Kia’s Sportage Plug-in Hybrid for 2024 carries over essentially unchanged. It retains a powerful hybrid powertrain made up of a turbocharged 1.6-liter gas engine mated to an electric motor and a 13.8-kilowatt-hour battery. Power runs to all four wheels courtesy of Kia’s Active All-Wheel Drive with locking center differential.
This combo allows the Sportage PHEV to operate just like its cousin, the Sportage Hybrid, but with the added advantage of short-range electric-only propulsion. With its battery fully charged, the Sportage PHEV can travel up to 34 miles without burning a drop of gas or emitting a single greenhouse gas.
While we’d love to see a base model PHEV with a lower price, for now, Kia keeps their best hybrid option priced for perfection. The X-Line and X-Line Prestige trims come loaded with features but carry a steep price tag.
The Toyota RAV4 Prime and Ford Escape PHEV have similar prices and feature structures, although neither can match the Sportage’s high-tech interior or impressive 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty and 5-year/60,000-mile basic plan. Furthermore, the Escape PHEV doesn’t offer the option of AWD.
Prices are current at the time of publishing.
What’s New:
For 2024, the Kia Sportage Plug-in Hybrid gains rear-seat side-impact airbags and projection-style LED headlights.
Our Recommendation:
Unless you need the X-Line Prestige’s added luxury and safety features, we think the X-Line is more than sufficient for most needs. Its abundant features, fuel economy, and EV range are identical to the more expensive X-Line Prestige.
Sportage Plug-in Hybrid X-Line
Starts at $39,490 | See listings
- AWD with locking center differential
- Power driver’s seat/heated front seats
- Panoramic sunroof
- Dual-zone automatic climate control
- Smart power tailgate
- High-beam assist
- 12.2-inch digital instrument display
- 12.3-inch touchscreen with navigation
- Apple CarPlay/Android Auto/SiriusXM
- Wireless smartphone charger
- Forward Collision Avoidance
- Blind-Spot Collision Avoidance
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Sportage Plug-in Hybrid X-Line Prestige
Starts at $43,990 | See listings
- 12.3-inch digital instrument panel
- 8-speaker Harman Kardon audio
- Power front passenger seat
- Heated steering wheel/windshield
- LED projector headlights
- LED fog lights
- Junction Turning Detection
- Adaptive cruise control
- Blind-Spot View Monitor
- Remote Smart Parking Assist
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2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line: $39,490
The 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line is a nicely equipped model that should appeal to those not interested in high-tech upgrades and looking to save a few bucks.
The Sportage PHEV has LED projector-style headlights and daytime running lights. Around the back, LED taillights and a hidden wiper complement a height-adjustable Smart Power Liftgate. Accessing the Sportage is accomplished via a Smart Key fob that allows you to unlock the doors and activate the push-button start simply by having the fob in your pocket or purse. After standing behind the vehicle for more than three seconds, the same fob activates the power tailgate.
Additional exterior features include heated side mirrors, a panoramic sunroof with power sunshade, black raised roof rails, a rear deck spoiler, rain-sensing wipers, and 19-inch alloy wheels. There are also silver front and rear skid plates and numerous trim pieces in either gloss or matte-black finish.
Due to the battery pack occupying much of the cargo space, a tire mobility kit replaces the compact spare tire.
Required safety features include full airbag coverage for the front, front and rear side-impact, and full-length side curtain protection, as well as a tire-pressure monitor, anti-lock brakes, plus traction and stability control. A rear backup camera is also standard.
Kia’s Drive Wise suite brings forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection, a blind-spot monitor, rear cross-traffic alert, automatic high-beam headlights, and rear parking sensors.
Keeping the Sportage PHEV on its intended course are lane departure warning, lane-keeping assist, and lane tracing that steers the car by following the lane markers. A driver attention monitor analyzes the driver’s focus on the road and warns if a break is needed. In contrast, Kia’s Safe Exit system warns of approaching vehicles when passengers exit.
