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OREANDA-NEWS. The company KIA Motors Rus until the end of 2015 will start the sales of its flagship crossover KIA Sorento Prime with a gasoline engine 3.3-liter V6. The power of the new engine, belonging to the family of Lambda, is 250 liters with 6400 rev/min and the maximum torque 317 Nm at 5300 rev / min. The engine is adapted with the Russian tax (250 hp instead of 270 hp): the value of 250 liters is borderline, after which there is a significant increase in the tax rate on the vehicle, informed the press service of KIA Motors Rus.

Like diesel power agregate, the gasoline engine is only available in combination with all-wheel drive and six-speed automatic transmission. It provides more dynamic than the diesel version, acceleration to 100 km/h – is 8.2 s (in the version with a diesel engine - 9.6 s). The engine complies with the Euro-5 and the average fuel consumption is just 10.5 l / 100 km on the conditional test cycle. Engine Lambda V6 3.3 MPI will be offered to the most equipped seven-seat configurations KIA Sorento Prime - Prestige and Premium.

Recall that the sale of KIA Sorento Prime in Russia started on July 1st, 2015. Since the launch on the market the new product is offered with a diesel four-cylinder engine of 2.2 liters with a capacity of 200 liters. However, as noted in the KIA Motors Rus, V6 petrol engine is traditionally popular among Russian buyers of midsize SUVs, so it was decided to offer the same for the new flagship SUV KIA.