KIA Sorento 2,2 CRDI 8DCT 7-Seater SXL AWD
CAR South Africa|July 2022
Kia's striking new Sorento brings some sophistication to CAR's long-term fleet
By Gareth Dean
KIA Sorento 2,2 CRDI 8DCT 7-Seater SXL AWD

1 117 km

7,41 L/100 km

+ striking looks; spacious packaging; impressively frugal

- very little... piano-black fascia trim is a fingerprint magnet

I'm a great believer in the power of reacquaintance. The adage first impressions last rings as true with automobiles as it does with the people you meet. If you get off on the wrong foot, the scramble to bat aside irritations to get to the true measure of a person or a car, for that matter can be painfully laborious.

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