Kia's minivan looks good in terms of its package size, functionality of cabin space and seat arrangements, plus built-in safety systems and preferred features as standard equipment. Sized between minivans with short and long wheelbases, it contains all of the favored minivan features, from twin sliding side doors to three rows of seats for seven, deluxe appointments in a spacious cabin, and power from the V6 also in Sorento. That plant -- a 3.5-liter V6 with dual cams and multi-port electronic fuel injection -- produces 195 hp in Sedona but runs on regular unleaded fuel. It connects to a sophisticated five-speed automatic transmission. Sedona's standards include air conditioning, power-operated controls for doors and locks and mirrors, cruise control and a tilting steering wheel, variable intermittent front wipers and rear intermittent wipers, even rear flip-out quarter windows and a sound system with six speakers. On new models, Sedona LX deletes a cassette tape deck in favor of a CD player, while the EX adds a pair of key fobs for keyless remote locking.
