Kia's V6 Sorento dies in Australia—efficiency standards claim another
Kia's dropping the petrol V6 from the Sorento lineup in Australia, another casualty of tightening fuel efficiency regulations. The move mirrors what we're seeing across the market: if it doesn't meet the numbers on paper, it doesn't matter if it's the thing people actually want to drive. Turbocharged fours and hybrids fill the gap.
Australian market just lost one of the few genuinely competent family SUV engines. Regulations win, driving dynamics lose.
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