A New World Order? Kia Sorento Wins Hands Down In Dashboard Technology Comparison Over Acura's MDX

We have been following the role of technology and the consumer experience in this column, and given the ubiquity of the automobile in our culture it is worth examining the issue through the lens of the driver.

There is nothing like getting caught in a traffic jam on a two lane freeway in Alabama and leveraging a bit of technology to shave an hour delay. By hitting ‘detour’ on our Kia’s navigation system, we had the confidence to peel off the freeway and find a parallel country road.

Car4Life - 8/11/2015 11:55:06 AM

+1 Boost

Congrats Kia now let's focus on making that Dashboard a little less BASIC looking

MDarringer - 8/11/2015 1:23:07 PM

-4 Boost

I like the simplicity of the dashboard. The Volvo XC90's interior is BASIC looking and VERY similar in layout. Is it in need of being dressed up?

cidflekken - 8/11/2015 4:09:31 PM

+1 Boost

The XC90 and A4 can be categorized as simply elegant. The Sorento is simply simple.

Great job to Kia for the technological triumph here. I think it would probably win a comparison with most systems today, including MMI, iDrive, and CUE. It appears Honda/Acura has already realized its shortcomings which is why its new products (Pilot and HR-V) aren't using dual-screens.

MDarringer - 8/11/2015 4:42:00 PM

-2 Boost

Simply simple is simply better. :)