Kia has renewed its Sportage Hybrid and Hybrid Plug-In ranges for the 2025 design year. And while there is little change in the mix of practicality, dynamism, fuel consumption or plug-in electric diversity of these styles, prices have increased.
Including the $1,375 destination fee, the Sportage Hybrid starts at $29,965 in the base front-wheel-drive LX trim, and all-wheel drive adds $1,800. In total, this represents an increase of $1,400 over the 2024 price, or 5%. at the basic level. Mid-level 2025 Sportage Hybrid EX models start at $33,765 and come with all-wheel drive, as do Sportage Hybrid SX-Prestige trims at $38,965.
The Sportage Plug-in Hybrid is still only available in high-end versions, with all-wheel drive. This includes the Sportage PHEV X-Line at $41,065 and the X-Line Prestige at $45,565. These reflect further modest increases in value, of just $200 and $100 respectively, through 2025.
For 2025, Sportage X-Line trims get a “dark-themed external design upgrade,” adding gloss black front and rear bumpers and sill treatments, black badging and gloss black alloy wheels. The EX versions can be optionally supplemented via a Premium Package with panoramic sunroof and forced tailgate.
The Sportage was redesigned for 2023 and has remained in the same shape ever since, with only slight tweaks to features and pricing. At the time of its launch, Green Car Reports said that the Kia Sportage Hybrid has the most logical styling in the range. The 2025 Sportage is expected to retain its 2024 EPA ratings, when the Sportage Hybrid posted 42 mpg city, 44 highway, 43 combined front-wheel-drive and 38 mpg in the 3-spaces with all-wheel drive. The Sportage PHEV goes 34 miles in all-electric mode and then gets 35 mpg combined in hybrid mode.
Both the hybrid and plug-in hybrid have a 1. 6-liter turbo-4 engine with 177 horsepower as a component of their hybrid systems, combining an electric motor with a 6-speed automatic transmission that can pull the engine away from the combine when sufficient. . Cargo permit.
The plug-in hybrid has a much larger battery: from 13. 8 kWh to 1. 49 kWh for the hybrid, as well as higher electric motor power (66. 9 kW to 44 kW), to allow greater driving diversity in exclusively electric mode. and superior strength for the entire formula (227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque for the hybrid, to 261 and 258 pound-feet for the PHEV).
Rivals to the Sportage Hybrid include the Hyundai Tucson Hybrid, Toyota RAV4 Hybrid, and Honda CR-V Hybrid, among others. They all sell at the same price range if you need all-wheel drive, but if you can get away with it. With front-wheel drive, the Sportage Hybrid is even cheaper. The 2024 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid starts at $33,950 but comes with all-wheel drive, while the 2024 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid starts at $33,075 and also comes with all-wheel drive. The CR-V Hybrid starts at $35,400 if all-wheel drive is needed. The Toyota RAV4 Prime plug-in hybrid starts at $45,040, but offers a premium point of functionality and more electric miles.
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