KIA Sorento Attempts Hell's Gate in Moab
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- Опубликовано: 25 авг 2024
- This is the new 2019 Kia Sorento SX Limited and I was lucky enough to be a part of an awesome production crew challenged by the engineers of this vehicle to tackle one of the most intimidating trails in Moab Utah... Hell's Revenge.
The only modifications we made to this brand new Kia Sorento was to mount up a set of BFGoodrich KO2 all terrain tires on the stock wheels, put a skid plate under the oil pan and on the hardest part of the trail... the climb up Hell's Gate... we disconnected the sway bars. That's it!
We also enlisted the help of one of the most experienced off-roaders in the area Dan Mick to do the spotting and his son Richard did the driving.
Yes, this is a "fish out of water" type of scenario and the Sorento wasn't designed for this type of off road use, but the engineers were so confident in the build quality of the drive-train that they gave us the keys and said GO FOR IT! And while I've never owned a Kia before, I totally respect this type of product torture test. Other than the back bumper cover being pulled loose on that one corner, there was no other serious damage to this thing.
This is my first commercial as a host and I had an absolute blast doing it.
Please help support my efforts to do more of this type of thing by liking and sharing this video for me!
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#kia #sorento #hellsgate
Mad respect to Kia for just leaving all the footage of the damage in there.
@@NAT-rd8fl 1:16
i mean they had like a millisecond of the shot of the rear bumper being ripped off and paid zero attention to it at any point
@@virid6819 the driver called it out the first time it happened at 0:30 and you can see footage at 1:16 definitely looks like whoever directed/edited this video wanted it to be seen
@@shadowrundas you right about the 1st time. i was more referring to the 2nd time, which seemed to me like they didn't put any of an attempt to acknowledge it other than doing the bare minimum of showing a couple frames of video. and don't get me wrong i love korean manufacturers, i daily a '19 veloster r spec. i just thought it was something to be noticed
@@virid6819 well to be fair I don’t think this car was really designer for this haha, city driving maybe...
after seeing this, im taking the wifes Kia there sunday
HA! Make sure to post up some video so we can see!
Lol
😅🤣😆
@@alexgarcia3900 yo whats up loser..... HAHAH YOU drive a KIA
@@skimask5049 yo whatsup dickhead 😂 why you worried about that
im a wheeler and dirtbiker thats been there, videos dont even do justice on hells gate..like its really steep..hard to walk on steep. even the entrance to get there is ridiculous. im still surprised that KIA even got in there lmao. mad props too them and the driver. the 1.2k dislikes are prob from jeepers who bailed at the entrance and the KIA making them look bad
I was really impressed how well the car took that first drop through that V notch on the back side!
mad probs too them
And that was edited. Lol
I've been down there. I am 100% impressed that you did this in a Kia! One hell of a way to market your vehicle.
You don't remember the first generation Sportage and sorento?
It's FAKE THAT PIECE OF SHIT NEVER MADE IT!
Used 2019 Kia Sorento for sale, one careful owner, accident free, 10/10 condition.
Nice one!
Thanks, and great video!
What Comes Around™ accident free, what about the rear bumper they almost ripped off
low mileage
What Comes Around™ you kidding me? I'd buy it after watching it work! Haha
I don't even care that this was a commercial, that's cool af
HA! Thanks so much for the support!
Steven Johnson
If was just that minor mods, it is an honest and capable car.
Really impressive.
Mazokki seriously? He made it very clear
wingnut8535 wow you got me there
Wait what!!!!
Many sorento owners will damage their cars after watching this:)
they will also think they can go anywhere offroad without getting stuck.
😂😂
🤣🤣👏
Probably why BLM closed a lot of these trails lmfao
this is marketing done right
I like when cars are secretly capable of doing these thing
most cars do way more than most people give them credit for. Everyone thinks you need an enthusiast grade car to go to a track, offroad, tow etc etc
Gearing and traction. You get a low enough crawler gear and enough traction you can climb anything.
