Sometimes it's hard to remember what you did just yesterday, but think back to 2003 when Kia first introduced the Sorento mid-size SUV. At the time, the market was dominated by body-on-frame vehicles with real honest-to-goodness four-wheel-drive systems and rugged part-time transfer cases. The times, they are a changin'. Releasing a brand-new body-on-frame SUV into the marketplace these days, regardless of how good it may be – see Kia Borrego – is like bringing a sledgehammer to a knife fight. Kia was able to hit the mark back in 2003 with its full-frame Sorento on account ... Read More

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Spy Shots: Next Kia Sorento caught on the 'Ring 1337707800

Last year, the Kia Sorento took the honor of being the best-selling vehicle in the Korean automaker's stable. That pace has slowed somewhat in 2012, as both the Soul and the Optima push past the CUV for sales dominance, but the company's engineers are already hard at work on the next Sorento facelift. Our spy photographers spotted the heavily camouflaged ...
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Spy Shots: Kia Sorento's refreshed face caught testing in the cold 1329944280

Behold: the first glimpse of the upcoming Kia Sorento facelift. From what we've heard, the crossover is expected to wear styling that steps in line with the rest of the Kia line. That means a new front fascia with a revised grille and bumper design. LED headlights are expected to be part of the package as well. Plus, given that the vehicle wears ...
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More 2010 Kia Sorento shots hit the web 1237386540

Kia World has once again scored a series of spy shots of the upcoming 2010 Kia Sorento. Unlike the first generation of Kia's midsize 'ute, the new Sorento will eschew the body-on-frame underpinnings of traditional sport utility vehicles in favor of the unibody architecture that's currently all the rage. Engine choices should include a 2.4-liter ...
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Spy Shots: 2008/9 Kia Sorento 1155686160

Brenda Priddy has snapped what appears to be the next Kia Sorento out testing on public roads. The Car Connection refers to it as the 2007 Kia Sorento, but after conferring with some people in the know we're going to place the next Sorento out a little farther, 2008 or 2009 at the earliest. The next iteration of the Sorento will be living large with ...