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Hereās a summary of my experience (a review of sorts) after almost a months usage of the AWD Sportage. The other car I have is the 1.5 Turbo Civic so thatās a benchmark of sorts was fortunate to get the introductory price so the difference in price was only 6lacs.
Exceeds existing local players in terms of build quality, materials and ride comfort. The features list is comparable to the Honda Accord or even the premium BMW X1 or Audi Q3.
Hereās a list of qualities/features (itāll be useful to someone new to this forum):
1. Comfortable supportive seats electrically adjustable for driver and passenger with lumbar support for driver. Height adjustment includes separate adjustment for front of seat for better support
2. Apple car play and Android auto
3. panoramic sunroof with power visor and tilt and slide function
4. Parking sensors (front and back) with alert on centre screen (between meters) as to where the car is near an obstacle
5. Reclining rear seats
6. 40:60 front folding rear seats for more luggage capacity
7. Drive modes - Eco, Sport or normal
8. Power and smart tailgate (opens on proximity when smart key is in pocket) helps when hands are full with stuff to be loaded
9. AWD automatically engages rear differential based on loss of traction
10. manually locking rear differential
11. Hill descent assist
12. Automatic gears with option of manual override
13. Integrated headunit - includes display for phone, navigation, climate control, media (with volume adjusting automatically with speed)
14. Automatic headlights (sensing darkness and upcoming traffic high beam to adjust automatically)
15. Automatic (rain-sensing) wipers
16. Rear window wiper
17. Auto defogger for front windshield (mist is sensed and climate control manages temperature to avoid mist)
18. Steering controls for
- Car play/android auto (media)
- trip computer
- cruise control
19. Warranty 4 years or 100,000 km
20. Rear power charger and usb port
21. Removable and stowable luggage compartment cover and cargo net
22. Isofix child seat fittings in rear seats
23. Alloy spare wheel
24. Electronic parking brake with auto release on moving
25. Welcome lights under door handles
26. lights under sun visors, in glovebox and in trunk
27. Power windows, mirrors (retracting and adjusting) and smart keyless entry
28. Auto dimming rear view mirror