2024 Kia Sorento facelift rendered: Due later this year with Kia Connect

January 25: New-look Sorento driven in Australia

Kia is absolutely sauntering right now, buoyed by a series of well-received new cars. Now there's this, a worthy suite of updates for a class leader: the 2024 Kia Sorento.

July 2023: Kia Sorento facelift revealed

April 7: The facelifted 2024 Kia Sorento will arrive in Australia by the end of this year.

A spokesperson for Kia Australia confirmed the updated Sorento would be the brand's next model to feature its Kia Connect technology, along with the all-electric EV9 large SUV.

As detailed here, the system will continue to be progressively rolled out in Australia with all-new models and mid-life facelifts, rather than general model-year updates – despite the addition of Hyundai's Bluelink to minor MY23 spec bumps for the Tucson and Venue.

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2024 Kia Sorento facelift rendering | Wheels Media

It is also limited to vehicles fitted with satellite navigation, suggesting the entry-level Sorento S will miss out on the technology, based on the current specification list.

The facelifted Sorento, due to be revealed in a few months, is expected to be headlined by a Telluride and EV9-inspired front fascia, as depicted in our speculative renderings above and below.

This is poised to include vertical-stacked headlights, a daytime running light strip running into a reshaped grille, and a revised lower bumper.

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2024 Kia Sorento facelift rendering | Wheels Media

Newly-designed alloy wheels should be the only change to the side profile, while a full-width strip is expected to connect the tail-lights, in line with the recently-updated Seltos.

It is expected to include a lighting element, at least for variants with LED tail-lights.

Inside, the facelifted Sorento is tipped to follow the Sportage with a single-piece curved unit for the infotainment system and digital instrument cluster, replacing the current hooded cluster.

The infotainment display should grow to 12.3 inches, up from 10.25 inches, while minor updates to the centre console and switchgear could also be on the cards.

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2024 Kia Sorento facelift rendering | Wheels Media

Kia Australia has confirmed the updated Sorento will arrive here before the end of 2023, with more to be announced at its official debut in the coming months.

The new Sorento will face competition from the next-generation Hyundai Santa Fe in 2024. It will retain the current N3 platform shared with the Kia, but with a boxier new look and a redesigned interior.

VFACTS new-car sales data reveals 2088 examples of the Sorento have been registered year-to-date, making it the second-best-selling large SUV in Australia, placing it ahead of the Hyundai Santa Fe (1034), Mazda CX-8 (1031), Volkswagen Tiguan Allspace (700) and Skoda Kodiaq (201).

Below: The current, pre-facelift 2023 Kia Sorento