Kia Sorento hits pay dirt on RPM

Kia’s current crop of vehicles is winning the Korean car maker many friends. The Sorento SUV is a good case in point: it offers a well-rounded, comprehensively equipped and thoroughly convincing motoring package – and it’s not scared of getting its boots dirty. Check out our appraisal of the Sorento on RPM this week.

We also evaluate the sedan version of Volkswagen’s entry-level Polo Vivo range in 1.4 Trendline form, and find that there’s a lot to be said for a vehicle with an established reputation.

Then we brave the cold to test-drive the latest incarnation of a motoring legend: the feisty and hugely entertaining Mazda MX-5 Roadster. And we complete the show with an introduction to the latest member of our long-term test fleet: the Peugeot 308 HDI.

RPM TV premieres this Wednesday night at 20h30 on SuperSport 7 and SS7 Africa. We’re also on the MNET main channel and on SuperSport 2 at 08h45 on Thursday morning. And don’t forget the long list of repeat broadcasts covering the remainder of the week. As scheduling on SuperSport does change regularly, please check the latest transmission schedule on the RPM TV website at http://www.rpmtv.co.za/.

This week's complete transmission schedule is as follows:

Wednesday 30 June

20h30

SS7/SS7 Africa

Thursday 01 July

03h30

SS2/SS2 Africa/CSN/SS Action

08h45

MNET/SS2/SS2 Africa

10h30

SS Action

Friday 02 July

11h30

SS6/SS6 Africa

Saturday 03 July

15h00

SS Action

21h15

Sunday 04 July

20h30

SS6/SS6 Africa

Monday 05 July

20h00

SS6/SS6 Africa

Wednesday 07 July

01h00

SS2/SS2 Africa

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