2013 Kia Sorento SX AWD Review

Last week I was given the opportunity to borrow a 2013 Kia Sorento SX to test drive for a little over a week.  As I sat in my living room waiting for them to arrive with the car, I repeated “please let it be red” over and over and over again.  I’ve never driven a red car so I thought it would be fun to test drive a red one.  However, it wasn’t red.  But that’s OK!  Usually I’m not a fan of silver cars, but the Kia Sorento in Bright Silver with black interior was really sharp looking!    Don’t you think?

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About the Kia Sorento SX

From the second I began driving this car, I knew I was in love.  The thing I liked the MOST, even more than the satellite radio, was the air conditioned drivers seat.  And since I test drove this during our major hot spell, that feature came in handy!  My next car will HAVE to have this feature!  My kids really liked the fact that there were vents in the backseat for them.  In the car I have now, they don’t have vents so it gets very hot back there for them.  But if you ask Zack and Bella what they liked best about the car, hands down it was the seat belts.  I know that sounds weird, but they have a really hard time with seat belts and their booster seats because the seat belt either gets stuck behind the booster seat or it sinks down into the seat and it’s difficult for them.  With the Kia Sorento, there is something looped around the seat belt to hold it up, making it easy for them to buckle!

Some key features for the 2013 Kia Sorento SX AWD are:

• 3.5L DOHC CVVT V6 Engine
• 6-Speed Automatic Transmission with Sportmatic
• All Wheel Drive with Locking Center Differential
• Dual front advanced airbags, front seat mounted side airbags, side curtain airbags (1st and 2nd row) and front active headrests
• Anti-lock Brake System, Traction Control System and Electronic Stability Control
• Push Button Start with Smart Key
• USB/Auxiliary Input Jacks
• Heated Steering Wheel

If you are like me and you cart around a lot of stuff (or like to keep a pair of flip flops in your car…true story), then you will want to check out this trunk organizer that doesn’t take up floor room…say what?!?

Kodiak Auto Trunk and Backseat Organizer – Space Saving, High Capacity Auto Back Seat and Trunk Storage with 2 in 1 Functionality – Heavy Duty Design, Fits Any Car or SUV Using Fully Adjustable Straps

I obviously didn’t get to try out the heated steering, but I am guessing that would be a really nice feature to have in a car during our lovely Michigan winters!  Overall, I really enjoyed driving this car.  So much so that I was very sad when they came and picked it up.  I would have gladly given them my current car AND continued to pay the lease on it, just so I could keep the Kia Sorento!  I’m serious!  The only thing I didn’t care for, and it’s so minor I feel silly to even say it, is the cup holders in the front seat.  They had a rubber flap around the edge to hold the drinks more securely.  Well I like to get fountain drinks or slushies from Speedway in a Styrofoam cup and it made it difficult to pull it out and put it back in.  While it was annoying, it was definitely not a deal breaker when it comes to how much I like this car!

I’ve now had the opportunity to drive two Kia cars, the Kia Sorento SX and the Kia Optima and I am a huge fan!  My lease is up in the next year or so and I know I will definitely be heading to a Kia dealership for my next car!

Disclosure:  I was given a Kia Sorento to review…unfortunately I had to give it back.  All opinions state in this review are solely mine.  Obviously.