Kia Sorento S 2024 review: snapshot

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EXPERT RATING
7.6

Likes

Stylish redesign
Improved in-car tech
Comfy ride, brisk performance

Dislikes

Lacking some features in lower grades
No curtain airbags in third row
Annoying speed limit alert
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Tim Nicholson

Managing Editor

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The Sorento S kicks off Kia’s seven-seat SUV range and is the fleet favourite of the model line.

It lacks some of the interior comfort features a lot of people want in a family SUV, but it does come with 17-inch alloy wheels, a 12.3-inch multimedia touchscreen, digital radio, USB ports, a seven-speaker audio system and, finally, it gets wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

If you want more gear, you’ll need to step up to the Sport, Sport+ or the GT-Line flagship.

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The 2024 facelift introduces an EV9-like exterior makeover, new curved multimedia and driver display and a modernised dash and console, as well as improvements to ride and handling.

As with all grades it’s available with a 3.5-litre V6 petrol (2WD), or a 2.2-litre turbo-diesel (AWD), and while the latter will set you back an extra $3000 over the petrol, it’s the pick of the non-hybrid grades.

All Sorentos have a solid list of standard safety gear that includes auto emergency braking with a forward collision warning and vehicle, pedestrian, cyclist and junction detection, lane-keep assist, lane-follow assist, blind-spot collision assist, safe exit warning, adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, a driver attention alert and a rear occupant alert.

Read the full 2021 Kia Sorento review

Kia Sorento 2024: S 7 Seat

Engine Type V6, 3.5L
Fuel Type Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency 9.7L/100km (combined)
Seating 7
Price From $39,490 - $46,420
Safety Rating

Pricing Guides

$57,908
Based on 209 cars listed for sale in the last 6 months.
LOWEST PRICE
$26,999
HIGHEST PRICE
$78,888
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Tim Nicholson

Managing Editor

Calling out the make and model of every single car he saw as a toddler might have challenged his parents’ patience, but it was clearly a starting point for Tim Nicholson’s journey into automotive journalism. Tim launched the program, Fender Bender, on community radio station JOY 94.9 during completion of his Master of Arts (Media and Communications). This led to an entry role at industry publication GoAuto, before eventually taking the role of Managing Editor. A stint as RACV’s Motoring Editor – including being an Australia’s Best Cars judge – provided a different perspective to automotive media, before leading him to CarsGuide where he started as a Contributing Journalist in September 2021, and transitioned to Senior Editor in April 2022, before becoming Managing Editor in December 2022.
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