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Kia Sorento 2021 review: S snapshot

Item: 2021 kia Sorento
Rating: 8
Author: Richard Berry

EXPERT RATING

The S is the entry point into the Kia Sorento range with its list price of $45,850 for the petrol version and $48,850 for the diesel variant.

What we like

Great value
Spacious
Cool styling

What we don't

Doesn’t get the large media display
Doesn’t get dual zone climate control
Cloth seats

Richard Berry

Senior Journalist

10 Sep 2020 • 1 min read

What we like

Great value
Spacious
Cool styling

What we don't

Doesn’t get the large media display
Doesn’t get dual zone climate control
Cloth seats

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The S is the entry point into the Kia Sorento range with its list price of $45,850 for the petrol version and $48,850 for the diesel variant.

Coming standard on the S grade are 17-inch alloy wheels, LED headlights, rain-sensing wipers, cloth seats, and an 8.0-inch display with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

As with the previous Sorento there’s a choice of a 3.5-litre petrol V6 or a turbo-diesel four-cylinder. Essentially, they are the same engines from the previous model and the outputs are almost unchanged with the diesel making 148kW/440Nm, while the petrol produces 206kW/336Nm.

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All petrol variants are front-wheel drive, while diesel versions are all-wheel drive.

The Kia Sorento has yet to be crash tested, but it would be shocking if this new-gen SUV does not score the maximum five-star ANCAP rating, when the results come out.

All grades come with AEB with pedestrian and cyclist detection, rear cross-traffic alert and blind spot collision avoidance.

Read the full 2021 Kia Sorento review