KIA Sportage · 2.0 CRDi VGT 2WD X-ecutive · SUV & Crossover · 2008 ‐ 2010

Manufacturing modification 2.0 CRDi VGT 2WD X-ecutive of auto models Sportage was started in 2008 by KIA, and lasted until 2010. This five-door SUV & Crossover has a length of 4.4 meters, weight 1.6 tons and is assigned to sit 5 men including the driver.

«Sportage 2.0 CRDi VGT 2WD X-ecutive» vehicle with a 6-speed manual gearbox is fitted to the front wheels. This car can speed up for 11.1 s to 100 km/h, with a maximum speed of 178 km/h, owing to a 4-cylinders diesel motor engine with a «common rail fuel system», which generate a peak output of 150 horsepower at 3800 rpm.

Fuel consumption is 8.8 liters in the urban mode of driving, on the highway 5.9 l, and the intermediate fuel consumption is 7 liters per 100 km. Fuel tank capacity is 58 liters of diesel, what provides to drive nearly 829 km unrefuelled.

The forward wheels of this model have ventilated disks brakes and fixed to the underframe using suspension «MacPherson, independent, coil springs» and equipped with stabilizer bar. Rearward wheels have disks brakes and fixed to the chassis with help of suspension «Multilink, coil springs» and equipped sway bar. Tires have the following size - 235/60R16.

KIA Sportage is not certified for Euro NCAP crash test. In addition to active safety systems (ABS, EBD), it is also has passive safety features (head/curtain, driver, side, passenger airbags).