Thank you Alan, for your kind
Thank you Alan, for your kind words. I am very pleased to hear that you find my reviews helpful and informative. I strive to be objective. If I can get my window fixed (smashed out as referenced above) I hope to take my Sorento into some colder, snowier places before the winter is over (like into the Cascade or Olympic mountains perhaps). But I will say that even if I get my window replaced this winter, I will probably not be able to test deep snow conditions like you described because I would only try that after fitting my Sorento with proper snow tires (which I intend to do, once my window is replaced). I did test it in slick conditions though a couple weeks ago (see link at bottom), and even on the factory all-seasons was pretty impressed with its AWD performance. If you don’t regular have deep snowy conditions where you live, I would guess that you would be just fine with the Sorento PHEV’s performance in winters conditions. In fact the only reason I can think of that one might be disappointed, so far, is the ground clearance (just shy of 7 inches). Of course one could spend extra to lift the suspension, but the PHEV version has slightly less clearance than the ICE version, in case that matters. I am nothing but impressed with the AWD handling in my admittedly limited tests so far, otherwise. The Sorento PHEV seems to be more than capable in Seattle area winters.
https://www.torquenews.com/16317/testing-kia-sorento-phev-winter-driving-performance-grocery-getting