Skoda Kodiaq vs. KIA Sorento - Family SUV Comparison (ENG) - Marek Drives

[@zebekias3]

I have the 2025 Kia Sorento Hybrid as my summer car in Greece, it’s an amazing car. Highly recommend.

[@miloskorica5126]

New kodiaq is so beautiful..especialy with new front grill lights.saw one at streets, better than bmw or audi lol

[@madisjaagura]

Kodiaq can be much cheaper as it has 37k eur base price with 7 seats and MHEV in FWD version, which makes more sense in the city (& reviewed 4x4 diesel is +8k eur). Cheapest Sorento is 60k eur, in plug-in version 69k eur (Estonia).

[@hedydd2]

I had the pre facelift Sorento diesel automatic and it was excellent, as good as the Volvo XC90 which I had before it. To adjust the heating I used voice control on both.

[@alliejr]

Great! I love the photography. Video of the boots of each car looks like a dolly shot as it slides from left to right. That seems quite sophisticated. Perhaps you’re just shooting with a wide lens and applying a pan effect in post.

[@MarekDrivesENG]

Thanks. I use a slider for the static shots.

[@Ostap1974]

For my eyes, smth is off for most of Škoda large cars, namely Kodiaq, Superb and Octavia. I can't put my finger on it exactly, but I feel it is connected to disproportional wheel size and -base. The situation is much better in smaller cars.

[@Commentator541]

The overhangs and the wheel arches are so far away from the wheels, the cars look like they are floating on a buggy, never on the ground fully. Definitely has that appearance.

[@davidllewellyn5168]

Hi Marek, I would say that you are the most professional presenter of cars. You tell it like it is and let people know who are using their own money to buy cars. Great comparison and this type of comparison is very useful. Very down to earth and simple

[@MarekDrivesENG]

Thanks! I'm planning to make more. Maybe one every two months or so, depending on how the test cars align.

[@atelier81a74]

Click on the video, like and after that watching it. Looking forwards on more videos like this.

[@artpan4376]

Styling wise KIA is more interesting... about spare wheel under the car...Hmm...not sure how handy it will be to mount/unmount, but you will certainly need a mechanic outfit with you to deal with it, plus...I suspect this wheel hanging underneath will collect alot of dirt and produce reasonable air resistance.

[@plugman1963]

Both out of my price range but in terms of looks its the Sorento for me. It looks bigger and more rugged.

[@kevinn1158]

Laughed sooooo hard at your 3:45 moment... that's a lot of space!!! People in Canada love Hyundai and Kia. They are packing in the features and their designs are very progressive. Personally I'm not into such large vehicles and both Kia and VW products seem to always have build quality problems. Not sure I'd buy either one of these.

[@10mbc]

I would say the Hyundai SantaFe would be the better pick. The Sorento seems old with the media controls on the left. The new Hyundai / Kia arrangement is audio controls on the left and cruise control on the right (As it was in my Citroen C5 from 2004 :) ) even more today when you have the adaptive cruise control and, on a left hand drive car, you would have your --- wait for it --- left hand on the wheel and the resume button would be on the left. My future car already has this update done and it's a cheaper car - the Kona petrol. What would I pick? If I would have had some 10 000 euro more to spend, I would probably get the Tucson Style Hybrid + AWD for 36000 euro. At 215 ps I think one would like to have AWD. I think the SantaFe / Sorento / Kodiaq are too big for my needs.

[@TheHeratsoft]

Definitely would go for Skoda for more practicality and better engine performance.

[@anotherdeejay]

Kodiaq is a great car but I think the Sorento has the edge. Still...my favorite so far is the new Santa Fee

[@georgibg]

But is the Sorento actually better? Its hybrid powertrain has limited range, the interior layout is inconsistent, the design changes every 3 years...

