KIA HAS LAUNCHED its new 2010 Sorento SUV into the Australian market, replacing the first-generation Sorento that has sold almost 900,000 units worldwide since its 2002 introduction.

This time around, five key areas have been the focus for Kia engineers. Performance, fuel economy, reduced emissions, improved on-road handling, greater cabin space and comfort and enhanced crash [...]

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THE ALL-NEW 2010 Kia Sorento, to be launched in Australia this week, is set to take on the 3000km trek from Darwin to Adelaide in this year’s Global Green Car Challenge.

The two Sorento SUVs destined for Darwin will be powered by the new 2.2 litre R-series turbo diesel engine developing 145kW and 422Nm of [...]

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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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KIA’S SECOND GENERATION Sorento SUV is set for its European debut at September’s Frankfurt Motor Show.

Although full specifications are yet to be announced, the 2010 Kia Sorento will join the updated Kia cee’d on the show floor. The all new Sorento promises to deliver better handling and lower weight then its body-on-frame predecessor.

Kia expects the [...]

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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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Kia’s attractive 2010 Sorento is nearly among us, and now, thanks to our good pal Mr Burlapp, we can scope out its freshened-up interior.

We’ve seen shots of the new Sorento’s cabin before, but these new images give us our first glimpse at the front seats, back seats, door panels and the entire dashboard. Unlike the [...]

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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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