2024 Kia Sorento price and specs – UDPATE: Hybrid to rejoin range
Kia’s new-look Sorento now packs more technology than before, coming at a cost for buyers of the popular SUV.
- 2024 Kia Sorento pricing and specifications
- New looks and new technology for Kia's large SUV
- Hybrids not yet available
- Priced from $50,680 plus on-road costs
UPDATE, 25 January 2024: Kia Australia is due to reintroduce hybrid and plug-in hybrid variants to the facelifted 2024 Sorento range between April and June 2024.
As before, hybrid options will be limited to the flagship GT-Line variant in the 2024 Kia Sorento line-up. This decision is based on limited supply out of the South Korean factory, according to Kia Australia.
Prices for these hybrid variants will be announced closer to their on-sale dates. The story continuing below details the 2024 Kia Sorento range.
4 January 2024: The facelifted 2024 Kia Sorento SUV has undergone a price rise across the range, ahead of its Australian arrival with more equipment and a fresh look.
As previously reported, the 2024 Sorento has adopted new styling akin to the $100,000 Kia EV9 electric SUV, along with a refreshed cabin which includes new technology.
Priced from $50,680 plus on-road costs, the Kia Sorento’s base price is $3030 higher than its pre-facelift counterpart – while nationwide drive-away pricing starting from $54,090 lifts the price rise up to $3300.
While the Sorento S and Sport variants have all gone up by $3030 before on-road costs (or $3300 drive-away), the Sport+ is now $3380 dearer before on-roads (or up $3600 drive-away) and the flagship GT-Line has become $3520 more expensive before on-roads (or up $3700 drive-away).
The 2024 Kia Sorento brings new T-shaped LED daytime-running lights and a revised grille up front, while its rear-end now has connected dual light clusters and a new lower bumper.
The largest upgrades have occurred inside the cabin, where the outgoing model’s 10.25-inch infotainment screen has been upgraded to a 12.3-inch display – now running Kia and Hyundai’s latest 'ccNC' software, enabling wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto alongside wired connections – on top-of-the-range models.
On the flagship GT-Line, a 12.3-inch digital instrument display is housed within the same continuous pane as the infotainment screen – giving the appearance of an ultra-wide display – though lower grades make do with a 4.2-inch display with digitised speedometer and tachometer readouts.
Additional enhancements on all grades include a shift-by-wire gear selector, paddle shifters, USB-C ports and tyre pressure monitoring technology.
The Kia Sorento’s two engines remain unchanged – offering a 200kW/332Nm 3.5-litre V6 petrol (driving the front wheels through an eight-speed torque-converter automatic transmission) or a 148kW/440Nm 2.2-litre four-cylinder turbo-diesel (with all-wheel-drive and an eight-speed dual-clutch automatic).
As before, the 2024 Sorento line-up will include hybrid powertrain options. Despite rumours the plug-in hybrid variant being dropped, two versions (a closed-loop hybrid, and a plug-in hybrid) will arrive some time between April and June 2024.
Local deliveries of the 2024 Kia Sorento have begun.
2024 Kia Sorento Australian pricing:
- Sorento S petrol FWD – $50,680 plus on-road costs (up $3030) / $54,090 drive-away (up $3300)
- Sorento S diesel AWD – $53,680 +ORCs (up $3030) / $57,090 DA (up $3300)
- Sorento Sport petrol FWD – $53,300 +ORCs (up $3030) / $57,090 DA (up $3300)
- Sorento Sport diesel AWD – $56,300 +ORCs (up $3030) / $60,090 DA (up $3300)
- Sorento Sport+ petrol FWD – $58,230 +ORCs (up $3380) / $61,990 DA (up $3600)
- Sorento Sport+ diesel AWD – $61,230 +ORCs (up $3380) / $64,990 DA (up $3600)
- Sorento GT-Line petrol FWD – $65,590 +ORCs (up $3520) / $69,690 DA (up $3700)
- Sorento GT-Line diesel AWD – $68,590 +ORCs (up $3520) / $72,690 DA (up $3700)
2024 Kia Sorento S standard features:
- 17-inch alloy wheels (with full-size spare)
- Body-coloured door handles with satin accents (new)
- Three-cell LED headlights (new)
- LED daytime running lights
- Rain-sensing front wipers
- Push-button start (new)
- Shift-by-wire with paddle shifters (new)
- 4.2-inch digital instrument display (new)
- 12.3-inch infotainment screen (new)
- Wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto (new, retains wired connections)
- Over-the-air updates (new)
- Second-row fan and vent control
- Autonomous emergency braking
- Adaptive cruise control
- Front and rear parking sensors
- Reversing camera
- Blind-spot monitoring
2024 Kia Sorento Sport adds (over S):
- 18-inch alloy wheels
- Second and third-row privacy glass (new)
- Powered driver’s seat with two-way lumbar support
- Electrochromatic rear-view mirror (new)
- Satellite navigation (new)
- Third-row fan and vent control
- Automatic demister
- Highway lane-keep assist (new)
2024 Kia Sorento Sport+ adds (over Sport):
- 19-inch alloy wheels
- Heated side mirrors
- Leather heated front seats and steering wheel
- Auto up and down safety windows
- 12-speaker Bose sound system
- Second and third-row USB-C ports
- Power tailgate
2024 Kia Sorento GT-Line adds (over Sport+):
- 20-inch alloy wheels
- LED projector headlights (new)
- Panoramic sunroof
- 14-way power-adjustable driver’s seat
- 10-way power-adjustable passenger seat
- Ventilated front seats
- Heated outer second-row seats
- Quilted Nappa leather upholstery
- Head-up display
- Digital rear-view mirror (new)
- 12.3-inch digital instrument display (new)
- 360-degree camera
- Side parking sensors (new)
- Safe exit assist (new)
- Rear autonomous emergency braking
- Blind-spot view monitor
- Remote parking