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The cabin offers a relatively spacious feel (aided, at least in part, by the panoramic roof.)
While there is still plenty of room in the cabin, most dimensions, with the exception of rear-seat legroom, are down slightly.
…has a nicely resolved driving position with good driver-seat adjustability and a standard telescoping steering wheel (optional on the LX). There's ample room and the seat is well shaped and plenty supportive.
What the interior does gain is more cargo volume behind the rear seats, which went up from 23.6 to 26.1 cubic feet.
...cabin and trunk space [measure] 26.1 cubic feet, and 54.6 cubic feet when the rear seats are folded down—a 10 percent improvement.
QUALITY | 7 out of 10
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The cabin offers a relatively spacious feel (aided, at least in part, by the panoramic roof.)
Popular Mechanics
While there is still plenty of room in the cabin, most dimensions, with the exception of rear-seat legroom, are down slightly.
Motor Trend
…has a nicely resolved driving position with good driver-seat adjustability and a standard telescoping steering wheel (optional on the LX). There's ample room and the seat is well shaped and plenty supportive.
Inside Line
What the interior does gain is more cargo volume behind the rear seats, which went up from 23.6 to 26.1 cubic feet.
Motor Trend
...cabin and trunk space [measure] 26.1 cubic feet, and 54.6 cubic feet when the rear seats are folded down—a 10 percent improvement.
Popular Mechanics
The compact Kia Sportage can’t compete on cubic feet with the bigger utes in its market niche, but it’s been upsized to hold more stuff and still offers the kind of adult-friendly seating that helps it mature into more than a first-time-driver special.
In front, the Sportage’s dash is formed to leave as much room as possible for driver and passenger. I didn’t have a problem finding enough knee room and didn’t have to split custody of the shoulder space with my co-driver, though at six feet tall I did rub my head against the sunroof surround on a regular basis. The front seats themselves were formed with more aforethought than in the old Sportage. One row back, there’s even less headroom to spare, so bigger adults will slouch a bit to find the sweet spot in the Sportage’s otherwise nicely angled cushions.
Behind the seats, Kia claims 26.1 cubic feet of storage space, which is more than in some true SUVs, like the Land Rover LR2 or Mercedes-Benz GLK. Flip the seats down and two people can haul home about 55 cubic feet of stuff—everything from camping gear to weekend junk-shop finds. It’s not a place you’d want to place pets, necessarily—as a colleague pointed out, there’s almost no head room for a larger dog with the second-row seat raised.
Conclusion
Fuel-economy fiddling aside, the 2011 Kia Sportage is nearly the best in class for gas mileage.
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