Kia presents the Sorento plug-in hybrid set for launch in select European markets in early 2021. The Sorento is the brand’s first SUV riding on the platform, that forms the new technical basis for the firm’s electrification strategy.
Kia Sorento plug-in hybrid combines a 132-kW gasoline engine with a 66.9 kW electric motor and a 13.8 kWh battery – differing from previous PHEV versions of the smaller SUV Niro and Ceed series. The latter both use a 1.6-litre gasoline engine in combination with a 44.5 kW electric motor and an 8.9 kWh battery.
With its total output of 195 kW and 350 Nm of torque, the Sorento will be the most powerful PHEV in the Kia portfolio in future. While the electric range for Niro and Ceed is 49 kilometres after WLTP, Kia does not yet make any predictions for the Sorento electrified vehicle. “The full electric range of the Sorento plug-in hybrid will be sufficient to enable drivers to complete most short trips on electric power alone,” is all the Korean company states for now.
As usual, Kia also offers a seven-year or 150,000-kilometre warranty on the new PHEV model, which also covers the battery.
Coming back to the aforementioned new platform, Kia has designed the architecture to accommodate various electric drive trains. Utilising the base, the Sorento grows by around ten millimetres to 4.81 meters, while the wheelbase is simultaneously increased by 35 millimetres. Kia says the drive compartment and battery beneath the cabin floor should not only provide space for the hybrid technology but also allow for shorter overhangs. The Sorento will continue the same five- and seven-seater layout that distinguishes the other models in the series.
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