Land Rover Discovery Sport vs Kia Sorento | TELEGRAPH CARS
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2015
- Which is the best seven-seater SUV for £30,000? Chris Knapman tests the Land Rover Discovery Sport and Kia Sorento to find out.
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The fact that we are now comparing a Kia to a Land Rover shows just how far Kia has come in such a short space of time. Hats off to them.
You have a good point.
Or how low Land Rover have become.
actually its an insult to the Kia.
I came to comment just that.
you are just comparing it for sake of making video.
I traded my 2011 BMW X5 50i with the twin turbo V8 for a new Kia Sorento with the 3.3l V6. The BMW was out of warranty and costing me an arm and a leg for a new transfer case, injectors, BCM etc, etc. It was a rocket but I couldn't afford to maintain it without warranty. I'm a picky and cynical( I'm told!) Mechanical Engineer and to date I cannot find anything wrong with the KIA. It is fully loaded and I keep discovering new features. My BMW was fully loaded and the KIA has even more, except for the massaging seats. imho the KIA is exceptional value and quality.
Hats off to a BMW driver who owns up and honest instead of up their rear end shouting we are the beamer drivers. I agree with your point whole heartedly.
7 years warranty wins every time and I'm from the UK.
Why is the Kia Sorento so sexy? My god, that SUV is breathtaking.
And if anybody doubt the Kia off road ability there is a video of the Sorento climbing the Moab Desert Hell's Gate quite a challenge.
British Man picks a British vehicle
Is this a surprise?
I mean the Land Rover is
1- less equipped
2- smaller
3 - less reliable
4- with a Demo Warranty
5 - More expensive
And some how it turns up to be the preferred choice, of the total impartial car reviewer ?
niceguy60 Not necessarily. I can choose a bog standard Toyota which is far better than my alfa statistically but I love my alfa, which drinks petrol like a rabid alcoholic meth cook. It breaks down more than I can mention, but its beautiful car, the interior is georgeous and its amazing to drive and I love the 6 cylinder engine note. The Land drover is something else compared to the Kia, the character of it, the quality and yes it will break down but its a car that you can bond with and is much nicer to drive and sit in.
Londons Finest haha, this quote is amazing " I love my alfa, which drinks petrol like a rabid alcoholic meth cook" actually my 159 was pretty reliable. More so than my A4.
Londons Finest haha, this quote is amazing " I love my alfa, which drinks petrol like a rabid alcoholic meth cook" actually my 159 was pretty reliable. More so than my A4.
Martin Jones I got the 3.2 Alfa V6 lump, im addicted to that engine. I love all their engines, especially the twin spark in your 159.
Londons Finest dude you have a nice engine, however engines are supposed to work for us, not the other way around
You don't actually buy a huge SUV if you're looking for fun behind the wheel..so i guess Kia wins this one (unless you're from UK).
+nemanja milosevic
Fun?
Is it a two seat sports car or something.
These vehicles are urban off road vehicles. Good luck trying to take the Kia off road.
The Kia is fun to drive. Perhaps Id say my Ranger Rover Evoque was a little more fun but not nearly as good a car in most ways. Besides the Rover spent much of its time in the shop which all Rovers do.
nemanja milosevic Why except for UK? Land Rover isn't British
@@matthewkendall8592 I'm tired, in fact angry, which country are most of the plants in, the UK, WHO EMPLOY UK WORKERS. Who gives a toss who owns them so long as WE BUY UK MADE CARS TO KEEP UK WORKERS IN JOBS.
@@matthewkendall8592 you sir, are a moron. Not British? 😂😂 your wife cheated in you with a British guy or something? Get a grip you pleb. Of course land rover is British. They are built in Britain and designed here to. I guess Chrysler is now Italian now to? 😂. Shut up you tool
I can't wait to buy/get my first Kia Sorento. they seem to be reliable (if you keep up with maintenance), spacious, and affordable as far as price.
How come they will not sell a kia sorento diesel in U.S. A.?
I own a 2014 Sorento. It is the best SUV I’ve owned and I’ve had Ford Escapes and other Trucks. decent fuel economy, acceleration, handling and speed. I don’t have the third row seats so I’ve got tons of storage. Never gotten stuck in the snow either and I only have front wheel drive. Land Rover doesn’t have shit on the Sorento.
