Kia Sorento

Kia Sorento
Kia Sorento
Overview
Manufacturer	Kia
Production	2002–present
Model years	2002–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 (2002–2010); 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, and has been developed alongside the Hyundai Santa Fe. It is presumably named after the Italian city of Sorrento, although Kia did not confirm this.