Yeah that's excellent. My 2.0D gets 10-12km/l for rush hour jam. If highway trip never tekan then can get 16-18km/l, thats very gentle driving which is difficult to maintain 😁

This fuel consumption stats is for Kia Sportage petrol or diesel? The stats looks pretty good.

This post has been edited by Duckies: Apr 5 2018, 09:26 AM

Sorry to dissapoints you.
The figures are for my CX-5 2.2D.

My 2011 KIA Sportage AWD definitely has poor FC.
As I mentioned before, few users of the 2011-2013 AWD Sportage (pre-facelift) only getting 300-350 km full tank, including me.
Can join the FB Sporatge group fro more info

This post has been edited by widget: Apr 5 2018, 09:53 AM

Yup Sportage QL with the 19inch wheels😂

Proton just announced SUV lol. Makes me wanna wait dulu and see what they have

hey...mine as well but Sorento

Basically Diesel would give better mileage compared to petrol

This post has been edited by VeeJay: Apr 5 2018, 02:37 PM

Sometimes i find the 19in wheels cause too much road noise

Some more bigger rim means more friction which equals to reduction in fuel efficiency. I think 19" wheels are too big...17" is ngam ngam cukup.

This made me wonder if I should take the GT Petrol. I knew the GT Diesel is good but out of my budget

This post has been edited by Duckies: Apr 5 2018, 03:26 PM

Duckies, the new 2018 EX is 18in wheels, think thats the good middle point for style n comfort. Anybody buying EX want to swap wheels?😀

This post has been edited by seanjiaqian: Apr 5 2018, 03:40 PM

Don't like the EX cause missing many stuffs from GT

it depends what you want....mine is fitted with SanteFe 19in rim. SUV in general looks great when they have larger rim

But FC is a concern, better to go with smaller and rubber maintenance is cheaper as well; but there will be some compromise in terms of stability since SUVs having higher center of gravity; breaking distance

I don't really care much on FC because SUV and FC don't usually go hand to hand. To me if the FC is around 10km/L for city drive, I can accept that.

But if somebody tells me that other SUV like Mazda can get 15-16 km/L while Kia Sportage gets 9 km/L, then that worries me

This post has been edited by Duckies: Apr 5 2018, 04:07 PM

I'm not sure on the CX-5 claims of only getting 400km full tank, but I'm aware that those driving CX-5 2.2D, especially 2018 production are getting poorer mileage compared to those driving 2.2D Facelift version.
I've read some members driving the latest 2.2D only getting 500-550 for a full tank, which is not as expected from a diesel engine.

Oh, in that case it should be fine.

I should have made it clear in my posts that I'm comparing my 2011 KIA Sportage 2.0l AWD petrol with a 2018 Mazda CX-5 2.2D Fwd diesel.
The previous version Sportage with its AWD, NA petrol engine and 18" wheels are not the most fuel efficient SUV during it's time, even more so with the latest SUV models with more efficient engines.
It's not exactly apple to apple comparison.

Hopefully those driving the latest Sportage 2.0NA can chip in their experiences.
My first reply was only to highlight that the maintenance cost of my 2011 Sportage is almost on par, or even cheaper that the equivalent Japs SUV.

Yea no problem. It's good information anyhow

BFGoodrich... the budget brand from from Michelin. This is the best I could afford at the time of purchase.
In the K3 group on FB, the members kept on wanting to get the PS3/PS4... I thought with silent tyres also the noise is like hell, imagine with performance tyre
Yeah, it'll grip & handles better... but still not worth the annoyance

I had good experience with Michelin (not 3ST) but not as much with Conti. Are they as good as advertised?


Any English language review?

This post has been edited by shondown: Apr 6 2018, 01:11 AM

How much is the tyre price for this car ya?

Ok still affordable

Since we touched tire....for your references



This post has been edited by VeeJay: Apr 6 2018, 10:46 PM