2022 Kia Sorento PHEV Review: Space and Fuel Economy, New Bedfellows
Auto123 reviews the 2022 Kia Sorento PHEV.
Kia has progressed from being a relative lightweight in the early 2000s - at least in Canada - to a whole other level in recent years. In fact, it's safe to say that the Korean automaker’s lineup has become a short-list destination for consumers interested in electric mobility.
In addition to offering two electric versions of its small crossovers (the Niro and Soul duo), Kia is about to launch the EV6, the brand's first exclusively electric vehicle. And that's not all - the terms "hybrid" and "plug-in hybrid" are used on a host of models across the automaker's lineup already, and there are more electrified variants in the pipeline.
The most recent PHEV addition to the Kia roster is found in the Sorento lineup. That midsize SUV got a major redesign last year, and now it gifts us for 2022 both a hybrid plug-in version and a straight-up hybrid. The first of those was the one we had occasion to drive for an extensive road test this fall and early winter. Here's what we learned from our first contact with the most frugal Sorento in history.
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