Auto Sorento

[RichardS1]

Seriously thinking of buying one of these as a long term purchase primarily for towing. Looking at a two year old model, and am aware of the reports on the vehicle in the caravan mags but would appreciate the comments of the people who are using the vehicle all the time. In particular the auto's as it is an area I have much experince with.

 

[tony_5104319]

Hi there I have an Auto and it is fantastic in all respects. The only issue I have with my one is fuel consumption I am getting 23mpg combined driving solo and about 18 mpg towing (but there are plenty of people getting more mpg with auto. My I have seen reports that people with Autos have driven the manual and said that the manual is better as you can control the revs better (will get better MPG). I guess it is each to their own.

I'm sitting on the fence as I'm px'ing it tomorrow and I will probally regret it

 

[clivea]

Hi,

we have a 2.5 year old auto Sorento with 5 speed box and tow a 1400kg Bailey. Recently over 2000 miles in France we got 22mpg towing and our normal non-towing is around 29-32mpg depending on journey etc. We have another tow car which is manual but with 200 bhp but everytime we now use the Kia as the auto is just so much more relaxing for manouevring, traffic, hill starts. I hav etaken the Kia on an off road day around the bridleways of Salisbury Plain and again found the auto did everything asked of it. I think an extra 2-3mpg is worth it. I am aware that a few Kias (manual/aoto) have not been giving very good mpg. Mine seems to be about on a par with most, but some are much lower. The Uk Kia Forum-Home is a useful site. Some of the owners are trying to see whether the problem with low mpg is specific to a particular batch of cars and thier ECUs. Have a look around the sites. I get the same mpg as I did with my previous LR Disco 2.5 manual.

 

[RichardS1]

Thanks for the info guys, apart from the MPG comments no one seems to have a bad word for the Sorento. I think we have come to the conclusion that it is the right choice of vehicle for us and we will pursue the one we have seen.