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The second-generation Sorento introduced Kia's new design language, and introduced new features and technology that would later become available on other Kia models. The four-cylinder model returned to the lineup for North American models after being absent between 2007 and 2010. The engine was transverse, and the suspension all-independent.
Sorento: 2002 MQ4 2020 Global Two or three-row compact/mid-size crossover SUV between the Sportage and Telluride. 214,476 Sportage: 1993 NQ5 2021 Global Two-row compact crossover SUV (C-segment). Best selling Kia model globally. 415,863 Sportage Ace: 2005 NP 2017 China Two-row compact crossover SUV for the Chinese market. 17,582 Stonic: 2017 YB ...
The smaller unibody Kia Sorento crossover, built in West Point, Georgia, for the 2011 model year, served as the Borrego's eventual placeholder until the 2020 model year. The Sorento would offer the 3rd row seating of the Borrego, while lacking the V8 engine, the body-on-frame design, and the rear-wheel drive base of the Borrego.
The 3.5 L (3,470 cc) Lambda II MPi G6DC Lambda II version debuted in the global version of the 2011 Kia Sorento. This engine comes with and is rated at 280–290 PS (206–213 kW; 276–286 hp) at 6,300-6,600 rpm and 34.3 kg⋅m (336 N⋅m; 248 lb⋅ft) at 5,000 rpm depending on application.
Near that same time, Kia told NHTSA about a recall of more than 618,000 model year 2011-2014 Kia Optima, 2012-2014 Sorento and 2011-2013 Sportage vehicles because the Theta engine bearings wore out too early and caused the engines to seize. [5] Kia said it didn't recall the vehicles in 2015 when Hyundai first recalled its cars because the Theta ...
The Kia Sportage (Korean: 기아 스포티지) is a series of automobiles manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 1993 through five generations. Initially a compact SUV built on a body-on-frame chassis, the second-generation Sportage transitioned to a car-based platform which placed it into the compact crossover SUV class, and was originally developed alongside the Hyundai ...
Hyundai Motor Company has produced the following families of automobile engines. Gasoline engines use a naming system based on Greek letters. Spark Ignition (Gasoline) Straight-3. Epsilon ε - 0.8 L; Kappa κ - 1.0 L; Straight-4. Epsilon ε - 1.0/1.1 L; Kappa κ - 1.2/1.25/1.4/1.6 L; Alpha α - 1.3/1.4/1.5/1.6 L; Gamma γ - 1.4/1.6 L; Sirius ...
For the second-generation models, Kia used the Kia Lotze and Kia K5 name for the South Korean market, and the Magentis name globally, except in the United States, Canada, Malaysia and the Middle East, where the Optima name was retained until the 2021 model year. The K5 name is used for all markets since the introduction of the fifth generation ...