2019 Kia Sportage test drive

**bloowolf** · April 26th, 2019 12:03 PM

CACC warehouse is in LIIP. The warehouse of Kia ACI will be in Carmona.

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**sparc179** · April 27th, 2019 08:00 AM

No reply from KIA Global, I tried calling but no one answers the land line.

What gives? Everything is in disarray over at kialand?

**phil3199** · April 27th, 2019 09:48 AM

I don't know what is going on with KIA.

Back in 2019 MIAS, they mentioned that the display model was the EX model even if it has a GT Line badge. Now they're saying that the TOTL model is the GT Line.

**sparc179** · April 27th, 2019 02:40 PM

Originally Posted by phil3199

I don't know what is going on with KIA.

Back in 2019 MIAS, they mentioned that the display model was the EX model even if it has a GT Line badge. Now they're saying that the TOTL model is the GT Line.

From the last update they gave us, they're scrapping the whole EX model designation and just calling the TOTL variant simply as the GT Line.

The LX will be the base variant.

**bloowolf** · April 27th, 2019 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by sparc179

From the last update they gave us, they're scrapping the whole EX model designation and just calling the TOTL variant simply as the GT Line.

The LX will be the base variant.

Cause they were wrong calling it that. The GT line is the top end variant. Before, when it was intro’d by CACC then, the LX was base, the EX was mid then there was the GT Line. The badge is the label.

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**sparc179** · April 27th, 2019 02:52 PM

Originally Posted by bloowolf

Cause they were wrong calling it that. The GT line is the top end variant. Before, when it was intro’d by CACC then, the LX was base, the EX was mid then there was the GT Line. The badge is the label.

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That's how I understood it as well sir Bloo. No .more mid trim. Just base and TOTL. I guess because they don't foresee much sales in the future? Or just streamlining their whole.line up?

Hopefully the latter.

**bloowolf** · April 27th, 2019 02:55 PM

Originally Posted by sparc179

That's how I understood it as well sir Bloo. No .more mid trim. Just base and TOTL. I guess because they don't foresee much sales in the future? Or just streamlining their whole.line up?

Hopefully the latter.

No, I think they just didn’t know which is which. The EX should come with a projector foglight. The GT line, on the other hand, sports LED cube ones.

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**sparc179** · April 27th, 2019 03:07 PM

Originally Posted by bloowolf

No, I think they just didn’t know which is which. The EX should come with a projector foglight. The GT line, on the other hand, sports LED cube ones.

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Ah, you mean the SAs during MIAS? That's probably true.

I was referring to the last update they gave me which I think comes from the upper management.

You should have seen and spoken to the SA I spoke to in Clark, he didn't even know how to fold down the rear seats or where the turbo was located. I had to point them out to him.

**bloowolf** · April 27th, 2019 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by sparc179

Ah, you mean the SAs during MIAS? That's probably true.

I was referring to the last update they gave me which I think comes from the upper management.

You should have seen and spoken to the SA I spoke to in Clark, he didn't even know how to fold down the rear seats or where the turbo was located. I had to point them out to him.

Most SA’s are that way naman, even for other brands. The things that come out of their mouths are funny sometimes. Bistado that they are not car guys.
It’s a special day today & tom since I went on a road trip with the family to Clark this am & Subic now. I get excited driving my Sportage on these long trips. Except for some choke points in Balintawak then a couple in NLEx, the drive was so enjoysble.

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**sparc179** · April 27th, 2019 03:33 PM

Originally Posted by bloowolf

Most SA’s are that way naman, even for other brands. The things that come out of their mouths are funny sometimes. Bistado that they are not car guys.
It’s a special day today & tom since I went on a road trip with the family to Clark this am & Subic now. I get excited driving my Sportage on these long trips. Except for some choke points in Balintawak then a couple in NLEx, the drive was so enjoysble.

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I find it kind of disappointing because it's exactly their job to know everything there is to know about what they're selling. When I was a salesman I had to memorize books of details about my products.

Good for you and the family to go on a road trip every once in a while sir. That's my plan as well, as soon as I get my unit broken-in, we will have monthly road trips to all the sites my kids haven't seen. We haven't done it again since my son was born, I had to wait until he was old enough.

I'm sure your sporty is giving you excellent performance right now.

Travel safe!