Looking to buy am 05 this weekend with low mileage hope it's a goodie
The Land Rover didn't break down during this review? Amazing!
The Kia is clearly the better buy, likely to be more reliable, more practical and cheaper to run and I have to say it looks a lot better.Although the Kia is Korean, Landrovers are now Indian and you can see the obvious cost cutting, anyone remember the city rover? :-(
Land Rover is better but just the fact that someone thought that it's ok to compere Kia to Land Rover is a massive win for Kia.
ILIJA26101993 how is land rover better?
MrDikinurmouth It's only better for badge snobs.
It looks better and it drives better.
ILIJA26101993 agree it is big honour for KIA to be compared. Dont agree the LR is btr. Surprised people still take a chance with LR ..... nearly did with a RR Sport and even the test drive model had problems
Wrong on both counts. Respond to vehicles when you've driven both and not from your own bias.
Of course it's worth it, simply because it's british, forget that Kia give you 7 years or warranty, compared to 3, and it's 3000 pounds cheaper. BIAS
The Kia looks way better. I've been saying it for a few years now. No two companies have stepped up higher than Kia and Hyundai. My prediction is was that by 2018, 2020 at the latest they'll be a viable alternative to any of the premium brands and I'll stand by that
I agree in 10 years they've turned from a crapy car company to selling products that can rival Lexus, Infiniti and some other premium brands. Look at the k900 and the cadenza if the sorento is not enough to prove my point
+james sinon
Sorry but they are no where near to Lexus in quality or prestige.
They are a good budget vehicle and their quality has improved but I would still not be seen in one that is for sure.
bighands69 I agree they're not up to Lexus yet, but they're coming and coming fast. It won't be long!
+/Dream Car Garage 1 (DCG1) Your spot on. You are smarter then most.
JD Power rates Kia NO. 1 above Lexus and all other brands. Consumer Reports rates the Kia Sorento best overall SUV above all others. They already made it.
I have the v6 Kia Sorento it's a very fun SUV to drive and it feels suprisingly strong
It says a lot about how good Kia is and how much they have improved in a relatively short period of time when you consider that they are now competing with premium brands
Friend of mine has just got rid of his Discovery sport for a Hyundai Santa Fe, after three years of ownership he had quite a few problems with the Land Rover and said servicing was expensive and the attitude of the dealership staff was terrible.
He said he couldn't face the risk of running the discovery out of warranty and has been impressed with my partner and myself comments about our Santa Fes which we have had for 10 years(4th car now) .
I am british and landrovers are a rip off. Very unreliable. I will have a kia any day.
How much is the Land Rover with the same amount of kit that comes standard on the Kia?
about off-road?
I liked the overall review and the point of comparing Kia and a Landrover (I really wanted the medias to do comparisons between the two). The Kia Sorento certainly looks better to me because of its sophisticated design, quantity of space, quiet crew, various convenience specifications, and a luxurious interior. Although Land Rover Discovery is also a good car and has a slightly better offroad skills and driving sensibility, I think the exterior and interior designs are not that good as the Kia Sorento and moreover, I wouldn't pay more money on a more expensive car without any big advantage. People who buy their cars just because of the badge is just worthless.
KIA is better choice
so in 6 out of 7 thing, kia is better, but you will still buy a rover? dude, its obv that you are true british and you are blind
lalos The Kia is not necessarily better, it's just a bit bigger
British journalists are a joke. They are so obviously biased, it hurts.
But this is not a British car so don't know why they would be biased....
MrPeterthepilot You are a special boy, aren't you.
lalos Well I would take the land rover because it's luxury and more expensive.
You say it's expensive and worth it but the only reason you gave is essentially the name recognition. So you're paying for the prestige not for the added luxury it might provide?
I got my Kia Sorento sx v6 today yay...I made a good choice.
God is the truth Highly blessed its amazing car...very reliable and cheap
To be fair on the Landrover the automatic Sorento can only tow two tonne instead of the two and a half the manual does. Aside from that I think the Kia is better finished and an all round better buy than the British marque but as I own a 2011 Sorento I'm a bit biased myself and I have been in the auto trade long enough to be wary of the reliability of British cars.
