The New 2025 Kia Sportage: Everything You Need to Know

The 2025 Kia Sportage is a compact SUV that is expected to continue to have the number one priority design as it is currently sold. The vehicle will be updated for the 2025 model year with better features and a sleeker look. The Kia Sportage will launch later this year with prices ranging from $28,565 to $39,365 in seven trims. Here’s what we expect in the 2025 Kia Sportage.

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2025 Kia Sportage Design

Kia Motors recently chose to launch the 2025 Sportage model. However, Kia Motors has yet to release any official information about it, so we can’t predict what alterations will be made to the next 2025 Sportage model. We will only know after some time. Some analysts, however, believe that alterations to the look and inside of the next 2025 Sportage model are possible. In addition, the 2025 model allows for some technical advancements.

It is worth noting that, depending on the area, the current Sportage comes in two different sizes. The extended wheelbase type was delivered to the United States, Canada, and Australia, whereas the short variant was available to Europeans. Since 2016, the Rio subcompact sedan/hatchback has lost ground against Kia’s best-selling Sportage.

2025 Kia Sportage Competitors

What about the competitors? The 2025 Sportage has four of its toughest competitors such as the Nissan Rogue, Subaru Forester, Ford Escape, and Honda CR-V. maybe the 2025 Sportage will excel in market competition later. Let’s see together in 2025.

Engine, Performance & Real-World MPG

How’s the Power? The 2025 KIA Sportage will use a 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 187 Horsepower and 195 lb-ft of torque. which will be paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission and front- or all-wheel drive. During our initial test drive, we tried both the regular four-cylinder and the hybrid powertrain, and we were more impressed with the latter.

How’s the performance? At our test track, the non-hybrid Sportage took 8.6 seconds to reach 60 mph, compared to 7.4 seconds for the hybrid. The Sportage sits on a redesigned platform with a longer wheelbase than the previous generation, resulting in increased ride comfort.

How’s the Real World MPG? We estimate the 2025 Sportage is rated at 25 mpg city and 32 mpg highway with front-wheel drive; The all-wheel-drive variant is rated for 23 mpg city and 28 mpg highway. On a fuel-efficient 75 mph route, the all-wheel-drive Sportage X-Pro Prestige returned 31 mpg.

2025 Kia Sportage Release Date

What is the Launch Date? Kia has not officially confirmed the release date for the 2025 Sportage. As we all know, after 2023, they do not overhaul any models. We expect them to ship the new model by the end of 2025, as expected, but there’s no exact timetable yet. We will let you know if manufacturers provide additional information regarding the release dates of their new models.

2025 Kia Sportage Price & Models

How’s the Price? We should expect the 2025 Kia Sportage price to be slightly higher than the previous year. The price of last year’s model ranged from $28,565 to $39,365 for all trim levels. We can now estimate the pricing of the new Kia Sportage model. We mentioned all the trims and prices.

Trims	Price
LX	$28,565
EX	$30,565
X-Line	$33,365
SX	$34,065
SX Prestige	$36,065
X-Pro	$37,565
X-Pro Prestige	$39,365

How is the model? We expect the 2025 Sportage model to have a similar lineup to the previous model. The Kia Sportage is a compact crossover SUV that will arrive in seven trim models including LX, EX, X-Line, SX, SX Prestige, X-Pro, and X-Pro Prestige.

2025 Kia Sportage Comfort

When convenience was your first importance, the Sportage 2025 has you prepared. Although they lack many modifications available, the seats have great support and an appropriate amount of cushioning in all the right spots. The front seats provide ventilation and heating options if you choose the higher trim levels, and the upholstery is sturdy but not elegant. This lets the Sportage cope with bumps and broken pavement well, but it might lead to its tendency to bob up and down more awkwardly when the route is undulating. Kia did an excellent job of preventing unwanted sound outside in the interior and the interior devoid of squeaks and rattles.

2025 Kia Sportage Interior

Inside, the 2025 Kia Sportage impresses with a sleek design that includes a large digital display on the dashboard and other eye-catching elements. The inside comes in a beautiful two-tone color scheme as an option, but an all-black cabin is also available. The center console includes a rotary shift knob, a push-to-start button, and a slew of other controls that blend into the piano-black bezel. Because of its larger overall dimensions and longer wheelbase, the Sportage features additional rear-seat legroom and 40 cubic feet of load space behind the back seat. There’s also a two-level cargo floor for more versatility.

2025 Kia Sportage Colors

What About the Color? The 2025 Kia Sportage is available in Eleven color variations. The new colors of the Kia Sportage consist of metallic, premium, and two premium colors. Based on sources from the Cars Direct site, the 2025 Sportage has the following colors:

Colors	LX	EX	X-Line	SX	SX Pres	X-Pro	X-Pro Pres
Ebony Black	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Everlasting Silver	✓	✓	–	–	–	–	–
Glacial White Pearl	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Gravity Gray	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapphire Blue	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Steel Gray	✓	✓	–	–	–	–	–
Fusion Black	✓	–	–	–	–	–	–
Snow White Pearl	✓	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dawning Red	–	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jungle Green	–	–	✓	–	–	✓	✓
Wolf Gray	–	–	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

2025 Kia Sportage Safety Features

The 2025 Kia Sportage offers a variety of safety features, as can be seen from the addition of various types of features in previous model years. Kia Sportage only has five versions. Previous Kia Sportage models included several safety features such as safe exit warning, hill start assist, and others.