Kia Sorento 2026: Kia, the South Korean car manufacturer, recently launched the Kia Syros EV in the Indian market. The brand is also anticipated to launch the Kia Sorento Hybrid SUV in the Indian market by the end of this year, and a recent teaser has confirmed the launch of the Sorento Hybrid SUV for the Indian market. Let’s take a look at the brand’s new teaser and what we can expect from the upcoming Kia Sorento Hybrid.
Kia Sorento Hybrid Confirmed: New teaser
The brand has recently shared a new teaser featuring an image of a city on its official Instagram page. The brand has shared the pic with a caption that reads ‘If you know which city this is, you could guess what’s coming next’. The brand has also written, ‘Just Google it’ in the image. The image features a scenic public square called ‘Piazza Della Vittoria’, which is located in Sorrento city of Italy. Thus, the teaser confirms that the Sorento Hybrid SUV is coming to India.
Kia Sorento SUV: Design
The 2026 Kia Sorento features a tall and boxy stance, and it gets horizontally placed Y-shaped LED DRLs at the front. The DRLs also work as turn signals, and the Sorento also gets a quad LED projector-based headlamp setup, which is placed vertically. The front fascia of the 7-seater SUV also comprises a blacked-out tiger nose grille with horizontal and vertical slats, functional air dams, and blacked-out radiator grilles. On the side, it gets a thin blacked-out body cladding running across the length of the SUV, along with wheel arches and large 19-inch alloy wheels. The rear end of the SUV features C-shaped taillights that extend to the side portion of the SUV, a subtle roof spoiler with an integrated stop lamp, Kia badging on the tailgate, and a shark fin antenna on the roof.
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Kia Sorento SUV: Features
The 2026 Kia Sorento features a premium cabin, and it also gets several advanced features. Inside the cabin, the 7-seater SUV by Kia gets a dual display setup with each of the screens having a size of 12 inches, a four-spoke steering wheel with mounted controls, a premium leather gear knob, a touch-based HVAC panel with rotary dials for volume and fan control, steel pedals, a dual-tone theme, and a rotary dial behind the gear knob for drive mode selection. It is also expected to feature a Level 2 ADAS suite, a manually dimming IRVM, a panoramic sunroof, powered and ventilated front seats, and more.
Kia Sorento SUV: Engine
The brand has not yet disclosed any details about the upcoming Kia Sorento 2026. The global trims of the Sorento are available with options of either a 2.5-litre petrol engine or a 2.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine. It is also available with a hybrid powertrain internationally, which uses a 1.6-litre turbo engine. We expect the Kia Sorento to be offered with the strong hybrid powertrain in India, and the SUV will likely be offered with a petrol engine as well.