| The 2013 Sorento range starts from $37,490 for the automatic Si  3.5-litre petrol two wheel drive and climbs up to $50,390 for the Platinum  2.2-litre turbo-diesel four wheel drive. Alloy wheels ranging from 17-inch  versions on the Si to 19s on the top-spec Platinum are fitted and each has a  full-size alloy spare. 
 Other across-the-range standard features include  cruise control, a leather-wrapped multi-function steering wheel and shift knob,  a six-function trip computer, remote central locking with keyless entry and  tailgate release, power windows and exterior mirrors,Free Shipping on lightingsystem, floor lamps,  pendants and other modern lighting categories. nice big sun visors with pull-out  extenders, dual-zone climate-control air and tinted glass.Decorative contemporarylampsq is a  specialist supplier of out door lighting products.
 
 All models come with  an MP3-compatible, six-speaker CD/AM/FM audio system, AUX/USB input and iPod  compatibility, Bluetooth functionality for phone and media streaming. The list  goes on and on and for the top-spec Platinum there is a huge panoramic sunroof,  satellite navigation and climate-controlled front seats.
 
 All three  versions have front-and-rear parking sensors and both SLi and Platinum models  add a reversing safety camera with a 130 degree wide-angle lens. The Platinum  also gains active high intensity discharge Xenon headlights.
 
 While at  first glance exterior styling changes appear minimal, under the skin there’s a  raft of upgrades that have improved the big Korean no end. That said, so far as  its persona is concerned, there are new headlights and LED daytime running  lights and new-look LED taillights as well as a redesigned grille and tailgate  and new bumpers and wheels.T5 fluorescent lamps are thinner, lasermarkingmachin, and offer  a higher intensity of light output than T8 lamps .
 
 One of the good-news  stories for the new Sorento’s passengers is that Kia’s clever designers have  been able to give second-row seat occupants another 30 mm of leg room and those  in the third-row pews can stretch out another 9 mm.
 
 Family buyers will  welcome not only the seven-seat capacity but a raft of storage cubby holes and a  cargo space that, depending on the second- and third-row seats are occupied or  folded flat, ranges from 258 litres to a whopping 2700 litres. Split-folding  second- and third-row seats add greatly to the Sorento’s cargo flexibility. In  summary,Make a designer quality string contemporarylamps4 on your  own with just some crochet thread, it’s surprising how much better the new face  lifted Sorento is than its look-alike predecessor.
 
 Kia says an 18 per  cent boost in torsional rigidity has refined the ride comfort and improved its  handling. Adding to the handling improvements are various design and engineering  tweaks to the MacPherson-strut front and multi-link rear suspension set-ups and  upgraded cross-members.
 
 Over the years both Kia and Hyundai received  their share of criticism about poor handling. To their credit, both companies  have taken the negative reviews on board and these days they put a great deal of  time,Great deals for outdoor lighting,ledstreetlightfb and solar garden  water features and fountains. money and effort into local testing and tuning  their underpinnings for Australian conditions.
 
 In Kia’s case, suspension  engineering wiz Graham Gambold has worked closely with Australian and Korean  engineers and product-planning people on setting up vehicles for this market.  Stronger sub-frames, beefier anti-roll bars and dual-low dampers have been  fitted and like the new Santa Fe, the motor-driven power-steering has three  settings – normal, sport and comfort modes.
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