Officially Official: Kia drops pics of the U.S. spec 2011 Sorento
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/crossovers-cuvs/" rel="tag">Crossover</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/kia/" rel="tag">Kia</a></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/gallery/2011-kia-sorento/#3"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-copy.jpg" /></a>
<div style="text-align: center;"><strong><em><sma ll>2011 Kia Sorento - click above for high-res image gallery</small></em></strong></div>
<br /> Kia America has just dropped the first official pics and details of the next generation Sorento. We first saw images of the Korean market model several months back, and unsurprisingly, the version we get looks to be pretty much unchanged. The Sorento is making the transition from midsize body-on-frame SUV to unibody crossover as it also comes to America for production. The handsome CUV will be the first product coming from Kia's new West Point, GA factory, with the line cranking up in November. <br /> <br /> The new Sorento picks up about 4 inches in length and 3 inches in girth compared to the outgoing model. That, along with the new structure has allowed Kia to add a third row seat, although in a vehicle that is still only 184.4 inches long, those extra two seats will probably only be usable by small children.<br /><br />For the first time, the Sorento will offer a four-cylinder engine in the lineup, a 172 horsepower, 2.4-liter unit in addition to the 273 hp 3.5-liter V6. We're guessing that the public will get its first look at the Sorento at either the Los Angeles or Detroit Auto Show in December, be we expect to get our mitts on it for a review before that. Either way, Kia tells us the Sorento will go on sale in January. <em>Thanks to Keldon for the tip!<br /> </em><br /><br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/">2011 Kia Sorento</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/06-1253792849_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/01-1253792850_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/03-1253792851_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/04-1253792852_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/09/02-1253792853_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> [Source: Kia]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/officially-official-kia-drops-pics-of-the-us-spec-2011-sorento/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Officially Official: Kia drops pics of the U.S. spec 2011 Sorento</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/officially-official-kia-drops-pics-of-the-us-spec-2011-sorento/">Officially Official: Kia drops pics of the U.S. spec 2011 Sorento</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">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/2009/09/24/officially-official-kia-drops-pics-of-the-us-spec-2011-sorento/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19172407/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/24/officially-official-kia-drops-pics-of-the-us-spec-2011-sorento/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

أكثر...