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The latest Sorento might work a little better in keeping prior buyers interested in this latest model, whereas the similar Hyundai Santa Fe looks like it’s going after someone entirely new.

A face-lift for the 2024 Sorento leaves the overall shape of the mid-size SUV intact but borrows cues from both of its larger siblings.

Having joined the Sorento line for the 2022 model year, the plug-in hybrid model rolls into 2024 essentially unchanged.

For 2024, the only changes Kia has made to the Sorento Hybrid are revised interior and exterior colors.

The six SUVs that were part of our recent Affordable SUV Challenge were smaller, subcompact models, and there were some significant differences in the amount of cargo space they offered.

Kia has reinforced rails to prevent the second-row captain’s seat from breaking loose in 2024 Carnivals built after August 2023, and IIHS has performed testing on the updated minivan.

In our 2023 Affordable SUV Challenge, the most expensive vehicle in the test, the 2024 Kia Seltos SX Turbo, tied for first place in our value scoring with the least expensive vehicle in our test, the 2024 Chevrolet Trax Activ.

The 2024 Kia Seltos improves upon an already winning formula by giving its turbocharged engine a smooth, traditional automatic transmission, while continuing to offer an impressive mix of useful features and high-quality materials.

There are many EVs on the market now that can handle light- or medium-weight trailers, and a handful of new electric light-duty pickup trucks can even go “tow-to-tow” with their gasoline counterparts.

The Light returns to the EV6 lineup for 2024, dropping the price of entry from 2023 by nearly $6,000.