Saturday, March 2, 2013

2014 Kia Sorento SX V6 GDI First Test

2014 Kia Sorento SX V6 GDI First Test

Almost more of a sideways move as far as exterior styling. From some shots the massive foglights look good, others they look too upright and shoved out. That red paint is gorgeous and the new alloys look sharp. The commercial makes it look really nice overall as well, just not sure about it 100%. Either way, I think the 3.5L was a great engine - not sure if swiping to the 3.3L that has more HP but I'm sure at the price of higher hp/torque RPM peaks. 18/24 is OK for the class, seems to be the same for AWD and the old 3.5L.

What's nice to see is Kia updating and keeping the model fresh. It sells very well so good for them. Meanwhile the Highlander has been rotting away since 2008, the RAV4 JUST updated after 8 years, the Rogue/Murano in desperate need if a new gen, and the Honda Pilot still spewing ugly everywhere. Japan asleep at the wheel as usual to the Koreans.

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