Vehicle
Kia Sportage
Kia's compact SUV and global volume leader, platform-shared with the Hyundai Tucson — which means the Tucson's community knowledge usually applies directly, engine cautions included.
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Generations
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First generation 1993–2005
Body-on-frame with Mazda engines and a transfer case — mechanically a small truck, and nothing like the Sportage that took the name after it.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Kia Sportage
- Engines
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- 2.0 SOHC — FE · petrol · Mazda FE
- 2.0 DOHC — FE · petrol · Mazda FE
- 2.0 turbo diesel — RF · diesel · Mazda RF
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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Second generation 2004–2010
A Hyundai Tucson underneath — unibody, transverse, and diagnosed from Hyundai material rather than anything the first Sportage shared.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai-Kia J
- Engines
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- 2.0 CVVT — G4GC · petrol · 104 kW (139 hp) · 184 Nm (136 lb-ft) · Beta II
- 2.7 V6 — G6BA · petrol · 129 kW (173 hp) · 241 Nm (178 lb-ft) · Delta
- 2.0 CRDi — D4EA · diesel · 83–110 kW (111–148 hp) · 245–305 Nm (181–225 lb-ft) · variable-geometry turbo
- Transmissions
- 5-speed manual · 6-speed manual · 4-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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SL 2010–2015
Theta II years; the engine-recall question applies here too.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai LM
- Engines
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- 1.6 GDi — GAMMA · petrol · 97–103 kW (130–138 hp) · 164 Nm (121 lb-ft)
- 2.0 II — THETA · petrol · 104–122 kW (139–164 hp)
- 2.4 II — THETA · petrol
- 1.7 CRDi — diesel · 85 kW (114 hp) · 260 Nm (192 lb-ft)
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel · 100–135 kW (134–181 hp) · 320–392 Nm (236–289 lb-ft)
- 2.0 turbo — petrol · 365 Nm (269 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 5/6-speed manual
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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QL 2015–2021
1.6 T-GDI and diesel spread; dual-clutch gearboxes on some.
- CRDi (badge, not an engine)
- Nu 2.0 L
- R-family (CRDi)
- T-GDi (badge, not an engine)
- Theta II 2.4 L
- U-family (CRDi, 1.5 and 1.7)
- Body styles
- SUV
- Engines
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- 1.6 GDI — petrol · 97 kW (130 hp) · 161 Nm (119 lb-ft)
- 1.6 T-GDI — petrol · 130 kW (174 hp) · 265 Nm (195 lb-ft)
- 1.7 CRDi — diesel · 85–104 kW (114–139 hp) · 280–340 Nm (207–251 lb-ft)
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel · 100–136 kW (134–182 hp) · 373–400 Nm (275–295 lb-ft)
- 2.0 — petrol
- 2.0 turbo — petrol
- 2.4 — petrol
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch · 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
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NQ5 2021–present
Current generation, hybrid variants central.
- Body styles
- SUV
- Platform
- Hyundai N3
- Engines
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- 1.6 turbo GDi — petrol · 110–132 kW (148–177 hp) · 250–265 Nm (184–195 lb-ft)
- 2.0 Smartstream — petrol
- 2.5 GDi — SMARTSTREAM · petrol
- 1.6 turbo GDi hybrid — hybrid · 169 kW (227 hp) combined · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) combined
- 1.6 turbo GDi plug-in hybrid — plug-in hybrid · 195 kW (262 hp) combined · 350 Nm (258 lb-ft) combined
- 1.6 CRDi mild hybrid — mild hybrid · 100 kW (134 hp) · 280–320 Nm (207–236 lb-ft)
- 2.0 CRDi — diesel · 136 kW (182 hp) · 417 Nm (308 lb-ft)
- Transmissions
- 6-speed manual · 6-speed automatic · 7-speed dual-clutch · 8-speed automatic
- Drivetrain
- Front-wheel drive · Four-wheel drive
CAN data
Bus databases covering this vehicle, mirrored from the open-source opendbc project.
Service information
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