Safety
The Kia Sportage boasts six standard airbags -- front and side-impact airbags for both driver and passenger, and side curtain airbags for both front- and rear-seat occupants. Four-wheel antilock disc brakes, traction control and stability control are all standard equipment. Neither NHTSA nor the IIHS has crash tested the Sportage.
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FULLY LOADED YET DISAPPOINTING INTERIOR
The same cannot be said for the interior. While the swooping design of the
dash is nice, it’s really only visible on the passenger side. As for the
temperature controls, they appear out of place ...
Impressive Warranty
Hyundai is Kia's corporate parent, so the Optima gets Hyundai's impressive
warranty; it includes 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain protection and
5-year/60,000-mile roadside assistance.
Kia is put ...
Automatic transaxle
Automatic transaxle operation
The automatic transaxle has 4 forward
speeds and one reverse speed. The individual
speeds are selected automatically,
depending on the position of the shift
lever. ...


