2022 Kia Sorento PHEV (Runway Red) – Exterior, Interior & Drive

The Kia Sorento Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) is an ultra-low emissions version of the brand’s flagship global SUV. Designed and engineered to take on everything life throws at it, the new Sorento PHEV combines supreme practicality with the lowest emissions and highest power output in Kia’s European Sorento range.

The new Sorento PHEV is the second electrified model in the new Sorento line-up, alongside the low-emissions Sorento Hybrid (HEV). The new PHEV powertrain broadens the appeal for the D-segment SUV, combining a powerful turbocharged petrol engine with a high-capacity battery pack and high output electric motor. With a fully charged battery pack, the powertrain enables drivers to complete shorter drives of up to 43 miles on all-electric, zero-emissions power in a city setting (WLTP), while outside of the city a pure electric range of 35 miles is possible.

The PHEV variant achieves this while maximising space and versatility. The innovative platform that underpins the fourth generation Sorento has been designed from the outset to accommodate electrified powertrains. The new platform and large body ensure it retains the generous seven-seat cabin and luggage space that define other models in the line-up.

Raising standards in the large SUV class for space, efficiency, and quality, it sits at the heart of Kia’s reinvigorated SUV line-up, which also includes the Stonic, Niro, Sportage and, in North America and other markets, the Telluride.

The Sorento’s redefined exterior design – with sharper lines, high-tech details, and elongated proportions – gives it a more confident and mature presence. Inside, its attractive cabin also introduces premium-quality materials, cutting-edge infotainment technologies, and a stunning new design.

The Sorento is the first vehicle to be based on Kia’s new-generation midsize SUV platform. Paired with a larger body to maximise cargo and luggage space, the platform ensures the Sorento is one of the most versatile and spacious seven-seat SUVs on the road.

Furthermore, the Sorento’s innovative interior packaging means it can offer all this while accommodating Kia’s new ‘Smartstream’ electrified powertrain – the first time that plug-in hybrid power has featured in the Sorento line-up. As a result, the new model offers greater fuel efficiency, lower emissions, and higher performance than its predecessors.

This is Kia’s most high-tech car ever, thanks to its progressive connectivity, driver assistance and infotainment technologies. Its user-friendly twin digital displays deliver advanced graphics, new telematics features and smartphone connectivity.

A mainstay of Kia’s global line-up, more than three million Sorento models have been sold worldwide since it was launched in 2002. In that time, Europe has accounted for more than 300,000 of these sales.

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