The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!

[12,000 RPM]

I'm excited about this car for the Rabbit replacement next year. A FWD SX Turbo looks pretty good. But the gas mileage is so bad the new LWB Infiniti EX (QX50 ) looks like a viable contender. Not really a big concern though as wifey only drives like 10K miles a year. Still, I am somewhat smitten by the quasi Cayenne exterior and Audiesque interior

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hloxNkaCxU

New Tiguan looks good too but I just do not trust VW anymore.

[Morris Minor]

"Kia has been reinventing themselves."

Let's hope he's better at driving than he is at getting his pronouns to agree with his verbs.

[FoMoJo]

The front end is rather dreadful looking, imo.

[MrH]

Still, I am somewhat smitten by the quasi Cayenne exterior and Audiesque interior

[2o6]

Yeah, the exterior is a step back from the old car.

[SJ_GTI]

Haha, I watched a minute or so of the video and couldn't tell what he meant.

It looks like an econo-CUV, which is what it is. 

[12,000 RPM]

Yeah, the exterior is a step back from the old car.

Old car looks OLD. This one smooths things out and looks current.

I am curious to see how it looks in person though.

[MX793]

The quad fog lamp clusters are... strange.

[Raza]

Why don't you trust VW? The diesel emissions thing?

[SVT666]

It looks good.

[12,000 RPM]

Why don't you trust VW? The diesel emissions thing?

Yep

Theyre gonna be strapped for cash for a while..... last time they were we got the god awful MKIV era. I wouldn't touch any VWAG product from 98-04 with a 100 foot pole. Stench still lingered after with shit like the Touareg and all their carbon buildup problems. Sucks because a new Tiguan + dad GTI (5 door) looks like a really good combo to me, and with all the shit VW is in I know I could get a good deal on both. Just going to drive the Civic into the ground and prob get this and a new bike

[Madman]

I really like the current Sportage and this new one seems to be a logical upgrade.

Lack of a manual is disappointing, but to be expected in this day and age.

[AltinD]

I am getting this one:



AWD, 2.0 CRDI Diesel with 185 HP with almost twice the torque of the similarly powered 2.4 GDI petrol model.

[68_427]

I looked for your Passat while I was there.  Didn't see it.

[12,000 RPM]

I am getting this one:



AWD, 2.0 CRDI Diesel with 185 HP with almost twice the torque of the similarly powered 2.4 GDI petrol model.

Should be a nice ride

[Laconian]

Nice!

[AltinD]

I looked for your Passat while I was there.  Didn't see it.

Mine was one in a million ..... well, with a million cars on the road chances were slim. Actually for the 2,5 months I stayed there after selling the car I didn't saw it again either, and the guy who bought it was working nearby.

[AltinD]

Should be a nice ride

Still, the diesel rattle outside is not of my liking, I prefer the quietness and the odor(less) of the petrol engine.

[12,000 RPM]

Saw one of these in the flesh. Nice, but really similar proportionally to the old one. Old one is growing on me, esp for the price