2012 Kia Sorento gets 2.4L GDI engine, UVO infotainment
 

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The 2012 <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sorento">Kia Sorento</a> will be available with the company's hands-free UVO infotainment system, and its brand-spanking new GDI direct-injection four-cylinder engine. With those new features, the big <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/kia/">Kia</a> crossover can really dance with the big guns from the likes of Ford.<br />
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Other available options include Kia's YES Essential seat treatment, which makes the seats resistant to stains and static electricity and includes an anti-bacterial chemical. That, along with an entertainment system to be reckoned with, should keep the young family demographic very happy.<br />
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The Sorento's new engine uses the same GDI setup as the upcoming <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/04/21/2012-kia-rio-new-york-2011/">2012 Rio</a>, but this time it sees duty atop a 2.4-liter version of the brand's Theta II architecture. Thanks to GDI, the 2012 Sorento should closing in on 200 ponies, as opposed to the old engine's 175.<br />
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For those who aren't looking to upgrade to the Sorento just yet, the new options are also available on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/sportage">2012 Sportage</a>. Click past the break to see Kia's full press release.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/15/2012-kia-sorento-gets-2-4l-gdi-engine-uvo-infotainment/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2012 Kia Sorento gets 2.4L GDI engine, UVO infotainment</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/15/2012-kia-sorento-gets-2-4l-gdi-engine-uvo-infotainment/">2012 Kia Sorento gets 2.4L GDI engine, UVO infotainment</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Sun, 15 May 2011 16:03:00 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/2011/05/15/2012-kia-sorento-gets-2-4l-gdi-engine-uvo-infotainment/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19940573/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/15/2012-kia-sorento-gets-2-4l-gdi-engine-uvo-infotainment/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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