The plug-in hybrid version (PHEV) is the most powerful in the Kia Sportage range, combining the 1.6 T-GDi gasoline engine, in the version with 180 hp (+30 hp compared to the gasoline Sportage) and an electric unit with 91 hp, for a combined output of 265 hp and 350 Nm of torque.
The system also allows up to 70 km of electric-only range, one of the strengths of this Korean SUV that you can learn more about, with journalist Vitor Mendes, in another Autogear review.