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Why (Not) the Kia Sorento?

 Kia Sorento Reviews: Pros and Cons:

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Kia Sorento Reviews

04/13/13

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  Kia Sorento Mixed Bag
A member from Missouri, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Warranty, scheduled maintenance cost
No out of pocket repairs after 2+years

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Fuel economy
About 20 to 25% less than EPA estimates

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Materials & workmanship, Cargo capacity & towing, Exterior styling, Powertrain performance

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance, Ride smoothness

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01/07/13

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A member from Ohio, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance
The V6 is strong. The 6 speed automatic shifts smoothly and seemlessly.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Rear seat room & comfort
Needs an adjustable second row and a little more cargo room when the third row seat is up.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Exterior styling, Audio & nav systems, Front seat room, Feature availability



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11/14/12

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A member from Maryland, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Exterior styling
The exterior styling on the 2011 models was part of the reason I chose this car.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance
The 4 cylinder is okay but I'm used to manual transmission sports cars so it feels a bit slow, especially up hills. I think the sound of the engine makes it seem slower than it actually is.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Price or payments

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Fuel economy

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07/03/12

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A member from Georgia, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Reliability & durability
Owned for 14 months and 15K miles with ZERO problems! No issues whatsoever!

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Materials & workmanship
All the "hard" finish on the dash is a little much. Couldn't some of the plastic have been softer?

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Fuel economy, Rear seat room & comfort, Ride smoothness

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance

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05/14/12

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A member from Arkansas, United States

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Price or payments
Not a terribly expensive vehicle, and a good value, but in comparison to the Dodge would be significantly more expensive to get anything close to the feature set the AVP Journey has



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03/01/12

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A member from New Jersey, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Front seat room
The Kia Sorento had very good seating positions in the front for a very tall person, I'm almost 6'5" and was able to fit with the sunroof / panaramic roof. You get a feeling of control and confidence. You do loose about 1" or so with the

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Handling, Exterior styling, Interior styling, Warranty, scheduled maintenance cost



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11/29/11

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A member from Arizona, United States

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Handling
Truck-like.

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Materials & workmanship

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09/13/11

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A member from New Jersey, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance
Quick acceleration (3.5L V-6 malice relaxed high-speed highway cruising; 6-speed, manually-shiftable automatic is unobtrusive and always in the right gear; automatic AWD can be locked in 4WD for maximum grip.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Interior styling



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06/25/11

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A member from Nova Scotia, Canada

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Safety & braking
Seems to have high safety rating a nd good brakes

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Brand reputation & image
Unsure about long term reliability and overall build quality

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Warranty, scheduled maintenance cost, Exterior styling, Fuel economy, Discounts & incentives



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04/25/11

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A member from Texas, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance
The vehicle is fast and powerful. The ability to tow heavier amounts compared to other in-class vehicle is a definite plus. Also, it will do 13 second 1/4miles.

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Insurance & depreciation
Insurance rates are high being a foreign vehicle. Depreciation is significant due to the general populus not realizing the potential of these vehicles.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Fuel economy, Reliability & durability, Warranty, scheduled maintenance cost, Cargo capacity & towing



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03/25/11

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A member from Alberta, Canada

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance, Fuel economy, Cargo capacity & towing



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03/25/11

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A member from Ohio, United States

Best Reason Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Fuel economy
Not great but we knew that going in. I try to drive as economically as possible and can usually squeeze 18-19 mpg in mixed driving (70%/30% split between highway and local).

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Front seat support & comfort, Cargo capacity & towing, Warranty, scheduled maintenance cost

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Ride smoothness, Dealership practices

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01/24/11

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A member from Arizona, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Powertrain performance
V6 very powerful. Passing at highway speeds downright fun. Engine is smooth and very quiet. Efficient on the highway sips the fuel even with the full time AWD. Live at 7000 ft. so high elevation and mountainous terrain driving are common.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Exterior styling, Interior styling, Handling



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11/20/10

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A member from Pennsylvania, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Exterior styling
The exterior is pleasing and the style is more aerodynamic than many of its competitors.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Price or payments



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11/05/10

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A member from California, United States

Best Reason to Buy the Kia Sorento: Exterior styling
new look and modern chassis.

Other Reasons to Buy the Kia Sorento: Interior styling, Powertrain performance, Discounts & incentives

Other Reasons Not to Buy the Kia Sorento: Materials & workmanship, Brand reputation & image

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