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Thursday, February 26, 2009
few days ago Kia has unveiled two new renderings along with initial details of its forthcoming 2010 Sorento SUV. The Korean automaker said that the second-generation Sorento, codenamed XM, is set for launch in April, meaning that it will most likely make its world premiere at the Seoul Motor Show. The teaser sketches reveal that the new model will follow the 2007 Kue concept car's edgy and chiseled lines while it will also feature Kia's new corporate grille.
The leader as a chief Peter Schreyer of design of engines of Kia said, dynamic design of XM adopts the single circuit linear lines to lend a powerful aspect, however polished. Sportsman and seizing, XM represents a new race of SUV.
Sorento 2010 will most probably offer to purchasers the option to add a third line of the seats, increasing the capacity in seats at Sept.
New Sorento will become the first vehicle of Hyundai-Kia to come equipped with the R-engine favorable to the environment all-nine from diesel with company 'with passenger with S. 2.2 the unit with cylinder with liter 4 product a result with 200 powers in horses. According to Kia, when hung until an automatic transmission 6 speeds, new Sorento 2.2R will have a combined fuel consumption of 7.1lt/100km or 33.2mpg the USA.
Kia also envisages to satisfy various tastes of the consumer by offering the model with a gasoline 2.4 and one engine of 2.7 LPI (liquified petroleum gas). The Korean car manufacturer claims that this made in Kia XM the first vehicle in the world with the race on each of the three types of fuel.
One expects that sales of new Sorento begin in Korea this spring, with the rest of the world following towards the end of 2009 and at the beginning of 2010.