@@obnxsdonky9394 if you want to do track you do need to put some money into your car if youre going to win. offroad, towing, ect you dont need as much, i have a 2013 mini base and jcw all4 countryman and theyve both been offroading on tougher trails and in the snow. good tires get you to a lot of places, i did eventually install a lift kit which got me to even more places a mini shouldnt even think about going
They call em “sleepers”
@@obnxsdonky9394 I mean, they did tear off the bumper more than a few times. If they had a trim with a better bumper like what Jeep does with their Trailhawk versions of their SUVs, then it would be a off-road sleeper.
I'd like to see that footage uncut.
There was so much more that we shot... this was only a bit of the trail. Other than being a bit low, it dominated and was so comfy! LOL!
Haha we filmed so much more "get the tow cables out of the shot!"
Yeah. I'm waiting bullshit. Let's see footage uncut. That's the first thing I said before I clicked on this video.
i also would like to see the footage from the bottom of hells gate to the top. no cuts no edits.
"Unhooked the sway bars".......just a MINOR mod! Let's see really life footage.
I'll be honest, even though this IS a commercial, I really liked that. KIA is stepping up their game. Not only do the cars look good, and in a lot of cases offer Japanese level reliability, they obviously, as shown here perform well. Nice video.
Japanese reliability because a lot of their motors from the late 90's - mid 2000's, were actually Mitsubishi engines and transmissions ;) They have since started making their own, but share many similar internal components like pistons, rods, and cranks. While their blocks remain inspired.
Wonder if they come with BFG's
Now if only they would admit their Theta engines are garbage 🤔
I have one of their vans (Sedona) and it's been quite the workhorse.
Nice vehicle, so far.
The Dank Lord Kias are reasonably priced as well.
I’ve got a 2017 and I love mine. This was pretty cool to see. For a family SUV that seemingly has no business being off road, it’s pretty capable with the right tires.
Love the bumper mod at the end!
Ha! It was a nice touch... we kept hitting that one corner and I would hop out and pop it back in place. Best day at work ever!
LMFAOOOOOO
Lol i wasnt sure if i was the only one that saw that
Ha ha... Not only at the end.. Evn in d beginning.... 0.30 :-)
What bumper mod? Am I the only one who doesn’t see it ?
This is what I like to see. Watching people do this in WAY over modified vehicles is just not that exciting, there is no challenge. One the other hand, taking a vehicle not really made for this, is exciting. Nicely done.
Dan Mick...Moab Trail Guide LEGEND was the one spotting them up Hell's Gate like he did for me years ago. If you are ever in Moab and want to do ANY off road driving or tour as a passenger you have got to give him all call!!! Expert Guide. Wealth of knowledge and a TON of stories and history for the region....Dan Mick is your man!!!
I am a jeep guy and this is awesome. Not the safest but that's why you try it in the first place. Hell yeah.
This should be a Super Bowl commercial for Kia.
I couldn’t agree more!!!!
Tommy Ashworth go eagles
No but seriously...... Kia and Hyundai stepped their game waaayyyy up
Safe it for the XFL. NFL is hit.
That's actually pretty impressive
I thought so!
I think this proves 2 things. 1) Kia is upping their game and it's impressive 2) A lot of offroading can be done with way less than people think. Takes a good spotter and balls.
Kia has always had a hand in off-roading their most popular model, the Sportage was a fairly capable off roader. It's how I first came to know them.
don't forget tires
The places moms go to drop off their kids to play soccer. Amazing.
That driver has some balls of steel. I have never seen anybody throttle through Hell's Gate.
Yeah, his technique was full commitment and it worked!
"When in doubt.. flat out!"
Well yes, but I suggest the "It's not my car" played a bigger part.
Probably because it doesnt have a low range transfer case that I know of.
The old sorento comes with Real transfer case and 4 low.
