It makes a very convincing case and is certain to become a more common sight on UK roads, particularly with the new more powerful 2.5-litre turbo diesel.Thus equipped Sorrento offers a good mix of performance and economy, with a huge dose of practicality. It's a 4x4 but one that is very much at home in daily road use. I took it off road, where - with the flick of the dashboard knob - the Sorrento drops down into low ratio. The only bar to more serious off-roading is the ground clearance. There were a couple of points on the off-road route where the Sorrento kissed the ground.Still, as a vehicle that would keep you going in the occasional snow, or across a muddy field to the local fete, the Sorrento makes good sense - especially when prices start at just £19,995. But for all that, the Sorrento is also infuriating. Yes, I know that the logical place for the indicator stalk on a right-hand-drive car is on the right and up until the 1960s that's where most British cars had them. But, we are now used to the European/US norm which is to have the indicators on the left. Sure, if you owned a Kia, going to the right for the indicators and dipswitch would become natural. But, for those of us who only occasionally drive one, it is not just annoying but potentially dangerous.
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Kia makes a convincing case, but infuriates 
