That announced pricing information for 2023 Sportage, has received a significant change inside and out. Supplied with front- or all-wheel drive and in seven cutting levelsthe intersection $1,900 more expensive than the included model, which is only available in four versions.
Entry point Sport The lineup remains the LX, which starts at $27,205 with front-wheel drive and $29,005 with all-wheel drive. Meanwhile, the Sportage LX 2022 is priced at $25,305 with two-wheel drive and $26,805 with the four-cylinder turning four-wheel drive. Note that all of these numbers include the required destination fee, which Kia sets at $1,215 and won’t increase in 2023.
Pricing for the entire range is as follows:
- Sportage LX ($27,205 with front-wheel drive; $29,005 with all-wheel drive)
- Sportage EX ($29,205 with front-wheel drive; $31,005 with all-wheel drive)
- Sportage X-Line ($32,005; all-wheel drive)
- Sportage SX ($32,705 with front wheels; $34,505 with all wheels)
- Sportage SX-Prestige ($34,705 with front-wheel drive; $36,505 with all-wheel drive)
- Sportage X-Pro ($36,205; four-wheel drive only)
- Sportage X-Pro Prestige ($38,005; all-wheel drive only)
Not all Go SportageThe trim levels return in 2023. The all-black Nightfall and top-of-the-line SX Turbo have both been dropped, though it’s not too far away to speculate that they’ll return sooner or later or be replaced by Equivalent versions of levels. As a balance, the new-for-2023 X-Line and X-Pro variants add outdoor flair to the crossover that wasn’t available before.
One of the bigger changes for 2023 is the engine: it’s a 2.5-liter four-cylinder that makes 187 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque and is connected to an automatic transmission. eight levels. For context, the Sportage’s base engine goes is the 2.4-liter, which makes 181 horsepower and 175 pound-feet of torque to the front or four wheels via a six-speed automatic transmission. While the output increase is negligible, adding a pair of gears to the transmission improves drivability with ease. Fuel economy scores 25 mpg in the city, 32 mpg on the highway and 28 mpg with front-wheel drive, and 23, 28 and 25 with all-wheel drive, respectively.
Other engines will join the lineup later in production; We’re betting that notably a turbocharged option will return. And, buyers will also have mixture and dip into the mixture models to choose from. Pricing for the electric models will be announced in the not-too-distant future.
2023 Kia Sportage currently on sale at authorized dealer transnational.
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