Kia Sportage

The 2024 Sportage plug-in hybrid gets second-row seat-mounted airbags and LED projection headlights as standard equipment.

For 2024, changes to the Sportage include newly standard second-row seat-mounted airbags and LED headlights, as well as a price bump.

After updates made to its side structure, the 2024 Sportage has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick+, the agency’s highest award.

According to results from the agency’s annual car reliability survey, EVs had 79% more problems than conventional cars on average.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

Wheel warming has gone mainstream, with the feature standard or optional not just on luxury vehicles, but on an increasing number of models with sticker prices of $40,000 or less.

The 2023 Sportage remains a worthy choice in a crowded category, long on value and with a roomier and more upscale interior than those found in many competitors, plenty of impressive tech and a comfortable ride.

IIHS has released its annual report cataloging the vehicles most likely to be stolen, and the list is again topped by not one, but two variants of the Dodge Charger.

For the new model year, Kia has made second-row side-mounted airbags and LED headlights standard, and gone is the all-wheel-drive SX variant.

Hyundai and Kia are issuing separate recalls for a population of their vehicles that are affected by an issue with an oil pump that may increase the risk of a fire.