KIA Sportage QL 1.6 T-GDI Vision AWD DCT7 - Towing vehicle

You want to use the KIA Sportage also as a towing vehicle for trailers? In order to answer this topic the car must be considered from all points of view, such as whether a trailer hitch (AHK) is available at all, the torque, and the maximum towing capacity.

The maximum towing capacity of this motor vehicles is given as 1600 kg and is thus quite sufficient for the "normal consumer". You can pull a small caravan with it, and also sometimes the moving trailer.
torque affects the KIA Sportage how much the trailer load affects acceleration. If you want to take the trailer off-road, all-wheel drive is absolutely essential. On surfaces where you would otherwise have no problems, the additional weight of the trailer quickly becomes noticeable and a real problem. It's a good thing that this car distributes the power over all four wheels.

However, this advertisement does not yet include trailer coupling and must be separately ordered.

Evaluation - is the KIA Sportage suitable as a towing vehicle?: The motor vehicle can tow a maximum of 1600 kg and has a maximum torque of 265 Nm. You can manage quite well in everyday life, but you should only pull heavy equipment over short distances because the torque alone is a bit tight and you run the risk of slowing down traffic considerably.