Comments on: New Kia Sorento (XM) snapped without disguise

By: soumyadip chakraborty

soumyadip chakraborty — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 09:11:38 +0000

sorento has the well builded body ,great suspention, also it is nice comfortable when you riding into a hill surface. also a corporate look like any other SUV series,

By: nmh

nmh — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:23:36 +0000

finally a good looking korean steering wheel & dashboard

By: waimak

waimak — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:54:48 +0000

Looks handsome! Nevermind the so-called “copy and paste” design cues.

By: csv

csv — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:32:22 +0000

i like the new coporate grill, looks way better than last time.

rebranding in the way. maybe this might be a good seller.

By: mytouch

mytouch — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:57:49 +0000

Although we can see some shadow of Honda in this car,but still,it is an intresting car with cool interior & exterior design…proton,is time for u to wake up!!…

By: mystvearn

mystvearn — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:41:00 +0000

Looks like a Saab 9 with a Kia badge stuck on to it

By: kancildriver

kancildriver — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:48:17 +0000

huh, i’m tired of reading all this accusing. this guy copy this guy and another copy another. i actually agree that kia keep taking other people’s design cue. the meter cluster is definitely city anyway…. i’m just tired of reading the same comments.

for me, everyone is copying everyone. SUV, with big bulky form, with four wheels, the similarities will be there. trends will be followed. just like the new latio which resembles honda city.

for me SUV is a boring fuel eating stuff….

By: mmcwei

mmcwei — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:16:17 +0000

Seems like nowadays Kia and Hyundai used to copy the exterior and also interior design from Honda. The headlight looks a bit like the civic Si and the steering wheel just looks so similar like the latest generation accord. Good copyright, but not that creative. Much much more better than chinese vehicles!

By: wiraone

wiraone — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:55:27 +0000

Oh come one guys .. this is one heck of improving over the current Sorento. I don’t think Korean copied others blindly just like China .. but somehow, some of the design ‘might overlap’ with others… most probably unintentionally .. anyway, the curvy looks much better.

By: azrai

azrai — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:07:05 +0000

Nice looking SUV from the korean.

By: JULIANLEE2

JULIANLEE2 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:42:57 +0000

those meters are from toyota harrier, steering wheel honda crv(honda stole it from the pre facelift bmw 5er)

By: peter32

peter32 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:40:26 +0000

Good work Kia. I think this is a good follow up for Sorento. The old version looked good, but aged as time goes by.

I did not detect any copycat work here. Now we just need to see the whole vehicle to know the whole impression.

So far so good.

By: osh_kosh

osh_kosh — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:36:03 +0000

really nice front… if without the chrome grille lining maybe it would look even better..

By: hvannees

hvannees — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 08:35:46 +0000

copy there… paste here….
copy another… paste here also…
copy… paste…. everyone likes to do that…LOL!!

By: mitlanevo

mitlanevo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:28:09 +0000

nice steering wheel, and the front looks good too!!!

By: almattitude_v1

almattitude_v1 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:21:27 +0000

Gotta give them some credit! Looks better than Honda CRV for example…

By: almattitude_v1

almattitude_v1 — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:20:46 +0000

Wow, it looks really good!

By: abtm

abtm — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:55:29 +0000

one word= SAAB

By: wooz

wooz — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:39:56 +0000

Unless you guys have never seen a 2009 Forrester http://www.caradvice.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/2008subaruforestermy094.jpg

For the front other than a grille change it’s almost an exact copy – notice the lines on the hood.

Of course the Kia’s probably not turbocharged.

By: King Samurai

King Samurai — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:27:43 +0000

Carbon Copy from Honda.. Front headlamp Accord Euro..Steering combination of Civic and CRV. Meter cluster from Jazz/City. Center dash audio & climate control from CRV.. Good laa.. Japanese copy from europeans..Korean copy from Japanese..Malaysian..copy err..no need la..copy susah la..rebadging lagi baik..can sell at high price with low r&d cost of designing badge & front grille only.

By: coolguru

coolguru — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:19:26 +0000

I think it has lost it’s image as a conservative yet appealing SUV like Range/Land Rover. The front-only shot gives me a hint of it more like a pick-up truck (hate to see it on the road).

The interior is so-ordinary like Proton (sorry to be blunt), sigh… the steering looks a bit like Civic.

Having said that, I believe it might be a good sell if the price is right but many may think twice with the current petrol price, even diesel price.

By: szw

szw — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:18:01 +0000

looks pretty

By: AlexKhoo

AlexKhoo — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:04:04 +0000

Sweet!