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#6 of 20 Towing by ricnaz Jun 12, 2007 (6:25 am)
Has anyone used their Sportage to tow? I am thinking of getting a tent trailer and wanted to find out how the Sportage towing performance is. Thanks.
#7 of 20 ricnaz... by iluvmysephia1 Jun 12, 2007 (10:04 am)
I just traded in a 2001 Kia Sportage 4X4 that my wife and I used to tow a 4' X 8' utility trailer. I just went to a RV place in Washington and had them install a tow kit.   I read in my Kia Sportage manual that if you don't have extra braking installed and just have your regular factory Sportage brakes you can tow up to 1,000 lbs.   We were moving from Washington to Missouri in 2003 and sold most of our belongings(or gave them away)and fit everything we still wanted in to this 4'X 8' utility trailer. We crammed that baby full-must've been around 900-1,000 lbs. of furniture and other possessions back there.   The trip to the Midwest went pretty well-the Sportage is a tough little nut. Just some slow going up hills and mountains, but the Sportsman got us there with no over- heating or any problems. Remember to tie down your tarps well with stretch ties and check them every 100 miles or so, they do like to come undun from the wind. Replies to this message: ricnaz (Jun 14, 2007 4:31 am) pmarchione (Nov 20, 2007 2:30 pm)
#8 of 20 Re: ricnaz... [iluvmysephia1] by ricnaz Jun 14, 2007 (4:31 am)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 12, 2007 10:04 am) Thanks for the info. I'll be going with trailer brakes as th trailer I will be towing tips the scale 1700#. We'll see how it goes.
#10 of 20 ricnaz... by iluvmysephia1 Jun 16, 2007 (10:53 am)
yeah, definitely go with trailer brakes!   I hope it all goes well and please do come back here and post your results. Happy motoring!
#11 of 20 Re: bought a new sportage 2006 EX [crazedcommuter] by mtbikeviki Jul 04, 2007 (10:05 am)
Replying to: crazedcommuter (Apr 21, 2007 7:19 pm) sorry so long in getting back on the board. Just the K&N filter, not sure what other item is???   Hard to say if gas mileage has improved or vehicle just getting broken in better. Did long distance trip, w/ac running, cruise control on at 80mph. Gas mileage was 24.8/25 mpg. For a 6 cyc./4wd I am happy!!!   Around town w/stop and go, barely 14 to 15mpg w/ac on.   Love my Sportage, people sneer when I tell them what I have, but they can pay $10k for a toyota or honda vehicle!!! who's laughing now????? Replies to this message: crazedcommuter (Jul 05, 2007 2:45 pm)
#12 of 20 Re: bought a new sportage 2006 EX [mtbikeviki] by crazedcommuter Jul 05, 2007 (2:45 pm)
Replying to: mtbikeviki (Jul 04, 2007 10:05 am) Glad to hear that you're getting satisfaction with the K&N. The CAI is a cold air intake, and it forces more cold air into the engine. The K&N filter does the same thing as a CAI but on a lesser scale. I ran the KIA from the WV/MD area to the Jersey shore at about 80 mph. I avg'd. 24.44 mpg. I too am laughing at the Toyota and Honda owners who are paying thousands more.
#13 of 20 lighter is faster by tkilla Jul 28, 2007 (11:27 pm)
I got a 2000 kia sportage soft top and fully removed the air condining now she pulls off about 25 city 29 highway. It also makes the front end lose about 25lbs.
#14 of 20 Re: ricnaz... [iluvmysephia1] by pmarchione Nov 20, 2007 (2:30 pm)
Replying to: iluvmysephia1 (Jun 12, 2007 10:04 am) I have a 2002 and I pull my harley on a 4X8 utillity trailer fully loaded. have to down shift quite a bit but it pulls.
#15 of 20 Yeah... by iluvmysephia1 Nov 22, 2007 (5:15 pm)
the 2001 Kia Sportage 4X4 towed our 4 X 8' utility trailer chock full of furniture and keep-sakes and vacuum cleaners, steam cleaners, rakes and lawn gear, clothes in boxes, pictures (pictures can weigh a lot if you've got a lot of 'em!) and all kinds of stuff of ours up and over several mountain ranges and across the center of the U.S. to Missouri in 2003. Must have weighed about 1,200 lbs. when full. Tarps were a flappin' in the wind and I had to stop and readjust our tie-downs several times. But the little Kia SUV tugged and chugged and made it fine.   Yeah, on the hills I really had to downshift a lot (5-speed manual tranny) to get up the mountain passes. I just took it really easy as my college classes weren't going to be statring for about 2 1/2 months and that was the reason we were moving to Missouri. I must say the little Sportage 4X4 got the job done well for us.

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