2021 Kia Sorento Fires the Bar into Space

All-New 2021 Kia Sorento Launch Review

Kia didn’t raise the bar with new Sorento, they strapped the bar to a rocket and sent it in to orbit.

Its sex appeal is obvious. The big manly profile set against a handsome face and delicious posterior shows only one teensy blemish. The rear side windows have rather an odd shape compared to the roof, but it doesn’t stop me from lusting after Sorento in a rather undinified way, nothing unsavoury of course..

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What’s Sorento’s outside like?

Kia has shaken up the model line-up of  their stable. GT-Line is top shelf, with Sport+, Sport, and S the next shelves down. Our GT-Line has massive 20” wheels which would normally seem out of order, but Sorento is so big that they still manage to look lost under such huge wheel arches. I’d love an extra few inches.

The angular front end is set against a gently curving bonnet, and evil set of LED headlights are slashed into the bumpers and grille. No excess has been spared to make Sorento look butch and masculine. “Broad shoulders”, is a term often used to describe cars. So often as to have become ubiquitous. Here, it is every bit deserved.

The overall effect it to give Sorento a Range-Rover-like stance. Me likee.

There is enough room for 7 seats too. The body is 1cm bigger in all directions, and the wheelbase is 35mm longer than the outgoing car. I suggest you leave everyone behind and enjoy this experience on your own, you deserve it.

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ABOVE: 2021 Kia Sorento

Is the cabin as gorgeous as the exterior?

Oh dear me yes.

The cabin is simply stunning. There are a raft of gadgets, from  seating usually reserved for a lounge room and a sound system with concert-hall like depth, to split vents, and climate control that let’s you decide the flow.

Only the GT-Line gets the nifty digital driver instrument panel, and all but the base model get a large central infotainment system. The new generation software displays hi-res charms just like your tablet. It works as easily as any Iphone. Within, are menus for settings, and apps to navigation. DAB and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto are expected these days, but they make the handsfree experience a doddle.

Interior space has been increased by a substantial 35%, and it feels it.

The driving position is perfect, and with only 5 on board, even the 2^nd row occupants feel like kings. They sit higher than those up front and have a commanding view. There are USB outlets in the back of the front seats, and in the centre console, and in the 3^rd row. Door armrests have cup holders, and there are trays and bins scattered throughout.

Front seats are heated and cooled, and the outer 2^nd row are heated.

The full list of gizmos is far too long to list as we’ll put them on in a separate story. Before moving on, it would be remiss of me not to mention the stunning light display after sundown. The cabin is bathed in a gentle wash. The glow comes from concealed LEDs deep  within the inner sanctum, even in the door embellishments shimmer. They look strangely like the words to a Klingon drinking song.

How safe is Sorento?

Sorento hasn’t yet been rated by ANCAP, but unless there is a calamitous failure, one can’t see how a 5 star rating wouldn’t be won. Clever rear child locks work with the blind spot monitor to keep back seaters safe. Active lane control and active cruise control take care of the driving, and the AEB works in either direction. Apart from pedestrians, cyclists, and other vehicles in your flightpath, it also senses danger at intersections.

For a full list of safety gear and other specs, see Kia’s website.

What’s Sorento like to drive?

Sorento is like your the best Soufflé. It is light and creamy. It is sweet and fluffy, and slips down the gullet like the devil in velvet trousers.

It is hard to convey just how light and breezy something the size of a Norman castle actually feels. Once, SUV’s were driven by people who didn’t care if they used 5 parking spaces. They used the road as if no one else was on it. They had power plants the size of the moon, and they drank like drag queens. But all that is gone.

The 2.2 turbo diesel GT-Line has the drinking habits of a Carmelite nun, and the stamina of Lance Armstrong.. It is the son Mother Theresa would have had if she had been strumped by Steven Hawking, and it would have the looks of Charlie Hunnam. It is a delicious confection of brains and talent.

Sorento isn’t a sprinter, but neither is it a slug, and begs to be taken on many long and happy playdates.

It feels deceptively slow too. At 110, you are no more disturbed than if you were parking. If all that wasn’t enough, it is quieter than a feather dropped on to a pillow of lightly frothed Brad Pitt.

You change direction with laser focus, and the merest hint of body roll gently taps you on the shoulder to tell you to behave yourself.

In short, it is near perfect.

Ride is most excellent. Changes from tarmac to dirt are shrugged off, and potholes are handled with equal poise. Parking is easy too. Let’s say your garage is as tight as a nun’s nasty, and you get home plumb tuckered out. You simply get out and use your key fob to back Sorento in. Next morning you can reverse the process when you’re feeling a little less traumatised..

The HUD is crystal clear too, and the driver’s LCD instrument panel has a mode for every mood. It will even show you what is coming up beside you, converting one of the virtual dials into a tv screen. In navigation mode, the entire screen is map.

Conclusion:

Sorento is deeply desirable, maybe even more than Stinger. It is the right car at the right time. Mercedes might sell more GLEs but that’s ok by me. We don’t want those sorts of people in Sorento.

Sorento – Quick figures

Price: $45,850 – $64,990

Engine: 2.2 turbo diesel, SmartStream, 19.5kg lighter than previous 2.2L

Econ: 6.1L/100k

Power: 148kw/440Nm