Ground clearance is the distance between the lowest point on a Kia Sportage's undercarriage and the ground.It is an important factor to consider when driving off-road or in areas with rough terrain, as a higher ground clearance allows this to clear obstacles more easily.With it’s
wheelbase of 2680 mm and
height of 1650 mm,
the Kia Sportage has a ground clearance of 170 mm. The highest ground clearance you can find amongst similar vehicles has Citroen C5 Aircross PureTech 130 Stop&Start (A ), which is 60 mm more than the Sportage 1.6 CRDI EcoDynamics+ -
230 mm.To give an example, the Citroen has a 60 mm higher ground clearance compared to the Kia , giving the Citroen an advantage in this aspect. On the other hand, the worst ground clearance in the "medium SUV" category is the Mercedes-Benz GLC 220 d , which is 123 mm - that makes it 47 mm less than the Kia in question.Height-wise, the Kia outperforms the rival by 11 mm.
The difference in Ground clearance between first generation (JA) from 1995 and last generation (Sportage NQ5) from 2022 is 17cm mm.