 Update March 2018.   Our 2014 Kia Sorento SX-L AWD is our second Sorento. Most of what we said about it in our earlier review still holds true.  We now (March 2018) have about 55k miles on it and the Sorento has performed nearly flawlessly.  For several months we have been having an issue with the starting button.  Sometimes you have to wiggle the shift lever to get the button to engage the starter.  The dealer has now had the Sorento three times in an attempt to fix this problem.  They have given  us a rental car this time and Kia corporate is involved.  Other than that, it is great as I said in our initial review, the Sorento is very feature rich and comfortable to drive.  Little features like the heated and cooled  front bucket seats have proven to be even more beneficial that we believed they would be.  I can give the Sorento an unqualified "thumbs up".  Also, the original equipment Kumho tires (at over 50k miles) still have not needed to be  replaced.We bought a 2011 EX V6 FWD in April 2010 and put about 60K (happy) miles on it.It had all of the available "bells and whistles" at the time but the new 2014 SX-L is a huge advancement in nearly every category. It is so feature-rich, comfortable, powerful and well finished that I think it beats the competition from Honda, Acura, BMW etc. for thousands of dollars less. Admittedly, this is the top of the line so the Nappa leather and panoramic sun roof won't be found on every model  Aside from the many features on the SX-L, I would strongly recommend the AWD version.  It really makes a positive difference in how the vehicle drives.  Update March 2017:  The Sorento continues to perform very well.  The factory tires are several thousand miles from replacement.  All of the many features continue to perform flawlessly.  I can recommend the Sorento without reservation.