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The Sportage View Offers Book a Test Drive Find Dealer Build Your Sportage The Sportage View Offers Book a Test Drive Find Dealer Build your Sportage The Kia Sportage For journeys, not just destinations. The Kia Sportage is all about offering you more than you’d expect. More breathtakingly distinct design. More cutting-edge technologies. More advanced features to enhance your comfort and safety. More reasons to get out and seize each day. It’s about discovering a whole new way of seeing the world. Exploring. Venturing out. Going far and not so far. Finding new adventures, and new places. With so much innovation, style and comfort to enjoy, the Sportage is the perfect car for making every journey count. 2 3 Exterior design Exterior design Striking. Regardless of the backdrop. Refinement redefined. You’ll make a statement in the eye-catching Kia Sportage - without saying a word. The stunning Kia Sportage manages to stand out no matter where you are. Whether you’re in the city The distinctive exterior design features a commanding side profile, a muscular stance or making your way off the beaten track, cruising the open road or parked right at home, the Sportage and a bold front and rear design. The sculpted front bonnet with the Kia signature is the perfect combination of sportiness and style. Designed and produced in Europe, with distinctive, grille gives the Sportage an unmistakably sporty appearance. innovative design and truly striking features, the Sportage offers you pure refinement for And to round things off, touches like the sweeping every adventure you can think of. rear lights add sleek style. 1 2 3 1. Eye-catching full LED headlamps 2. Striking rear LED lights deliver 3. Bold 19" alloy wheels with silver and distinctive 4-point LED Daytime powerful illumination - and a machine finish add even more Running Lights ensure the road memorably unique look stand-out style (grade dependant). ahead is always crystal clear (grade dependant). (grade dependant). 4 5 View Offers Book a Test Drive Find Dealer Build your Sportage Interior design and quality You won’t just see the difference. 1 You’ll feel it. You’ll want to be very hands-on in the Kia Sportage. Full of soft-touch materials, high-end finishes and the utmost attention to every detail, the interior of the Kia Sportage is just as comfortable as you’d imagine. From the stylish seats to the use of premium quality materials throughout the cabin, there’s no shortage of features to make you feel right at home. 2 The ergonomic cockpit is fully oriented towards the driver - with everything perfectly placed for you to use or view with ease. While the upper part of the dashboard offers a convenient eye-level display zone, the lower, easy-to-reach command zone puts everything you need within reach. It’s a beautiful mix of innovation, comfort and world-class design. 3 1. The slick Supervision Cluster with a large 4.2 TFT-LCD screen delivers precision information about the details of your trip. 2. Sit back and enjoy the beautifully comfortable, perforated black leather seats with grey stitching. The power adjustable seats offer added comfort with lumbar support, helping you adjust to your perfect position. 3. The sleek interior maximises both your comfort and style, thanks to a high-quality feel with premium, soft-touch materials, high-gloss inserts and satin chrome surroundings (all features are grade dependant). 6 7 Driver assistance We’ve thought of everything so you don’t have to. The Kia Sportage is packed with innovations to make every journey effortless. From helping you stay within the speed limit or maintaining a safe distance, to improving visibility or hassle-free parking - the Sportage assists you all the way. 1 2 3 4 5 6 1. Full LED headlamps keep the road ahead crystal clear and slows down and the predetermined safe distance cannot be nicely illuminated wherever you go. maintained, the system will reduce the speed, or even stop 2. 360 Degree Around View Monitor uses four cameras to display the car. A helpful feature, particularly in stop and go traffic. a bird’s eye view of the car. This gives you a better perspective 5. Speed Limit Information Function (SLIF) gives you all the of your surroundings and makes parking or manoeuvring easier. necessary information to help you stay within the limits. 3. High Beam Assist (HBA) works with a camera in the windscreen Using the camera on the windshield, it reads speed limits which detects the cars ahead and automatically switches to high and overtaking restrictions, and displays the information or low beam to match the right driving conditions. clearly on the navigation screen and cluster. 