2011 Kia Sorento pricing pops up, starts under $20k*
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/carbuying/" rel="tag">Car Buying</a>, <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><img vspace="4" hspace="0" border="1" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/sorrento_price.jpg" /><br /> <br /> Pricing for the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sorento">2011 Kia Sorento</a> has popped up unannounced on the automaker's consumer website, and as it turns out, you can drive a base model off the lot with money to spare for a Subway footlong - minus taxes and all that. At $19,995 for the starter model (*plus $795 in destination charges), you'll get a five-seat unibody crossover with a 2.4-liter four-cylinder and a manual transmission standard. That engine puts out 175 horsepower and 169 pound-feet of torque and is also standard fitment for the uplevel LX and EX models, but the latter two get automatic transmissions.<br /> <br /> The top tier model is the EX V6, with a 3.5-liter V6 proffering 276 hp and 248 ft-lb. All of the variants except the base also come in either front-drive or all-wheel drive variants, and there is also a seven-seat version. By the time you get to the grips-at-all-fours EX V6, you're looking at $28,895. <br /><br />The Sorento is meant to "significantly increase [Kia's] share of the utility vehicle market," and with pricing like that, a good ride and healthy tech specs, it's got a good shot.<br /> <br /><br /><div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/">First Drive: 2010 Kia Sorento</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/10sorento000_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/10sorento001_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/10sorento002_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/10sorento003_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/first-drive-2010-kia-sorento/low/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/11/10sorento004_thumbnail.jp g" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br /> <em><strong><small>Galler y photos by </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Jer emy Korzeniewski</small></strong></em><em><strong><small>/ </small></strong></em><em><strong><small>Cop yright (C)2009 Weblogs, Inc.</small></strong></em><br /> [Source: <a href="http://www.kia.com/#/sorento">Kia</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/17/2011-kia-sorento-pricing-pops-up-starts-under-20k/">2011 Kia Sorento pricing pops up, starts under $20k*</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:31:00 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/2009/12/17/2011-kia-sorento-pricing-pops-up-starts-under-20k/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19285197/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/17/2011-kia-sorento-pricing-pops-up-starts-under-20k/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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