Welcome to Car Scene Korea. I have in front of me, the All New Sorento. This is a
fully changed model in 6 years with a code name called MQ4.
Model I have in front of me, is the SmartStream diesel model. That's 2.2
liters with wet 8-speed dual-clutch transmission.
14.3 km/L, pushes about 202 horsepower.
So, this is what's very notable on the exterior of the Sorento. Which is this
island style hood or bonnet, whichever you want to call it. What -- that is a very
distinctive and displaced from the front radiator grille and also as well as the
front bumper. You don't see the hood of the trunk touching any of the other
exterior parts, but the hood sits there alone all by itself. And regardless of
which angle or direction that you're looking at, this provides a continuous
and even space all around. And that is not an easy job to do.
And this is probably one of the most distinctive a design touch on this
Sorento, which is this 3-LED lights. It's hidden, but not so subtle. And you
can see the lines distinctively from the outside. And this DRL is straight
from the face of a tiger. And they also have fully functional duct right here.
It's also continued to the back and that takes care of the unnecessary vortex
that's created. And this grille, it's not really shown on the camera. But, it's
indented so it adds on to the stronger, tougher face resembling that of a
tiger. These touch here, although they are probably, most likely it's plastic.
Yes, they are plastic. But, it's touched and finished under a high glossy. So,
of course, it definitely adds on to this luxurious aspect of the car. One thing
that I noticed on the exterior part over here, is that this mold right here, is
disconnected and if I look closely, I can see that this plastic molding part is
actually attached to the fenders and the bumpers. They are equipped and running
with 20-inch wheels, 255-45-20 from the Continental, CrossContact. It's most,
mostly and widely used tires on SUV as we all know. So, this is the interior of
Sorento. The first row on a driver's side as well
as the passenger side is composed of the dual glasses inside out. We've seen that
on a GV80, as well as Palisade. So, it is much better at cancelling the window noise
and the noises from the outside. However, the rear row seat is just the one. And
this is with the flag type window. Shift-by-wire and we've seen that plenty
on Hyundai and Kia that's the recent trend. Mostly a dial type as we can see
over there. Not only does it offer a better space in the interior and
everything, but it actually, definitely adds on to the design queue. And these
interior ambient light is not a direct light, but rather a reflection. So,
the light that we see over there is a reflection. Like many other Hyundai and Kia
cars, Sorento comes with built-in "Hi-pass",
that's the expressway card, as well as a black box. And as for this trim
space and also the vent is never-seen-before style of the vent and it runs
individually on the top and the rear. You can close and unclose the upper part,
whereas that's not much the case for the bottom. But, if you close up the upper one,
of course the most of the power will go straight to the below. And that you can
direct it to your lumbar or knee or legs for that matter. So, it gives you more --
that's more versatile. And this seats is a actual Napa seat, and with the X-type
quilting, it definitely adds on that luxurious look. And by far, this Sorento
is the most luxurious car on its trim, I believe. This is the view from the second
row and it's composed of a cup holder as you can see.
And also an outlet for the 12-volts as well as USB outlets. This is a
brilliant touch because everybody nowadays especially when you're driving
on an SUV and on a long range, you always need that power and that 12-volt never
hurts. Because, I believe those USB ports does not support those, um, quick
lightening charge. And just like the drivers seat, the vents come straight from
that. It's the same design and closes and uncloses in the same matter. And one
thing that I really want to point out, is this extra compartment space. Kia has
gone through a very meticulous consideration for people actually
riding and driving around in this car because, look, the first one is full
stretchable leather where you can throw in some of documents or whatever the
parts necessary and, however, there's some this quilted grill with the rubber
stretchable compartment, this really will come in handy and that's the same case
for this area over here. A little hard to see, but it has the same spot, that pocket
space. We've seen it many times, but this inner shaped seat so that it provides
more legroom space, that's very nice touch. And the speaker system for this
All New Sorento is Krell, all-around. And same goes for this design over here.
I don't know if this will light up. I can't see that right now. But, for sure,
I believe this will light up as well. And this huge parts and everything is
huge over here. It's the case for the song door handle, as well as this lock-unlock
handle. So that gives very robust that, you know, masculine
feeling of an SUV.
