2023 Kia Sportage vs 2023 Hyundai Tucson

The Kia Sportage has been Kia's best-selling SUV for quite a while and we see it continuing to win hearts every day at Liberty Kia in South Ramsey NJ. The Kia Sportage keeps attracting new fans with its spacious seating area and its user-friendly infotainment system. The interior reflects Kia's commitment to giving you premium quality at an affordable price. The Hyundai Tucson is another popular compact SUV so here's why we think you'd be better off with the Sportage at Liberty Kia in South Ramsey NJ.

A comparison of price: Kia Sportage versus Hyundai Tucson

Both the Kia Sportage and the Hyundai Tucson are very affordably priced, coming in at a base sticker price on the friendly side of $25K. But the Kia Sportage comes in at almost $900 less. That's why it's significant if you discover that the Kia Sportage offers just as much for your money, and we're about to prove that it does.

A comparison of performance: Kia Sportage versus Hyundai Tucson

The Kia Sportage gives you a 2.4 liter 4 cylinder engine that creates 181 horsepower and 175 pound feet of torque. To 2022 Hyundai Tucson gives you a 2.5 liter 4 cylinder engine with 187 horsepower and 178 pound feet of torque. The Kia Sportage gives you a combined fuel economy number of 25 MPG according to the EPA.

In addition,the Kia Sportage can tow 2,000 pounds when it's properly equipped and the Hyundai Tucson can do the same thing. Bottom line: Since the Kia Sportage gives you essentially the same performance, that $900 price difference starts tipping the scales in the direction of the Kia Sportage.

A comparison of infotainment technology: Kia Sportage versus Hyundai Tucson

The Kia Sportage for 2022 gives you an 8-inch touchscreen to manage the infotainment system along with standard Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto smartphone compatibility. It also comes with a USB port and a six-speaker stereo. the Hyundai Tucson gives you the same features at the base level.

The Kia Sportage offers standard satellite radio, wireless device charging and a Harman Kardon stereo with eight speakers. The Hyundai Tucson gives you satellite radio, wireless device charging and an eight-speaker Bose stereo. We happen to think that Harman Kardon is a bit more of an upscale brand than Bose and we want you to have only the best.

Kia's infotainment system gives you the human touch

The Kia UVO infotainment system is intuitive and designed to be used by real human beings. Especially helpful is the abundance of traditional knobs and controls for functions like volume tuning in climate control period everything is ergonomically oriented toward the driver and easy to reach.

A comparison of predicted reliability: Kia Sportage versus Hyundai Tucson

The 2022 Kia Sportage gets a predicted reliability score of 88 out of 100 from the quality specialists at J.D. Power. The experts at J.D. Power describe that score as being on the high side of "Great." The Hyundai Tucson comes in substantially lower with a predicted reliability score of only 77 out of 100. That's what J.D. Power considers to be nothing but "Average". Somehow it doesn't make sense to pay more for an SUV and drive away expecting only "average" reliability.

A comparison of warranties: Kia Sportage versus Hyundai Tucson

At our dealership, we strongly believe that the strength of a car maker's warranty speaks volumes about the quality of the vehicle. It's a statement of the confidence each brand has in its workmanship and both the Sportage and the Tucson acquit themselves well. Both give you a five-year/ 60,000 mile basic warranty and a 10-year/100,000 mile powertrain warranty.

In a close race, we declare the Kia Sportage the winner

Browse our new vehicle inventory for the new Kia Sportage for 2022 or 2023 that gets you most excited and schedule a test drive soon at Liberty Kia in South Ramsey NJ.