This sorento does not. So, the only choice here is throttle and momentum.
They didn't show the bumper smash in the commercial but still pretty impressive.
Raptorman0909 then how do you know it got smashed?
@@asmith7094 this video???
My 2016 Sorento has done amazing on wet muddy trails, in 7 inches of snow, and then surprised me when it proceeded to gap a stupidly loud Honda Civic. Overall I'm impressed with the v6 AWD.
Show me one continuous video, no editing, no scene changes, just the thing climbing the hill. If you can't do that then it never happened. The magic of editing can make anything seem possible.
Agreed. The Hyundai was likely winched up the most of the way by real truck at top.
Damn! That’s the way you advertise your CUV! Never imagined a Kia would be this capable! Cool as hell 👍🏻😎
pffft I can do that in my Subaru XV lol
PHANTOM MEDIA - Cars, RCs, and Lego Technic did anyone ask?
yeee
Goddess Sky for what its designed for it isnt bad offroad
If you wanna spend an extra $3500 to mod it and few thousand to fix the aftermath then you should give it a go.
Good job Kia for leaving the bumper damage in. Could have easily left that out but huge respect for showing that it made it but not unsaved
Kia is definitely a brand that is determined to be great. I was and still am impressed by the quality improvements being made every year in the entire line up.
Met the man who drove the car. He is a professional jeep tour driver. He recommended I watch the rear bumper in my totally stock 4runner trd off road. No lift and original tires. My daughters and I proceeded through carefully. Didn't scratch anything in Hells Revenge. Never would have attempted the gate. It's amazing he even got that far in on the trail with it. I would have like to see the video of the last mile or so before the exit of sand flats recreation area. Awesome job!!!!
I just picked up a sorento Sx-l and I've been testing it's limits lately -- just had 13 inches of snow here in Nebraska and it never even got close to stuck once.
That was awesome. Loved the footage from the underbody.
Proof that you don't need a hard core rock crawler to "bug out" of town. An add SUV can do quite a bit of crawling in a pinch.
yea but a truck like an f150 is more versatile
@@Friedrich-Wilhelm-1980 Not according to this.
But how many times you think that Kia would be able to do it before it blows the drive train?
@@dnlpark exactly and also i mean could it do it at 100,000? I dont think so
@@dnlpark It did it once. All stock. How many stock vehicles can do it? You people and your games are worthless. Come to Florida, try your $100k jeeps in the swamp. LOL
That's impressive. For a near-luxury car-based crossover to climb Hell's Gate and hardly struggle is a testament to the fact that monocoque construction has come a LONG way.
Sweet video. Dad guides as son drives through obstacle. Pure awesomeness!
Agreed!
Proof that skill driver trumps thousands of dollars of mods. It´s the same in every aspect of life, including photography, running or even personal success.
Yeah and he had a guy over a radio telling him what to do
spotters are not cheating and is actually required for safety in some locations
So you are telling me the thousands I spent modifying my legs for running was a waste of money?
This is how SUV/Crossover commercials should be. Not like the Range Rover and it’s severely edited, “Stair Climb” or “Sand Crossing” commercials. Way to Step IT UP KIA!!!!
Amazing to watch to see the progress that kia has made. How ever ive seen sedans go up, and frankly any vehicle with proper clearence, tires and a basic awd can conquer this.. I'm not necessarily amazed. Just proud.
Whoa, that's pretty impressive! Need to do more videos showing this stuff off!
OMG that was Just incredible
I am the original owner of a 2013 Los Sorento. Best all-around auto I havd ever owned. (I've had a BMW X3, Acura TL, Mustang, and a Toyota Highlander.
My Kia is absolutely the all-around best car I've owned. I have 118,000 miles on it and have replaced gas, oil, Transmission and brake fluids, and both headlights and and brakes lights once. That's it.
I also get 25-34 mpg on this seven-seater. No regrets hear.