I have had a few Kia's over the years. Right now I own a 2014 Kia Sorento and 2009 Kia Optima and both are very good cars and here in the states they both have good resale values. Back in 2009 while looking for a car, I looked at several mid size cars, including Ford Fusion, Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altima. I have about 43,000 miles on the Optima and I decided to look at the resale values of these cars if they had the low mileage mine has and mine actually has a better resale value than some of the others. The main one I really considered along with the Optima was the Fusion and the Optima has a better resale. I'll stick with Kia.
U said Kia rolled on coners but yet u has a button to press to select sport stearing
Thank you for such a good short review. I am undecided of which one to get. I love Land Rovers, I just dislike the prices. I have a Kia now, but I might want the Sorento. It is such a difficult decision to make.
I was the same until I spoke to the mechanics at my local garage. They'd all pick virtually any other car over a Land Rover. General consensus was that unless you're one of the lucky ones, they break for fun and when they do break it's usually an expensive fix. Completely made my mind up so I'm looking around for a good used Sorento at the moment.
One thing not mentioned is reliability and that's what let's Land Rover down.
KIA certainly have gone from nothing to a force to be reckoned with.
Basically here the KIA is better in every regard besides lack of sporty drive and heritage. For the purpose these cars will fulfill (Moms suv to drop the kids off) the KIA is the better car.
CPT_ROB 'Heritage' is what got me into LR in the first place and what a mistake that was. My Landy was a complete lemon and LR could not have cared less about it. 3 years versus 7 years warranty is the big clue.
IMHO go made in Japan first, closely followed by made in South Korea, and you wan't be disappointed.
These days I'm a Mitsubishi Pajero driver and very happy.
Agreed..
+CPT_ROB
There are people who want to take these off road and that is a factor. Farmers to school teachers will be using these to drive on light off road surfaces.
And they can also drop the kids of to school in them. The Kia is simply a urban vehicle.
So buy the Kia or Suburu they can handle that "dirt road" and do everything else better to. Including not stranding those kids on the side of the road periodically.
If you want to take it off road and reliable, then buy a Land Cruiser. Land Rover is for show off with boasting of off road drivIng capability. How many of these discovery sports owner are going to take their expensive vehicle to off road and then straight to garage towed away?
diesel on both?
So If I was doing 50 miles per hour on a straight road, could I stop the car in 400 feet?
Which car is more reliable with the best warranty?
is it right that if you have engine or gearbox issues the body has to be completely removed from the chassis on the Range Rover, I kia are brave enough to offer a seven year warranty its clearly a more reliable car
Wow. The Discovery's dash looks so dated...
I would definitely go for the kia, it just looks better
Bullshit the Kia Sorento won hands down. Funny how he tried to justify the price. Be smart shoppers people.
Isn't it funny how an English dude just couldn't accept that the Land Rover simply sucked and how it just lost hands down. He should watch his own video so he can laugh at himself.
yup, i have been looking for a suv for a long time. I decided it's better to be a smart buyer than go for the feels.
the KIA has everything you need for the right price.
which one's potentially more reliable and has lower running costs?
Max Krug im from iraq
and here we use in 90% korean and japanese cars....and its 1000% reliable and practical...also very cheap spare parts....its amazing
I wish I could travel Iraq one day
If you NEED 7 seats then this is a good comparison and thought to bring about. But if you're just looking for a 4 wheel drive small SUV, the VW Tiguan (available 4Motion) is a great competitor in the family. 4 cylinder turbo, 200 hp
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All those folks feeling the Landrover is better off road....Not anymore. Traction control comes from the same place for both manufacturers. Also, how the 3 yr warranty in the LR is better than a 7 yr warranty is beyond me. Then you have to pay an extra 3k ,and get worse rear seats. Biased indeed........
+Eddie Moore
Land Rover have 60 years off road history and knowledge. Kia does not.
+Eddie Moore Are you from Cambodia? or wherever the Kia is made?
No mate. I'm an Aussie. What I know, is that Land Rover is not what it used to be. Because of the Indian owners? perhaps... Kia is Korean.
