KIA SORENTO FROM $47,650

Kia’s fourth generation Sorento seven-seater SUV kicks off at $47,650 for the 200kW 3.5-litre V6 petrol/eight-speed automatic/front wheel drive S model. Sport is $50,270, Sport Plus is $54,850 and GT Line is $62,070. A 148kW 2.2-litre four cylinder turbodiesel is paired with a dual clutch eight-speed transmission and all-wheel drive in the same model grades: S, at $50,650; Sport at $53,270; Sport Plus at $57,850 (tested here) and GT Line at $65,070. Sorento hybrid, with a 1.6-litre turbopetrol four/44kW electric motor drivetrain, starts at $66,750 for the GT Line frontwheel drive. AWD is $69,750. A plug-in hybrid AWD variant tops the range at $81,080. The 2.2 turbodiesel goes nicely, with big grunt off idle and through the midrange that makes for completely effortless progress in the higher gears, even when…

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