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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

The Sorento Sport is the second up from the base grade, so it gets a few more features than the fleet-focused grade below it. 

The seven-seat Sorento Sport adds things like a 10-way power driver’s seat, sat nav, AI voice command, dual-zone air conditioning, second-row air vents and third-row vents and control, on top of the Sorento S features list.

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

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: Sport 7 Seat

Safety Rating
Engine Type V6, 3.5L
Fuel Type
Fuel Efficiency 9.7L/100km (combined)
Seating 7
Price From $50,490 - $58,080

Pricing Guides

$70,358
Price is based on the Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price for the lowest priced Hyundai I30 2024 variant.
LOWEST PRICE
$47,650
HIGHEST PRICE
$81,080

Range and Specs

Vehicle Specs Price*
GT-Line 7 Seat HEV AWD 1.6L, 6 SPEED AUTO SPORTS-MATIC $69,750
GT-Line 7 Seat HEV FWD 1.6L, 6 SPEED AUTO SPORTS-MATIC $66,750
GT-Line 7 Seat Phev AWD 1.6L, 6 SPEED AUTO SPORTS-MATIC $81,080
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*Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Price
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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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Pricing Guide
$47,650
Lowest price, based on new car retail price.
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