The 2025 Kia Sorento Plug-In Hybrid Is Cheaper Than Last Year’s Model

Kia introduced pricing and knowledge for 2025 Sorento Hybrid and Plug-In Hybrid on Tuesday, each of which get the refresh we have already seen for the pure combustion 2024 mannequin. As you may count on, costs are increased versus final yr—considerably increased in some instances. However there is a shock within the combine. The brand new Sorento plug-in hybrid’s base value is definitely decrease than earlier than.

That is as a result of patrons now have a brand new entry-level trim to select from. EX is now the entry level for the plug-in hybrid, with a base value of $49,365, together with a $1,375 vacation spot cost. That is $2,300 lower than final yr’s base MSRP, and you continue to get the identical hybrid powertrain making 261 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. As a refresher, it is a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a single electrical motor and a 14-kilowatt-hour battery pack. The 2025 Sorento’s electric-only vary is 30 miles.

The EX trim additionally will get luxuries like heated energy entrance seats, a 12.3-inch middle show, 19-inch aluminum wheels, LED headlights, wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and gobs of USB energy ports all through the three-row inside. Over-the-air updates are customary, as are a modest choice of driver-assist options like lane-keep help, adaptive cruise management, rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot warning, and ahead collision avoidance, and extra. And it is all wrapped within the facelifted exterior that Kia revealed final yr.

Stepping as much as the SX Status trim prices $54,465—$2,800 greater than final yr. That is the place you will discover stuff like leather-based trim, heated and ventilated seats, a Bose stereo system, twin 12.3-inch screens for the driving force and the middle infotainment system, and extra. It is also the one method to get Kia’s full suite of driver assists like blind-spot collision avoidance, superior frontal collision avoidance, rear collision avoidance, and a surround-view digicam.

Kia additionally introduced pricing and particulars for the mild-hybrid Sorento. You will pay $40,065 for the entry-level EX with front-wheel drive; going for all-wheel drive bumps the sticker to $41,865. These are modest will increase of $1,700 and $1,200 versus final yr. The Sorento Hybrid SX Status, in the meantime, takes a $4,400 leap to start out at $48,265. The 227-horsepower hybrid powertrain carries over from 2024; it is a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a single motor powered by a 1.5 kilowatt-hour battery.

Kia additionally introduced pricing and particulars for the mild-hybrid Sorento. You will pay $40,065 for the entry-level EX with front-wheel drive; going for all-wheel drive bumps the sticker to $41,865. These are modest will increase of $1,700 and $1,200 versus final yr. The Sorento Hybrid SX Status, in the meantime, takes a $4,400 leap to start out at $48,265. The 227-horsepower hybrid powertrain carries over from 2024; it is a turbocharged 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a single motor powered by a 1.5 kilowatt-hour battery.

Each Sorento hybrid fashions will likely be out there later this yr.