Eddie Moore I know; I was being flippant. I still like Land Rovers, in essence, they are a top quality, premium product.
Top Quality?. I must have owned 4 of the bad ones then. They feel premium, they are far from it. Sit in a Sorento SX V6 and you'll see what top quality and premium feels like, and you might also appreciate not sitting on the side of the road waiting for a tow truck as well.
Honestly if your going to get a 7 seater suv, good handling is just a bonus. Safety, practicality, price and warranty is whats important when you have a family.
I have the Kia 2017 sx v6 which has an option for Eco, normal, and turbo. Reddish brown leather seats, double sky roof and 7 seater. The car is amazing. The only bad thing is that I have to fuel it up every 2-3 days, but that's bc I travel 50 miles each day. Good car otherwise
Which is more reliable?
Did he say 35 mpg? KIA Sorento? Is it diesel engine? On petrol it does 21/29 if I am not mistaken.
Baba Yaga it's a diesel 2.2 crdi.
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What About the most important part/reliability if you want to compete with Kia you have to buy two land rovers to drive one while the other one is at the shop
I own one so I know what I am talking about
I wish I would have bought Kia
Just bought a 4 year old Sorento. Still has a 3 year warranty !
A good well balanced review.
Bullshit
+/Dream Car Garage 1 (DCG1) yup well-balanced because he kept on saying the good stuff about the Kia but to balance out the scale he still picked the LR.
+randomdude "you are really good in all the measurement categories, but you still didn't make the grade." Because I didn't have intention to pass you, and it doesn't matter what you score.
The centre console of the Discovery looks awful.
+ClubbySuperCharged 2009-ish.
+ClubbySuperCharged Better than the KIAs
+peacegod101 If you're into plain and boring, then yeah.
Better then the Kia?????. Sit in a SLX V6 Kia and this crap Discovery before you comment. You don't know what your talking about.
Since you clearly haven't sat in the KIA SXL -V6 ,( evident in the fact that you think its LESS quality interior and it is far more luxurious and fancy then the LR.) , you should really only comment on things that you have actual knowledge of. When you sit in and drive the Kia then your comment might be taken seriously, but your comment is really just air space and not an intelligent response.
You don't off-road much do you? I'd like to see the Kia crossing a rocky creek that's flowing after a rainfall vs the LR. Landy is hands down the better all-rounder. I'm sure the Kia is great for the school run though?
So Land Rovers are only good for farmers and Hunters then? As how many land rover owners doing any off roading at all ?
For me Kia wins hands down. I drive a Hyundai Santa Fe (Sorento's sister car). You have to have a lot of heart or subjective feelings over head to buy a more expensive, less reliable, shorter warranty vehicle which is less practical. Bearing in mind buying a 7 seater is to use not to show off unlike a 5 seater.
He only gives us the starting price for both vehicles not the as tested price. Kia Sorento SX limited MSRP 44,500. Land Rover discovery MSRP 52,090. Kia also has better reliability than Land Rover.
I just traded xf jaguar for a new kia sorento. They are different animals. The jag was fast with a nice growl and the bower and wilkins stereo. But! My new soento is awesome! With the infinity sound system apple car play pano roof great ride its truly exceptional. And jags reliability can't compare with kia.
Buy a LR if you love your dealer as you will spend a lot of time there getting it fixed.
for the price of the land rover i buy two sorentos and would probably last longer,my 2005 kia sorento ex 4x4 with 158k miles still going strong...i just replaced the timing belt and the crank bolt,other than that very reliable suv,my wife drives a 2004 montero limited 4x4 and it just hit the 200k miles mark still strong like a bull.......both cars were purchased new so we took really care of them,im in the market for a new suv for my wife and im in between the sorento awd the mitsubishi outlander gt and the santa fe sport.....
I would pick Kia
Maybe their decision makes sense in the UK where the MSRP of these cars isn't too different, but in the US the Kia starts at $24,900 whereas the Land Rover starts at $37,070. There's no way you can justify spending almost 50% more on the Land Rover.
