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When it comes to Kia's recent design direction, sharp, geometric shapes and creases are the name of the game, especially noticeable in the case of the Sorento as the eye is drawn to the vehicle's deeply chiseled window sills and rocker panels.
Though vaguely reminiscent of the Mitsubishi Outlander, it's nonetheless a creased, well-proportioned and confident step away from the anonymity of the outgoing Sorento.
The Sorento’s cabin has a nice mix of textures and a handsome, logical design.
Inside, the Sorento's dashboard is simple but sleek, and the subtle faux-wood trim piece that bisects it is a welcome upscale touch. The plastics are all hard, but they look good and are certainly class-competitive.
Although the materials are on par with competitors, Kia hasn't perfected the finer details of texture, graining, and finishes. There's an abundance of matte black plastic where other automakers would inject a touch of style.
STYLING | 8 out of 10
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When it comes to Kia's recent design direction, sharp, geometric shapes and creases are the name of the game, especially noticeable in the case of the Sorento as the eye is drawn to the vehicle's deeply chiseled window sills and rocker panels.
Autoblog
Though vaguely reminiscent of the Mitsubishi Outlander, it's nonetheless a creased, well-proportioned and confident step away from the anonymity of the outgoing Sorento.
Inside Line
The Sorento’s cabin has a nice mix of textures and a handsome, logical design.
Car and Driver
Inside, the Sorento's dashboard is simple but sleek, and the subtle faux-wood trim piece that bisects it is a welcome upscale touch. The plastics are all hard, but they look good and are certainly class-competitive.
Edmunds
Although the materials are on par with competitors, Kia hasn't perfected the finer details of texture, graining, and finishes. There's an abundance of matte black plastic where other automakers would inject a touch of style.
Automobile
The Kia Sorento is an old vehicle--at least, by Kia standards. With a slew of redesigned cars and crossovers in its lineup, Kia has penned new entries in nearly every class of car since it introduced the Sorento in 2011. The big ute gets at least some of the credit for bringing new buyers to the brand's showrooms--it's a handsome vehicle, with none of the thickness or frumpy lines of its predecessor. It's more balanced in all, with a front end that bears the new signature front end of most of Kia's vehicles, one with a grille integrated tightly with wide headlamps. Trim down its sides, with a smooth urban-shuttle theme, the Sorento ties all its angles together well with a glassy greenhouse and a full-stop rear end that brings all the themes to a succinct end.
The cockpit has a common look and feel, simple without looking plain. The dash is capped in serviceable-looking plastics, and punctuated by big gauges laid out clearly, and etched with large, clear fonts. The center stack is topped by a big LCD screen, which is itself flanked by large air vents and sits atop knobby climate controls--the big, round kind that are easy to operate without staring at the controls instead of the road. The simple look only is dulled by lots of hard plastic. Most of it looks good, even the woodgrain trim that bisects the dash horizontally, but there's very little of the soft-touch plastic we've grown more used to, even in less expensive vehicles.
Kia’s assembly quality reached global standards a few years ago, and the Georgia-built Sorento is no exception. For its price, the hard plastic on the dash and doors is understandable, and it’s all pieced together with above-average fit and finish.Conclusion
Attractive and modern, the Kia Sorento has shaped up into a distinctive, handsome crossover.
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