The 2027 Kia Sportage opens at $28,990 with a 187-horsepower 2.5-liter four, carries 74.1 cubic feet of cargo behind the front seats, and tows 2,500 pounds properly equipped. Outten Kia stocks it in Hamburg, and the compact SUV that fits a Route 61 commute and a Cabela's parking lot equally well is the one most Berks County shoppers end up cross-shopping hardest.

Three powertrains share that body: the gas car, a 232-horsepower Hybrid rated up to 41 mpg combined, and a 268-horsepower Plug-In Hybrid with a Kia-estimated 34 miles of all-electric range. Six gas trims, five hybrids and two plug-ins run from $28,990 to $47,390 before destination, and the sections below take them in the order a buyer actually decides: what drives it, what it costs, what it carries, and which one to order.

2027 Kia Sportage Engines and Powertrain Options

Three powertrains, and the choice between them comes down to how many miles a year go under the wheels and whether there is a plug where the car parks overnight.

2.5-Liter Gasoline Engine

The standard engine is a 2.5-liter four-cylinder with gasoline direct injection, making 187 horsepower at 6,100 rpm and 178 lb-ft of torque at 4,000 rpm. It runs an eight-speed automatic on regular 87-octane fuel, with a 14.3-gallon tank. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is a $1,800 step on the LX and EX.

This is a naturally aspirated engine rather than a turbo, which means the torque arrives higher in the rev range than it does in the hybrids. On the sustained Blue Mountain grades north of the borough on Route 61, that is the difference a driver actually feels: the gas car downshifts and works, where the hybrids lean on electric torque from a standstill. Both get up the hill. One does it more quietly.

Sportage Hybrid

The Hybrid pairs a 1.6-liter turbocharged four with a permanent magnet synchronous motor for a combined 232 horsepower and 271 lb-ft, through a six-speed automatic. That is 45 more horsepower and 93 more lb-ft than the gas car, and the torque is available from 0 rpm rather than at 4,000. Its 1.49-kWh lithium-ion battery is charged by the engine and by braking; it is never plugged in.

Sportage Plug-In Hybrid

The Plug-In Hybrid uses the same 1.6-liter turbo with a larger 97-horsepower motor for 268 horsepower combined, the most of any Sportage. Its 13.8-kWh battery is roughly nine times the Hybrid's and takes 2.0 hours to charge at 240 volts. The EPA rates it at 83 MPGe combined on electricity and 36 mpg combined once the battery is depleted; Kia estimates 34 miles of all-electric range. All-wheel drive is standard on both plug-in trims and there is no front-drive version.

Powertrain	Gas	Hybrid	Plug-In Hybrid
Engine	2.5L GDI four	1.6L turbo hybrid	1.6L turbo plug-in hybrid
Horsepower	187 hp	232 hp combined	268 hp combined
Torque	178 lb-ft	271 lb-ft combined	271 lb-ft combined
Transmission	8-speed automatic	6-speed automatic	6-speed automatic
Battery	None	1.49 kWh	13.8 kWh
Drive	FWD or AWD	FWD or AWD	AWD only
Maximum towing	2,500 lbs	2,000 lbs	2,000 lbs

On fuel economy the EPA rates the front-drive gas Sportage at 25 city, 33 highway and 28 combined, all-wheel drive at 24/30/26, and the X-Pro Prestige at 23/26/24. The Hybrid is rated 40/42/41 in front-drive form and 35/36/35 with all-wheel drive (fueleconomy.gov). The front-drive Hybrid's 41 mpg combined is 13 mpg better than the front-drive gas car, and that gap is the whole argument for the hybrid on a long commute.

Sportage Trim Lineup and Pricing

Six gas trims, and the ladder is not a straight line: SX is front-drive only, X-Line and X-Pro Prestige are all-wheel drive only, and LX, EX and SX-Prestige come both ways.

Trim	Starting MSRP	Drive	Wheels
LX	$28,990	FWD or AWD ($30,790)	17-inch alloy
EX	$30,790	FWD or AWD ($32,590)	18-inch alloy
SX	$34,590	FWD only	18-inch alloy
X-Line	$34,790	AWD only	19-inch alloy
SX-Prestige	$36,590	FWD or AWD ($38,390)	19-inch alloy
X-Pro Prestige	$39,890	AWD only	17-inch alloy

Base MSRP excluding destination, taxes, title, license, options and dealer charges. Dealers set their own selling prices.

LX and EX

The $28,990 LX carries cloth seats, a six-way manual driver's seat and the full standard safety suite. Its $800 Convenience Package is the one option on this ladder worth studying, because it adds the 12.3-inch navigation display, the 12.3-inch instrument cluster, LED headlights, a smart key with remote start and the Electronic Parking Brake in one step. The EX adds 18-inch wheels, heated front seats, a 10-way power driver's seat, SynTex artificial leather, wireless phone charging and blind-spot monitoring as standard.

