The 2023 Kia Sportage The lineup has expanded once again with the reveal of dip into the mixture different. It has an estimated electric range of about 32 miles, but that’s not all. It also has standard four-wheel drive and is the most powerful of its kind Sport option.
Sportage PHEV is equipped with a turbocharged 1.6-liter 4-cylinder engine with a capacity of 177 horsepower, along with a 66.9 kW electric motor. These are the same specs as the larger powertrain Sorento PHEV, so we suspect the combined output is the same: 261 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. That’s a little more than 30 horsepower The usual Sportage hybrid.
The engine is connected to a six-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive. This is the only configuration available for the PHEV.
As mentioned, electric range is estimated at 32 miles from 13.8-kWh the battery pack. That It is also estimated that it can be fully charged in two hours at Level 2 charger. Full EPA Fuel economy figures are yet to be announced.
The Sportage PHEV is also only available in X-Line trims (regular X-Line and X-Line Prestige), which comes with a more off-road-oriented bodywork, satin chrome accents and glossy black alloy wheels. The Hybrid SUV It will go on sale in the third quarter of this year. Pricing has yet to be announced, but we expect it to be the most expensive version of the Sportage.
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