2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Pricing, Specs, and Release Date

by George Kennedy

The 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid is a high-tech and efficient small SUV that does not ask the driver to sacrifice in any way. It has plenty of cabin space, decent performance, and modern technology.

2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Pricing, Specs, and Release Date

2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid

What’s New for the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid

The Kia Sportage Hybrid was first introduced for the 2023 model year. It has carried over to 2024 and now to 2025 with few to no changes.

Design

The Sportage Hybrid has a cutting-edge front-end design, hinting at the modern powertrain and infotainment tech within. Trims for 2025 are LX, EX, and SX-Prestige.

Powertrain

The 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid combines a turbocharged four-cylinder engine with an electric motor to put out 227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. Power is routed through a six-speed automatic transmission—which is a more performance-oriented choice than the typical continuously variable transmission (CVT) choice—to standard front-wheel drive (FWD) or available all-wheel drive (AWD).

The FWD version of the Sportage Hybrid achieves 42 mpg city, 44 mpg highway, and 43 mpg combined. The AWD version returns 38 mpg in city, highway, and combined driving.

2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Preview - interior

Interior

Standard features on the LX trim include remote keyless entry and cloth upholstery. The EX adds a dated steering wheel, heated front seats, power-adjustable driver’s seat, synthetic leather upholstery, and remote start. The SX-Prestige adds heated and ventilated front seats, a power-adjustable front passenger seat, and upgraded synthetic leather upholstery.

With the rear seats folded, the Sportage Hybrid provides up to 73.7 cubic feet of cargo space. Folding up the rear seats drops cargo space to 39.5 cubic feet. The Sportage Hybrid comes standard with a manual liftgate, but a hands-free power liftgate is available.

Technology

The standard infotainment system consists of an 8-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and wireless Android Auto. It also comes with a front USB-C port, Bluetooth connectivity, and a fully digital instrument panel.

Every trim but the base LX gets an upgraded infotainment system. It is a larger 12.3-inch touchscreen but it loses wireless connectivity for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. You can still connect to it via the USB-C port. These trims also get wireless device charging, navigation, and a Wi-Fi hotspot. The SX-Prestige adds a Harmon Kardon premium stereo system.

Safety

The 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid comes standard with a robust suite of driver-assistance features such as forward-collision warning, pedestrian and cyclist detection, rain-sensing wipers, driver-attention alert, lane-departure warning, automatic high-beams, and rear parking sensors.

Available driver-assistance features include front and rear parking sensors, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, a blind-spot camera system, front parking sensors, stop-and-go adaptive cruise control, and a 360-degree parking camera system.

2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid Preview - conclusion

Pricing and Release Date

At the time of this writing, the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid LX with FWD starts at $28,590. The AWD version of the LX is priced at $30,390. The EX AWD comes in at $32,390 and the range-topping SX-Prestige AWD starts at $37,590.

Now arriving at dealerships, the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid is backed by a 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty.

Further Research on the 2025 Kia Sportage Hybrid and its Competitors

From open-wheel racecars to specialty off-road vehicles, George Kennedy has driven it all. A career automotive journalist, George has been a contributor, editor, and/or producer at some of the most respected publications and outlets, including Consumer Reports, the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Autoblog.com, Hemmings Classic Wheels, BoldRide.com, the Providence Journal, and WheelsTV.

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