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For The Sportage is great value, with good kit and a spacious cabin
Against The cabin is drab, refinement is poor, and the drive disappointing
Verdict
It's cheap and cheerful, but not great to drive
Go for… 2.0 CRDi XE
Avoid… 2.7 V6 XS
- 1. Residuals are quite weak, so prices are very attractive on used cars
- 2. There’s more legroom in the Sportage than in dearer rivals such as the Nissan X-Trail
- 3. The standard automatic gearbox saps the V6 of the extra power it has over its smaller brothers
- 4. Unless you have deep pockets, avoid the V6, which is too expensive to buy and run
- 5. Thanks to its big boot and 60/40 split rear seats, it makes a fine family car
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