Powertrains and Performance
Two engines are offered on the Sportage LX: a 2.0-liter inline four-cylinder (140 hp and 136 pound-feet of torque) and a 2.7-liter V6 (173 hp and 178 lb-ft). The Sportage EX comes standard with the V6. The inline-4 can be had with either a five-speed manual transmission or a four-speed automatic, while the V6 is automatic only. One may also choose front- or all-wheel drive in either trim.
We timed a Sportage V6 at 10.7 seconds from zero to 60 mph, about a second or so off the quicker four-cylinders in the segment and more than three ticks off the class hot rod, the RAV4 V6. Fuel mileage estimates for a 2008 Sportage V6 with AWD are 17 mpg city and 21 mpg highway, a few mpg under the class average. The four-cylinder gets only a few city mpg better.
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Air cleaner
Filter replacement
It must be replaced when necessary, and
should not be washed.
You can clean the filter when inspecting
the air cleaner element.
Clean the filter by using compressed air.
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Best-in-Class Performance
The 2011 Sorento offers two engines, both more powerful than the Ford Escape
and Honda CR-V. A 3.5-liter V6 providing best-in-class 276 horsepower and 248
pound-feet of torque and a 2.4-liter four ...
And the moves?
Ride quality over the rough roads in downtown and rural roads was extremely
well modulated, resulting in a relatively quiet ride. If anything, the
low-profile 17-inch tires were guilty of allowing ...