The Kia Sportage 2025 have been Kia Soul 2025 treat — a small MSRP increase and a little sparkle sprinkled on the options menu. In an unusual move, That issue price for all Sport car drivetrain instead of trickling down the base engine, then hybridization. To start with, prices start at $150 and top out at $450, though $50 of that is for a higher $1,375 destination charge. The manufacturer’s suggested retail prices for the 2025 Sportage lineup once it arrives and their changes from the 2024 launch prices are:
- Sportage LX front-wheel drive: $28,565 ($150)
- Sportage LX All-Wheel Drive: $30,365 ($150)
- Sportage EX FWD: $30,665 ($250)
- Sportage EX AWD: $32,465 ($250)
- Sportage SX front-wheel drive: $34,165 ($250)
- Sportage SX-Prestige front-wheel drive: $36,165 ($250)
- Sportage SX-Prestige All-Wheel Drive: $37,965 ($250)
- Sportage X-Line AWD: $33,465 ($250)
- Sportage X-Pro AWD: $37,665 ($250)
- Sportage X-Pro Prestige AWD: $39,465 ($250)
The figures for Sportage Hybrid:
- Sportage Hybrid LX front-wheel drive: $29,965 ($350)
- Sportage Hybrid LX AWD: $31,765 ($350)
- Sportage Hybrid EX AWD: $33,765 ($450)
- Sportage Hybrid SX-Prestige AWD: $38,965 ($450)
The base engine and hybrid, including the EX trim, will get a Premium Package for the new year. Kia didn’t provide pricing, but the package will add a panoramic sunroof and a smart power tailgate.
And for the Sportage Plug-in Hybrid:
- Sportage PHEV X-Line AWD: $41,065 ($250)
- Sportage PHEV X-Line Prestige AWD: $45,565 ($250)
For some reason, the X-Line skips the standard Sportage hybrid. However, the base engine and PHEV variants will get a new dark theme for the X-Line and X-Pro trims. This sees the front and rear bumpers, side sills and badging finished in gloss black. The alloy wheels are also gloss black on the X-Line; the X-Pro already comes with gloss black alloys, the current X-Line has two-tone wheels, so it looks like the X-Line will only get the X-Pro wheels.
Without major changes to our favorite SUV, we still recommend starting your Sportage search with a hybrid, not a base engine. The difference between the two has increased by $1,000 to $1,400, but the hybrid’s benefits are evident with every press of the accelerator and every stroke of the cruising wheel. the gas station. The naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine in the non-hybrid version makes 187 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque, which is pretty light for a car that weighs between 3,400 and 3,800 pounds, depending on the powertrain. United States Environmental Protection Agency says the best drivers can get from that combination is a low of 25 combined miles per gallon, a high of 28 mpg, again depending on the powertrain. The Sportage Hybrid combines a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with electric assist to produce 227 horsepower and 258 lb-ft, with the lowest EPA energy saving Rated 38 mpg, best 42 mpg.