[@MarekDrivesENG]

It didn't have any electronic issues during my time with it. That being said, I later drove the new Santa Fe, and on the second day of testing it lost all rear radar sensors. Same group, same tech, so I suppose it's a hit or miss nowadays. Not very encouraging, when you're spending half a house on a depreciating asset like a car.

[@kaypee1972]

Too bad you compared a full spec Sorento with a medium spec Kodiaq. You can get the Kodiaq with DCC Plus as an adaptive chasis control and also with off-road option. Also with very good leather seats with very good massage and ventilation.

[@anotherdeejay]

​@kaypee1972 they were in the similar price range. adding all extra option would raise the price by a lot, easier win for Sorento then

[@redwhite_040]

@@MarekDrivesENG half a house? Maybe in Poland. Here in NL you can barely buy a half garage for this money/

[@kaypee1972]

In Germany I found that a full spec Skoda is cheaper in leasing than a Sorento

[@zlatkosokolovic5715]

The fact, that we are considering those minibuses as a family cars, at all, is a sarcastic, per se. Where are the normal `eighties, when we used to drive: Renault 18, VW golf or passat, Opel commodore, Ford taunus, or Mercedes 124 at best, and we were all just fine.

[@alxdava2004]

The size of the people tho 🤣

[@MarekDrivesENG]

You can still buy a Golf or a Passat Estate.

[@zlatkosokolovic5715]

@@alxdava2004 Yeah, but not that much

[@zlatkosokolovic5715]

@@MarekDrivesENG I know, and I did.

[@g00dfeeling]

2025 if you’re American 😂

[@sovalicacone1162]

Yeah I was always wondering about that. In USA they already sell 2026 cars. Someone should tell them that's not how it goes 🤣

[@makar126]

KIA Sorento just looks better. Maybe not for 4K Eur, but better.

[@nikolayrayanov2895]

The PHEV costs 40,000 EUR in Bulgaria.

[@kienfung3045]

Kia, of course

[@primus6419]

Kodiaq✊🏻👍🏻

[@tudoriusmaximus]

Sorento, any time.

[@minnietoby]

I think the Kia is far better looking for a start, plus a 7 yr guarantee very reliable,Skoda not so much, I’ve had owned both, I actually preferred the older Kodiaq sportline to the new one, but the Kia in Ireland is not more expensive than the Kia , they are about the same for the top spec, overall the Kia offers more for your buck than the Skoda so for me it’s the Sorento by good distance, ps I’ve always found the seats more comfortable in the Kodiaq sportline than any other car I’ve ever owned

[@minniesaab7255]

👍👍👍

[@SeeMoreLevingthon]

In this day and age, non-coupé-like SUVs have no excuses for limited interior space, small cubbies and door bottle spaces, etc. If they haven't bothered to improve or fix this, I ain't bothering with their BS, either. It's an SUV. You have all the opportunities for spaciousness and for practicality, and you have the key advantage over wagons - the height. It HAS to be well designed inside, otherwise, why even bother making it. Oh, wait - I know! Coz you can recycle your smaller car ideas and wrap them in the best-selling packaging of an SUV, and call it a day, right? Fuck that. Fuck the KIA.

[@olandoskojkus9721]

I drive l&k kodiaq 2022, and I am happy with it .but with the new shape they screwed up, i wouldn't get one even for free. They will lose money with the new shape, the quality is rubbish, I am very disappointed as a kodiaq owner.

[@kieranlarkin5938]

Kia by a country mile.

[@Commentator541]

Either of these at those prices can only be justified as company or lease cars. We all know they are not surviving the 100K, maybeee 150K miles mark. What is the Skoda engine, 1.5??? 1.4 used to be in a POLO. And they don't look distinguished at all, you'd look better in a Macan, which costs the same...

[@kyriakosaronis5206]

2.0 TDI has been one of the best VW diesel motors, with majority of cars running well more than 500.000 K....

[@hrugga]

In the Macan at same price you should probably bring the seat from home ....

[@mimicro83]

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[@Pedrochenko]

Both are ugly.