Kia Sportage

The Kia Sportage is Kia's compact SUV and one of Kia's longest-running nameplates. The original Sportage launched in 1993 as a body-on-frame compact 4WD with a borrowed Mazda-sourced engine. The Sportage transitioned to a unibody design with the second generation (KM, 2004) and has been continuously unibody since.

Across five generations (JA, KM, SL, QL, NQ5) the Sportage has been Kia's primary entry in the global compact-SUV segment and frequently Kia's best-selling model worldwide. The current fifth-generation NQ5 (2022 onwards) is notable for being sold in two different wheelbase lengths — North America gets a long-wheelbase variant with substantially more rear legroom than the global Sportage, an unusual market-specific platform stretch. Production for North America runs at Kia Manufacturing Georgia in West Point.