2024 Kia Sorento X-Line SX Prestige: The Brand’s Midsize Crossover/SUV

 

Highlight: The Sorento is available with three rows.

Test Vehicle's MSRP: $48,285 (Base: $31,990)

Seating Capacity: 5 -7 (depending upon trim)

Standard Safety Features: air bags; ABS; hill start assist; stability control system; a tire pressure monitoring system; a spare tire; a rearview camera; an electronic blind spot system; lane keep assist system; a lane departure warning system; a lane following assist system; and a highway beam assist system

Its Shop Time Mondays: Toyota And Lexus Are Recalling 45,000 Plug-In RAV4s And NX450h

DC-DC Converter May Fail and Short Circuit

A short circuit can cause the DC-DC converter to overheat, increasing the risk of a vehicle fire.

NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V478000

Manufacturer Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

Components ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Potential Number of Units Affected 43,442

2021 Kia Sorento SX Prestige X-Line AWD: An All New-Design

 

Highlight: The methodically well thought out interior layout was designed by Brian Peterson, a former car designer. Before making the move to entrepreneurship, Peterson, who is also a humanitarian, was once a member of an elite group of approximately 30 Black car designers around the globe.

Test Vehicle's MSRP: $44,285 (Base LX Model: $30,565)

Seating Capacity: 6 or 7

Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; a tire pressure monitoring system; intelligent speed limit assist system; forward collision warning system; a forward collision warning assist system; a pedestrian automatic braking system; a driver attention warning system; heated outside mirrors; and a lane forward assist system

2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime Hybrid XSE AWD: The Brand’s First Plug-In Compact Crossover

 

Highlight: The RAV4 Prime is the only one in its electrification segment to offer an all-wheel drive configuration.

Test Vehicle's MSRP: $49,388 (Base LE MSRP: $39,275)

Seating Capacity: 5

Standard Safety Features: airbags; ABS; LED daytime running lights; all-wheel drive; a vehicle stability system; a traction control system; a pre-collision braking system with pedestrian protection; a lane departure alert system; a sway warning system; automatic high beams; road sign assist; lane trace assist; a radar activated cruise control system; a brake hold feature; a hill assist control system; a trailer sway control system;  a blindspot mirror with a rear traffic cross alert system;  a vehicle proximity alert system; a compact spare tire;  a back up camera; and a tire pressure monitoring system