Living with a Kia Sportage: Second report

Since it arrived I had only had the chance to be a passenger in the Kia, which was a suitably pleasant experience as far as sitting in a car travelling up and down the UK motorway network goes. So imagine my delight when I was handed the keys to the Sportage and told to head for Maranello to take part in this year's Bangers4BEN rally. It was the same delight I had to try to disguise as the rest of the participants rolled on to the ferry at Dover, knowing that the next 2,000 miles would be in comfort and style.

The Kia had already proven its worth getting the team around on home soil, but when faced with the long, seemingly endless French roads, it really began to excel. With cruise control selected, the Kia effortlessly ate up the miles. The Sportage proved the ideal car for the journey, big and comfy with a definite premium feel in the cabin and a sat nav that you don't need a degree to operate. The drive was a little dull, but the Kia was great and must have looked fantastic as several roadside cameras decided to take a picture as we made our way across France, into Switzerland and onwards.