The up to date Kia Sorento will proceed to supply 4 powertrain choices in Australia when it arrives through the fourth quarter of 2023, and be provided solely as a seven seater.

Kia Australia has confirmed preliminary particulars for the facelifted vary, which was quietly revealed by the model’s Korean head workplace following an internet leak of the refreshed SUV’s design.

So, which means Australia will proceed to obtain an entry-level 200kW/332Nm 3.5 V6 FWD petrol, a 148kW/440Nm 2.2-litre AWD turbo-diesel, a 169kW/350Nm 1.6-litre turbo petrol hybrid with FWD and AWD choices, in addition to a flagship 195kW/350Nm 1.6-litre turbo petrol plug-in hybrid AWD.

It’s unclear whether or not Kia Australia will usher in up to date variations of those powertrains, given our market will get Euro 5 models as a substitute of the cleaner Euro 6 iterations provided overseas, however it’s anticipated the previous will carry over.

Kia’s native arm has confirmed with CarExpert the brand new Sorento will provide a brand new ‘Panoramic Curved Show’ with twin 12.3-inch shows included into the identical housing, debuting Kia Join for the Sorento in Australia in addition to wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for navigation-equipped fashions.

The affirmation of wi-fi smartphone mirroring signifies up to date Sorento fashions in Australia may also be operating the corporate’s newest ccNC infotainment interface, which is able to debut in Australia with the all-electric EV9, and help wi-fi over-the-air (OTA) software program updates.

At this stage, it’s unconfirmed whether or not Kia Australia will usher in any of the three new exterior paint choices – Interstellar Gray, Cityscape Inexperienced and Volcanic Sand Brown – or extra inside color decisions comparable to the sunshine brown colourway pictured above.

It appears set in stone, nevertheless, that Australia will proceed to overlook out on the accessible six-seat inside with second-row captain’s chairs, in addition to the two.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine provided in Korea instead of the V6.

Kia Australia’s affirmation of 4 carryover powertrains suggests orders for the Sorento Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid will reopen by the tip of the 12 months, regardless of at present being off sale as a consequence of crippled provide.

Late final 12 months, Kia’s native arm confirmed order books for the electrified Sorento variants had closed to excessive world demand. The Sorento Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid are inbuilt the identical manufacturing facility for Australia as they’re for European and North American fashions, areas with stricter emissions legal guidelines and incentive schemes for electrified autos.

Previous to the announcement, the Sorento Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid have been maxing out at round 20 models and 10 models per 30 days in Australia respectively, which the model’s native product boss Roland Rivero described as “tokenism at finest“.

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