I’ve rode my dirtbike up Hells Gate, I’ll just say I’m very impressed that KIA made it up
Impressive. Nice little crunch at the right rear at 0:31, though. Everyone is right. Could be a great Super Bowl ad.
YES a superbowl ad would be awesome!
and again at 1:17 lmao
I’m not a fan of Kias at all but wow, it’s amazing what can be done with good tires and a capable driver/spotter. Gotta hand it to Kia, they’ve def’n stepped up their game. Still not a brand I’m interested in but they are putting in the work and I applaud them for that.
Brilliantly put! I agree whole heartedly
Not bad for a company that just ten years ago was building absolute rubbish, they’ve come a long way seemingly quick. I still wouldn’t buy one... not yet at-least as I want to see it they’ll stand the test of time with their newer more advanced vehicles.
Kia/Hyundai are going to take over the import car market. Mark my words!
Yep, the Japanese makers don't fear the Germans any longer. The Korean twins (and Samsung Motors) are the foes these days. No, forget about Daewoo (rebadged as GM Korea). They are still a basketcase
Shane T not necessarily. The 2005 Spectra5 in the damn good car, practical hatchback shape and plenty of space to spare. Reliability just as good as Toyota but twice the fun.
thats sooo coool!!! i’ve seen jeeps with big tires climing up Hells Gate, but never seen a stock SUV that succeeded Hells gate.
WOW!...... Impressed!...... I will no longer bad mouth Kia's because that proves it's an okay offroad machine.........Granted, it's the driver's skill but even so, it made it.
Hey man that’s awesome you deserve it !!
Thanks so much, I really enjoyed it and was glad I could be genuine about it.
For $45,000 it’s nice to know that it can do more than haul groceries.
LOL, can confirm it will get groceries in very rugged places.
Now, if the store were on top
$45,000 that is insane. Who the hell would pay that for a Kia?😂
droopmodMRC I mean you could pay $50k for a 365hp explorer or even more for a jeep trailhawk. $45k is a bargain by today's standards.
The beauty is because of horrible resale value they’re a steal at 2-3 yrs old for 19-20k
So it needs a new bumper and an exhaust, so what, are you kidding me, that was awesome. The right tires are absolutely essential for making it happen. Impressive commercial for sure.
Dude, just saw this commercial on TV the other night and was like "hey ins't that...." lol pretty awesome.
Thanks dude!
Dude. You have gone to another level Jason.
Thank you so much! I'm having fun and hoping to keep it going this year.
I appreciate the support a ton!
Kia dealership be like: Used Sorento 30k miles, lady driven $26k . Don`t miss this deal
Kia is honestly stepping up there game. wouldn't have considered one a few years ago.
As someone who just came from Moab, this video does NOT do justice of how gnarly hell’s gate is. MEGA impressed with that driver and the Kia!!
The little Kia that could... and did!
You deserve your own TV show!!!!!! Did not know you had it in you. Very cool and very smart. Please share the backstory to how you got this gig.
Thank you so much! To be honest, they saw my you tube channel and gave me a call. It was a legit... best day at work ever type thing!
Ight Kia. You have earned my respect.
For some reason I love the look of a crossover with knobby tires.
So what did we learn from this? Remove the rear bumper before it removes itself...
Great video. Is there a longer version???
Thanks.
I'll see if I can get some of the footage. We ran the entire trail and had such a blast!
I totally subscribed I’m an off-road freak never would I have thought a Kia could pull some shit like that he’ll that’s awesome
HAHA! thanks so much for watching and welcome to the channel!
I rented a Kia Sorento years ago to drive from Vancouver to the East Kootneys on Hwy 3 in the dead of winter, it snowed the whole way. I was really impressed it! Great Suv!
lol lol look how far every manufacturer has come...one word fierce
Very impressed. Good job Kia! Stinger GT is also amazing
Awesome I wouldn't expect that this thing can do so much.
It surprised a lot of us!
