New Kia Sorento 2020 pricing and specs detailed: Mazda CX-9 rival now costs more to buy

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The Sorento has copped another price rise.
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
7 May 2020
2 min read

Kia Australia has increased the pricing of the Sorento large SUV for the second time in five months.

All Sorento variants carry over but are now $200 more expensive, following last December’s $500 price rise.

As such, the SUV range now kicks off at $43,690 plus on-road costs for the Si petrol FWD and reaches $59,690 for the GT-Line diesel AWD (see full pricing table below).

Speaking to CarsGuide, a Kia Australia spokesperson said there have been no corresponding changes to the Mazda CX-9 rival’s standard specification, with the latest price adjustment “due to the usual business/exchange-rate pressures”.

For reference, petrol versions are powered by a 206kW/336Nm 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V6, while diesel variants are motivated by a 147kW/441Nm 2.2-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine.

The former is front-wheel drive, while the latter is all-wheel drive, and both units are mated to an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission.

As reported, the next-generation Sorento is due in Australian showrooms in the middle of this year.

2020 Kia Sorento pricing before on-road costs

VariantTransmissionCost
Si petrol FWDautomatic$43,690 (+$200)
Sport petrol FWDautomatic$45,690 (+$200)
SLi petrol FWDautomatic$47,690 (+$200)
GT-Line petrol FWDautomatic$56,190 (+$200)
Si diesel AWDautomatic$46,190 (+$200)
Sport diesel AWDautomatic$49,190 (+$200)
SLi diesel AWDautomatic$51,190 (+$200)
GT-Line diesel AWDautomatic$59,690 (+$200)
Justin Hilliard
Head of Editorial
Justin’s dad chose to miss his birth because he wanted to watch Peter Brock hopefully win Bathurst, so it figures Justin grew up to have a car obsession, too – and don’t worry, his dad did turn up in time after some stern words from his mum. That said, despite loving cars and writing, Justin chose to pursue career paths that didn’t lend themselves to automotive journalism, before eventually ending up working as a computer technician. But that car itch just couldn’t be scratched by his chipped Volkswagen Golf R (Mk7), so he finally decided to give into the inevitable and study a Master of Journalism at the same time. And even with the long odds, Justin was lucky enough to land a full-time job as a motoring journalist soon after graduating and the rest, as they say, is history. These days, Justin happily finds himself working at CarsGuide during the biggest period of change yet for the automotive industry, which is perhaps the most exciting part of all. In case you’re wondering, Justin begrudgingly sold the Golf R (sans chip) and still has plans to buy his dream car, an E46 BMW M3 coupe (manual, of course), but he is in desperate need of a second car space – or maybe a third.
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