Kia Sorento SX V6 AWD is a car that has a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
Power is supplied by a double overhead camshaft, 3.3 litre naturally aspirated 6 cylinder powerplant, with 4 valves per cylinder that produces power and torque figures of 290 bhp (294 PS/216 kW) at 6400 rpm and 342 N·m (252 lb·ft/34.9 kgm) at 5300 rpm respectively.
This power is transmitted to the wheels by means of a 6 speed automatic transmission.
The Kia Sorento SX V6 AWD weighs a claimed 1860 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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Applicable to the USA domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
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| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2780 mm | 109.4 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1633 mm | 64.3 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1644 mm | 64.7 inches | |
| Length | 4760 mm | 187.4 inches | |
| Width | 1890 mm | 74.4 inches | |
| Height | 1690 mm | 66.5 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 185 mm | 7.3 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.71 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1860 kg | 4101 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 71.2 litres | 15.7 [18.8] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Kia | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | V 6 in 60° vee | ||
| Capacity | 3.3 litre 3342 cc (203.941 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 92 × 83.8 mm
3.62 × 3.3 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 24 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 294 PS (290 bhp) (216 kW) at 6400 rpm |
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| maximum torque | 342 Nm (252 ft·lb) (34.9 kgm) at 5300 rpm |
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| Specific output | 64.7 kW/litre 88 ps/litre 86.8 bhp/litre 1.42 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
102.33 Nm/litre
1.24 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | aluminium block & head | ||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 11.5:1 | ||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1286 kPa (186.5 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | |||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 557 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 158.08 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 PS/kg 116.27 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.12 kW/kg 155.91 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.16 bhp/kg 0.07 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 8.6 kg/kW 14.37 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | 17/23/19 US MPG EPA city/highway/combined | ||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | 13.8/10.2/12.4 l/100km city/highway/combined | ||
| km/litre | 7.2/9.8/8.1 km/l city/highway/combined | ||
| UK MPG | 20.4/27.6/22.8 UK MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| US MPG | 17.0/23.0/19.0 US MPG city/highway/combined | ||
| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 7½ x 19 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 7½ x 19 | ||
| Tyres front | Continental 235/55 R 19 | ||
| Tyres rear | Continental 235/55 R 19 | ||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
| Front brake diameter | 320 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | 305 mm | ||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | 0.77 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 3.32 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 486156 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 31.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2016 Kia Sorento SX V6 AWD added 2016-05-02. Last modified 2020-03-16. |
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