That's nuts. 🥜🥜🥜 Wow I'm so impressed
Respect. I don’t like Kia but give respect where it’s needed.
Oh freaking come on. I’m so jealous that was awesome. We just released our Hells Revenge Video we got good footage of Hells Gate unfortunately my wife was opposed to letting me do it this trip. But next time it’s on. Nowhere better than Moab.
Thanks! Yes Moab rules
The Pre 2010 models were even better off road. Body on frame solid rear axle.. with low range transfer case.. 07-09 was best.. 3.8L V6. That they still use in the Genesis.
But even the next generation is pretty good. Certainly one of the better FWD AWD options.. you can lock the center diff, and with the limited slip stuff it can go places... Small lift added and they are quite capable.
Also.. 2010 and up are built in the USA in West Point Georgia, just south of Atlanta.
kens97sto171 Yes! I work for CarMax and I was amazed to see the 4wd set up on an old Borrego!!
Err, we'll stick with the Korean built jobbies thanks.
68404
Why? Do they still make the older model body on frame in Korea? Also a plant in Russia made them.
Don't discount the new unibody model. It's pretty decent.. certainly the best of the newer FWD/AWD larger SUV's.
They can go places 99.9% of people will never take them.
5cylcoupe
I've got a timing chain tensioners replacement video on my RUclips page. If your interested.
That is one coming fail on both the 3.3 and 3.8
A rattle at startup.. don't let that continue for too long.
The timing chain tensioners are oil pressure fed. And they have a ratchet mechanism that is supposed to prevent them from backing off too much. That fails.. and they relax completely. He chains then flop around beating up the platic guids on the tensioners until oil pressure pumps them back up.
Eventually the plasit guids getting worn down and now your wearing the metal off the tensioners... Putting powedered metal into your oil... Then.. BOOM.
It's not a difficult job.. everything came apart easily. But there are a lot of steps involved.
And get a good quality replacement kit from Korea. Not a cheap Chinese part.
It's too much labor to deal with.. that.
And the good one I got was even that expensive..
Other than that.. I loved the car.
Was like a Korean Jeep Cherokee or Grand Cherokee..
5cylcoupe
It will get pretty loud when they get really worn.
If it does it consistent when cold.
Ok listen with a door open or window.
From inside the car it's sounds much quieter..
Just keep tabs on it..
These engines are very robust.. 4 bolt main bearings.. very stout bottom end.
They still use this basic design and are pushing much much more power out of it.
But you contaminate the oil.with metal.. any engine is going to go boom.
Good luck.. enjoy your car.
Bumper didn't want none!! But still awesome it made it up Hell's Gate, that thing is no joke.
Congrats on the commercial. Just saw it on tv.
Thanks!
Amazing! I would never have believed that possible
I wondered about it as well until it happened!
Pete Davis Everything is possible in advertisings :)
Im glad you showed it struggling to get up this instead of it just walking up it like most commercials would, and i am impressed it shows me that you dont need some super rock crawler or 80K Toyota tundra X3 Personally i'd like to see more like this show people the options they have if they want a brand new off roading vehicle, if you do do more of these mind showing a Subaru Crosstrek going up this? I'd love that X3
Super happy to hear that you like it. I can promise that this is legit! The Kia engineers admit that this vehicle wasn't design for this extreme use but wanted to show off how durable the vehicle would be for advanced family adventures.
This was actually very dangerous as the Kia has no wheel travel or articulation. That is a recipe for a rollover and not to mention he was gassing it which is even more dangerous as you beat the crap out of your rig.
Please don t try this unless you have a fully capable rig.
autoedit
I think it's a mistake to promote this for "advanced family adventures". I would never take a stock crossover with my family on something like hells gate. I actually care about their well being, and this is very dangerous off roading.
This reminds me of the people who think there invincible in the wet and snow cause they have AWD.
