Kia SPORTAGE "QL" ; Dedicated Discussion, Owner/ Fan Club Thread

[usman19854]

Yes just found these

[darthvader]

Grande is for 36 lac. This is for 45. People in market for Grande aren't in the market for Sportage.

[hussainamin730]

i am waiting fo kia rio to assembled

[osamasheikh29]

Yes those sportage which were CBU were almost sold and were pre facelift .. the sportage which will be launched and sold here will be CKD unit and are facelifted

[suhaibayaz]

Your opinion corroborates what @khuram2703 told me when he test drove Sportage. He said it may be due to car being new.

Showroom location (Lahore) isnt very ideal for test driving any vehicle.

[khuram2703]

Absolutely...... but one thing for which i absolutely fell in love with its AWD system..... on the curve from Shouk chowk to Allah Hoo Round about i floored it.... it took that curve fast in such a mannar that the words automatically came in my mouth were.... Bheensss meri Grande hotti tou under steer ki waja say Green belt mein gusnay wali hojatti..... may be the AWD came into action..... regarding acceleration i felt it a bit slower a kind of struggling coz at that time i had already driven my Turbo Civic 10k kms and may be as we all know the car was new....

I want to share my experience on the basis of what we can extract is.....

In my Turbo early days.... the ECON mode really irritated me for the heavier feeling.... after 10k the same ECON i lov to drive in rush traffic to control the boost in order to have a torquey pull with it staying at 2000 rpm....

I am pretty sure that sportage will become lighter too to the paddle....

That was a new 154 bhp CSUV witg 4 adults on board , 18 inch wheel, SAADA PETROL HAHAHA.... pretty impressive to me.... as i was not comparing it with a sedan or a sports sedan....

My review is +1 as compare to Oriel and Grande

[khuram2703]

Sir the interior was not like a V8 or German Cars but way better than PKDMs Honda and Toyota

[fazalwahab11375]

@usman19854 will you please confirm.. I believe you shared some import data with the new Sportage on the list and If I remember correctly, there were alot of units..

[usman19854]

Import records show that shipment of 58CBU vehicles for kia lucky motors arrived on 3rd June, however, it doesn't mention what model are these. My guess was they're initial display plus sale units for Sportage but since they rolled out 1st ckd vehicle on 14th it's possible that they were used for benchmarking quality etc and a mix of cbu & ckd vehicles will arrive at dealerships.

[fazalwahab11375]

Maybe the CBU is for showroom display and test drives ONLY. Obviously being CBU, it will give much better quality impression comapring local other cars who always get criticized at lauch with poor built quality.

I am sure and hope PKDM kia comes with international standards as far as fit and finish when local production goes for sale.

[osamasheikh29]

Exactly ..CBU units are only for displays and test drive .. nd they will deliver CKD units to customer!
And ive seen the local assembled sportage.. it ms quality is way way better then the quality of big three cars (some of their pkdm)

[zuhaibafzal]

No, there is no display unit of CBU in Lahore. The local made model will be displayed on 10th of July.

[khurem]

Customers will get CKD unit which is expected to be delivered by August, if booked now.
I for one don't like its shape at all. Spending 4.6-5 mln on a vehicle and you get this funny looking front grill which totally ruins the shape for me. The car is impressive from the sides and back though, plus that panoramic sun roof is really nice.
Pretty sure the customers will line up to book it though. The main reason would be simple, get this car before its price increases further by some lacs. Desperation is what gets us all going for a quick action. If the car turns out to be great in terms of drive and all, keep it, otherwise sell it hopefully at some decent profit. This has worked well in many cases (though Honda BRV was an exception).

[jehanzebnasir]

I went to Kia Showroom yesterday and they told that CKD model will be displayed on July 10th positively.

Currently they had 2018 model for test drive and display and that's without facelift.

Whereas the CKD model will be facelifted version and another difference is that it will have 18" wheels as compared to CBU which has 19".

[drtariqazeem]

Anyone booked so far...??🤪

[osamasheikh29]

My cousin booked one

[drtariqazeem]

Which variant 2WD or AWD ?

[drtariqazeem]

Any updates...

[drtariqazeem]

Grande ON-ROAD price will hit 4 million mark...
Approx 8 lac difference in ON-ROAD price of Grande and Sportage... and by far no comparison of both... Grande is way out of league for the likes of Sportage

[fazalwahab11375]