Kia's Sorento crossover will receive a host of improvements when the new upgraded model goes on sale later this year. The changes include a re-engineered bodyshell, reduced emissions, additional convenience and safety features, plus a fresh, new look for the exterior.
"Since its introduction in 2009, the second-generation Kia Sorento has achieved more than 620,000 sales around the world. Today, it is manufactured in Korea and the USA, attracting over 130,000 U.S. customers last year to rank as the best-selling Kia model in the States for the second year in a row," commented Thomas Oh, Kia's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the International Business Division.
"We have given very careful attention to owners' feedback, and the upgraded Sorento is not just a cosmetic exercise but a major step forward for our popular SUV."
Improved Looks
Although Kia are saying there's a lot more to the improvements than merely the cosmetic, the most striking changes are visible to the eye.
Kia's designers have created new headlamps with LED positioning lights, a new tailgate with LED rear combination lamps, new bumpers (front and rear) with vertical-axis fog lights and a larger area of body-color surface, and an expanded choice of wheels to include larger diameter (19-inch) alloys.
Inside the Sorento
Inside the five- or seven-seater cabin, there are more "soft-touch" surfaces plus a new LCD instrument cluster, a new center stack with 7-inch display screen and a new console featuring a straight-gate selector.
New Sorento is due to arrive in the UK in the autumn and full details of UK specification and trim will be available soon.
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