KIA Sportage
With the aim to build a higher-quality SUVs, Kia Motors developed the model Kia Sportage early 90s. From September 1994, the vehicle in Germany was available. The production for the European market took over in the early years of the German company Karmann. Since 1998 is again produced exclusively in South Korea. The chassis of the Kia Sportage initially corresponded to a South Korean Jeep, which was sold briefly in Germany under the model name Retona. The first generation of the SUV was only available in a version that has a selectable four-wheel drive (4WD ) and a low-range gearbox decreed. Five years after its launch the Caroserie 1999 has been revised. There were different engines are available: The empty weight was about 1,500 kilograms. With a width of 1.73 meters, length of 3.7 to 4.3 meters and a height of about 1.6 meters, the South Korean SUV was acting well.