The Sportage PHEV X-Line is every bit as futuristic and stylish inside as out, with a high-tech 12.2-inch LCD digital instrument cluster and 12.3-inch TFT infotainment touchscreen. Below the infotainment screen are haptic touch controls for the dual-zone automatic climate controls combined with physical temperature control knobs.
Other notable interior features include a tilt/telescoping steering wheel with paddle shifters and controls for audio and cruise control, extendable sun visors with lighted vanity mirrors, one-touch up/down front power windows, and LED overhead lighting.
The X-Line features a 10-way power driver’s seat with 2-way power lumbar support, rear-seat vents, and 60/40-split fold-and-recline rear seats. Heated front seats and a leather-wrapped steering wheel are standard, as is synthetic leather upholstery. Up front, you’ll find a 12-volt outlet and one USB-C port, with two additional USB-C ports in the rear and another 12-volt outlet in the cargo bay.
The X-Line’s infotainment system consists of a 6-speaker radio with an integrated modem, HD Radio, SiriusXM satellite radio, Bluetooth streaming, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto integration. Unexpected extras on the entry-level X-line include built-in GPS navigation and a wireless charging pad.
The 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line has a starting price of $40,815 after adding the $1,325 destination fee. On a 60-month loan at 5% financing and $0 down, expect the monthly payment to be around $770. See 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line models for sale near you
2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line includes:
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto – Allows seamless integration with the car’s infotainment system, giving it access to your smartphone’s apps, maps, music, and messages.
Wireless charging pad – Allows wireless charging of a compatible smartphone.
Panoramic sunroof – The dual-pane design features a front section that can open or vent, like a traditional sunroof, or be closed to create a vast overhead glass roof.
2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line Prestige: $43,990
The X-Line Prestige employs the same powertrain and AWD layout as the X-Line but with more tech and luxury features.
Building off the X-Line’s equipment, the Prestige combines a slightly larger 12.3-inch instrument cluster with the infotainment screen to form an expansive 25-inch panoramic curved screen. The driver’s seat gets 2-position memory, while an 8-way power passenger seat replaces the base model’s manual seat.
Other upgrades include a heated leather steering wheel, heated and ventilated front seats, interior mood lighting, and a 400-watt 8-speaker Harman Kardon audio system with a center speaker and a powered subwoofer.
The Prestige gains LED fog lights and rear combination lights, as well as a heated windshield, heated washer nozzles, and a solar glass windshield.
The Prestige adds to the X-Line’s equipment on the safety front with a Blind-Spot View Monitor, a 360-degree Surround-View Monitor, and adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go. Forward collision avoidance with junction turning warns when turning left into oncoming traffic is unsafe. Front and rear parking sensors help avoid bumping into a stationary object that might be out of view. At the same time, Parking Collision Avoidance Assist can apply the brakes if sensing a rear-end collision is imminent.
Remote Smart Park Assist can pull your vehicle out of a parking spot while you stand outside the car with key fob in hand. This feature is beneficial when returning to find another driver has parked too close to your vehicle and is blocking access to the driver or passenger door.
Another perk is Kia’s Highway Driving Assistant. It works with the navigation, adjusting the car’s speed to the federally posted limits. Smart Cruise Control-Curve uses the navigation system to anticipate upcoming curves and slow the vehicle accordingly.
The 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line Prestige is priced at $45,315, including the $1,325 destination. On a 60-month loan at 5% financing and $0 down, expect the monthly payment to be about $855. See 2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line Prestige models for sale near you
2024 Kia Sportage PHEV X-Line Prestige includes:
Heated and ventilated front seats – Help keep occupants warm in winter and perspiration-free in the summer.
Harman Kardon audio – This 8-speaker system is a must for music lovers, with a dedicated center speaker and a powered subwoofer.
Blind-Spot View Monitor – When activating the turn signal, the BSVM shows live video of the blind spot in the adjacent lane.
