Kia Malaysia has officially announced that the all-new Kia Sorento is now open for booking. Set to make its Malaysian debut sometime later this month as previously indicated, the seven-seater SUV is said to be priced from the RM158k mark, according to a Naza Kia Malaysia sales advisor.
The posting on Kia Malaysia’s Facebook doesn’t provide much in the way of details beyond a rotating 360 degree-view GIF image of the SUV, and a link to the booking site. However, as we’ve reportedly earlier, there will be a total of three variants on offer to Malaysians.
The third-gen Sorento UM line-up is made up of two petrol and one diesel variant, with the latter being an absentee on the previous-gen Sorento XM in Malaysia. However, the diesel version will serve as the entry point in the range, with the petrol options occupying the higher positions in the upcoming Sorento line-up.
As mentioned above, the new Sorento will be priced from the RM158k mark for the base diesel variant. As for the petrol options, two trim levels will be offered, tentatively priced at RM168k and RM178k, respectively. Both will get a 2.4L powerplant under the hood.
We’ve already driven the five-star ANCAP rated SUV in Jordan, which you can read about here. At that time, we did not get the chance to try out the oil burner variant, but we know the CRDi well from two generations of the Santa Fe. Both are mated to a six-speed torque converter automatic transmission.
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looks tough..
They call it Kia Soprianto in Indonesia if im not mistaken…will compete with Mitsubishi Pajero, Toyota Prado and Nissan Parjo…thank you…
You know kimchi car no RV.
After 2 years my son saga can trade in at higher price
We know shame loo no life..
We know shame loo talkok..
We know UMW toyo no new tech..
lol
When you can’t afford Toyota 4th gen Prius or Mirai, you PRETEND Toyota has no new technology. lol
Why Toyota so expensive? Go ask your beloved junk Proton lar.
Soprianto? Honestly I tergelak kuat masa baca hehe
rm 100K difference?! pick Sorento, X1 or CX-9.
For KIA just wait till next year 2017 and then only buy their 2016 vehicles and get good discounts …. no point buy when they launch
Should be a decent SUV but after sales service and resale value …..???
Actually, all car brands will give discounts to clear old stock. Even Japanese brands have to be aggressive and offer huge discounts to get sales at current economic climate.
looks bland
Finally the proper SUV is open for booking
Why still using old fog lights? In Korea and US already using quad fog lights.
I am looking to buy 1 myself in US, only highest trim get quad fog lamp, lowest trim has no fog lamp at all…
nampak macam stok lama!
mana ice cube fog lamp? haha
no where near CX9 in terms of design
158K to 178K for this? You’re better of with a 2.4 CRV or a 2.5 Cx-5 at that price. Possibly even the Mitsu Outlander.
It’s too expensive for a car that has the resale value of a rock. Be prepared to lose all your money and keeping this car for life.
again another death on arrival model with no RV
looking back on Naza history, I think I gonna wait for facelift version…this diesel variant gonna suck on spec
their unique selling point could have been the 180 bhp diesel engine. but instead they choose to put it in the lowest spec model instead of the high spec.
I bought a new Kia Spectra in 2005. 5 years later, the car broke down and my trusted mechanic (who once worked in a Naza factory in Gurun) found out that the alternator had a yellow mark, means that it was from a kereta potong.
I will never buy a Kia again.