Technology (including Clari-Fi™) and creature comfort in the 2016 Kia Sorento

One thing about Minnesota, it’s always SUV season. That means right now is a great time for the all-new 2016 Kia Sorento here at Barnett. The 2016 Sorento—more capable than ever with increased towing capacity, more room for passengers and their gear, and a newly available turbocharged engine—was created by Kia design and engineering teams focused on a stronger body structure and premium-grade NVH reduction, as well as continuing to enable the active lifestyle CUV owners covet.

Kia also made sure to include an incredible sound system and technologies, and to consider the people enjoying them.

The available premium sound system is well-suited to Sorento’s now more upscale interior environment. Piping in music from an available 630-watt, 12-speaker Infinity stereo system with an 11-channel amplifier, audiophile sound has gone mobile in the Sorento with the addition of Clari-Fi technology. Clari–Fi works in real-time to rebuild audio details lost in digitally compressed music via an algorithm that intelligently and seamlessly reconstructs the material to restore to the listening experience, regardless of the source. With Clari-Fi, music sounds cleaner, crisper, wider, and more dynamic.

New in the 2016 Sorento, four additional UVO eServices are available: Geo-fencing, Speed Alert, Curfew Alert, and Driving Score. Additionally, with the introduction of the Kia App store, select apps can be downloaded for free from iTunes or Google Play. The Kia app connector is now available for partnership with the content community for downloading apps such as Yelp, while Soundhound, Pandora, and iHeart Radio come preloaded. Many more new technologies for comfort and convenience are featured in the new UVO system, including Siri “Eyes Free” and Local Search—powered by Google—for finding locations, addresses, and points of interest. Sirius XM Travel Link offers access to traffic, weather, fuel prices, sports scores, stock information, and movie times.

Accessed through a crystal-clear 8-inch capacitive-touch color screen, the available navigation system features SD card storage for MAP DATA and USB 2.0 support for high-speed updates, as well as integrated rear backup camera, Bluetooth hands-free support, and UVO voice recognition. A 4.3-inch TFT color touch screen is standard, and also incorporates Bluetooth and UVO voice recognition capability.

Everyone will be comfortable in your new Sorento. Depending on trim level, the ready-for-adventure 2016 comes with standard 40/20/40 second-row folding five-passenger (4-cylinder models) or 50/50 folding third-row seven-passenger (V6 models) seating configurations. For added luxury, also available are heated and ventilated front seats, heated rear seats, 14-way power driver and 8-way power passenger seats, driver’s seat thigh extension, a 4-way headrest with one-button adjustment, dual-zone HVAC, and Kia’s second-generation panoramic sunroof, as well as available premium Nappa leather.

Overall cargo volume in the new Sorento increases from 72.5 cu.-ft. to 74 cu.-ft., while cargo volume behind the third row increases from 9.1 cu.-ft. to 11 cu.-ft. In addition, an easy-folding lever allows various seating arrangements, flexible luggage space, and greater overall versatility. Users can fold down the second-row seatback without opening the rear door simply by pulling the lever mounted on the luggage-area side trim. This makes for quick and easy loading of large cargo.

…you can drive the high-tech, award-winning 2016 Kia Sorento for an incredible $99 a month! Or, choose the popular 2016 Soul for that same $99 a month. The record-setting Optima also can be yours for less than you’d expect. During Barnett’s Optima Closeout, lease a new 2015 Optima for as low as $189 a month with $0 down, or buy from $17,988, a savings of nearly $5,000!*

And, of course, every new vehicle comes with Barnett’s exclusive—and FREE—MILLION MILE Warranty. Ask your sales associate for all the details on that, too. Come see us soon at Barnett Kia on Highway 61 in White Bear Lake!