4. Smart Cruise Control (SCC) with Stop and Go. Using a camera 6. Smart Park Assist (SPA) doesn’t just help to guide you and radar, Smart Cruise Control can regulate both the into parallel and perpendicular parking spaces - it also Sportage’s speed and the distance to the vehicle in front. The assists you in getting out of parallel parking spots with system maintains the distance to the preceeding vehicle by the handy maneuvering-out function (all features described automatically modulating your car’s speed. If the vehicle in front are grade dependant). 8 9 View Offers Book a Test Drive Find Dealer Build your Sportage 1 2 3 4 5 6 Convenience and comfort 1. You’ll never need to hunt for your keys again. 4. A fast-charging rear USB socket lets your The Smart Key gives you easy, keyless access to rear passengers charge their devices every ride, and the Start/Stop button lets you conveniently. turn the engine on and off with a simple press. 5. Imagine having all the information you need Every trip will be like a holiday. 2. The convenient Wireless Charger allows you to on one screen. The 4.2" TFT-LCD screen on place phones with Qi technology or suitable cases the Supervision Cluster provides you with directly onto the centre console for charging. all the essentials - including turn-by-turn The Kia Sportage is designed to be comfortable. More than comfortable, in fact. It’s designed 3. The Tyre Pressure Monitoring System shows instructions for the navigation system, and to make every trip wonderfully smooth, convenient and effortless. From keyless, hands-free details of each tyre’s pressure so you can always all useful trip data. technology like the Smart Power Tailgate, to high-tech chargers, to seats that let you stay keep them in optimum condition. 6. Heated front and outer rear seats, and ventilated front seats keep you beautifully comfortable no matter what the season - the Sportage’s range of super-smart features give cool in summer and cosy in the chilly months. you plenty of reasons to settle in and enjoy the ride (Smart Power Tailgate, heated/ventilated seats are all grade dependant). (all features described are grade dependant) 10 11 Connectivity Connect, click and enjoy. There’s no need to worry about staying in the loop, because the 1 Kia Sportage is full of ways to stay connected and entertained. Thanks to Bluetooth®, you’ll never have to miss a call - or your favourite tunes. But the Sportage doesn’t stop there. A high-tech JBL Sound System provides top-quality sound. The Navigation System keeps you on the right track. And clever connection points make sure your favourite devices are never out of reach (grade dependant). 2 3 7 Year Map Update 1. The 8" frameless Navigation Screen ensures 2. Let the music never stop: charge your device that you always know exactly where you’re or listen to your favourite tunes via USB. As part of our extensive quality promise, going. With 2D and 3D maps for the whole of There’s one USB port situated in the front and all new Kia vehicles factory-fitted with Europe, as well as the availability of annual one in the rear. an LG navigation device are entitled to map updates, navigation has never been 3. The JBL Sound System with 8 speakers TM 6 free annual map updates at the service more accurate. features advanced Clari-Fi music restoration technology that improves the quality of MP3s point. This unique programme ensures your and provides high-definition sound. navigation system is always up to date. (all features described are grade dependant) 12 13 View Offers Book a Test Drive Find Dealer Build your Sportage GT-Line and GT-Line S exterior design Kia’s Connected Services Where? When? How? Unmistakably sporty. The Kia Sportage GT-Line and GT-Line S combine sportiness and style. Distinctive The answer is here. design and head-turning features make these ultra-athletic cars hard to miss. But why would you want to? Our navigation system with Kia’s Connected Services powered by TomTom Live The eye-catching hot-stamped radiator grille design, dark chrome finishes, Services takes reliable route guidance to the next level of accuracy and excellence. ice cube LED fog lamps and an exposed dual exhaust pipe are just some It keeps you in touch with the outside world and offers more handy information than of the highlights. To round things off, 19” allot wheels ever. At the heart is a WiFi connectivity through your smartphone* that enables the complete the package. Sportage navigation system to connect to the Internet (grade dependant). 1. Live Traffic**: 3. Local Search: 5. Parking information: The navigation system delivers highly If you’re looking for a sushi restaurant, a supermarket To help you park your car swiftly, the system will accurate live traffic information that is updated or a particular place to meet, simply select Local indicate parking areas before you arrive at your every two minutes, so you know exactly where Search.
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