2027 Kia Sorento · Trim vs trim
2027 Kia Sorento EX vs SX: what's the difference?
The SX costs $3,800 more. Kia current checked October 17, 2026; excludes $1,495 , taxes, paint and dealer charges. It starts at $42,490, and the EX at $38,690. The SX adds a , a name-brand sound system, , a and a . It also changes the .
Our Sorento data has all eleven US 2027 gas/HEV , fourteen factory trim/drive combinations and core roof/comfort . Both US 2026 PHEV trims are included under the 2026 year control. It doesn't have paint, interior color packages, dealer except the modeled tow hitch, incentives, allocation and factory order-bank status yet, so something missing from this page may still be offered.
What changes, as they come
| What | EX | SX |
|---|---|---|
| Roof glass | EXNone | SXPanoramic sunroof |
| Gauge cluster | EX4.3-inch instrument display | SX12.3-inch digital instrument display |
| Audio | EX6-speaker audio | SXBose 12-speaker audio |
| What | EX | SX |
|---|---|---|
| Seven seats with second-row bench | EXYes | SXNot included |
| Second-row captain’s chairs | EXNot included | SXYes |
| Ventilated front seats | EXNot included | SXYes |
| Heated steering wheel | EXNot included | SXYes |
| Surround View and Blind-Spot View Monitors | EXNot included | SXYes |
The same on both: horsepower (274 hp), combined mpg (23 mpg), city mpg (20 mpg), highway mpg (29 mpg) and cargo behind the third row (12.6 cu ft).
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- Eight seats
- All-wheel drive
- A hybrid powertrain
- Seven seats
- Second-row captain’s chairs
- A panoramic sunroof
- Bose audio
- Snow, Mud and Sand Terrain Mode
- All-terrain tires
- A 4,500-pound maximum tow rating
- A surround-view camera system
- Ventilated front seats
- A head-up display
Build your own
Switch to the EX in the trim list to see what goes away, or add packages to either and watch the drawing change.
The SX, as it comes
↑ The answerSX
$42,490
SX
$42,490
- MPG
- mpg
- ·
- Power
- hp
- ·
- Cargo
- ft³
- ·
- Clearance
- ″
- ·
- Combined mpg
- mpg
- 20 city · 29 highway
- Horsepower
- hp
- 2027 US retail specification
- Cargo space
- ft³
- Behind occupied third row · SAE
- Ground clearance
- ″
- Published minimum
- Curb weight
- lb
- Published minimum · up to 4,158 lb; not selected-option weight
- No AWD
- No Hybrid
- Has Panoramic roof
- Has Bose audio
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Surround camera
Choose a trim
Packages & options
Towing
What your options change
This is a stock SX. Pick a package and every part it swaps shows up here, and in orange on the SUV.
- No AWD
- No Hybrid
- Has Panoramic roof
- Has Bose audio
- Has Ventilated seats
- Has Surround camera
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Powertrain
- 2.5L turbo gasoline four-cylinder
- Transmission
- 8-speed wet dual-clutch automatic
- Torque
- 311 lb-ft
- Seating
- 6 · second-row captain’s chairs
- Cargo, second row
- 38.5–45.0 ft³ · seat position dependent
- Cargo, rows folded
- 75.5 ft³
- Third-row legroom
- 29.6″
- Touchscreen
- 12.3″
- Audio
- Bose 12-speaker audio
- Tires
- 255/45R20
- Spare tire
- Compact spare · standard, including X-Pro
- Tow rating
- 2,000 lb · additional equipment required
- Hitch equipment
- Additional equipment required to tow
- Terrain modes
- Unavailable
- Roof rails
- Low-profile