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Title: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 12,000 RPM on March 02, 2016, 06:23:01 AM
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 :wanker: ) 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 :wub:

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

New Tiguan looks good too but I just do not trust VW anymore.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: Morris Minor on March 02, 2016, 10:05:34 AM
"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.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: FoMoJo on March 02, 2016, 10:12:57 AM
The front end is rather dreadful looking, imo.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: MrH on March 02, 2016, 11:39:16 AM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on March 02, 2016, 06:23:01 AM
Still, I am somewhat smitten by the quasi Cayenne exterior and Audiesque interior :wub:


:wtf:
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 2o6 on March 02, 2016, 11:51:15 AM
Yeah, the exterior is a step back from the old car.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: SJ_GTI on March 02, 2016, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: MrH on March 02, 2016, 11:39:16 AM
:wtf:

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.  :huh:
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 12,000 RPM on March 02, 2016, 12:29:48 PM
Quote from: 2o6 on March 02, 2016, 11:51:15 AM
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.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: MX793 on March 03, 2016, 06:42:54 AM
The quad fog lamp clusters are... strange.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: Raza on March 04, 2016, 02:15:06 PM
Why don't you trust VW? The diesel emissions thing?
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: SVT666 on March 04, 2016, 03:32:19 PM
It looks good.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 12,000 RPM on March 05, 2016, 06:31:25 AM
Quote from: Raza  on March 04, 2016, 02:15:06 PM
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
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: Madman on March 05, 2016, 08:04:51 AM
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.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: AltinD on May 22, 2016, 03:07:20 PM
I am getting this one:

(http://i.imgur.com/4fg9Cwd.jpg)

AWD, 2.0 CRDI Diesel with 185 HP with almost twice the torque of the similarly powered 2.4 GDI petrol model.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 68_427 on May 22, 2016, 09:53:47 PM
I looked for your Passat while I was there.  Didn't see it.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 12,000 RPM on May 23, 2016, 07:03:39 AM
Quote from: AltinD on May 22, 2016, 03:07:20 PM
I am getting this one:

(http://i.imgur.com/4fg9Cwd.jpg)

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
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: Laconian on May 23, 2016, 03:11:18 PM
Nice!
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: AltinD on May 25, 2016, 02:43:16 PM
Quote from: 68_427 on May 22, 2016, 09:53:47 PM
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.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: AltinD on May 25, 2016, 02:45:13 PM
Quote from: 12,000 RPM on May 23, 2016, 07:03:39 AM
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.
Title: Re: The Homie Alex Dykes reviews the new Sportage!
Post by: 12,000 RPM on June 03, 2016, 08:27:51 PM
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