Kia Sorento 2013 will be sold at the end of 2012. All-New Kia Sorento brings significant changes.
SUV stands on the new platform, the increase in the engine to get a higher level of effectiveness and lower emissions. Driving and control much better guaranteed. There are additional comfort and safety features. His appearance was a new, fresher.
From the front to the back of the 2013 Sorento new design, creating a larger area of the body. wind drag coefficient (Cd) trimmed to 0.34.
Front and rear bumpers re carved with a pair of fog lamp vertical. The designers create a new grille, headlights with LED, as well as the rear lights with LED combination lamps that reshaped. Panoramic roof consists of two panels.
Refreshment in the cabin include access lower 10 mm, the lower floor, the second row seat legroom increased 30 mm and 9 mm third row increases. The cabin consists of two-color (black and beige).
surfaces inside the cabin is softer - the door handles, air vents and buttons with satin chrome. The new LCD instrument cluster is on. New center stack features LCD 8 "(in Europe 7"). New center console featuring leather shift knob for automatic transmission.
Sorento Options Premium offers heating and ventilation for both front seats, seat heating for the second row, Bluetooth hands-free system, anti-UV glass, and air conditioning to the third row seats. The cabin certainly quieter and smoother than the previous model.
2013 Sorento will be manufactured in Korea. It will be available in petrol and diesel engines with power 150-280 hp to meet global needs.
Kitchen runway Theta II 2.4 GDI (Gasoline Direct Injection) was awarded the cylinder heads, pistons, intake system and a new direct injection. Strength was up 9% to 192 hp and torque of 242 or an increase of 6.6% from the machine MPI (multi-point injection). The new engine is more efficient and environmentally friendly (CO2 199 g / km).
TCI R2.2 diesel engine (turbocharged inter-cooler) has been upgraded with a power 197 hp. Mechanical heart shows exhaust gas recirculation system (EGR) new so menjadi153 suppress CO2 emissions g / km. 436 Nm torque automatic model and manual model 421 Nm.
In some countries provided a 3.5-liter Lambda V6 MPI (280 hp) and the 2.4-liter Theta II MPI (176 hp). Kia lovers in Europe will be able to enjoy a smaller diesel TCI R2.0 2.0-liter (150 hp).
Sorento 2013 will dated 6-speed manual transmission or automatic. Version 4 × 2 and 4 × 4 is offered to you. 2WD system is 60 kg lighter than its predecessor.
Sorento 4WD system merukan system 'on demand' (depending on need) that throws all the torque to the front wheels when walking in the city and the freeway (highway). When the front wheels lose traction, the torque will be automatically transferred to the rear. In particular slippery conditions, the driver can select 'Lock Mode', in which the torque dibag 50:50.
Suspension and steering wheel All-New Sorento was modified. Stronger bodyshell.
Various safety features owned Sorento 2013: ESC (electronic stability control), rear camera, HID headlights (high intensity discharge) Xenon, HAC (hill-start assist control), Blind Spot Detection, LDWS (lane departure warning system) that uses a camera above the windshield.
"Since its introduction in 2009, the second generation Sorento sold over 620 thousand units in the world. The first generation Sorento sold in 2002. Total sales reached more than 9000 Sorento thousand units, "said Thomas Oh, Kia's Executive Vice President & COO of the International Business Division.
KIA provide change for crossover variant the critical success in the United States, the Sorento. 2013 KIA Sorento will use a new engine and features.
In addition to the increase in the engine and features, this new generation Sorento will be offered with the infotainment system from Microsoft that uses voice activation.
While the exterior is made more elegant. 2013 Sorento comes with a new grille design is refreshing and integrated fog lamps in the bumper bottom vents. Kroom layer alloy wheels and door handles are also layers kroom.
Standard equipment is pinned on 2013 Sorento, including air conditioning, telescopic steering column with audio controls, automatic driver's window, glass with a torch, EcoMinder Indicator and three rows of seats for the V6 models.
Features that can be ordered is the Convenience Plus Package, comes with a driver's seat with eight-position, the steering shaft and the skin layers that have been dlengkapi P3K box in the car.
For the engine, Kia Sorento 2013 strengthened with engine capacity of 2.4-liter MPI, GDI 2.4-liter and 3.5-liter V6 providing 276 hp. All engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission and front-wheel.
PT Kia Mobil Indonesia (KMI) managed to attract visitors to Indonesia International Motor Show (IIMS) 2012, featuring a Kia Sorento and Rio Sedan. Although only on sale later this year the two models remain on the Kia booth.
Kia's first time showing SUV with a capacity of 7 passengers. The plan, the Kia Sorento will be available with two types of engines are DOHC 2.2-liter diesel-powered CR-TCI 197 PS and torque of 44.5 kgm Theta II gasoline engine and 2.4 L MPI 176 ps power and 23.1 kgm of torque. Both use the same 6-speed automatic transmission Shiftronic.
"This car is a mid-size crossover SUV which was redesigned second generation of the first-generation Sorento, which was successful in the European market," said Director of Marketing Kia Motors Indonesia, Hartono Sukmono.
SUV he said, is equipped with standard safety features such as ABS, ESC, airbags, disc brakes and discs on all four wheels. In addition, the Sorento is equipped with an audio system that is quite luxurious in its class.
Previously, Kia already has a variant of the Kia Sportage SUV. The difference, Sportage is a SUV with a capacity of 5 passengers. The presence Soreto increasingly complete the line-up is the Korean manufacturer. The second model is the Kia Rio Sedan. These cars use engines W.4 L DOHC CVVT Gamma-powered 107 PS and a torque of 13.8 kgm system supports the 4-speed automatic transmission.
He further explained, it has not determined the price for the two latest variants. But the Sorento is expected be sold below 400 million rupiah and Rio sedan about 200 million dollars per unit.
