5th Generation Kia Sportage "NQ5" , Discussion Thread

[bazilahmad]

Oshan had the same price point versus old sportage - even then old sportage sold more. It’s not real competition for the new model

Also similarly MG has lower pricing than old sportage for a while and still it didn’t sell.

Not good to assume that they will sell against new model which looks better than the old one

[bazilahmad]

It’s not marketing team. They tried to compete with Haval and go for a high margin low volume strategy.

Hyundai ruined their plans. Now with shortage price decreasing significantly there will be pressure on Corolla cross and civic to reduce prices

[pwuser150504674948]

'Temporary Adjustment' lolz
What a bunch of baboons.

[j_aquil]

[OgRe1985]

Next turn ab haval ki hai to adjust the prices. Its only happening in Pakistan a chinese vehicle is expensive than the same category koreans vehicle.

[mgalaxy3]

I remember reading posts here dealerships were demanding OWN money on Sportage L launch. Wouldn’t accept a pay order without OWN.

How effing arrogant. Out of touch with reality.

Sportage got the grand L treatment.

[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.