Kia Sorento

Kia Sorento
Overview
Manufacturer	Kia
Production	2002–present
Model years	2003–present
Body and chassis
Class	Compact SUV (2002–2009) Mid-size crossover SUV (2009–present)
Body style	5-door SUV
Layout	Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (2002–2009) Front-engine, front-wheel-drive (2009–present) Front-engine, all-wheel-drive (2002–present)
Chassis	Body-on-frame (2002–2009) Unibody (2009–present)

The Kia Sorento (Korean: 기아 쏘렌토, romanized: Gia Sorento) is a series of two-wheel-drive and four-wheel-drive family SUVs manufactured by the South Korean manufacturer Kia since 2002 through four generations. Initially a compact SUV built on a body-on-frame chassis, the second-generation Sorento transitioned to a larger car-based platform which placed it into the mid-size crossover SUV class,^[1] and has been developed alongside the Hyundai Santa Fe. As of 2022^[update], the Sorento is positioned between the smaller Sportage and the larger Telluride in Kia's SUV global lineup.