Kia Sportage 2022: in dealerships from January 15

Doors open on the weekend of January 15 for the arrival of the New Kia Sportage: four engines and four trim levels, among other things in promotion for the launch in Italy.

The long-awaited moment has finally arrived: the fifth generation of the Kia Sportage (MY2022) is ready to debut on the Italian market and will officially do so this weekend in all dealers in our peninsula. Orders are therefore open for an SUV highly anticipated by the public which will be available in four hybrid technology engines and as many trim levels, specifically called Business, Style, GT Line and GT Line Plus.

Kia Sportage

Revised in all respects with a new look and lots of technology available to passengers, the Kia Sportage 2022 can be equipped in order with the 1.6 T-GDi mild-hybrid petrol 150 horsepower (in combination with front-wheel drive only and, optionally, the iMT manual transmission or the seven-speed DCT automatic transmission), with the 1.6 CRDi always mild-hybrid diesel engine from 136 horsepower (also 4 × 4), with the 1.6 T-GDi Full Hybrid 180 HP or with the brand new 1.6 T-GDi plug-in hybrid with all-wheel drive and AT6 six-speed automatic transmission.

Price of Kia Sportage

Prices? The new Kia Sportage 2022 is offered in “launch version” at the exclusive price of 29,622.70 usd, defined by a discount of 4,566.12 usd compared to the price list that can be obtained thanks to the Kia Special Choice financing formula and the exchange (or scrapping) of a old used vehicle.

This offer applies to the 1.6 T-GDi mild-hybrid petrol engine with Business basic equipment, for a package that also includes a free year of theft / fire insurance . For all the other details of the range, we refer you to our previous article with the official price list for Italy.

Dinesh: Dinesh Kumar has been writing about electric vehicles, hybrids, and hydrogen cars since 2006. His articles and car reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Automotive News, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Trucks.com, Car Talk, and other outlets. His first green-car media event was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been tracking the shift away from gasoline-powered vehicles and discovering the new technology's importance not just for the auto industry, but for the world as a whole. Throw in the recent shift to autonomous vehicles, and there are more interesting changes happening now than most people can wrap their heads around. You can find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a new EV.

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