Kia Sportage GT-Line Hybrid - Any Real Life Experiences

Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 15:41
Last edited 26/08/2024 - 15:51 by 1 other user

Hi guys, looking at purchasing the Kia Sportage GT-Line Hybrid.

I test drove this over the weekend and it drove well. But, at the end of the test drive when the dealer was reverse parking the car back it made this weird sound – apparently that's just the sound of the battery.

Anyone got any real life experience with this car?

I like the shape, modern interiors, and 360 degree camera of the Sportage vs the Rav4. But yeh the Sportage Hybrid hasn't been around for that long so not sure about its reliability/performance.

Cheers!

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Comments

  • Ozbar Gain on 26/08/2024 - 15:52

    Test drove the Rav yet?

    • bdl on 26/08/2024 - 18:31

      Kia Sportage GT-Line Hybrid includes roof racks

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 26/08/2024 - 18:46
      +3

      O.P. may have a kayak.

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:39
      +1

      I did, drives well. But cabin feels dated. And the 360 degree camera is pretty average.

      • besttechadvisor on 27/08/2024 - 11:03

        Also about $8k more for comparable spec.

  • pharkurnell on 26/08/2024 - 16:04
    +7

    They put GT on anything these days

    • JIMB0 on 26/08/2024 - 17:08
      +3

      Others include R-line, N-line, AMG and M Sport. You get sporty pretentions without the side effect of performance.

      • roguescholar on 26/08/2024 - 17:28

        Remember when the Sport was the top model or close to it?

        Corolla Sport is now the base model 😢

    • Murkymerv on 26/08/2024 - 17:45

      It only means grand tourer , what's special about that !

    • plmko on 26/08/2024 - 20:46
      +1

      Stands for Gran's tour

    • besttechadvisor on 27/08/2024 - 11:08

      There's a difference between GT-Line and GT. As noted by JlMB0, every manufacturer is doing.

      Though, it does make sense, because something you get with a true GT can be seen as negatives, while you might still want the alloy wheels, sunroof, bucket seats, etc. It's just as much about luxury/comfort trim.

      Remember, GT means Grand Tourer. It's not the same as slapping FPV on everything, it's more like XR.

  • Drakesy on 26/08/2024 - 16:05
    -4

    ooof $55k on a Kia.

    Don't want to save a bit and go the Haval Hybrid - even second hand you'd be close to 60% of the price.
    Or RAV4 if you'd rather not set your money on fire?

    • rodb on 26/08/2024 - 16:31
      +2

      are you really comparing Kia and Haval? Full disclosure i spent 55k on a Kia last year :)

      • Drakesy on 26/08/2024 - 16:38
        +2

        Hey, it's your money.

        I'd rather spend the $15k+ on other things.

        But at the end of the day they rate equally H6 Sportage

        But sure if you want to join the ChInA CaR bAd brigade, go for it :)

        More powerful & better equipped H6 vs less powerful and worse equipped (albeit more frugal) Sportage.

        • Dollar General on 26/08/2024 - 21:19
          -1

          Save money upfront but lose it in depreciation not long after buying Chinese junk

          • salin on 26/08/2024 - 22:31
            +1

            @Dollar General: Korean cars were Junk not long ago, the same trend goes Japs, German and Yankees.

        • Ade99 on 27/08/2024 - 08:02
          +2

          guess it depends if you are looking at the overall cost of ownership or not, as Haval's suffer cliff edge depreciation.

        • Tommyboy1942 on 27/08/2024 - 09:12
          +1

          We decided on the Haval H6 GT Ultra (not a hybrid) over Sportage and its been a great car so far. Paid 43k for new vs 52k for a 2nd hand Kia Sportage GT (brand new is a 8-12 month wait), I can't fault it so far after 4 months usage. I realise the Haval will depreciate but we plan on keeping for 10 years before selling. After that time it is what it is.

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:40
      +1

      Lots of Kia Sportage on the road these days … appears like number of people are happy to drop 55-60k on this car.

      • Drakesy on 26/08/2024 - 20:49

        Oh dont get me wrong they're great cars

        I've owned 2 of them over the past 10 years. The last one was at 275,000k's and still going strong with minimal servicing costs.

        They were good when they were budget, now not so much.

        Now that the chinese are churning out cars their value point of difference is no more so they have to rely on their quality.

        Something that VW is learning the hard way

      • pharkurnell on 27/08/2024 - 09:10

        Hell of a lot of Rav4's on the road… never noticed until recently

  • pjetson on 26/08/2024 - 16:15
    +5

    apparently that's just the sound of the battery

    I'm 100% certain that what you heard was the sound of a salesman having no idea what he was talking about. How does a battery make a sound?

    Does this "sound" like your issue?

    https://www.kiaownersclub.co.uk/threads/reversing-noise-on-2…

    • Bruceflix on 26/08/2024 - 16:41
      +1

      Of course batteries make sounds. That's why no one has ever lost a TV remote before.

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:42

      Agree, I think it was the salesperson having no idea.

      That sounds like it..

  • Sye on 26/08/2024 - 16:26
    +6

    made this weird sound

    Probably just the sound of the engine catching fire.

  • Brian McGee on 26/08/2024 - 16:39
    -1

    When moving under battery power EV's will emit some noise, they cannot be silent and deadly.

    • pjetson on 26/08/2024 - 16:47

      None of the Toyota hybrids that I've seen make a noise.

      • Gdsamp on 26/08/2024 - 17:12
        -1

        that I've seen make a noise

        Maybe you should try listening as well as looking

        • pjetson on 26/08/2024 - 19:40
          -3

          That's not an Australian car. The Australian Toyota hybrids do not make that noise or any other similar noise.

