Весной прошлого года корейский концерн «КИА» presented to the public its new crossover called "Kia Sorento". The technical characteristics and design of the car have been slightly updated, and since 2013 it can be purchased at any Russian dealership for a reasonable price for an imported SUV. However, let's not rush things, but rather we will sort everything out in order.
Distinguish the new "Kia Sorento" from itsThe predecessor, submitted 3 years ago, is not so easy. Outwardly, the novelty is very similar to the models of the previous generation, but still new details are present here. Korean designers basically changed the appearance of lighting, which is reflected in the new front fog lamps in the vertical form, as well as in updated brake lights. Virtually nothing has changed in the body structure, only the rear tailgate slightly changed shape. On the side of the same novelty does not have any distinctive details.
Kia Sorento: interior
As for the interior, Korean developersnor did they make any special effort here. For trim just used new, pleasant to the touch materials, which incidentally modernized the car a little. And, perhaps, the most significant change made by engineers, is an increase in cabin space: now the passengers of the second row of seats have added three centimeters of free space in the area of the knees.
In the new generation of crossovers, engineers have updated the range of engines, and now the car will be supplied to the Russian market in two variations. Features of each engine, we now consider.
The first petrol unit has a capacity of 175horsepower and a working volume of 2.4 liters. This upgraded engine can be equipped with two optional gearboxes - a six-speed "mechanics" or an "automatic" on the same number of stages.
The diesel unit has a capacity already in 197 horsepower with a working volume of 2.4 liters. It works in tandem with two six-speed transmissions of the type “automatic” and “mechanic”.
"Kia Sorento": technical characteristics of efficiency
In terms of fuel consumption, the novelty has quite acceptable indicators. For 100 kilometers the car spends only 5.9 (6.7 with a gasoline engine) liters of fuel.
Kia Sorento: Drive Specifications
In the gasoline configuration, the novelty can have both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. In the same diesel version, the buyer can only buy all-wheel drive car.
Starting price for new Korean crossover inthe complete set of “Classic” starts from the mark of 1 million 70 thousand rubles. For this cost, the buyer can buy a front-wheel drive jeep with a gasoline engine and manual transmission. "Kia Sorento" 2013, equipment "Prestige", will cost buyers 1 million 659 thousand rubles. It includes an automatic transmission, diesel engine and a lot of electronic comfort systems.
