When
the teen drivers in the house are getting ready to don wheels, many families
that come speak to us here at Jim
Butler Kia of St Louis are a bit nervous, and righteously so. They want to
be absolutely certain that they are going to acquire the best vehicle for their
young one to have, and safety, as well as dependability, are very high factors.
U.S. News and World Report has now awarded the 2018
Kia Sportage Best New SUV for Teens, in the upper 20 thousand dollar range.
Executive Editor Jamie Page Deaton claimed that “The Sportage should be at the
top of your list if you want to buy a safe and dependable SUV for your teen
driver,” and many of the driver assistance features are chart-topping as far as
the industry itself.
Blind
Spot Detection System, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Departure Warning
System, Lane Change Assist, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert were key contributors
to the Sportage's victory. The on-board UVO technology was also a big factor,
as it can be programmed to record when a teen keeps the Sportage
out past a certain time deadline. You can even set geographic boundaries to
assure that your teen is not straying too far, a feature once only a distant
vision no more than a decade and a half ago.
The
predicted reliability rating of the Sportage
is 4.5 out of 5, among the highest in the very popular compact SUV class. Young
and new drivers face many various challenges on the road, and the Sportage
is a vehicle that has the combination of technology, safety ratings, and
reliability to be rated best in class by the well-read and highly respected
magazine that thousands trust for advice and information regarding auto
purchases. Inexperience combined with driving habits that tend to be
destructive makes young drivers much more likely to be involved in a crash.
A
recent study by Liberty Mutual found that 90 percent of teen drivers
will admit to talking on the phone during their drive, and an astonishing 78
percent say they have texted from behind the wheel. While this is happening,
they are simply not paying attention to the road, and many times the
consequences can be deadly. An inexperienced driver needs literally all the
help they can get to stay safe every day, and high ratings deemed from the
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration as well as the Institute for
Highway Safety are qualities that characterize the best cars for teens. When
you see us here this fall for a test drive, you'll be checking out what Edmunds.com
calls “a small SUV that appeals to your heart and head,” and see just how
much “appropriate clampdown” you'll be able to exercise on your high-school age
family member behind the wheel!
