The Kia Sorento is a roomy vehicle, offering slightly more headroom and equal front shoulder room to that of the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Three adults will fit in the back seat, with generous leg room and four cup holders.The Sorento is built to a price, and this is most evident in the interior. The EX has splashes of "woodgrain" trim, which is plastic doing a poor job imitating wood. The woodgrain surrounds the center stack on the dash and splashes of it are on the door panels. The steering wheel rim on the Luxury package Sorento is half leather, half woodgrain, where a full-leather wheel would be nicer to grip.
The interior of the Kia Sorento is loaded with features, however. An overhead console offers sunglasses storage, map lights and a garage door opener pocket. A display provides readouts for outside temperature, compass, altitude, and, for weather buffs, barometric pressure. (We can think of no other car in history that has offered a barometer.) The center console has double bins, and there are useful cubbies, including a soft-touch slide out storage bin and a tip-out coin bin, both felt lined. A storage bin under front seat is standard, and the big lockable glove box has a map shelf plus the usual room. There are two power points up front, one for the second row and another in the cargo area.