2024 Kia Sorento Shows Its New Face and Revised Interior

• Kia has revealed the facelifted model of the Sorento mid-size SUV.
• It additionally has a revised inside with a bigger infotainment display screen.
• We anticipate to see the up to date Sorento arrive within the U.S. for the 2024 mannequin 12 months.

CLARIFICATION 7/27/23: We now anticipate the up to date Sorento to reach within the U.S. as a 2024 mannequin, not 2025 as beforehand acknowledged.

The fourth technology of Kia’s mid-size Sorento SUV nonetheless appears fairly contemporary, however it’s already time for a mid-cycle replace. This refresh brings revised styling for the entrance and rear ends, together with an inside improve that brings new screens. We anticipate to see this new Sorento to reach within the U.S. for the 2024 mannequin 12 months.

Up entrance, the 2024 Sorento contains a fully totally different grille form and fascinating new headlights. The LED accent strips are paying homage to the brand new Kia EV9’s lighting signature. Within the rear, the taillights are barely revised and add a brand new design component that connects the 2 gentle bars on both sides. We are able to additionally spot new wheel designs and what seems like a brand new beige coloration, a minimum of for the Korea-market mannequin that is been proven thus far.

Inside, the largest change is a brand new set of screens for the digital gauge cluster and the central infotainment system. The middle display screen seems to be working Kia’s newer infotainment software program, and the digital gauge cluster seems bigger than the unit that is presently accessible on the Sorento’s greater trim ranges. There’s additionally a touchbar decrease down on the sprint that appears much like the one within the Sportage and the EV6 that may swap between HVAC and navigation controls.

We do not anticipate any main adjustments to the Sorento’s powertrains, which embody a 2.5-liter gasoline engine in each naturally aspirated and turbocharged varieties, a 227-hp hybrid setup, and a 261-hp plug-in-hybrid option with an EPA-estimated 32 miles of electrical vary. The LX, EX, SX, and X Line trim ranges must also stick round.

We’re unsure about timing for the 2024 Sorento but, as it can doubtless go on sale in Korea first and attain the U.S. market in a while. Search for Kia to launch U.S. particulars on the up to date mannequin quickly earlier than it reaches showrooms, doubtless earlier than the top of the 12 months.

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Regardless of being raised on a gentle weight loss plan of base-model Hondas and Toyotas—or maybe due to it—Joey Capparella nonetheless cultivated an obsession for the automotive trade all through his childhood in Nashville, Tennessee. He discovered a solution to write about automobiles for the college newspaper throughout his school years at Rice College, which finally led him to maneuver to Ann Arbor, Michigan, for his first skilled auto-writing gig at Car Journal. He has been a part of the Automotive and Driver group since 2016 and now lives in New York Metropolis.