Petrol Sportage on way
September 9th, 2010 by Richard Aucock
DEMAND for an early-release batch of diesel Kia Sportage has encouraged the firm to bring in more.
This time, 300 petrol-engined versions of the model have been secured.
The 2.0 AWD First Edition again comes several months ahead of the car’s volume launch; retailing for £19,495, Kia says it is in response to being ‘swamped’ by interest from customers.
Michael Cole, MD of Kia, said: ‘From the moment we announced the all-new Sportage our dealers were under siege from new and existing customers who wanted to be among the first to get hold of this exciting car.
‘But it was clear that many wanted a petrol option – so we are very happy to have secured 300 units to meet that demand.
‘We will not have too long to wait for the full range of new Sportage – from November we will have 2WD and AWD versions featuring four engines including a 1.6 GDI and a 1.7 turbodiesel.
‘But such is the excitement about new Sportage, we simply couldn’t disappoint those customers who wanted First Edition but with a petrol engine.’
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