Kia Sportage tops small CUVs in Consumer Reports test
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/hatchbacks/" rel="tag">Hatchback</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/mitsubishi/" rel="tag">Mitsubishi</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/nissan/" rel="tag">Nissan</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img alt="2011 Kia Sportage" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/sportage-630.jpg" style="border-width: 0px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px 0px;" /></a><br />
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2011 Kia Sportage - Click above for high-res image gallery</div>
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The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sportage">2011 Kia Sportage</a> beat out both the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/juke">Nissan Juke</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/outlander%20sport">Mitsub ishi Outlander Sport</a> in a recent CUV shootout conducted by <em>Consumer Reports</em>. According to <em>CR</em>, Kia has managed to more effectively straddle the line between a full-on SUV and a more civil hatchback with its offering. That's thanks largely to the fact that the Sportage serves up plenty of interior room without falling on its face in the fun-to-drive department. While the Juke delivers unique styling and plenty of performance, buyers are forced to make major sacrifices in the cargo room department.<br />
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Meanwhile, <em>Consumer Reports</em> found the Outlander Sport to share too much DNA with the standard Outlander to take the title.<br />
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Everything wasn't all roses and sunshine with the Sportage, however. <em>CR</em> noted that the vehicle has a planted highway ride, but that acceleration was "leisurely." Additionally, the Korean CUV has a stiff ride and plenty of road noise at speed. The tester for this particular competition carried a $23,790 MSRP and the company's 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine with 176 horsepower. <em>CR</em> says that the vehicle managed 22 combined miles per gallon in its testing. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/14/kia-sportage-tops-small-cuvs-in-consumer-reports-test/#continued">Hit the jump</a> for the press release.<br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review">2011 Kia Sportage: Review</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Sportage" title="2011 Kia Sportage" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Sportage" title="2011 Kia Sportage" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Sportage" title="2011 Kia Sportage" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Sportage" title="2011 Kia Sportage" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="2011 Kia Sportage" title="2011 Kia Sportage" /></a></div><br />
<em><strong><small>Phot os copyright (C)2011 Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOL</small></strong></em><br />
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[Source: <a href="http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm">Consumer Reports</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/14/kia-sportage-tops-small-cuvs-in-consumer-reports-test/">Kia Sportage tops small CUVs in <i>Consumer Reports</i> test</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:32:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/index.htm>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/14/kia-sportage-tops-small-cuvs-in-consumer-reports-test/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19842991/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/02/14/kia-sportage-tops-small-cuvs-in-consumer-reports-test/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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