12-04-2009, 10:18 PM
From: http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires/2009/...close.html
On versatility alone, Kia’s redesigned Sorento hits the ground running. It starts under $20,000 and offers (ready?) a four-cylinder or V-6, iPod-compatible stereos, push-button start, third-row seating, rear-seat DVD entertainment and dual moonroofs. Though hardly the game-changer the Soul was, it represents a solid step beyond its predecessor, and it leapfrogs the class in some interesting areas.
Styling merges affable elements from the Borrego SUV and Soul hatchback, but the Sorento’s overall two-box shape doesn’t carve any new ground. The photos make it look taller than it really is; in the flesh it looks like a tall wagon, a la the Mitsubishi Outlander, than its truckish competitors like the Ford Escape and Chevy Equinox.
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On versatility alone, Kia’s redesigned Sorento hits the ground running. It starts under $20,000 and offers (ready?) a four-cylinder or V-6, iPod-compatible stereos, push-button start, third-row seating, rear-seat DVD entertainment and dual moonroofs. Though hardly the game-changer the Soul was, it represents a solid step beyond its predecessor, and it leapfrogs the class in some interesting areas.
Styling merges affable elements from the Borrego SUV and Soul hatchback, but the Sorento’s overall two-box shape doesn’t carve any new ground. The photos make it look taller than it really is; in the flesh it looks like a tall wagon, a la the Mitsubishi Outlander, than its truckish competitors like the Ford Escape and Chevy Equinox.
Read fullstory here.