SX, X-Line and SX-Prestige

SX brings the 12.3-inch ccNC navigation system, the Harman Kardon premium audio and the two-position memory driver's seat. X-Line is the all-wheel-drive style trim on 19-inch gloss black wheels, and its $2,500 Technology Package folds in most of what SX-Prestige has standard. SX-Prestige adds ventilated front seats, an eight-way power passenger seat, the Surround View Monitor with 3D view, the Blind-Spot View Monitor and Parking Collision-Avoidance Reverse.

X-Pro Prestige

At $39,890 the X-Pro Prestige is the top of the gas ladder and the one that trades a number for a capability. It drops back to 17-inch wheels with the tallest sidewall in the range, and that costs it two mpg combined against the other all-wheel-drive trims. In exchange it gets the most tire between the rim and a Berks County pothole in March, which is a trade worth making for some drivers and not for others.

Technology and Connectivity for a Reading Commute

Every 2027 Sportage carries a front USB-C charging port and two rear USB-C chargers, Bluetooth phone and audio streaming, steering-wheel audio controls and a rearview camera with dynamic guidelines. From EX upward, the wireless charging pad has an integrated cooling fan, which matters on a phone running navigation the length of US-222 in July.

The 12.3-inch ccNC touchscreen navigation system is standard on SX, SX-Prestige and X-Pro Prestige and optional on X-Line. It carries Kia Connect, HD Radio, voice recognition, WiFi, over-the-air map updates and wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. LX and EX run the ccNC Lite system instead, and the LX reaches its 12.3-inch display through the Convenience Package. The Harman Kardon premium audio follows the same trims as the navigation system.

Interior and Comfort Across Berks and the Lehigh Valley

The Sportage seats five in two rows, and the second row is where this vehicle separates itself from most compact SUVs: 41.3 inches of rear legroom against 41.4 in front, which is close to identical front and back. Rear shoulder room is 55.6 inches and rear hip room is 53.4. An adult sits behind an adult here without negotiation, which is not true of every vehicle in this class.

Headroom without a sunroof is 39.6 inches in front and 39.4 in the rear. With the panoramic sunroof, front headroom is 37.8 inches and rear is 38.0. That 1.8-inch difference in front is worth knowing before the Panoramic Sunroof Package gets added, particularly for a taller driver.

Seating surfaces climb with the ladder: cloth on the LX, SynTex artificial leather on EX and SX, and SynTex Premium on SX-Prestige, X-Line and X-Pro Prestige. Heated front seats are standard from EX and optional on the LX. Ventilated front seats arrive on SX-Prestige and X-Pro Prestige.

Cargo and Passenger Space for Allentown and Lebanon Drivers

The Sportage has a dual-level cargo floor, and the figures that matter are the ones with the floor in its lower position: 74.1 cubic feet behind the front row and 39.6 cubic feet behind the rear seat. Raise the floor and those become 69.3 and 36.6, with a flatter load surface and a covered well underneath.

Thirty-nine cubic feet behind the second row is a genuinely large number for a compact SUV, and it is the figure that decides a Cabela's run or a weekend at Beltzville State Park without folding anything down.

Cargo, low floor	Gas	Hybrid	Plug-In Hybrid
Behind front row	74.1 cu ft	73.7 cu ft	65.5 cu ft
Behind rear seat	39.6 cu ft	39.5 cu ft	34.5 cu ft
Rear legroom	41.3 in	41.3 in	39.5 in

The Hybrid gives up four-tenths of a cubic foot to the gas car, which is nothing. The Plug-In Hybrid is the real trade: 8.6 cubic feet less behind the front row, 5.1 less behind the rear seat, and 1.8 inches less rear legroom, all of it the 13.8-kWh battery. That is a fair price for 34 electric miles, and it is worth sitting in the back seat of one before ordering.

On towing, the gas Sportage is rated 2,500 pounds with trailer brakes and 1,653 pounds without, with 220 pounds of tongue weight. Both electrified cars are rated 2,000 pounds braked and the same 1,653 unbraked. A tow hitch is a $590 port-installed option on the gas SX and above and on both plug-in trims.

Safety and Driver Assistance on I-78 and US-222

The standard safety content is unusually deep at the bottom of this ladder. Every 2027 Sportage, including the $28,990 LX, carries Forward Collision Avoidance Fusion with car, pedestrian, cyclist detection and junction turning; Lane Following Assist; Lane Keeping Assist; Lane Departure Warning; and Smart Cruise Control with Stop and Go. That last one is the feature that changes an I-78 rush hour into Allentown.

Airbag coverage is dual front advanced airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags, full-length side curtain airbags and rear seat-mounted side airbags on every trim, with High Line tire-pressure monitoring that reports pressure per corner rather than lighting a single lamp.

Blind-Spot Collision Warning and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Avoidance-Assist are standard from EX upward and optional on the LX as part of the Convenience Package. The Surround View Monitor with 3D view, the Blind-spot View Monitor and Parking Collision Avoidance - Reverse are standard on SX-Prestige and X-Pro Prestige and optional on X-Line.