I live in the US too. I just bought a new land rover discovery sport and it is defenitley worth the price difference. To get an ateast ok kia with leather and stuff you will be spending the base price of the Land rover where with the land rover you can get all that stuff for the base price. And your buying a MUCH better brand. I personally really dont like kia
+TBoess85So because something is cheaper it's a better buy eh? Land Rover have been making 4x4 for ever, their off road ability is way ahead than any other manufacturer..Ford fucked certain things up,but with Tata money and British engineering they are selling more models than they ever had.If you like vehicles awash with cheap plastic and inferior off road ability,go for the Kia.
coolsdon No, but when the Kia costs $12,000+ less, then the Land Rover has to be much better than it to justify the extra cost and, according to this video, it isn't.
+coolsdon ... they've been making 4x4s for ever and still, they can't get it right. Kia which has only recently joined the game of 4x4s has a already tick the boxes of reliability and off road ability... plus it gets plusher and more refined model after model.
+Meni Fo "..Still can't get it right." ??Land Rover are selling more cars than ever.Just look at the A-list celebs who drive them,the list is huge.Try and update your references from1981 to 2016!!
Don't even try and compare Land Rover to Kia in off road ability.Land Rover have been selling their vehicles to the military around the world for decades.
KIA wins the only reason why people would say Discovery is because the badge period.
My wife and i just bought our first kia Sorrento. We got it used because we couldnt afford a new one. I hope its a good vehicle. It looks like new.
You are forgetting an iportant factor..Name. Heritage. That alone makes this comparison superfluous. The only true competitor for the Disco is the Forester with own merits plus heritage, I believe its cheaper though not by much.
They should have chosen the Hyundai Santa Fe instead of the Kia, it is a much better SUV.
Here in Australia I read an article where someone was charged $15,000 extra just for on-road costs for the LandRover plus had to spend an extra $10,000 to option it up to equivalent features to the Santa Fe. Add to that the LandRover finished dead last in the major reliability surveys, I mean why would you waste your money???
Luxury Car Tax...
"The feel good factor" not bias at all... LOL!
The current/new Discovery should never be offered with 7 seats - it's just not big enough.
For me the kia is better ...the discovery have a tractor engine
Yassine Idbelaid they both have small diesels....
Yassine Idbelaid And the Discovery will break down in a couple of hours....
smasila because Kia is widely known for its use crossing continents and wide use in remote areas like jungles and deserts.
Yassine Idbelaid Check my evoque review
Yassine Idbelaid Not anymore. The Disco now has the brand new, class leading Ingenium engine in it.
Comparing a manual gearbox everyone (reviewers at least) universally hates with a high-end 9-speed automatic. Listening to your "heart over head" reasoning in the end i really think you should have driven the Kia with the automatic to make it fair.
Oh and why no mention at all on standard equipment? Sure the LR is only 3k more but at what equipment level? The Kia comes very well equipped as standard.
I would say it's intentional omission of facts. Sounds biased review to me.
I don't understand all the Land Rover hate from the Americans here about "unreliability"; the engine in the Disco Sport is from Ford
+coolsdon I agree thoroughly except for the use of kia as an example; from my experience, kias (at least the 2008 rondo lx v6 I owned) are rather reliable
+coolsdon
Very few people in America worship Kia. Do not get me wrong they have a market there but they are not the dominant player.
+bighands69 oh, definitely. Doesn't explain the LR hate though
the fact is, American cars doesn't last as long as foreign cars. Most Americans buy American cars because they are cheaper to fix, and maintain.
The engine isn't unreliable. It's the 2.0 from the Escape/Kuga. The transmission is the famous ZF9 that plagues Jeeps in the US. Unfortunately, Land Rover's problem is and always has been their electrical systems. They CONSTANTLY fail. I don't know of any Land Rover that drives without a check light on.
kia good looking exterior and interior. cheaper price and spare parts. put rubber damper on front spring we got better handling
I like KIA sorento, Is good
I listened, I now know that you fit into the very back seats of a land rover sport. Searching the internet, I can’t find your height ANYWHERE. So I am non the wiser as to what shaped person would fit in.
Feel good factor wouldn't last long if after 3 years you're sitting in the mechanics paying a fortune for an inadequately made part that the Kia's would still have been covered for another 4 years and unlikely to break in the first place.
tough choice
I see you chose the premium brand. Could really have called that without watching the video.
