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01-24-2011, 06:32 PM
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The 2011 International Truck of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/16/hyundai-sonata-kia-sportage-win-international-car-and-truck-of/) has an all new available engine under the hood. Canadian Kia fans can soon head over to dealers and pick up the 2011 Kia Sportage SX, (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sportage) which features a directly-injected 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. We'd expect the U.S. to follow suit in very short order.
Paired with a six-speed automatic transmission, the turbo mill has a relatively flat torque curve with peak power occurring between 1,800 and 3,000 rpm. When bolted into the 2011 Sonata (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/2011-kia-optima-2-0t-first-drive-review-road-test/), the 2.0T is rated at 274 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque. We expect the Sportage SX to produce similar numbers, including the 30+ miles per gallon highway fuel economy figures.
The car will show up in Canadian dealer showrooms by the end of winter. Priced at $36,995, it comes loaded with standard features including the new UVO entertainment system, which is similar to Ford's Sync. Check out the full press release after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/24/kia-sportage-with-turbo-engine-debuts-in-canada/#continued).
Gallery: 2011 Kia Sportage: Review (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/)
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Photos copyright (C)2010 Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOL
[Source: Kia Canada via Auto North (http://www.autonorth.ca/home/2011/1/14/kia-introduces-sportage-sx-with-a-turbo-engine-at-the-montre.html) | Image: Montreal Motor Show (http://www.montrealautoshow.com/en/photos-and-videos)]Continue reading Kia Sportage with turbo engine debuts in Canada (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/24/kia-sportage-with-turbo-engine-debuts-in-canada/)
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The 2011 International Truck of the Year (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/16/hyundai-sonata-kia-sportage-win-international-car-and-truck-of/) has an all new available engine under the hood. Canadian Kia fans can soon head over to dealers and pick up the 2011 Kia Sportage SX, (http://www.autoblog.com/model/sportage) which features a directly-injected 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine. We'd expect the U.S. to follow suit in very short order.
Paired with a six-speed automatic transmission, the turbo mill has a relatively flat torque curve with peak power occurring between 1,800 and 3,000 rpm. When bolted into the 2011 Sonata (http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/20/2011-kia-optima-2-0t-first-drive-review-road-test/), the 2.0T is rated at 274 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque. We expect the Sportage SX to produce similar numbers, including the 30+ miles per gallon highway fuel economy figures.
The car will show up in Canadian dealer showrooms by the end of winter. Priced at $36,995, it comes loaded with standard features including the new UVO entertainment system, which is similar to Ford's Sync. Check out the full press release after the break (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/24/kia-sportage-with-turbo-engine-debuts-in-canada/#continued).
Gallery: 2011 Kia Sportage: Review (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/#3455352)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/#3455351)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/#3455350)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/#3455348)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/10/2011kiasportage---05_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sportage-review/#3455347)
Photos copyright (C)2010 Jeremy Korzeniewski / AOL
[Source: Kia Canada via Auto North (http://www.autonorth.ca/home/2011/1/14/kia-introduces-sportage-sx-with-a-turbo-engine-at-the-montre.html) | Image: Montreal Motor Show (http://www.montrealautoshow.com/en/photos-and-videos)]Continue reading Kia Sportage with turbo engine debuts in Canada (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/24/kia-sportage-with-turbo-engine-debuts-in-canada/)
Kia Sportage with turbo engine debuts in Canada (http://www.autoblog.com/2011/01/24/kia-sportage-with-turbo-engine-debuts-in-canada/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 18:19:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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