The Kia Sportage is an imported vehicle into the PRC, but according to news reports Dongfeng Kia are planning to put the Sportage into production in China with prices ranging from 160,000rmb to 230,000rmb, we cant confirm the rumors but the lowest model is allegedly a 2.7 4×4 Automatic model which really does sound like a lot of motor for the money. If this is true, then it certainly got China Car Times attention.
When this brand was launched in Venezuela for the first time people was really reticent, but a friend of mine was the art director of the brand and she bought one of this Sportage. It was really surprising how good this little and cheap 4×4 perform and manage, not bad at all outroad and very good handling when speeding. Of course if you give tough use to this car you must keep a hand on it, you cant expect less from a car with this price. But in Venezuela this car was quite a surprise!