My view.
Kia has a lot of toys for the money and does get a 7 year warranty but is the warranty in the last 4 years the same as it is in the 1st 3? The answer is no and it also ties you in with servicing! This is how they make their money back not in the fact is amazingly reliable saying that its not unreliable tho. Looks better nowadays too but i do agree with some things here.
Hving driven both the disco does handle much better and this is by a mile and it does have that premium solidness about it. Plus it will go anywhere! Lrs are much more reliable today but so are most brands we cant all live in the past. Id base the car on your use and your style but the kia is mighty expensive when you consider the brand.
Kia Sorento definitely, To get the Kit I had it would have cost me another third on top of the land rover, as it was all extras. I certainly don't agree with the comments regarding steering, you alter the Kia drive as you want it, and then there is the bi annual servicing with the diesel, in addition you have to take into account the poor reliability of land rover. Look at the Australians (John Cadogan, UA-cam), see what they think, and you will get a better idea of Manufacturers that dont cut it, and what reliability means over thousands of cars. I can buy a 3yr old Kia and still have 4 yrs full warranty. No more landrover for me.
7 years warranty Kia Vs 3 years Land Rover. If A car is Brand New 7 to 9 years warranty sounds just right unless the manufacturer isn't that confident.
Basically the guy liked the badge on the Discovery so that made it the better vehicle. That sounds like the battle Kia and Hyundai have been dealing with for 4 years now...
the comments are one sided.... Chris you should give up being a youtuber😂😂😂
Just brought a sorento for my taxi firm...best buy I have made by far.would never buy unreliable land rover
I've had a disco and a freelander. wld never buy a landy again their shocking. I now have a sorento.. love it
In Australia, the Kia Sorento (as with all in the Kia/Hyundai stable) gets extremely comprehensive levels of local tuning for our roads from Freeway/Tollway to rural, country, interstate & finally, washboards of red dust & the very real chance of encountering 'Road-Trains or B Double Semi Trailers or stray animals like kangaroos, emus, camels, cattle, you name it.. Badge snobbery abounds globally, so they will tend to choose something vaguely European. Bigger 'donks' in Aussie Kias and preference for autos here, and the aforesaid revolutionised handling in this continent, aid Kia. Add horrendous distances and ultra high temperatures to the recipe. Kia's seven year Warranty & better dealerships makes a powerful statement for ownership. Land Rover sells less, but loyal buyers 'hang in there' especially when tax rules allow a three year replacement. Particularly in this big & vast land using cities eg. Melbourne & Sydney where cashed up Chinese buy LRovers because 'it ain't' Asian - yep, there are snobs in all ethnic groups & vanity in universal. This quirk here, aids UK/Euro brands compared with the East Asians. So, it 'kind of' evens things out.
A bit late to the comments section but are you saying there is equitable space in the 3rd row of the Disco sport to that of a Sorento? The problem with British journalists especially motoring ones is that they believe anything British is above anything else. Sure they make some good vehicles but to compare these two is a farce. If the sport is a 7 seater in the name of comparison maybe try a Xtrail 7 seat next time to compare.
Add the reliability factor to all that and Kia is a definite winner!
land rover is noisier, smaller, uncomfortable, unreliable, and more expensive ; yet it wins. And why would anyone call its interior 'stylish'? The only reason it wins is because the badge is British
You are %100 correct. Couldn't have said it better myself. I've had both and the Kia is worlds better in every way.
Dennis Adrian The badge isn't British
The badge is and always will be British. Land Rover is still designed and built in the UK, even though the overall ownership may be foreign.
Dennis Adrian I have a 2016 Kia and I love it! It's actually my 3rd.
I also have a 2016 Sorento and I traded in a an aluminium bodied 4.2 XJ8 when I bought it. I know they are totally different car types, but aside from that the Kia Sorento is a quality car, the Jaguar only pretended to be. Don't get me wrong, I loved my Jag, until I drove the Sorento. There was always something wrong with my Jag, in my ten years of ownership it was never free of one (worryingly expensive), problem or another. The KIA has a seven year warranty, now if the quality of that message misses you go and buy a Jaguar Land Rover vehicle, it's what you deserve.
reliability is the deciding factor for a family in my opinion
Kia won the award for reliability in 2014
Everybody's praising the Kia , come on there Korean engines don't last a Rover may break down , but there engines are pretty tough.