          • Brian McGee on 27/08/2024 - 07:38
            -1

            @pjetson: Toyota don't have a PHEV hybrid that can run in EV only mode. Toyota hybrids only run to ~20pkh in EV only mode.

    • Bargain-er on 27/08/2024 - 07:13

      Test drove Mazda CX-60 phev yest. Can clearly heard "wheezing" (asthma like sound 😅) sound, and sales guy said it s the regulation to make EV not completely silent. Same with BYD I heard

  • JIMB0 on 26/08/2024 - 17:24
    -3

    Toyota has perfected hybrids in the 20+ years they've been making them. They're ubiquitous , use a common architecture and have plenty of support if anything goes wrong. Why take a chance on an unproven brand with unknown future support?

    • Murkymerv on 26/08/2024 - 17:49

      Why take a chance on an unproven brand with unknown future support?
      Are Kia that nefarious ?

      • JIMB0 on 26/08/2024 - 18:00

        The knocking engines don't instill confidence.

        • Sye on 26/08/2024 - 18:42
          +1

          The engines stop knocking after they catch fire.

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:41
      +1

      Wouldn't quite call Kia unproven - if anything the Sportage Hybrid is perhaps unproven..

      • JIMB0 on 27/08/2024 - 13:57

        The hybrid is what I was referring to as it's the topic of this thread.

    • Drakesy on 26/08/2024 - 20:54
      -1

      Ah yes, toyota the proven brand
      With a great reliability rating

      I'd say toyota and kia are on par with each other

      • JIMB0 on 27/08/2024 - 13:58

        I'm surprised you chose 2 recalls that don't really affect Australian vehicles instead of the Hilux DPF issues.

        • Drakesy on 27/08/2024 - 14:44

          Oh yeah, there was that as well, just picked out a couple of the more recent ones.

  • Caped Baldy on 26/08/2024 - 17:30

    it should make a beep sound for the reverse but the electric motor might sound like a space ship.

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:42

      It was definitely space ship sounding, but no beeping.

      • CL123 on 27/08/2024 - 10:03

        I heard this unusual whistling, space ship sound near my home and when I looked around the corner it was my neighbour's Tesla coming out of the garage. Given this and what you heard I would assume the batteries all sound like that when going slow starting, stopping and/or reversing

  • milanoxpress on 26/08/2024 - 17:35
    +2

    Did you check out Hyundai Tucson hybrid as well?

    Test drive these cars below:

    -Toyota RAV4 hybrid
    - Haval H6 hybrid
    - Hyundai Tucson hybrid
    - Honda CRV hybrid
    - Honda ZRV hybrid

    Compare the NVH & real life fuel economy & quality of plastics etc.
    Then decide which car suits your preferences.

    *Edit added some more models.
    - Hyundai Kona hybrid
    - Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid

    • Pbm33 on 26/08/2024 - 20:43
      +1

      Personal preference but not keen on Chinese cars.

      Honda doesn't have a 360 degree camera so I ruled that out.

      For me its the RAV4 vs Sportage, Hybrid variants.

      • enayet on 27/08/2024 - 08:15

        ZRV has 360 camera. You could try the Nissan X-trail e-power.

      • isthisreallife22 on 27/08/2024 - 10:13

        I recently was looking at both of these and ended up getting a second hand Volvo XC40 hybrid. I also strongly considered the Nissan X-trail e-power

        • enayet on 28/08/2024 - 07:17

          I drove an Xtrail e-power, liked the inside, and enjoyed the drive over RAV4. Limited battery warranty compared to others holding me back.

  • RED27APPLE on 26/08/2024 - 19:28
    +4

    I have compared the costs for three different cars: Haval, Kia, and Toyota. I based this analysis on the total expense over a 5-year period, assuming a fuel cost of $2.00 per litre and driving 75,000 kilometres. I gathered the fuel economy data from reviews and can personally vouch for the Toyota Hybrid since I own one. I also took into account the purchase prices for Queensland.

    Based on the total cost, the ranking is as follows:
    1. Haval (Cheapest)
    2. Toyota
    3. Kia

    The service cost for Kia is ridiculously high!
    https://ibb.co/7YsChDB

    • Bargain-er on 27/08/2024 - 07:16

      Wow I remember when Korean cars were more economical alternatives than Jap. Now it s Chinese cars, wonder if they will ever follow suit (the more reputable brands).

      • Euphemistic on 28/08/2024 - 09:19

        Of course the chinsse brands will follow the path of the koreans, the japanese etc.

        Aussies will get the 'premium' chinese models because they cant sell their cheapest rubbish. Theyve tried and they fail, or they outright arent able to due to crash standards. Their way to build a bew brand is to undercut on price which dictates cutting build quality to save money. Just like the Japanese and Koreans. Although I think thw Chinese will build better products more quickly than the decades it took Hyundai to build customer satisfaction.

        Now they've brought in more developed products, better quality feel - if not reliability and brand profile yet. Slowly they better brands will improve to be as good as the competition and the prices will follow.

  • tabitha731 on 27/08/2024 - 07:25

    Don’t buy a Kia! No other statement required

    • JIMB0 on 28/08/2024 - 10:41

      People are attracted to Kia cars like moths are attracted to a flame.

    • Euphemistic on 28/08/2024 - 12:52

      Why not? Saying 'no other statement required' tells us nothing of any use. Give us a reason to make an informed choice. They cant be all that bad, theres thousands of them out on the roads with lots of happy customers.

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