Kia Sorento SUV India Launch Highlights: Price, Specifications, Images And More

The Sorento is being built at Kia's manufacturing facility in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, where production commenced last month.

The Sorento's cabin follows the layout seen on the global model, with twin screens taking up most of the dashboard.

Gwang Gu Lee, Managing Director and CEO, Kia India, kick starts the event.

The Sorento measures 4,815mm long, 1,900mm wide and 1,785mm tall, with a 2,815mm wheelbase.

The Sorento’s powertrain options include a 190bhp, 2.2 litre diesel engine producing 442Nm, while the 1.6 litre petrol hybrid makes 177 bhp from the engine paired with a 64 bhp electric motor and 265 Nm.

The Sorento gets Kia’s latest SUV design, with a large grille, four-cube LED projector headlamps, 19-inch alloy wheels and a bridge-type roof rail setup.

The dashboard gets twin 12.3-inch screens, with one serving as the instrument cluster and the other handling infotainment and navigation functions.

The Sorento gets 10-way powered front seats, with ventilation for the first and second rows. The driver’s seat also gets Ergo Motion functionality.

The SUV gets up to 10 airbags, 12 parking sensors, surround-view and blind-spot monitoring, along with multiple active safety systems.

The top-spec HTX (A) gets a 30-feature ADAS package, including navigation-based cruise control, lane assistance and other driver-assistance functions.

Higher variants add features such as a smart power tailgate, windshield head-up display, digital IRVM, dashcam and second-row ventilation.

The HTX variant gets AWD as standard, along with multiple terrain modes

Kia India has launched the all-new Sorento SUV in India with prices starting from Rs 27.99 lakh (ex-showroom).

Here are complete variant wise prices for the Sorento: