What Makes the Kia Sorento Perfect for Family Life in the Suburbs of Chicago?

Raising a family in the Windy City? With so many beautiful, safe, and vibrant suburbs just outside of downtown, Chicago makes it easy to provide your children with access to sprawling green spaces and all of the enrichment that comes with living near one of the greatest cities in America! A quality three-row SUV, like the Sorento, is the perfect vehicle for navigating busy days of carpools and soccer practice, as well as nights of live entertainment and fine dining in the metropolitan area. Consider us when you’re looking for a Kia Sorento for sale near Chicago. We have this refined and powerful SUV available in its many trims and would love to put you in one!

We believe you’ll love how the Sorento combines practical features that busy families can appreciate with sophisticated styling and innovative technology that captures the spirit of Chicago. Below, we’ll cover some of our favorite features of this elevated three-row SUV and why we know they’ll enhance your days behind the wheel. 

A Cabin Designed for Comfort and Calm

Whether you’re headed home after a day of shopping and sightseeing in Chicago or you’re taking the kids to school, you’ll want a cabin that can keep everyone content. That’s the best chance you have at a peaceful drive without too many rear-seat complaints. The Sorento will more than deliver in that department. Its cabin has been designed to be a sanctuary where everyone can put their troubles away and enjoy the ride.

Kia designed the seats to be configurable, allowing you to create the rear seat area that best fits your passengers’ needs. The second-row seats slide forward at the push of a button, which can give third-row passengers easy access to their seats—or more legroom (if your pre-teens are sprouting up, then you know how valuable that is!) You can also opt for second-row captain’s chairs and enjoy a six-seat configuration. If your kids are big now (and even in high school), then they might be at that age where they want personal space. The captain’s chairs are terrific for that and create a convenient aisle down the middle of the vehicle for a spacious feel and easy third-row access. 

It’s no secret that Chi-Town sees some frigid winters and hot summers! So you’ll probably appreciate the available heated and ventilated front seats and heated second-row seats. On cold days, you and your passengers will love the way these seats melt the cold out of your bones. On hot days, you’ll enjoy the full-body breeze. There’s also an available heated steering wheel, which can help get your fingers warm and flexible for driving.

Every parent can appreciate a quiet cabin. While keeping your kids’ noise levels down isn’t always easy, you can at least start with a peaceful SUV interior, and the Sorento gives you that with its available acoustic laminated first-row glass. This feature helps keep outside noises from entering the cabin. When you’re driving downtown, the acoustic glass can keep the sirens, honking horns, and shouting pedestrian sounds to a minimum. There are plenty of reasons to love that, like being able to hear your audiobooks and music better or simply being able to enjoy an uninterrupted conversation with your kids or partner (for once). Plus, a quiet cabin can facilitate nap time, which is always a gift for parents.

Cargo Compartments and Perks for Shopping—Whether for Groceries or Fine Art

Between running errands and enjoying world-class shopping in the city, you need to lug around a lot of stuff. So, you need an SUV that can adapt to your cargo needs. The Sorento is that SUV. First off, it has standard 50/50 split-folding third-row seats and 60/40 split-folding second-row seats. You can easily fold down just one side of the third row to create a little extra space or both sides for even more room for your belongings. 

With the second and third rows folded flat, you’ll enjoy 75.5 cu.ft. of cargo space. Think of what you can do with that. You can pack up that antique side table or rolled-up rug you found downtown. You can load up your SUV with a week’s worth of groceries. On the rare occasions when you can get a sitter and enjoy a weekend away with a partner or friend, you can get camping gear, dirt bikes, and tons of suitcases back there.

You will never struggle to get things in and out of your trunk, thanks to the available Smart Power Liftgate. It senses your keyfob and automatically opens when you get close. You don’t need to put your things down to free up your hands. Don’t worry about remembering to close the liftgate, either. It will sense when your keyfob is no longer nearby and automatically close.

Monitoring Systems for Keeping an Eye on Your Surroundings

When you’re cruising around the suburbs, you need to worry about kids on bicycles coming out of nowhere and dogs running out into the street. When you’re in downtown Chicago, especially around the Loop or the Magnificent Mile, you need to worry about pedestrians jaywalking and street food vendors taking up a little too much of the road. It’s hard to keep an eye on all of that activity on your own. Luckily, the Sorento has a couple of systems that can keep an eye out for you. While more and more vehicles offer advanced driver assist technologies like automatic braking and lane departure warning, Kia foes further with the Sorento.

First, there’s a Full Display Mirror. It turns your rearview mirror into an additional display for your rearview camera to help you see what’s behind your vehicle, even when you have a cabin full of people obstructing your view. You can always turn it back into a regular mirror if you want to check your hair or makeup before going to a dinner, live theater event, or PTA meeting. Then, there’s the available 360-degree Surround View Monitor. This gives you a bird’s eye view of your surroundings and really comes in handy when you’re backing out of a driveway onto a busy street or getting into a tight parking spot. Whether you’re worried about the neighbor’s child learning how to ride a bike or sightseers not watching where they’re going, you’ll appreciate these monitoring systems. 

Come See if the Sorento Is Right for You

Do you think the Sorento could be just right for your family life in the suburbs of Chicago? With its spacious cabin, premium features, and advanced driver assist technology, it certainly has a lot to offer local drivers. Our friendly team would love to get to know you and hear which features matter most to you. We know what a unique lifestyle you enjoy just outside of the Windy City, and we’re confident that the Sorento is ready to meet your family’s evolving needs! There is a lot to enjoy about this three-row SUV from Kia, and we’ve just barely scratched the surface so far. Come find your Sorento at our welcoming and well-stocked dealership today and learn even more about its many features and advantages!

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