Please stay away from Sportage, any ride with alterations can create problems in long hauls, if you need a ride with peace of mind find any of the vehicle without alterations, believe me I had a 1989 HJ60 Toyota Landcruiser, 4000 cc diesel sold it last year and it was unaltered and I took her to Skardu-Deosai-Hunza and way back to Lahore in just 6 days with AC without a single problem, enjoy the thread below:
https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/4x4-clubs-off-roaders-suv/223440-4x4engaged-winter-september-2013-a
So what I mean to say is that the condition and how its maintained matters the most, whatever model it can be.
My daily runner is a Civic EXI 2003 manual 202k kms driven with throughout Honda 3S maintained and its troublefree al hamd o lillah.