5th Generation Kia Sportage "NQ5" , Discussion Thread

[mirza.ghalib]

Does the 1 million PKR price difference between top of the line Tucson and Sportage make sense, given that Tucson appears (on paper) to be more feature-rich (AWD, HUD etc.)? Hearing other members' views would be nice

[waqasahmed03]

Exactly.... still not willing to see the reality... they are effed spot on. We should still not book a sportage with their present attitude.. These misguided bafoons also gave us a pre face lift in comparison to nishat who released facelift tucson.

[mirza.ghalib]

The arrogance is nauseating. Hope the Lucky group gets a wakeup call and puts its act together before its too late in the day

[pwuser167550015690]

People would have to stop paying for the H6 for that to happen. As long as they keep their sales, there is no reason for Sazgar to drop their margins (which I'm sure are very healthy).

Typically in China, manufacturers tend to drop prices when launching a facelift because the competition there is so severe so GWM and Sazgar have the opportunity to do that while saving face instead of getting embarrassed like KIA by being forced to drop after the fact.

[pwuser167550015690]

Apparently, there are complaints that the dealerships are still not taking bookings for the new price and claiming that they're out of their allocated quota already for the "Temporary Adjustment".

[jklodhi]

If this is the case then dealership will destroy KIa brand. Lucky group needs to monitor situation closely

[roony]

pre face lift in comparison to nishat who released facelift tucso .

Does facelift long base exist? Cause middle east and Australia that have long base is still preface but updated interior. Tucson FL however I think looks much better.

[pwuser167550015690]

Yes, the facelift is available in LWB. South Korea has the LWB model and so does the US.

[waqasahmed03]

Shit has hit the fan for lucky kia- L

[Einstein]

How does kia sportage L with new pricing compare to haval h6?

[kameetaha]

Top trim Sportage L is more worth it compared to H6 HEV.

Although H6 lower trims is better valued with the features it delivers compared to lower trims of Sportage L.

[pwuser167550015690]

Top trim Sportage L is more worth it compared to H6 HEV.

Genuinely asking, by what metric?

Sportage L HEV FWD: PKR 11.6 million
Haval H6 HEV FWD: PKR 11.75 million

Meanwhile, H6 HEV is more equipped compared to the Sportage while being marginally more expensive. You can argue that the H6 HEV has much higher market acceptance than the Sportage L as well.

[mgalaxy3]

hm yeah I don't get it how is the Sportage L more worth it?

Also is it even selling? Haven't seen it anywhere.

If we compare other markets H6 hev should have been quite a bit cheaper than the top trim Sportage HEV, but the way Haval has captured the market, it's the opposite in Pak - Chinese is selling for more price than Korean.

[kameetaha]

It's worth it in a sense that Korean brand is selling full fledge crossover cheaper than its Chinese competition.

LMC has botched the first impressions of people by its initial L pricing. Give it some time, you will start to see on roads. Barely been 3 months since launch I believe, while H6 HEV's here for like more than 2 years.

[pwuser167550015690]

Korean brand's crossover is also inferior in this instance to the Chinese one or am I off-base here?

I've seen more FL H6 HEVs on roads than the Sportage L. If I'm in the market to buy, I don't see any reason why I would get the Sportage L HEV over the H6 HEV, let alone the PHEV.

[kameetaha]

Both of the vehicles are mostly same just one has more gimmicks than the other.

I just don't base my reason to buy something just because everyone is getting like sheep heading towards cliff.

H6 HEV doesn't even give you spare bruh while buyers keep bragging wheel turning itself after going through like 5 menu to park in 5 minutes. It's the peace of mind of owning Sportage L having 18 inch rim with 60 profile going through bumps not having to hear jarring sounds or feel.

LMC need to learn a thing or two from Sazgar's excellent marketing and customer relationship. They've developed Haval's image as premium vehicle as best value.

Sportage L has lotta potential I believe.

[Einstein]

Can you please let us know the specs which are more in haval h6 as compared to sportage? I mean the specs that actually matter? I can think of ventilated seats as a definite plus in haval. Also i have heard that the suspension in haval is a bit on the stiffer side? I felt it while driving the previous haval h6, not sure about the new one.

Exterior wise haval is better than sportage while i think the interior of the sportage is better. Your thoughts?

[cocgame.hammad]

Just got the Sportage L HEV after previously driving the Sportage AWD — and honestly, it feels like an upgrade in almost every aspect.

Pros:

• Smooth, powerful and comfortable ride
• Spacious interior with excellent sound dampening
• Improved AC compared to the previous Sportage
• Attractive design and great interior
• Crisp and responsive infotainment system

Cons:

• No ventilated seats (plastic dummy buttons in their place are disappointing)
• Wireless charging is noticeably slow
• FCA cannot be turned off permanently
• Some missing features you’d expect at this level
• Harman Kardon audio is decent, but not as impressive as advertised
• Hard/Dummy buttons even in the top variant

Performance & Mileage:
I’ve driven less than 500 KM so far, averaging around 11–12 KM/L. One minor annoyance is that the car always defaults to ECO mode after every restart, regardless of the drive mode selected before.

Issue/Concern:
I currently set FCA to “Warning,” yet the car has still applied automatic braking twice — both times sudden and honestly terrifying. I don’t know what triggered it, so I’m considering disabling FCA altogether to avoid further unexpected braking.

[kameetaha]

I’ve driven less than 500 KM so far, averaging around 11–12 KM/L.

I hope it gets way better after break in period.

[alitayyab]

I think the (new) Tucson has a similar FCA issue or nearly similar. Very jarring and scary and very much unlike my exp. with haval in which turning sensitivity down to lowest works very well. And the sensitivity levels stick between restarts,