Small SUVs are gaining popularity among many car manufacturers and appeal to a wide audience because they feature cutting-edge technology, ever-improving looks and more than just dry roads. The 2024 Kia Sportage and 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross are among the best examples in the group.
If you’re in the market, consider comparing these two small SUVs.
2024 Kia Sportage
The Kia Sportage was completely redesigned last year, receiving outstanding exterior design and a commendable interior with plenty of space that seems to fit everything where it’s needed.
Great looks, an industry-leading warranty, and hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants have increased Kia’s recognition among buyers. Prices start at $28,565.
Kia Sportage highlights
Great place: Kia designers create some of the best interiors, and the Sportage’s luxurious cabin certainly supports that notion, including borrowed tricks like two screens housed in a single screen and available trendy aluminum pedals.
Top guarantee: Kia’s 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty and 10-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty are industry-leading. It’s reassuring to know you can keep the Sportage for a decade, and if something goes wrong, there’s help.
Three drive options: Kia offers one of the most comprehensive product ranges at the compact SUV level with petrol, hybrid and plug-in hybrid options. Not only are there three options, but they are all reasonably priced.
Check out this week’s fair purchase price or view Sportage models near you.
2024 Toyota Corolla Cross
Toyota is often the best-selling automaker in the world for good reason: The company makes quality products and leverages that reputation—and those vehicle names—whenever possible. The number of Corolla variants continues to grow every year. Now in its second year, the Corolla Cross remains a popular choice in the segment as it borrows exterior styling from both the Corolla and RAV4.
It is important that prices are kept at around $25,000, which is crucial for success in this segment. Prices start at $25,210, including destination charge.
Highlights of the Toyota Corolla Cross
Hybrid option: Toyota offers a hybrid option that is more efficient than the Kia Sportage Hybrid. The hybrid model offers plenty of power, making it a win-win if it fits your budget.
Cool factor: Here the Nightshade equipment comes with 18-inch sports alloy wheels in high-gloss black, an interior with black and red fabric upholstery and red accent stitching as well as black headlights and taillights; If you would call a Corolla Cross cool, this is it.
Safety first: All 2024 Corolla Cross models come standard with Toyota Safety Sense 3.0, Toyota’s suite of active safety systems. The new system includes improvements enabled by sensors with improved detection capabilities. Improved Lane Detection ensures better performance of Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist and Lane Tracing Assist.
Check out this week’s fair purchase price or view Corolla Cross models near you.
similarities
Fantastic exterior designs, multiple powertrains, and excellent interior space make these models excellent competitors.
Diploma
This is hard to call but if price is your biggest criterion. The Toyota Corolla Cross is more than $3,000 cheaper out of the box and is also more fuel efficient. However, the Kia Sportage is roomier, more powerful and has a better warranty, while the price remains reasonable. If you need extra space, the extra cost is worth it.
| 2024 Kia Sportage | 2024 Toyota Corolla Cross | |
| Starting price | $28,565 | $25,210 |
| Popular powertrains | ||
| engine | 2.5 liter 4 cylinder | 2.0 liter 4 cylinder |
| Horsepower | 187 hp at 6,100 rpm | 169 hp at 6,600 rpm |
| Torque | 178 lb-ft at 4,000 rpm | 150 lb-ft at 4,400-4,800 rpm |
| transmission | 8-speed automatic | CVT |
| Fuel consumption | 25 city/33 highway/28 combined mpg | 31 city/33 highway/32 combined mpg |
| Also available | Hybrid, plug-in hybrid, all-wheel drive | All-wheel drive, hybrid |
| Specifications | ||
| Basic guarantee | 5 years/60,000 miles | 3 years/36,000 miles |
| Powertrain warranty | 10 years/100,000 miles | 5 years/60,000 miles |
| NHTSA Total Safety | Still open | Still open |
| Maximum seating capacity | 5 | 5 |
| wheelbase | 108.5 inches | 103.9 inches |
| overall length | 183.5 inches | 175.6 inches |
| Width | 73.4 inches | 71.9 inches |
| Height | 65.4 inches | 64.8 inches |
| turning diameter | 38.6 feet | 35.4 feet |
| Front headroom | 39.6 inches | 38.6 inches |
| Headroom, rear | 39.4 inches | 39.0 inches |
| Front legroom | 41.4 inches | 42.9 inches |
| Rear legroom | 41.3 inches | 32.0 inches |
| Shoulder room at the front | 57.5 inches | 52.7 inches |
| Shoulder room at the back | 55.6 inches | 52.4 inches |
| Freight volume | 39.6 cubic feet | 24.0 cubic feet |