First Drive: 2016 Kia Sorento - Autos.ca
In 2014 Kia sold 13,962 Sorento units in Canada, just shy of the brand’s most popular car, the Rio at 14,458. That puts the Sorento and Rio at the top of the Kia food chain as the brand’s top performers – which is why this new edition is so... Longer, wider but lower than the outgoing model, the new Sorento increases comfort and feature listings while improving value in a bid to continue the brand’s expansion. This is the third generation of the Kia Sorento, and the second model based on the most recent platform. The previous generation shared a platform with the Hyundai Santa Fe , this one shares its platform with the Kia Sedona – the first minivan by famed designer Peter Schreyer. Kia is aiming the new Sorento closer to the long-wheelbase and larger Hyundai Santa Fe XL – a car I liked so much I asked for one for Christmas. Like the Santa Fe range, the Sorento is available in five and seven-seat editions. Seven-seat models made up about 11 percent of Sorento sales in 2014, but Kia expects to triple that with this model. effectively Kia has taken the option of the seven-seat configuration out of the equation and made it a standard on all V6 models rather than charging an extra fee on top of the V6 trim. Source: www.autos.ca
