2011 Kia Sportage bags IIHS 'Top Safety Pick'
 

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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><sma ll>2011 Kia Sportage - Click above for high-res image gallery</small></strong></em></div>
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When it comes to the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sportage">2011 Kia Sportage</a>, there's a lot to talk about. From where we sit, it's one of the best-looking compact crossovers on the market, it's reasonably priced (starting below $20,000) and as we found out in our <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/07/01/2011-kia-sportage-first-drive-review-road-test-uvo/">first drive</a>, it's a pretty enjoyable steer, too. To add to these selling points, the Sportage was just named a Top Safety Pick by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, earning high marks in frontal, side, rear and rollover crash tests.<br />
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Top Safety Picks are nothing new for Kia these days - the <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/soul">Soul</a>, <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/sorento">Sorento</a>, and <a href="http://autoblog.com/model/forte">Forte</a> sedan have all been given this seal of approval. Follow the jump to read Kia's own words about the Sportage's safety recognition.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/">2011 Kia Sportage</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/#3278190"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/#3278191"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/#3278192"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/#3278193"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-2/#3278194"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
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