And going to the third row, and look what I just did. I have a smartphone on my
left, I am carrying a gimbal on a smartphone. But, I just managed my way
into the third row from the second row, just like that. Very, very brilliant and
nice touch of this 2-seaters on the second row. It's brilliant touch. And as
for the third row, it's pretty much the same case. It has the vent, USB outlet, and
nice, nice cup holders. This is a must. And, well, I've sat in the third row of a GV80,
and a Palisade, and I wouldn't really call Sorento the largest in it's a third
row space. But, definitely, definitely it's definitely bigger than GV80. Because GV80,
I had to tilt my neck all the way left or right to avoid this roof
touching my head. But, that's not the case for Sorento. And I did not, I can't do
it myself right now, but I can push the second row to the second level then it
also provides a plenty of legroom. See? Like that. This is the seating comfortableness
that you would expect from a third row. But, it's also the same case.
So, that's what it has. You can control the seat, the second row seat, from the
trunks compartment, like that. It's got the button and also you can control, not
to climate, but you can control the level. And the third row, even if you compare
this to that of a SantaFe, it's certainly bigger. And this over here are
the sensors, so that it recognizes if the passengers are on the third row. So, this
seat over here, is what I just talked about. This is pushed to the to the
second level. It's been tilted moderately, but there's no problem
whatsoever me sitting over here. Nothing major, but you're missing a
12-volt on a left side, whereas there are 12 -volts on the right
side as well as --. Oh, so I just noticed that most of the controllers are just on
the right side same for this folding seats as well. You can only
control the second row of the folding seats from the right side of the third
row, which is easily accessible when you open up a trunk space. So, that's a bit of
a difference that I just figured out from that of a luxurious SUV like GV80.
And there's a button over here. Watch out. Okay, so, just like that. You can fold
unfold excuse me, you can only unfold the second row, not
unfold. Unfolding, just simply push it backwards and then, that by default, it
locks on the second position. And as for the tilting goes, it also locks on the
second position. So, let me just unfold it one more time, just like that. And
getting out of the car there's no problem whatsoever. So, let me show you
I'm holding a smartphone my left, a gimbal and I am getting off the car all
by myself, just like that. No problem, whatsoever. I did not have to
touch anything, I did not have to touch anywhere to support myself. I just got
out of the car just like that. And one of the best thing that I really want to
point out. Very fine paying attention to the detail. Unlike the old SUV's, where the
side skirts sits all by itself alone. So, sometimes you'll just find your one of
your legs, pants really dirty. God knows where I picked it up from, but
it happens to be from the side skirts of the SUV like this. So, it's really
brilliant that Sorento has integrated this on door panel that stretches all
the way down to the side skirts up here. So, there is no dusts, no nothing picking
from the outside. So, even if anything is picked up, that's on the car
all by itself just like that. I love this paying attention to very fine details.
Rear blades are very hidden like this. And I don't think it'll be any
functional if the wiper swipes just from where it's sitting, left and right.
So, I don't see it operating, but I have a feeling that the pivot will come
down to about this far and then to the left and right and wipes it and then
what, you know, goes back and hiding. And one thing that's a little different from
a typical trunk is that, you'll find, you would expect to find a button for the
trunk somewhere here. Or maybe the emblem, but that's not the case for Sorento.
it's hidden right here. I love this Sorento. So, just like that, you touch it
it blinks twice, makes the alarm noise and opens up.
And it provides a huge, huge space.
That's immediately noticeable. Just like the many other features, you know,
just closing, close and lock, and I like this. Sometimes, some cars are missing
this and I think that's just ridiculous. This is a must. This, what's hid
underneath the trunk is that those on fire extinguisher, it's regulated by the
law that if the car is more than seven passengers,
you must have those on fire extinguisher. Probably saves your life and the life of
the others on the roads as well, so I think that's a very nice touch. And for
this, they have a puncture kit, so unlike the conventional spare tires, you
know, that eats up the all the space. In some cars they never end up using them.
And, that's a good thing, but again, if you look from that perspective that's just
dead space forgone for a good long amount of life and time for the car, so I
love the patch. And also, um, wherever you are, you know,
cities and the AAA or the insurance services nowadays, there are really
prompt. And also, the tire-wise, you know, there are some run-flats,
and technologies have gotten smarter, so.