Jordan Yang, Yo calm down man its just a video, anyone that sees this and thinks "yeah i'm gonna go out buy that crossover and try hell's gate" is a moron. This also isn't some super lifted, super horsepower V8 thing that's already threatening to roll over just going around turns at 3mph people who buy crossovers aren't anything like those that buy jeeps and trucks to actually go off roading, 99% of the people that see this looking to buy the crossover will most likely be like. "Why?" I mean at the end they basically tear the bumper off, no-one is going to want to take a BRAND NEW crossover up this simply because of the damage it will cause, yeah it can do it, that doesn't mean its a good idea.
I mean it made it so obviously its capable, though a lot of vehicles are capable in the right hands.
Jordan Yang well I mean awd is the best for the snow and is great it's that whole stopping thing people forget about lol
Legend is they are still crawling and will be back in 70 years.
Not surprised with Richard driving, the guy can flat out drive those rocks!!
Holy Shit!!! Great video and Awesome driving skills.
The Micks are amazing off road drivers for sure... some of the best in Moab.
This is how you advertise!
Very proud of Hyundai/Kia. Every year they push and push for good reputation.
Kia has come a long way
Congrats on the commercial bro!!!
Thanks!
Great job! Always pushing the boundaries
Damn. I’ve done this trail in my off-road spec’d Suzuki samurai and have mad respect for this kia
I just bought my wife a loaded Sportage. Awesome ride. Better than the X5 I used to own. The POS was a rolling bill.
Holy crap, that’s awesome.
Thanks, it was a ton of fun!
for anyone who has actually not seen this obstacle in person ---- its terrifying at first its super steep and a long way up it is ike driving on sandpaper but its very intimidating without knowledge of this obsticle or a good spotter they would not have made it look up hells gate rollover for what can happen lol
Kudos to the driver. It’s an incredible fit for Sorento. I have Sorento 2017 and love it. But I would never attempt anything even close to this.
Well done - and yeah, saw the bumper pull out near the end so thanks for being authentic! Good job.
Now that is a grand slam for Kia. Keep it up
They earned a ton of respect from me!
Now that's impressive *sips whiskey*
LOL! Nice one
That's what I'm doing!! Angels Envy... to counter 'Hell's Gate' HAHAHA
I hope they let you keep it ... you've done more for the brand in this minute and a half than any of their previous commercials.
I did not expect that at all. If it had been raised a little, it'd done it perfectly without plastic breaking.
Looks like the rear bumper is a lil' low. XD Hell'ya cool! So will doing this in my KIA void the warrenty?
Lol! Other than the bumper cover, nothing else broke
autoedit thats impressive.
Skitter302 I read "that's expensive" hahaha
Will just need a different bumper? Make it higher up and it'll be good to go?
LOL, try it in a awd challenger now...he he he
OH MAN! That there is a fantastic idea.... hey Dodge...
It honestly will do a way better job then the Kia cuz it has a much better AWD system
I think it will do worse because of the lower ride height and worse angles.
You supply the car.. I'll drive..
He he suck one
KIA best car brand out there! especially when they show the real damage :) it wasn't that bad
Moral of the story: tires are the most important factor off-road.
I love this car
I would have liked to see the whole trek... Funny how they cut out about 99% Of it
I could cut a half hour episode out of the run but the end game was for this commercial to play at the LA Auto Show
Because it's fake. They had to push it and winch it 99% of the way up.
@@vitaminb4869 LOL, it did actually get up on it's own
@@AutoEdits Then post the full half hour video on YT and prove us wrong. Otherwise this was a fake run.
Holy smokes - if this Kia can do that, it’s probably something to look at when shopping for a 4x4
Kia is really stepping up their game.
Proud of you Jason! Keep up the fantastic work!
So great to hear this! Thanks so much!
Damn, imagine if something broke and you were forced to back down that!
Happened to a lexus last year. Video is floating around on Instagram
Always helps to have a professional driver and support team.
Kia has become one of the best car brands.