Kia for the win
Kia sorento for the win. Less break downs less issues
Why is it you don't compare other premium brands like BMW and Mercedes with other 'practical' offerings? How much space does the Q3 and X1 have? Basically just an agenda to dilute the JLR brand?
my dad has a kia sorento
No contest here.. 7 yr warranty says it all.
LR reliability has improved in the past few years, but is still only average (as is the KIA). The 7yr warranty is very cleverly worded (buy at your own risk). Both these cars have severe seats for large families - yes? Put seven people in them, THEN try and get seven people's luggage for a vacation - you can't. So really 5 people and their luggage.
+Clive Sinclair Land Rover reliability is awful period. The Kia much better then average , read Consumer Reports or talk to owners. Land Rover is the number one worst reliability history of any vehicle brand , worse then Fiat 500L. Bumper to bumper on Kia is 5 year 60k miles. Land Rover 4 years 50K miles and sell it right away because it is insanely expensive to repair.
ggolds5 Would you like to post a link to those reports? Because the ones I read show average for both. Like ANY manufacturer, you will hear horror stories and stories of people doing 500,000 miles in the same car. I have owned new VW's (very 2/3 years) since 1975 and never had one let me down and only 3 minor faults. Other owners have had multiple breakdowns with the same one car. VW/Audi/Mercedes all 'appear' to have good reputations for reliability, but in your 'consumer reports' they only ever do average.
+Clive Sinclair Read the CR 2016 April Auto issue. See for yourself. The LR right up is the worst of anything the have tested and the Kia the new "King of the Road SUV". Like I said the LR sucks. Also Kia rates as a car company in the top 10 and one step above Honda. First if Subaru. Land Rover second worst and Fiat worst.
"...its makes would LIKE YOU TO BELIEVE is as premium as a BMW or indeed a Land Rover"
let's say it goes way beyond making its consumers believe. They also want to make their customers feel and experience.
How is the sorento more practical because the boot is larger ? If you cannot park it in the supermarket micro parking spaces or park it in an average house garage its a disaster in the UK. The RR Sport has been optimized in size terms for the UK roads.Anything larger would be a mark against its competition.
I am one of many buyers who think the whole marketing and sales department needs sacking as specification,options,and pricing resemble the mistakes made by general motors in the late 80 's.
Why cant I buy a wider range of specialist colours and interior leather ? Why do many buyer put up with this? then go and get their vehicles wrapped instead to get colours of their choice......mindless exclusion of customers,outdated practices of downgrading their cars,customers just buy their competitors car.
Are the Chinese versions including option ranges such as Pelento red leather or Connelly hide ? (The Chinese market love red as culturally significant colour on cars).
A stylish and modern SUV the 2016 version reduces running costs and ups the spec in the UK.However we do think this way overpriced for the entry level models.The 2016 entry level model is no longer accessible to severely disabled people which is a pity as a quality SUV built in the UK seems can only be afforded by overseas buyers in numbers.Instead the Nissan Quashqui takes sales away from the Evoke in large numbers. The launch of the outlander hybread and Volvo hybread leaves the Evoke looking less than innovative.
We do hope an entry level model will now be offered on the car mobility scheme again as it ticks so many boxes for 2016 disabled people.
This comparison didn't include driving in winter (snow and icy) or off -road conditions, but if it did the LR would kill the Korean!!
When leasing a vehicle the residual value a luxury brand holds can easily offset $3-6,000. I sure wish the US versions returned 35mpg. The Land Rover is really ugly (the front looks identical to a Nissan Rogue,) and your oil changes and filters will cost more. You'll be compelled to tip everyone more too. You'll also be associated with more people (pick a stereotype) who drive like nobody else is on the road. Don't discount the extra space though. I'm trying to replace a 2006 RAV4 V6 and there isn't much out there other than the Sorento that can come close. Sign me up for the stick with the turbo engine though (also probably not available in the US), that alone would make up for the lack of driving performance. Rear visibility on Kia's and most new vehicles is just awful.
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