The New 2011 Kia Sorento

For 2011, the Kia Sorento is the newest vehicle on the market; it means that this new Kia has really been trying to create one of the best cars for 2011.  This has really got a great style especially something that works perfectly with the SUV crossover body work.

The wheelbase is going to be zero point three inches shorter than before though the actual body length is going to be three point seven inches greater so there is a new complete size to the car.

With a new size it is going to mean that there will be a lot more space available in this Kia so there is no worries over the leg room or being cramped into the back of the Sorento.  This is even going to have an optional three rows of seats.

The new Sorento is going to be a lot lighter however than previous Kia’s though it will run with a massive horsepower of one hundred and seventy five.  This will run with the four cylinder 2.4 liter engine though with the V-6 3.5 liter engine, there is going to be a lot more horsepower.  In fact there will be two hundred and seventy six of horsepower that the Sorento will run on.

With this engine they are going to work well with the six speed automatic transmission but the four cylinder engine is going to be a lot less powerful however with the old engine it will be replacing which is not always a good thing when compared to previous models.

All of the models of the Kia however are going to be coming with the all wheel drive with the three trims; the LX, SX and the EX.

The new Sorento has now got a three row crossover unibody and it has actually now has got a totally jnew feel and look to this Kia.  It will now use a four cylinder 2.4 liter engine or if that is not to the customers taste there is also the V-6 3.5 liter engine but both of these engines are great however especially since they work with the six speed automatic transmission.

There will be three different options over the models that could be chosen for this Sorento; there are the SX, the LX and the EX variants that can be found with the new Sorento.

There is even going to be room for seven people to six in the back but if the honest truth is being looked for then it is the third row of seats are going to be very tight for some three grown adults so it might be best for children to use this third row.

The Kia has now got a front end which is notched which helps to bring a very new nose to this Kia though it really helps to bring a nice new style to the car. The crossover has really got a classy and elegant feel to the entire car though it will be bigger in size also which is good; there should be now new room inside.

There will be an option over its brakes, there are now the seventeen inch wheels which are the standard wheels but the eighteen inch alloy wheels are a possibility also.  This has really got a lot of space to hold cargo including the roof rail system on top of the car.

With the base model the LX, it certainly is more like a Spartan than some of the other models are going to be.  However there is now going to be the navigation system along with the Sirius satellite radio and the rearview camera also.

The interior also comes along with the Bluetooth connectivity and the heated seats with a third row of seating available.  There will even be the tilt and telescoping steering wheel though this is the more than standard feature to the Kia Sorento.

For this Sorento it is going to be quite great for its performance rate; with the four cylinder engine with the EX model it can reach sixty miles an hour within ten seconds though it is not as great as some other engines, its quick but getting to sixty could have been a little more improved if possible.

The transmission is going to be quite smooth however though when the V-6 is chosen then everything about the handling of the car is better so that is maybe the better option to choose from.  It can shave off around two seconds from getting to sixty miles per hour, so it is only going to take seven point six seconds to get to sixty; this can actually out do the Ford Edge and the Mazda CX-7 vehicles.

When it comes to the safety of this Kia then it is of course got a lot of standard safety features such as the front seat mounted side and the front and two row side curtain airbags.

There will also be features such as the stability control system and even the downhill brake control.  That also comes with the four wheels ABS and the hill start assist and if that is not all then there is even the rollover sensor also.

The EPA fuel economy ratings are not as great as they really should be; for the highway roads the numbers are going to be a little high around twenty five to twenty nine mpg and for the city it is going to be nineteen to twenty one mpg.