Which 2027 Kia Sportage Is Right for You?

• Long daily commute to Reading or Allentown: the front-drive Sportage Hybrid LX at $30,590. Its 41 mpg combined is 13 better than the front-drive gas car for $1,600 more.
• Short trips with a place to plug in overnight: the Plug-In Hybrid X-Line at $40,590. Thirty-four Kia-estimated electric miles covers most Berks County errand days without burning fuel.
• Lowest cost of entry with the full safety suite: the LX at $28,990, and add the $800 Convenience Package for the big screens and LED headlights.
• Winter confidence on Route 61 and Route 143: any all-wheel-drive trim, which also gains 8.3 inches of ground clearance against the front-drive car's 7.1.
• Rough secondary roads and the most sidewall: the X-Pro Prestige at $39,890 on its 17-inch wheels, accepting 24 mpg combined for the tire.

A well-equipped pick for most Berks and Lehigh Valley buyers lands at the Hybrid EX with all-wheel drive, $33,890 before destination, with heated seats, wireless charging, blind-spot monitoring and 35 mpg combined.

Why Buy the 2027 Kia Sportage at Outten Kia in Hamburg

Outten Kia is at 900 S Fourth St, Hamburg, PA 19526, on the Route 61 business corridor, and the sales, service and parts departments all reach the same number: (610) 562-7577. That is exit 30 off I-78, which puts the store roughly half an hour from Reading on Route 61 and about forty minutes from Allentown on I-78, with Lebanon, Quakertown, Lehighton and Selinsgrove all inside a comfortable drive.

Every 2027 Sportage carries Kia's 10-year/100,000-mile Powertrain Limited Warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile Basic Limited Warranty, a 5-year/100,000-mile Limited Anti-Perforation Warranty and 5-year/60,000-mile Roadside Assistance. All warranties and roadside assistance are limited. On the hybrids, the hybrid battery system is covered by that same 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty. The anti-perforation term is the one to weigh in Berks and Schuylkill counties, where road brine sits on I-78 and Route 61 from November through March.

2027 Kia Sportage Frequently Asked Questions

How much is a 2027 Kia Sportage?

The 2027 Sportage starts at $28,990 for the front-drive LX and runs to $39,890 for the all-wheel-drive X-Pro Prestige, base MSRP excluding destination. The Hybrid runs $30,590 to $40,690 and the Plug-In Hybrid is $40,590 or $47,390.

How many miles per gallon does the 2027 Sportage get?

The EPA rates the front-drive gas Sportage at 28 mpg combined and all-wheel drive at 26. The Hybrid is rated 41 mpg combined with front-wheel drive and 35 with all-wheel drive. The Plug-In Hybrid is rated 83 MPGe on electricity and 36 mpg combined on gas alone (fueleconomy.gov).

How much can a 2027 Kia Sportage tow?

The gas Sportage tows 2,500 pounds with trailer brakes and 1,653 pounds without, properly equipped. The Hybrid and the Plug-In Hybrid are both rated 2,000 pounds with trailer brakes and 1,653 without. Maximum tongue weight is 220 pounds.

Does the 2027 Sportage have a third row?

No. The Sportage seats five in two rows on every trim and every powertrain. The Kia Sorento is the three-row option in the same showroom.

How much cargo space does the 2027 Sportage have?

With the dual-level cargo floor in its lower position, 74.1 cubic feet behind the front row and 39.6 cubic feet behind the rear seat. The Hybrid is 73.7 and 39.5. The Plug-In Hybrid is 65.5 and 34.5, the difference being its larger battery.

What is the difference between the Sportage Hybrid and the Plug-In Hybrid?

The Hybrid charges itself and is never plugged in, makes 232 horsepower and returns up to 41 mpg combined. The Plug-In Hybrid has a 13.8-kWh battery that charges in 2.0 hours at 240 volts, makes 268 horsepower and covers a Kia-estimated 34 miles on electricity before the engine is needed. The plug-in costs rear legroom and cargo room for that battery.

Is the 2027 Sportage available with all-wheel drive?

Yes. All-wheel drive is a $1,800 option on the gas LX and EX, standard on X-Line and X-Pro Prestige, and standard on both Plug-In Hybrid trims. The SX is front-drive only. All-wheel-drive models also have 8.3 inches of ground clearance against 7.1 for front-drive.

What warranty comes with a 2027 Kia Sportage?

A 10-year/100,000-mile Powertrain Limited Warranty, a 5-year/60,000-mile Basic Limited Warranty, a 5-year/100,000-mile Limited Anti-Perforation Warranty and 5-year/60,000-mile Roadside Assistance. All warranties and roadside assistance are limited. On the Hybrid, the hybrid battery system is covered by the 10-year/100,000-mile limited powertrain warranty.

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