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Kia Sorento Drivetrain (FWD/RWD/AWD/4WD)

The 2027 Kia Sorento is available in Front-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive drivetrain configurations.

Latest model year (2027):

The Kia Sorento is offered in Front-Wheel Drive configuration.

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Kia Sorento Drivetrain — All Years

YearTrimDriveTransmissionEngineMPG Comb.
2027Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2026Config 1 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2026Config 2 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2026Config 3 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L33
2026Config 4 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2026Config 5 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2026Config 6 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L25
2026Config 7 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2025Config 1 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L36
2025Config 2 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2025Config 3 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L33
2025Config 4 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2025Config 5 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2025Config 6 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2025Config 7 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L25
2024Config 1 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2024Config 2 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2024Config 3 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2024Config 4 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2024Config 5 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L23
2024Config 6 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2024Config 7 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L25
2023Config 1 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2023Config 2 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2023Config 3 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2023Config 4 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L25
2023Config 5 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L24
2023Config 6 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2023Config 7 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L24
2022Config 1 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L34
2022Config 2 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2022Config 3 of 7Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L35
2022Config 4 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L24
2022Config 5 of 7Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L25
2022Config 6 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L24
2022Config 7 of 7Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2021Config 1 of 5Auto (AM-S6), 4 cyl, 1.6 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S6)4 1.6L37
2021Config 2 of 5Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L24
2021Config 3 of 5Auto (AM-S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (AM-S8)4 2.5L25
2021Config 4 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L26
2021Config 5 of 5Auto (S8), 4 cyl, 2.5 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)4 2.5L24
2020Config 1 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L25
2020Config 2 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L23
2020Config 3 of 4Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)6 3.3L20
2020Config 4 of 4Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)6 3.3L22
2019Config 1 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L25
2019Config 2 of 4Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L23
2019Config 3 of 4Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)6 3.3L22
2019Config 4 of 4Auto (S8), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S8)6 3.3L21
2018Config 1 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L22
2018Config 2 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L23
2018Config 3 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L24
2018Config 4 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L22
2018Config 5 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L20
2018Config 6 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L21
2018Config 7 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L19
2017Config 1 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L23
2017Config 2 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L22
2017Config 3 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L22
2017Config 4 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L24
2017Config 5 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L20
2017Config 6 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L19
2017Config 7 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L21
2016Config 1 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L23
2016Config 2 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.0 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.0L21
2016Config 3 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L22
2016Config 4 of 7Auto (S6), 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)4 2.4L24
2016Config 5 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L19
2016Config 6 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L21
2016Config 7 of 7Auto (S6), 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic (S6)6 3.3L20
2015Config 1 of 4Auto 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic 6-spd4 2.4L21
2015Config 2 of 4Auto 6-spd, 4 cyl, 2.4 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic 6-spd4 2.4L23
2015Config 3 of 4Auto 6-spd, 6 cyl, 3.3 LFront-Wheel DriveAutomatic 6-spd6 3.3L21
2015Config 4 of 4Auto 6-spd, 6 cyl, 3.3 LAll-Wheel DriveAutomatic 6-spd6 3.3L20

Data sourced from fueleconomy.gov (U.S. Department of Energy). MPG figures are EPA-tested. Fuel costs are estimates based on average fuel prices and 15,000 miles/year.

Kia Sorento data analysis

How to read this Kia Sorento data

This page lists every 2015 through 2027 Kia Sorento record we hold for this measurement — 74 rows in total, one per configuration and model year rather than a single headline figure. Figures are published as the source agency records them: we do not round, average or interpolate missing years, and a year that is absent from the table is a year with no published measurement rather than a zero. Where a manufacturer offered several drivetrains or body styles in the same year, each appears on its own row, because those variants rarely share the same numbers.

Where these Kia Sorento figures come from

Every value on this page is loaded from federal open data — EPA fuel economy submissions, NHTSA vehicle and crash-test records, and manufacturer specification filings — rather than dealer listings or copied editorial content. The Kia Sorento record refreshes as the agencies publish, which typically means new model-year rows appear in the autumn and crash-test results follow through the model year as vehicles are tested. Because certification data is filed per configuration, treat any single headline number for this vehicle with caution: the figure that applies to a specific car depends on its engine, drivetrain, body style and model year, all of which are listed separately above. If a number here disagrees with a brochure, the brochure is usually quoting the best available configuration rather than the one being sold.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sorento Drivetrain

Is the Kia Sorento front-wheel, rear-wheel, or all-wheel drive?

The Kia Sorento is available in Front-Wheel Drive, All-Wheel Drive. Drivetrain availability changes by model year and trim — the table above shows every combination.

Does the Kia Sorento come with AWD or 4WD?

Yes — all-wheel or four-wheel drive is available on the Kia Sorento. See the table above for the specific years and trims.

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