2024 KIA Sorento SX Prestige: Redesign, Specs. Small SUVs have offered small engines and strive to provide efficiency and practicality. Kia’s Sorento always tries to go above and beyond as one of the few small crossover SUVs with third-row seats– even if the back row is narrow enough. The available V6 makes good power but proves inefficient against rivals. As a result, the Sorento has long lived a fairly disturbed life straddling the two- and three-row SUV segments. Kia is determined to make the small three-line SUV formula work. The redesigned Kia Sorento 2024 focuses on interior space and new powertrain options, including traditional hybrids and plug-ins. Kia has done an aesthetic role with the debuts of Telluride and K5, and the 2024 Sorento is the latest beneficiary of the brand’s latest style trends. Kia transformed the 2024 Sorento from minivan-Esque to muscular with a redesigned version of its mid-size crossover. With square silhouettes and firmer exterior details, the new generation looks a lot different from the one it replaced. the cabin also has an upgrade from its predecessor, with a slick digital interface and snazzier style throughout. The three-line SUV also has a wide range of powertrain options, including a 281 hp turbocharged four-cylinder engine and a hybrid model that will produce 39 mpg in the city. Slotting between 10Best-winning Telluride and compact Sportage, the 2024 Sorento looks to further strengthen Kia’s already impressive SUV portfolio. Sorento SX Prestige Engine The updated Sorento offers four engines to choose from. with a 2.5-liter 4-cylinder base engine, a new turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder, and two new hybrid powertrains available. Of these, most of us have spent time turbocharged at 2.5 liters, producing 281 horsepower and 311 lb-ft of torque. And not for one second do we expect to model out a 3.5-liter V6. The new engine is responsive and makes the Sorento really fast. This, plus a fast eight-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission, transforms the Sorento from a slightly cut-down SUV and truck into a much more modern and athletic vehicle. KIA Sorento Hybrid Engine The new Sorento Hybrid pairs a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a 44-kilowatt electric motor to produce a combined 227 horsepower. The powertrain is available with a six-speed automatic transmission and is limited to front-wheel drive only. on the Sorento plug-in hybrid still uses the same gasoline engine but added a 66.9 kW electric motor to emit 261 […]