KIA Sorento Attempts Hell's Gate in Moab

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!
#kia #sorento #hellsgate

[supersnot]

Mad respect to Kia for just leaving all the footage of the damage in there.

[RWWRENTAL]

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

[philtripe]

after seeing this, im taking the wifes Kia there sunday

[WhatComesAroundTM]

Used 2019 Kia Sorento for sale, one careful owner, accident free, 10/10 condition.

[SALTYDATTO]

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.

[vegasg.]

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!!!

[stevenjohnson]

I don't even care that this was a commercial, that's cool af

[taylornielsen]

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.

[viburnumwillow]

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.

[oddballdynamics.]

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.

[lidolf]

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.

[waterloo]

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.

[moizzkhan]

I like when cars are secretly capable of doing these thing

[kermitttt]

Many sorento owners will damage their cars after watching this:)

[UT]

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.

[captnxcrunch]

This should be a Super Bowl commercial for Kia.

[Hawk-qnzk]

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.

[bwma]

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!!!!

[moaski]

I'd like to see that footage uncut.

[Moyerboy]

Damn! That’s the way you advertise your CUV! Never imagined a Kia would be this capable! Cool as hell 👍🏻😎