5th Generation Kia Sportage "NQ5" , Discussion Thread

[pwuser163725664639]

Its 3 lacs more expensive than h6 HEV ,H6 hev comes to 121.60 approx after WHT etc this FWD is 124.70 after WHT for filer

[tech_wiz]

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[tech_wiz]

Difference of 3 lacs is insignificant when the cars being compared are priced above 10 million.

[pwuser163725664639]

Its extremely dumb to place your non hybrid car 3 lacs higher than your competitors full option HEV lol

[tech_wiz]

Even if at the same price its a wrong move.

[salik990]

both Santa Fe and new Sportage look decent, at first it look ugly but later on you will find it interesting. same with new shape Santa Fe which i saw live in Europe last month look so bad especially from rear reminded of old 90s cultus, btw i own current santa fe and current shape kia carnival.

Lucky has made big mistake by launching in very high price, should have kept the Sportage 2.0 fwd for around 10.5-10.8m, other variant like Sportage Alpha is slightly high and also the price of HEV sportage should be 11.8-12mn max.

[tech_wiz]

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[Abd008]

So, my old 2022 Fwd Sportage is now of 8 million ??

[umairzafar]

People considering the H6 HEV or those who already own one might find the Sportage HEV a viable option. However for current FWD/AWD owners upgrading to the new model requires an additional 4.5 million which is absurd. KIA is going to lose its existing customers as they are likely to switch to other brands when looking to upgrade.

While most companies focus on retaining their customers, KIA seems more interested in attracting new buyers for the same product. What an epic move from KIA

[mirza.ghalib]

However for current FWD/AWD owners upgrading to the new model requires an additional 4.5 million which is absurd. KIA is going to lose its existing customers as they are likely to switch to other brands when looking to upgrade.

Uncanny resemblance with the Civic 11th gen launch

[zee5han]

I have H6 HEV and I have no reason to spend 1 million to upgrade to this sportage HEV , but that's just my personal opinion.

[waqarnazir29]

Bhai Oriel is failed in 11th Gen thats what i think...but RS is Great car and those who own it are really satisfied with their purchase...i mean you are getting a latest gen with all adas features with great resale value...to me civic rs is best buy for sedan lover right now in this market

[faakhir19]

No memory seats even in the HEV. It was there in the pakwheels reviewed car

[waqarnazir29]

well noted...yes it was in pakwheels reviewed car....why not now? pakwheels also reviewed the ckd version i think

[pwuser150064581489]

It is flop show let the dust settle.

[waqasahmed03]

Complete flop!!

[bazilahmad]

Remember this message.

Or maybe they aren’t looking for good sales. Maybe it’s a high margin low volume strategy as at the end of the day bottom line matters.

Why sell 1000 cars when I can make the same profit selling 500 at a higher price

[tech_wiz]

That strategy works for them but not for the consumers as proven time and time again. The only winner of this strategy is the manufacturer and the only loser is the customer.

Why because, globally, these cars (Sportage, Elantra, Sonata, Civic, Camry, Accord, Haval etc.) are considered a disposable commodity, bottom of the market eco cars and not Aston Martins, Bentleys, Rolls Royce that actually have a high margin, low volume sales strategy.

[waqarnazir29]

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Now haval is coming with something new i think

[umairzafar]

500!! If they were selling 1000 cars per year, i don't see they would be selling more than 100 cars per year now