Running costs for this large SUV aren’t as huge as you may imagine – especially if you stick with the diesel. At around 35mpg, it’s far more economical than the petrol V6. Depreciation isn’t too much of an issue in terms of actual cash lost (as opposed to a percentage of the car’s original list price). Kia dealers offer value-for-money servicing and insurance groups are reasonable at between 12 and 14.

The Sorento performs fairly badly on the eco front, with an average of 232g/km CO2 across the range. The manual diesel is the better choice – it emits 209g/km of CO2 and is capable of 36mpg.

The vast majority of owners have reported no problems whatsoever. There have been some niggles – rectified under warranty – and a handful of breakdowns, but nothing to cause major concern. The build quality certainly feels impressive and a different league to Kia models built before 2003.