2023 Kia Sportage Exterior – The Kia crossover celebration continues with the unveiling of the 2023 Kia Sportage SUV. It's difficult to call the fifth-generation Kia Sportage a compact SUV because it's grown from one of the class's smallest vehicles to one of its largest: The upgraded 2023 Kia Sportage exterior is 7.1 inches longer and 3.4 inches wider than the previous model, making it noticeably larger than its showroom mate Seltos. It's also gained some power, some new features, some new style, and some new relevance in a showroom crowded with SUVs separated by relatively minor price differences.
2023 Kia Sportage Exterior
The latest Sportage features Kia's new “Opposites United” design approach, which the company claims marries futuristic elements, such as the headlights, with more rugged styling elements. It's even more daring than the K5 sedan, with the iconic Kia “tiger nose” grille surrounded by “boomerang” daytime running lights. Character lines sweep down the body side, culminating in notched tail lights.
The 2023 Kia Sportage Exterior of X-Line trim adds unique front and rear bumpers with satin chrome, gloss-black side mirrors, a roof rack, and window surrounds, raised roof rack rails, and unique 19-inch wheels to satisfy the public's growing desire for more off-road looks on their car-based crossovers. If you want to go even further off-road, the new X-Pro trims include 17-inch matte-black wheels with BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, LED fog lights, optional LED headlights, a heated windshield, and wiper washer nozzles, a two-tone roof, and new multi-terrain drive modes. It's a more daring design for the Sportage than the current model, which has been compared to more amorphous models like the Porsche Macan and Ford Escape.
2023 Kia Sportage Interior
The new 2023 Kia Sportage is also noticeably larger inside and out than the model it replaces, as it is now built on Kia's N3 platform, the same as the still-larger Sorento. According to Kia, the extra length combined with a half-inch taller and wider body results in the most backseat legroom in the class of 41.3 inches and the most cargo space of 39.6 cubic feet.
Final Verdict
The 2023 Kia Sportage exterior sides are deeply sculpted, and the kicked-up D-pillar garnish is a nice twist on the floating roof theme, which will undoubtedly be enhanced by the option of a contrasting black-finished roof. The rear incorporates some EV6 styling cues (albeit with less dramatic, larger tail lights), but overall, this is a daring look for a Kia compact SUV. The interior is almost as reminiscent of a sci-fi shuttlecraft as the EV6's cabin. The massive curved slab, a fusion of infotainment and instrument display that appears to be a junior varsity version of the Mercedes-Benz Hyperscreen, covers nearly 25 inches of real estate.
In terms of value and affordability in its vehicle segment, the 2023 Kia Sportage has evolved into an eye-catching model. The main point is that it appears and feels like a much more expensive purchase than it is.
The Kia crossover celebration continues with the unveiling of the 2023 Kia Sportage SUV. It's difficult to call the fifth-generation Kia Sportage a compact SUV because it's grown from one of the class's smallest vehicles to one of its largest: The upgraded 2023 Kia Sportage exterior is 7.1 inches longer and 3.4 inches wider than the previous model, making it noticeably larger than its showroom mate Seltos. It's also gained some power, some new features, some new style, and some new relevance in a showroom crowded with SUVs separated by relatively minor price differences.
2023 Kia Sportage Exterior
The latest Sportage features Kia's new “Opposites United” design approach, which the company claims marries futuristic elements, such as the headlights, with more rugged styling elements. It's even more daring than the K5 sedan, with the iconic Kia “tiger nose” grille surrounded by “boomerang” daytime running lights. Character lines sweep down the body side, culminating in notched tail lights.
The 2023 Kia Sportage Exterior of X-Line trim adds unique front and rear bumpers with satin chrome, gloss-black side mirrors, a roof rack, and window surrounds, raised roof rack rails, and unique 19-inch wheels to satisfy the public's growing desire for more off-road looks on their car-based crossovers. If you want to go even further off-road, the new X-Pro trims include 17-inch matte-black wheels with BFGoodrich all-terrain tires, LED fog lights, optional LED headlights, a heated windshield, and wiper washer nozzles, a two-tone roof, and new multi-terrain drive modes. It's a more daring design for the Sportage than the current model, which has been compared to more amorphous models like the Porsche Macan and Ford Escape.
2023 Kia Sportage Interior
The new 2023 Kia Sportage is also noticeably larger inside and out than the model it replaces, as it is now built on Kia's N3 platform, the same as the still-larger Sorento. According to Kia, the extra length combined with a half-inch taller and wider body results in the most backseat legroom in the class of 41.3 inches and the most cargo space of 39.6 cubic feet.
Final Verdict
The 2023 Kia Sportage exterior sides are deeply sculpted, and the kicked-up D-pillar garnish is a nice twist on the floating roof theme, which will undoubtedly be enhanced by the option of a contrasting black-finished roof. The rear incorporates some EV6 styling cues (albeit with less dramatic, larger tail lights), but overall, this is a daring look for a Kia compact SUV. The interior is almost as reminiscent of a sci-fi shuttlecraft as the EV6's cabin. The massive curved slab, a fusion of infotainment and instrument display that appears to be a junior varsity version of the Mercedes-Benz Hyperscreen, covers nearly 25 inches of real estate.
In terms of value and affordability in its vehicle segment, the 2023 Kia Sportage has evolved into an eye-catching model. The main point is that it appears and feels like a much more expensive purchase than it is.
