The Kia Sorento has gained extra commonplace know-how for 2026, however it should quickly lose its most inexpensive variants.
Kia added extra inexpensive hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants final 12 months, which means there’s now a whopping 20 Sorento variants on provide for mannequin 12 months 2026 (MY26).
However, 4 of those are in runout mode as Kia has discontinued the bottom powertrain, a naturally aspirated 3.5-litre petrol V6 supplied solely with front-wheel drive.
Stock of V6 Sorentos isn’t anticipated to final into the second quarter (April to June) of 2026.
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For MY26, Kia has added its newest technology of lane-centring know-how, referred to as Lane Following Assist 2.
It says this “delivers more precise and less intrusive steering control by directly monitoring and adjusting steering angle instead of doing so indirectly via the steering actuator”.
But don’t suppose you may simply take your palms off the wheel, as Kia has added new sensors to forestall abuse.
New hands-on detection sensors on the steering wheel work along side the prevailing torque sensor to raised decide whether or not you’ve really received your palms on the steering wheel.
Finally, Kia has added ambient lighting parts on the entrance doorways of GT-Line variants.
The Kia Sorento is the one mannequin obtainable in Australia to supply a selection of petrol, diesel, hybrid and plug-in hybrid powertrains, although it received’t have this bragging proper for for much longer given the approaching demise of the V6.
Pricing
Drivetrains and Efficiency
Kia claims the Sorento PHEV may be charged from 15 to 95 per cent in three hours and 26 minute utilizing a 3.3kW EVSE charger.
Dimensions
All Sorentos function three rows of seating.
The Sorento PHEV has barely much less cargo capability, with 175 litres behind the third row, increasing to 604L with the third row dropped and 1988L with the second and third rows stowed. Its battery is situated underneath the second-row seat, as with the hybrid.
Servicing and Warranty
Kia backs the Sorento with a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre car guarantee, with high-voltage batteries in hybrid and PHEV variants backed by a separate seven-year, 150,000km guarantee.
Servicing is required each 12 months or 15,000km in petrol and diesel variants, and 12 months or 10,000km for hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants.
Kia affords seven years of capped-price servicing, detailed beneath:
Safety
The Kia Sorento has a five-star score from impartial security authority ANCAP. However, that is primarily based on testing carried out in 2020, and subsequently this score will expire on December 31, 2026.
The score applies to all members of the Sorento lineup, no matter powertrain kind.
Standard security tools contains:
- Adaptive cruise management
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Blind-spot help
- Driver consideration monitoring
- Intelligent pace restrict help
- Lane-keep help
- Multi-collision braking
- Rear occupant alert
- Rear cross-traffic help
- Safe exit warning
- Tyre stress monitoring
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Reversing digicam
- Front, front-side and front-centre airbags
- Curtain airbags (first and second rows)
The GT-Line additionally provides:
- Blind-Spot View Monitor
- Parking Collision Avoidance Assist – Reverse
- Safe exit help
- Side parking sensors
- Surround-view digicam
As talked about, the Sorento additionally features Lane Following Assist 2 and hands-on detection sensors on the steering wheel.
Standard Equipment
There are 4 trim ranges within the Sorento lineup.
The S comes commonplace with the next tools:
- 17-inch alloy wheels
- Full-size alloy spare
- Automatic reflector LED headlights
- LED entrance and rear fog lights
- Proximity entry with push-button begin
- Rain-sensing wipers
- Power-folding exterior mirrors
- Electronic parking brake with auto maintain
- Digital instrument cluster with 4.0-inch LCD show
- 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system
- Wireless and wired Apple CarPlay, Android Auto
- Over-the-air updates
- Kia Connect telematics
- DAB+ digital radio
- 7-speaker sound system
- Air-conditioning (dual-zone local weather management on hybrid, PHEV) with second-row vents
- Cloth upholstery
- 6-way manually height-adjustable driver’s seat
- Tilt and telescopic steering column adjustment
- Sliding, reclining and flat-folding (60:40) second-row seats
- 50:50 cut up/fold flat third-row seats
- Power home windows with auto up/down for driver
The Sport provides:
- 18-inch alloy wheels (V6, diesel solely)
- Rear privateness glass
- 10-way energy driver’s seat with 2-way lumbar
- Satellite navigation
- Dual-zone local weather management
- Third-row air vents
- Electrochromic auto-dimming rear-view mirror
The Sport+ provides:
- 19-inch alloy wheels
- LED rear mixture lights
- Hands-free energy tailgate
- Heated exterior mirrors
- Heated steering wheel
- Leather-appointed upholstery
- Heated entrance seats
- 10-speaker Bose sound system
- Power home windows with auto up/down for entrance and rear home windows
- Cloth A/B-pillar trim
- High-gloss black console trim
- Second-row USB retailers x 2
- Third-row USB retailers x 2
- Sunshade blinds
The GT-Line provides:
- 20-inch alloy wheels (V6, diesel solely)
- Panoramic sunroof
- Projector LED headlights
- Auto-dipping perform for exterior mirrors
- Remote Smart Parking Assist
- Digital rear-view mirror
- Head-up show
- 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster
- 64-colour ambient lighting
- Wireless telephone charger
- LED inside lighting
- Quilted Nappa leather-based upholstery
- 14-way energy driver’s seat
- 10-way energy passenger seat with 2-way lumbar
- Ventilated entrance seats
- Heated outboard second-row seats
- Suede headliner, sunvisors and A/B-pillar trim
- Alloy pedals
Colours
Clear White is the usual exterior paint end throughout the vary, with the next colors obtainable for an additional $700:
- Steel Grey
- Silky Silver (HEV, PHEV solely)
- Mineral Blue
- Aurora Black
- Gravity Blue
- Snow White Pearl
- Volcanic Sand Brown
- Cityscape Green
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