KIA Sportage

The Kia Sportage is a compact SUV produced by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 1993. The Sportage was sold in either a five-door SUV or a three-door soft-top convertible. Kia offered three engines in the Sportage, beginning with the 2.0-liter FE DOHC inline-four gasoline unit producing 95 kW (128 hp) and the 2.0-liter RF inline-four diesel rated at 61 kW (82 hp).

The Sportage returned with sharing its Elantra-based platform with the 2005 Hyundai Tucson in 2005. The Sportage was named as one of the most reliable vehicles from the 2009 Consumer Reports reliability survey. The second-generation Kia Sportage earned a top rating of five stars in crash tests by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The Kia Sportage released an SL series in April 2010. It is currently using a 2.0-liter Hyundai R diesel engine with 184 hp (137 kW) and a 2.0-liter Theta T-GDI gasoline engine was also available. The third generation, called the Sportage R, was released by Dongfeng Yueda Kia in October 2010. The Sportage won the 2011 Car of the Year in Slovakia.