2014 Kia Sportage Review: Si Premium
Vehicle Style: Medium SUV
Price: $29,990 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 122kW/205Nm 2.0 petrol 4cyl | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 8.4 l/100km | tested: 9.2 l/100km
OVERVIEW
Kia's Sportage Si Premium is a new addition to the range, neatly filling the gap between the $25,990 Sportage Si and the top-spec $34,790 Sportage SLi.
Available purely as an automatic and front-wheel-drive, its a sub-$30k offering (but only just) loaded with some extra features and value.
Inside, if you look around, you'll find a whole lot of things to distinguish the 'Premium' from the base model Si.
Does it succeed? We contend that yes, it does.
THE INTERIOR | RATING: 3.5/5
- LED daytime running lamps, 17-inch alloys, leather/cloth upholstery, leather-trimmed steering wheel, manual airconditioning, reversing camera, reversing sensors, power windows, cruise control, trip computer
- Infotainment: AM/FM/CD stereo with USB audio input and Bluetooth phone/audio integration
- Luggage capacity: 564 litres minimum, 1353 litres maximum.
What’s new? At first glance, the Sportage Si Premium looks largely the same as the Si. Same basic radio headunit, same instrument panel, same silver-on-black colour scheme (which looks quite nice, incidentally).