2026 Kia Sportage expands hybrid choice to challenge Toyota RAV4 harder

Kia Australia has launched pricing and specifications for its facelifted Sportage fluctuate for model year 2026.

Key updates embody revised styling internal and out, added tech and security positive aspects, a different of all-wheel drive for hybrid variants and revisions to the turbo petrol powertrain.

Sportage maintains its four-tier variant hierarchy – S, SX, SX+ and GT-Line – and continues the different of diesel, petrol and self-charging petrol-electric hybrid powertrains.

Out of doors, Sportage now contains a “Sorento-inspired” hit upon that boasts vertically stacked ‘considerable person scheme’ headlights and redesigned hind lights with revised front fascia – with a recent-hit upon grille – and rear bar positive aspects.

All four variant tiers characteristic recent wheel designs, with the hybrid model of the GT-Line benefitting from a somewhat loads of 18-spin model that separates it from the 19-spin GT-Line petrol and diesel variations. Paint color different has expanded with two recent licensed hues in Wolf Grey and Heritage Blue.

Originate wise, the MY26 Sportage’s lightly remodelled internal entails a redesigned two-spoke wheel and a 12.3-spin multimedia account for, which now entails Kia’s Connected Car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC) connected companies.

Over-the-air updates, as beforehand viewed in Sorento, are in actuality readily on the market for Sportage throughout the line-up.

Powertrain updates

Kia Australia has added the different of all-wheel drive to the  1-6L ‘T-GDI’ turbo-petrol-primarily based fully self-charging hybrid structure, a $3000 upcharge over the front-drive HEV powertrain.

Only two of the four readily on the market shipshape ranges provide hybrid energy, with the HEV SX priced from $46,450 (FWD) and $49,450 (AWD), whereas the flagship GT-Line is priced at $57,370 (FWD) and all-you-can-exhaust $60,370 (AWD).

The hybrid machine combines the 132kW/265Nm 1.6T engine with 44kW/264Nm electric drive, backed by six-tempo automatic transmission in both FWD and AWD guises.

The noxious 115kW/192Nm 2.0L naturally aspirated engine with six-tempo auto stays the entry-grade powertrain, ranging from $37,990 within the S. It’s also supplied in SX at $40,480 and SX+ at $Forty five,080, all front-wheel drive.

Gigantic news within the petrol line-up is that the seven-tempo dual-grab has been dropped in favour of an eight-tempo torque converter automatic – as dilapidated within the diesels – within the 132kW and 265Nm turbocharged 1.6-litre choice.

Here pricing begins at $47,080 for the SX+ and $53,990 for GT-Line, both with all-wheel drive.

The 137kW and 416Nm 2.0L diesel with eight-tempo auto powertrain is also supplied during all grades, ranging from $43,390 for S, $Forty five,880 for the SX, $50,480 for the SX+ and $56,400 for the GT-Line.

Specification upgrades

All variants rep a smattering of recent positive aspects, starting with noxious S, which will get 12.3-spin media (with ccNC Lite), Kia Connect with OTA updates, a neat key with push button birth, and adaptive Dapper Cruise Withhold a watch on.

The one real SX toughen is the 12.3-in media (with paunchy ccNC) whereas SX+ now adds wi-fi cellular phone charging, Motorway Power Support (active lane following with adaptive cruise) and heated steering wheel.

The flagship GT-Line has added a head-up account for, dynamic welcome gentle functionality front and rear, and a heated steering wheel in petrol and diesel grades.

Manufacture Model 365 days: costs in Australia

All costs listed are sooner than on-avenue costs.

• S FWD 2.0L: $37,990
• SX FWD 2.0L: $40,480
• S AWD Diesel: $43,390
• SX+ FWD 2.0L: $Forty five,080
• SX AWD Diesel: $Forty five,880
• SX FWD HEV: $46,450
• SX+ AWD 1.6T: $47,080
• SX AWD HEV: $49,450
• SX+ AWD Diesel: $50,480
• GT-Line AWD 1.6T: $53,990
• GT-Line AWD Diesel: $56,400
• GT-Line FWD HEV: $57,370
• GT-Line AWD HEV: $60,370