The 2025 Kia Sportage will get the 2025 Kia Soul therapy — small MSRP will increase and somewhat glitter sprinkled on the choices menu. In an uncommon transfer, Kia launched costs for each Sportage powertrain as an alternative of drip-feeding the bottom engine, then the hybrids. Beginning with that, bumps begin at $150 and prime out at $450, though $50 of that’s the greater $1,375 vacation spot cost. MSRPs for the 2025 Sportage vary after vacation spot, and their adjustments from launch pricing in 2024, are:
Sportage LX FWD: $28,565 ($150)
Sportage LX AWD: $30,365 ($150)
Sportage EX FWD: $30,665 ($250)
Sportage EX AWD: $32,465 ($250)
Sportage SX FWD: $34,165 ($250)
Sportage SX-Status FWD: $36,165 ($250)
Sportage SX-Status AWD: $37,965 ($250)
Sportage X-Line AWD: $33,465 ($250)
Sportage X-Professional AWD: $37,665 ($250)
Sportage X-Professional Status AWD: $39,465 ($250)
The figures for the Sportage Hybrid:
Sportage Hybrid LX FWD: $29,965 ($350)
Sportage Hybrid LX AWD: $31,765 ($350)
Sportage Hybrid EX AWD: $33,765 ($450)
Sportage Hybrid SX-Status AWD: $38,965 ($450)
The bottom engine and hybrid embody an EX trim that is going to supply a Premium Bundle for the brand new yr. Kia did not present pricing, however the bundle will add a panoramic sunroof and a sensible energy liftgate.
And for the Sportage Plug-in Hybrid:
Sportage PHEV X-Line AWD: $41,065 ($250)
Sportage PHEV X-Line Status AWD: $45,565 ($250)
For some motive, the X-Line skips the usual hybrid Sportage. The bottom engine and PHEV variant, nevertheless, will get pleasure from a brand new darkish theme for his or her X-Line and X-Professional trims. This drenches the entrance and rear bumpers, facet sills, and badges in gloss black. On the X-Line, the alloy wheels are available in gloss black as properly; the X-Professional already comes with gloss black alloys, the present X-Line wheels are two-tone, so it seems the X-Line merely picks up the X-Professional wheels.
With out main adjustments to a favourite SUV of ours, we nonetheless advocate beginning your Sportage search with the hybrid, not the bottom engine. The delta between the 2 has grown to wherever from $1,000 to $1,400, however the hybrid’s advantages make themselves clear with each press of the throttle and journey to the gasoline station. The naturally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder within the non-hybrid model makes 187 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque, a contact meek for transferring wherever from 3,400 to three,800 kilos relying on drivetrain. The EPA says the most effective a driver will get from that mixture is as little as 25 mixed miles per gallon, as excessive as 28 mpg, once more, relying on drivetrain. The Sportage Hybrid pairs a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder with electrical help to make 227 hp and 258 lb-ft, with its lowest EPA gasoline financial system score a stout 38 mpg, its finest 42 mpg.
