Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs)
Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) dominate the Pakistani automobile market to a great extent. Both upper-middle-class families are attracted to SUVs because of their looks, performance, and of course their off-road driving expertise.
The sport utility car is known for its power, efficiency, and four-wheel drive making it one of the most sought-after vehicles. Usually, these cars are available with a starting range of Rs. 50 to 55 lacs plus, but nowadays imported vehicles are undercutting the SUV rates in Pakistan.
The best examples of imported SUVs in Pakistan are the Toyota CH-R, MG HS, and Honda Vezel. Though these cars are expensive every third person wants to buy any of these cars. Here we will discuss little bit history of the first SUV which is produced by Pakistan.
History
Pakistan produced its first car in 1953 at the National Motors plant in Karachi. The plant was opened in conjunction with General Motors, which provided facilities to manufacture Vauxhall cars and Bedford trucks car for sale in Pakistan. Later, buses, light trucks, and cars were assembled in the same plant, and in there is the first EURO 6 engine which is introduced by Pakistan Oshan X7 in 2022.
Every SUV (sports utility vehicle) has its performance and features which are known by its quality. Here we have collected SUV cars’ prices in Pakistan 2022 with details, prices, and full specs.
- HONDA BR-V
- KIA SPORTAGE
- HYUNDAI TUCSON
HONDA BR-V S I-VTECH
The BR-V is a subcompact crossover SUV, which is manufactured by Honda since 2016 in Pakistan. It offers three rows which have 7 seats.
Exterior
Luxurious, practical, and spacious, the Honda BR-V showcases a sporty and elegant look with functional solidity. It has a unique style sporty front grill and headlights with high projector lamps. It has attractive 16” Alloy wheels.
Interior
Honda BR-V has the most elegant interior which is equipped with leather. Its interior cabin is also spacious which is very comfortable for long and short travel.
Drive Performance & Features
- BR-V top speed limit is 180 KMH and its promises smoothness of 11 to 15 KM/L.
- It has Tiptronic transmission which you can drive manually as well. It has 2 airbags which are driver & front passenger side.
- Dimensions- (Length x Width x Height)- 14.6 x 5.7 x 5.5 (feet)
- Engine- 1497cc, Valve 16, Cylinder 4, SOHC i-VTEC
- Hp- 118 hp @ 6500 rpm
- Torque- 144 Nm @ 4500 rpm
- Transmission CVT(Continuous Variable Transmission)
- Fuel average (Approx): 11 to 15 km/l
- Seats- 7
KIA SPORTAGE
As hot selling SUV when we search the firstly KIA Sportage is the first car that clicks to our mind. KIA Sportage achieves great success in Pakistan. Which is introduced with three variants there are mentioned below:
- 1 KIA SPORTAGE ALPHA 2 KIA SPORTAGE FWD
- 3 KIA SPORTAGE AWD
The top-selling variant in Sportage is FWD which is Front Wheel Drive. Because of its features and less price compared with others.
Drive Performance & Features
Kia Sportage will cover around 10 to 12 KM/L. With a top speed of 180 KMH. Sportage has beautiful lamps with LED side indicators, bi-xenon headlights, and a tiger nose grill. When it comes to fog lamps, roof rails, shark fin antennae, and roof spoilers.
The stylish, modern, and sporty KIA Sportage does not come short in speedometer, total drive-to-fuel average, and drive modes, everything is in your eyes. Best features like volume control, cruise control, voice command, and mode buttons are installed in the adjustable steering wheel.
- Dimensions- (Length x Width x Height)- 14.7 x 6.08 x 5.36 (feet)
- Engine- 1999cc, Nu 2.0L Gasoline MPI,
- Hp- 155 hp @ 6200 rpm
- Torque- 196 Nm @ 4000 rpm
- Transmission 6 Speed Automatic Transmission + SportMatic
- Fuel average (Approx): 10-14 km per liter
- Seats- 5
HYUNDAI TUCSON GLS
Hyundai Tucson is the 2nd most hot-selling compact crossover SUV with check auction sheet online. Which prices in Pakistan are almost under 7 million? It is mostly similar to KIA Sportage in dimensions.
But a bit of difference is its height is more than KIA Sportage. If we discuss features so these are also similar to each. It will not be wrong if we say that Hyundai Tucson and KIA Sportage are the best competitors.
Features
The most necessary features which are Power seats, LED headlamps, a 4.2” TFT information cluster, a 10.1” infotainment display, a dynamic camera with guidelines, and a panoramic sunroof are the most interesting features.
Other features like Auto cruise control, an Anti-lock brake system, electronic stability control, an electronic parking brake, vehicle stability control, etc.
- Dimensions- (Length x Width x Height)- 14.7 x 6.08 x 5.4 (feet)
- Engine- 1999 cc, 16, Valve, 4 Cylinder In-Line
- Hp- 155 hp @ 6200 rpm
- Torque- 196 Nm @ 4000 rpm
- Transmission 6 Speed Automatic Transmission + SportMatic
- Fuel average (Approx): 10-14 km per liter
- Seats- 5.
