Used Kia Sorento 2016 Automatic

The Kia Sorento has a fresh look on the outside, although it’s a clear evolution and a nice, smooth integration of a lot of good ideas from rival models. Meanwhile its interior is classed up and cleaned up, with a neat, elegant look all around and new materials and trims that are both more attractive and more appealing to touch. The Sorento melts right into its area of the family-crossover tapestry, and that could be a positive or a negative depending on your own priorities. It’s understandable why someone, not knowing that, would step up to the new Sorento and think that the 2016 model gets merely some new shine on an old design.

From the outside, the redesign is so evolutionary that it’s easy to let your mind fill in the lines, if you’re familiar with the outgoing 2015 model. Base 2.4-liter 4-cylinder models make 185 horsepower and 178 pound-feet of torque and, like all Sorento models, come with a 6-speed automatic transmission and can be equipped with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive (AWD). Turbocharged 4-cylinder models step up to 240 hp and 260 lb-ft, while V-6 models earn ratings of 290 hp and 252 lb-ft. Safety equipment on all 2016 Sorento models includes front seat-mounted side airbags, side curtain airbags with a rollover sensor, front active headrests, electronic stability control anti-lock brakes with electronic brake-force distribution, and hill start assist.