ALL DUE IN AUSTRALIAN showrooms in the near future, a flotilla of new models have been awarded 5-Star crash test scores by Euro NCAP, the European equivalent of the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

The 2010 Kia Sorento, scheduled for an Australian launch this year, achieved an 87 percent score for Adult Occupant Protection, [...]

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With the recent unveiling of the 2010 Kia Sorento at the 2009 Seoul Motor Show, it’s clear that the plan of attack for the Korean automaker is “more for less” – an approach similar to its Hyundai sibling (and Japanese manufacturers decades before).

The sharp styling of the all-new Sorento will be accompanied by a range [...]

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Korean cars have been improving in leaps and bounds in the last few years and it was high time the Kia Sorento came in for some work.

We don’t mind the look of the new Kia Sorento. It also has a long feature list and you bank on it being priced competitively.
We’ve already given you the low down on specifications and [...]

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After plenty of spy pictures and teaser illustrations, Kia has officially unveiled the 2010 model Sorento at the Seoul Motor Show, along with specifications on the latest CUV from the Korean marque.

The body-on-frame construction of the existing model has been given the boot, replaced by ’unibody architecture’… that’s monocoque construction to you and me.  Inside there [...]

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The upcoming 2010 Kia Sorento is generating a fair buzz around the internet, as carheads look forward to seeing the improved quality on offer with the new ‘XM’ model.

Today, enthusiast blog Kia-World has got its hands on a set of great spy shots of the XM Sorento’s interior.

While it’ll take a road test and a [...]

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The resourceful folks at Kia World have got their hands on what they say are photos snapped during a shoot for the brochure of the upcoming 2010 Kia Sorento.

In the past few weeks we’ve seen more than a few official pictures of the all-new Sorento’s exterior. These new photos represent what we believe to be [...]

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Yesterday we showed you the first official photo of the 2010 Kia Sorento, and now overnight the floodgates have opened: Kia has released another pair of images for our viewing pleasure.

That’s not all though, because, on top of that, webzine Autotimes.co.kr has photos of the Sorento during a recent reveal to the Korean press, giving [...]

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Last month, Kia gave the world an illustrated glimpse at the all-new 2010 Kia Sorento.  Now, with the first official photo surfacing online, it looks safe to say that the illustrations we’d seen previously were bang-on.

Unfortunately, the new photo is about all we’re getting for now.  No technical information has been revealed as yet, but [...]

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Following on from our post last week featuring a single part-silhouette image of the 2010 Kia Sorento XM, Kia has released a pair of illustrations to give us a better idea of what to expect when the car is unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show in April.

Designed by former Volkswagen designer Peter Schreyer – responsible [...]

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Kia has revealed the first official image of the upcoming Sorento, codenamed XM, which is scheduled for release in its home market of Korea shortly after its official unveiling at the Seoul Motor Show in April.

The Korean carmaker has also revealed various technical details for the new model, revealing that this new Sorento is more [...]

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Kia has announced that from now until October it’s Sorento 4WD will be available with a no-cost optional Global Circuit package, which gives the mid-size SUV the extra kit needed for those occasional off-road sojourns.

The Global Circuit pack features a towbar with trailer wiring, ARB recovery kit, nudge bar, side steps, roof rails, floor and [...]

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