SPORTAGE NQ5

About the Sportage NQ5

Kia hired the right designers and let them off the leash. The NQ5 Sportage looked nothing like the compact crossover it replaced. Boomerang LED DRLs integrated into a black mask grille that split opinion and won awards. Inside, the curved dual-screen setup ran Kia's latest infotainment and actually worked well. The 2.5-liter turbo made 281 hp in the SX Prestige, paired with an eight-speed DCT and AWD. That's hot hatch power in a family crossover. The hybrid option pushed combined output to 227 hp with over 38 mpg. Ride quality was composed, the cabin was quiet, and the materials would've embarrassed European brands five years ago. The NQ5 is the Sportage where Kia stopped being the value alternative and started being the first choice.