Drama In Auto Manufacturing? Kia Answers The Call!

Harry Douglas spent the day with the 2011 Kia Sorento EX AWD at the Car Concerns Radio Proving Grounds.

A delightful surprise from Kia on this tremendous Cross-Over offering. Harry has deemed it, "Leader of the Pack!"

the 2011 Kia Sorento is not only all-new but also underpinned by a unibody platform, suggesting that Kia is taking aim at the meat of the crowded compact SUV segment, including the Chevy Equinox, Ford Edge, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-7 and Toyota RAV4.


The 2011 Kia Sorento — which will occupy showrooms in early January 2010 — is the first vehicle that will roll out of Kia's brand-new manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia. Called Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG), the plant lies on a sprawling 2,200-acre plot in the rural rolling hills near the Alabama border, and it has been built to support the production of up to 300,000 vehicles per year.

Kia takes the concept of "just in time" manufacturing one step further. Some 90 percent of the Sorento's parts suppliers are situated within 20 miles, and its Kia-designed six-speed automatic transmission is assembled on-site. In other words, it isn't your ordinary $1-billion auto plant.

This 2011 Kia Sorento EX AWD is longer and leaner and
riding on a new platform that will be shared with the next Hyundai Santa Fe,.

The 2011 Kia Sorento's height, wheelbase and ground clearance are fractionally smaller than the outgoing Sorento.

So, the 2011 Sorento is a full 3.7 inches longer and about an inch wider. This has paid dividends in interior space for front- and middle-seat occupants, also it has allowed the inclusion of an optional third row of seating for seven-passenger capability (the outgoing Sorento was strictly a five-place affair). A 2-inch drop in the center of gravity compared to the outgoing Sorento further enhances carlike dynamics.

This is a vehicle that you will just have to test-drive for yourself to understand why Harry is so sold on this 2011 Kia Sorento EX AWD.

Are you driving it yet?


Recorded on June 3, Cat Smith Photo Shoots.

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