six airbags, electronic stability control and more.
The Kia’s 1.6-litre T-GDi turbocharged petrol engine develops 130kW and 265Nm. It is linked to a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission and this combination will get you from 0-100km/h in 9.1 seconds.
Your R649 995 will buy you the Sportage 1.6 T-GDi AWD GT-Line inclusive of a Unlimited Kilometre / 5-year warranty (inclusive of Roadside Assistance) and a 5-year / 90 000km service plan.
Source: MotorPress
