You won’t be setting lap times in the Sorento, but then why would you in a seven-seat SUV? On a twisty road, the Sorento does what you’d want it to do, which is mainly not swaying about too much and making your passengers car sick. Official fuel economy figures are around 40mpg for both, but these figures will fall to mid-30s in the real world. And while you can pull a mid-sized caravan behind either hybrid, if you regularly pull something bigger or do lots of motorway miles, you might want to go with the diesel. Both have the same 1.6-litre petrol engine, which does sound a bit noisy when you rev hard. The initial spurt of electric power is handy coming out of junctions.
The hybrid and plug-in hybrid feel good to drive around town. All three come with four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox.
If you want to be able to travel a reasonable distance on electric power alone there’s also a 265hp plug-in hybrid. There’s a 1.6-litre 226hp petrol-electric hybrid or a 2.2-litre turbo diesel with 200hp. There are three flavours of engine to choose between. With all seven seats in place, the boot is pretty small and annoyingly the luggage cover can’t be stowed away under the boot floor, but on top of it. Unlike in the old Sorento, you can get into the back seats from both sides of the car.įolding the seats down is simple and when you do, you get a huge, flat boot – 2011 litres in all – although a Skoda Kodiaq’s is bigger again. Sure, it’s not quite as roomy and as flexible as the middle row, but tall folk will be happier here than they would in a Land Rover Discovery Sport. They aren’t separate like you get in a Peugeot 5008 but they can move backwards and forwards and recline.Īdults in seats six and seven will be reasonably comfortable too. Three adults should be comfortable across all three seats in the middle row. The new car is longer and wider than the model it replaces and that has translated into extra space for the interior. Speaking of phones – there are USB ports next to every seat, so everyone should be able to charge their phone or hook up their tablet.īut the Kia Sorento’s party trick is its seats.
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It’s not quite as slick as the system you get in a Mercedes GLB, but at least Android Auto and Apple CarPlay are standard, so you can use your phone’s navigation apps instead. Lumbar adjustment is standard, which is welcome news for back-pain sufferers.Įvery car gets a large digital driver’s display and a touchscreen infotainment system. The seats are comfortable and there’s a decent amount of adjustment for the driver’s seat and steering wheel. All around there are lots of nice, soft-touch materials and chrome-looking trims. Step inside and you’ll find an equally stylish interior. The Sorento lives up to the ‘U’ in Sports Utility Vehicle better than most family seven seaters – it’s roomy and relaxing. The grille has a new shape and comes with integrated LED headlights.Īt the rear, there are new vertical rear lights and the Sorento nameplate is now across the bottom of the bootlid While the design for the new car has been updated, it still looks like a rough, tough SUV, just a bit sharper. A plug-in hybrid is also available, and Kia continues to offer diesel power too. You see, for this latest Sorento, the mainstay of the range is now a so-called self-charging hybrid.
It’s smart, stylish and the right seven-seater for our times. Instead, for a Doctor Who reference, we’ll say the Kia Sorento is like the recent Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. However with Kia pushing the starting price of the new Sorento to nearly £50,000 you might also be looking at the Land Rover Discovery Sport or Mercedes GLB.Ī cliche is to talk about cars being Tardis-like in terms of interior space, but we’ll not use that analogy. Sound like you? Then the Kia Sorento should definitely be on your shortlist.Īlso on your shortlist will be cars such as the Skoda Kodiaq and Peugeot 5008. But if you regularly carry up to six passengers you’ll want a car that doesn’t require the flexibility of a contortionist to get into seats six and seven. Some seven-seat SUVs are fine if you only plan to use them for the occasional journey.
The Kia Sorento is the seven-seat SUV for when you really need seven seats.
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