Kia Sorento Hybrid 2022 Review

The acclaimed Kia Sorento family SUV now gets even better with a new hybrid powertrain that has plenty of power and economy, without the need to plug inThe fourth-generation Kia Sorento has won lots of fans and received plenty of plaudits, including carsales Car of the Year in 2020. Now, the Korean brand’s seven-seat large SUV has taken another step forward with a new self-charging petrol-electric hybrid powertrain that joins the current broad line-up which spans regular petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid. The Kia Sorento GT-Line Hybrid, or HEV, can be had in either front-drive or AWD form but is only available in top-shelf GT-Line trim, so the starting price is relatively high at $66,750 plus on-road costs. But it’s worth a very close look… Starting point Whereas the front-wheel drive version of the 2022 Kia Sorento GT-Line Hybrid starts at 66,750 plus on-road costs, the all-wheel drive GT-Line HEV (for hybrid electric vehicle) tested here starts at $69,750 plus ORCs. That’s $4680 upstream of the equivalent diesel-powered Sorento, but much more affordable than the niche plug-in hybrid Sorento PHEV that starts at $80,330 plus ORCs. It’s also one of the very few self-charging hybrid seven-seat large SUVs available in Australia. The GT-Line comes loaded with pretty much everything a family of up to seven could possibly want, as well as a few extra chassis goodies not seen on lesser variants, namely Sachs dampers and 19-inch alloy wheels.