2022 Kia Sorento spied in Malaysia, to debut quickly?

The yr has virtually come to an in depth, nonetheless there’s nonetheless time for brand spanking new mannequin launches, and the fourth-generation Kia Sorento may make its Malaysian arrival earlier than we flip over the ultimate leaf of the 2022 calendar, as these photos might counsel. In actual fact, there look like two of those travelling in tandem, with the black unit adopted by one other in gray.

Posted to the Kia Sorento Homeowners Membership Malaysia Fb web page, these photos are of the mannequin that made its world debut in March 2020, and has since been tipped for a Malaysian launch within the ultimate quarter of 2022 in keeping with an analyst report by RHB Funding Financial institution.

Nearly precisely this time final yr, Kia Malaysia revealed that the Sorento is one in all 4 CKD (domestically assembled) fashions certain for our market, and would be the second of two fashions which were earmarked for launch in 2022; the opposite being the Carnival MPV that was launched in July this yr.

The model’s native distributor Bermaz has additionally confirmed earlier that the SUV – on sale internationally in five- and seven-seater variations – will likely be out there in Malaysia in common inner combustion, hybrid and plug-in hybrid types. Two ICE powerplants can be found for the Sorento globally, a 281 PS 2.5 litre turbocharged petrol engine and a 202 PS 2.2 litre turbodiesel, each paired with an eight-speed dual-clutch computerized.

The hybrid model of the Sorento will get a 1.6 litre turbo four-cylinder petrol engine that’s joined by a 60 PS electrical motor for a mixed output of 230 PS, whereas the PHEV will get a stronger electrical motor rated at 91 PS. That is fed by a 13.8 KWh lithium-ion battery, with an electrical vary of 51 km on the WLTP cycle. Each hybrid variations get a six-speed computerized gearbox and all-wheel-drive.

Key options of the fourth-generation Sorento embody Freeway Driving Help 2 (HDA2) that gives Degree 2 semi-autonomous driving functionality, distant parking help, a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster, a ten.25-inch centre touchscreen, and a Bose sound system, nonetheless we must wait to seek out out for sure what its Malaysian market equipment checklist incorporates.

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