Next-generation Kia Sorento snapped undergoing testing
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/">Kia</a> has been busy - a <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/11/28/2014-kia-sorento-la-2012/">refreshed </a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/sorento/">Sorento</a> just arrived in showrooms for the 2014 model year and the Korean manufacturer is already out undergoing advanced testing in the next-generation model. How, pray tell, do we know how far along testing is? Notice any cladding, or coverings, aside from the regular vinyl camo? Right.<br />
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Our predictive talents aside, there are still a lot of questions about the next <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/kia/sorento/">Sorento</a>. We don't have much to go on with the technical specs, although we'll be thunderstruck if there isn't some form of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/hyundai/">Hyundai</a>/Kia <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2012/08/28/2013-hyundai-santa-fe-sport-first-drive-review/">2.0-liter turbo</a> under hood. Our spies report that this new model is somewhat larger than the current Sorento, hinting that it might be riding atop the same platform as the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/03/18/2013-hyundai-santa-fe-first-drive-review/">long-wheelbase Hyundai Santa Fe</a>. That could indicate an available V6 model, as well. Judging by the profile views, we'd bet our bottom dollar this is a three-row model.<br />
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The conflicting nature of a refreshed Sorento hitting dealers and an advanced prototype out testing in Europe makes it difficult to pin down a date for the third-generation CUV's debut. We doubt we'll be seeing the new Sorento before the end of the year - a 2014 debut with a 2015 on-sale date just seems more likely in light of the newness of the refreshed model.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/04/kia-sorrento-successor-spy-shots/">Next-generation Kia Sorento snapped undergoing testing</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 04 Sep 2013 13:31:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/04/kia-sorrento-successor-spy-shots/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20711383/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/04/kia-sorrento-successor-spy-shots/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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