Actually, Kia’s new SUV has more equipment than almost any other SUV in its class and price range available in Australia. The top trim GT-Line Sorento with AWD and some nice and pricey perks has a driveaway price of just under $65k. It also comes with capped price servicing for up to 7 years or 105,000 km, whichever comes first. Yeah, that is a nice addition, but even with that deducted, it is still more than $60k.
So, it’s all about balance. Yes, the Sorento is great, but it’s also more expensive. It also competes with some well-established cars such as the Mazda CX9, Toyota Kluger, and Hyundai Santa Fe, the last two just being revamped as we speak.
There are two engines to choose from in the new Sorento, a 3.5 L V6 petrol and a 2.2 L turbo diesel. The petrol has 200 kW of power and 332 Nm of torque from 5,000 revs, while the diesel gets 148 kW of power and 440 Nm of torque from 1750 to 2750 revs.
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The new Kia Sorento impresses not only with its extremely large space. It is also equipped with a lot of standard equipment, as well as state-of-the-art assistance and safety systems and a state-of-the-art infotainment system, including real-time data.
During the test, I was able to drive both the KIA Sorento 2.2 CRDi and the Kia Sorento 1.6 T-GDI Hybrid to see how they behaved.
This full review details what the large compact SUV actually offers and what it offers in terms of space, comfort, energy consumption, power, performance and pleasure.
Technical Details of our Test Car I:
Car: Kia Sorento 1.6 T-GDI Hybrid
Trim Level: Platinum
Colour: Mineral Blue Metallic
Engine: 1.6 T-GDI Hybrid
Output: 169 kW (230 hp)
Torque: 350 Nm
V-Max: 193 km/h
0-100 km/h: 9.0 s
Technical Details of our Test Car II:
Car: Kia Sorento 2.2 CRDi
Trim Level: Platinum
Colour: Graphite Metallic
Engine: 1.6 T-GDI Hybrid
Output: 148 kW (202 hp)
Torque: 440 Nm
V-Max: 202 km/h
0-100 km/h: 9.2 s
Lenght: 4.81 m
Width: 1.90 m
Hight: 1.70 m
Wheelbase: 2.82 m
Boot: 902 l to 2.100 l
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