Kia will mark the Thirtieth anniversary of its compact Sportage SUV with a 2024 particular version.

It’s one in every of 2024’s most interesting, sitting comfortably in third place on our Finest Inexpensive Compact SUVs checklist. As soon as an awkward-looking rebadge of the Mazda Bongo (not bought within the U.S.) with a fair stranger title than “Bongo,” the Sportage has develop into an all-around competitor price your consideration in case you’re purchasing for a small crossover.

The 2024 Sportage Is Interesting

Our skilled take a look at drivers love its good-looking design, upscale inside, and implausible house for its class. It’s accessible with a nice 187-horsepower 4-cylinder engine, a 226-horsepower hybrid setup good for as much as 44 mpg, or a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) system good for 261 horsepower and as much as 34 miles on electrical energy alone.

For 2024, Kia will mark the Sportage’s Thirtieth 12 months with a particular version. There’s nothing uncommon about that. Automakers love any excuse to supply distinctive shade and have mixtures. However Kia’s Thirtieth-birthday Sportage has one thing outstanding on this class – a dramatically-colored inside.

It’s inexperienced, and it appears to be like nice.

Kia hasn’t introduced pricing. The 2023 Sportage begins at $26,290, although a fully-equipped PHEV model can fetch almost $45,000. Kia hasn’t formally stated the Thirtieth-anniversary version will come to the U.S. Kia’s international PR crew has introduced the automotive, however Kia America’s crew hasn’t confirmed it can come right here. We count on to see it right here, although – America’s urge for food for particular editions is limitless.

Inexperienced Leather-based, Acoustic Glass

The standout characteristic is these seats, in quilted inexperienced leather-based and black suede with anniversary badging. Exterior, it will get gloss black trim instead of chrome. Kia says it additionally will get acoustic laminated glass to scale back street and wind noise.

Kia says the mannequin “will likely be regularly launched in choose markets.” We’ll let if the U.S. is chosen.