MotorMouths

The Kia Sorento is an attractive crossover with surprising levels of luxury, versatility and sophistication. It offers a good value among midsize SUVs. The cabin is attractive, and it’s smooth and quiet underway.

No longer simply just a good value, the 2012 Kia Sorento is now an excellent pick for a small or midsize crossover SUV.

Well equipped and just the right size for small families, the 2013 Kia Sorento is an excellent pick for a small or midsize crossover SUV.

The Sorento zips in and out of traffic with the ease of a sedan and the vantage point of an SUV. It’s the best of both worlds.

The Kia Sorento sacrifices some of the minivan’s functionality for a wrapper that is more pleasing to the eye, and a driving experience that isn’t so compromised by a big, boxy shape. There’s a lot to like about the Sorento, from the sheer size, to the overall comfort, to the reasonable starting price.

The 2012 Kia Sorento EX emphasizes the utility in SUV, offering good carrying capacity and easy drivability. The cabin electronics are solid and useful, but lack any advanced features.

We’re always on the lookout for a value-loaded vehicle, and the 2011 Kia Sorento easily fills the bill. Kia continues to impress us with features and build quality that heretofore were reserved for cars that came from Japan.

We have a feeling that the Kia Sorento, with its Equinox-beating seating options, styling, key options and pricing, is about to be discovered.

The newest Sorento is upscale in its exterior appearance, handles well and has the best ride of any Sorento ever.

Those few who mourn the old Sorento and its simple, rugged construction will certainly be outweighed by the much larger group of customers looking for a great value on a good looking, well-equipped crossover.

Even though the name stays the same, everything else changes on the 2011 Sorento. And the makeover equals a mighty fine crossover utility that straddles the line between a compact and mid-size crossover.

Fun to drive and aggressively styled, and competitively-priced compared to rivals, even a high-zoot model Kia Sorento comes off as a bargain.