The Kia Sorento PHEV is one of the only 3-row family crossovers with a plug and while it isn't quite as spacious as the Kia Telluride, the electrified Sorento makes for a very compelling option for families looking to buy an SUV that can seat 6 people and go over 30 miles on EV only range. We'd like to see Kia beef up the battery in an update and improve the range and power figures to over 40 miles and have closer to 300 HP.

I went into the dealership 100% prepared to buy one of these. Test drove it, LOVED it, then I look at the window sticker and it is $10k over MSRP. No Way am I spending Lexus money on a Kia Family Hauler. That was back in November and I call every other month to see if they are at MSRP. They are still $10k over. It is idiotic.

I own this exact model and don't have any issues with running in PURE EV mode ALL THE TIME, and the engine NEVER kicks on, and I'm not asking it to. If you have a LEAD foot, and won't to get up to speed in 1/2 second, yes, sorry, that's what will happen, but if you are driving an EV like an EV, then you can easily move around town, go at interstate speeds, and all your needs will be in PURE EV mode - it's great, and I love it!

This interior is hands down my favorite in the segment. Kia is offering more interior color options across their lineup than any other mainstream manufacturer. Blue, black, green, gray, brown, white and red are all colors you can get from them.

We bought this exact vehicle in November (at MSRP). It is perfect for families and the electric range is fine for commuting (we charge about twice a week just overnight with the included charger). With gas over $5.50 where we live it has been a great vehicle for us and the tax credit made it an excellent value

When Toyota said customers don't want PHEV on the Sienna, I called out BS. PHEVs are in short supply and they don't want to admit they can't keep up.

My personal best with my Sorento PHEV in terms of miles driven per full tank of gas (12.4 gallon) is 1,200 miles. I don’t think regular Sorento Hybrid can achieve that. The $6,600 tax credit I just received after filing my tax return effectively lower the price of my Sorento. In summary this Sorento PHEV makes a lot of sense to me.

I drove Sorento PHEV for 6k miles and I've been very satisfied with the amount of power and range. I have not driven RAV4 Prime (I assume almost no one can get one nor test drive it), but I did not need gas engine to kick in to get up to speed about 60 miles (mostly town driving). I just needed to be a little cautious for the needle in the power gauge to not go into the "power" zone. Also, with full charge, I can drive just over 30 miles which is sufficient enough for daily commute plus grocery shopping. So far, I had to visit gas station for only 8 times but it was all because of highway driving. I would say if your daily driving is less than 30 miles and you can charge it overnight, this is going to be the car you should consider in your list.

Horrible reliability. I have a 2021 sorento sx xline with only 6k miles and yesterday 2 of September, 2022 left me in the middle on the road with no power from transmission. Check internet ans it seems there are lots of problems of the DCT transmission. Dealers are replacing the transmission but it could take 2 months. I will fill out the texas lemon law. Be carefull. Very dangerous problem.

I’m annoyed when my hybrid isn’t an electric vehicle only. Lololololol

I'm hung up here. We have two large dogs, which are our children. We want an SUV which allows us to lay the seats down, secure the dogs and give them the whole back area. With this seat configuration, there would be a huge gap between the captain seats...so frustrating that it's a 3rd row

Thank you for describing how quickly the gas engine engages, very important. I viewed this car at a car show yesterday and was very impresses how easy it is to enter and exit, roomy! They have shortened the lower dash to give you plenty of room in the knee area, great, I am six foot and welcome the easy egress . You don't hit your head either. I have been looking at a lot of suv over the last six months, this was by far the easiest to enter/exit, very nice.

This was super helpful. Thank you!

This is a very nice 3 row plug-in option. There aren’t that many 3 row suvs with a plug, there’s only this, the XC90 recharge, Pacifica Hybrid, Outlander Plugin, Model X, Model Y, etc. This looks like a great option that blends 3 row practicality with a plug with also not being too expensive.

Impressive review, Thumbs up before finished watching.

I was gonna pre-order one of these but man the dealers in my area are adding a minimum of $4k add on and the soonest delivery would be 9 months out.

Loved the honest review. You answered all the questions I was looking for. I was comparing it to the Rav4 Prime and wanted it to be just as good because it can seat 6 people but I'm sad to see the gas engine always turning on. Guess I got to keep waiting.

Thanks for your honest assessment regarding which model is the best version.

Thank you for the review. I was considering this for a family hauler but done want to go to the gas station that often and was disappointed to hear about the running issue with the gas engine. Hopefully that is something they will fix with a software update in the future.

Man wish the PHEV Pacifica didn’t have so many problems/issues/recall. The total MPG with that still seems like the best in the market.