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Just two years after it last refreshed the Sorento, Kia has delivered a comprehensive re-do of its mid-sizer. The 2014 makeover was reasonably thorough—new bumpers and lighting, new suspension bits, and the usual interior and tech updates—but it didn’t change the Sorento’s body panels, glass, or footprint. This time, Kia digs deeper. Drawing inspiration from the Kia Cross GT concept that appeared at the 2013 Chicago auto show, the 2016 Sorento wears fresh sheetmetal, rides on a longer wheelbase (109. 4 inches, up by 3. 1), and is a smidge wider. Kia says it aimed for a familial resemblance to its fresh, “don’t-call-it-a-minivan” 2015 Sedona , uh, minivan, and the company did a nice job of applying lead designer Peter Schreyer ’s aesthetic here. A new, 240-hp turbocharged 2. 0-liter inline-four joins the engine lineup, positioned between the returning 185-hp naturally aspirated 2. 4-liter four and the 290-hp 3. 3-liter V-6. Kia hopes buyers will find the new turbo 2. 0-liter to offer a... Kia says 53 percent of. Source: www.caranddriver.com
