BUILDING on the success of the outgoing model with a unique blend of style, practicality and technology, the all-new Kia Sorento is now on sale in Ireland.
The new SUV’s smoother, swept-back profile and deeply sculpted surfaces introduce a more refined design to the third-generation model, delivering a premium look and feel, with more space and numerous innovative features.
The designers of the third-generation Kia Sorento named their inspiration for the new car as
‘Streetwolf’. Although the styling changes are evolutionary, they subtly alter the character of the new Sorento, highlighting its sleek, sinuous profile, as well as class-leading style, to ensure the new model has a bolder on-the-road presence.
The front of the new Sorento incorporates long, wrap-around headlamps and more prominent fog-lamps, as well as a larger, more upright
‘tiger-nose’ grille, with a distinctive three-dimensional diamond pattern, first featured on the 2013 Kia Cross GT concept.
Kia Motors Ireland is offering two AWD variants of the new car – the EX at
?¬38,995 and the expected volume model, the Platinum, at
?¬43,995. The entry level model is a five seater with a generous level of spec that includes 17
? alloys, rear privacy glass, super vision instrument cluster and 7
? Sat Nav with reversing camera .
The Platinum, as the name suggests, is a seven seater with a luxury spec that includes the above plus panoramic sunroof, Xenon lights, leather and heated seats, heated steering wheel and eight-way power adjustable driver’s seat.
“The Sorento is one of the most recognisable model names associated with the brand since Kia Motors Ireland entered this market just over 10 years ago,
? said James Brooks, managing director.
“In this time Sorento has evolved from a traditional 4×4 to a more refined urban SUV. The new Sorento reflects everything the Kia brand now stands for in terms of styling, engineering, technology and quality and it clearly shows that we able to compete in one of the most demanding car segments where consumers demand this level of exterior styling and a premium refined and quality interior.
“We are confident that Irish customers in the market for a D segment SUV will take to the Sorento in the same way that C segment CUV customers have taken to Sportage and that this model will add both sales and brand enhancement for the Kia brand in Ireland.
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Inside the all-new Sorento is where some of the most significant improvements are to be found. Interior styling was led by the brand’s European design team, based in Frankfurt, and Kia’s designers have created a more stylish, more luxurious cabin, featuring significantly higher quality materials.
The styling of the cabin follows a modern and wide theme, providing the interior with a stable, horizontal layout and appearance.
This width is echoed in the wider instrument cluster, interior garnish and the wrap-around shape of the dashboard which extends into the door trims.
A higher proportion of soft-touch materials and leather creates a modern, luxurious feel to the cabin and gives the new Sorento a genuine premium vehicle ambience.