Manual or automatic
has anyone towed with an automatic Kia Sorrento? What are views on towing auto or manual?
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Yes, the previous model.
With the manual the clutch cooked when reversing the caravan uphill but the auto was fine.
The choice was auto every time after that.
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Initially, I was against buying an automatic, always 'preferring to do it myself' but we wanted a Discovery 4 so took the plunge and went for it. Would never go back to a manual now.
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Yes.I personally have owned 3.5 ltr petrol,2.5 ltr,diesel,2,2 ltr diesel and currently another 2.2 ltr diesel.all of which have been auto and all very capable towcars.The best,so far,is the current late 2015 kx3.more mpg than any of the previous models and very "car like " to drive.Previously I have towed with both manual and auto vehicles and every time I have gone manual I have very quickly gone back to auto.The only sorento faults are.....early models...rust.mk 2 version (2.5 auto)...heavy road fund license cost......early mk 3 models....no self levelling and can be a little unstable without spring upgrades.
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Towed with two auto Sorento's, one a 56 plate the other a 59 plate. The earlier one was the better towcar because it had SLS despite being not as powerful. Agree with the post above, auto good with SLS even better!
David
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I can't think of another reason why you'd want or chose 3 over 2 pedals 🙄
I thought not but I did say why earlier
2005 X+trail manual, tow limit 2,000kg, hitch load 100kg
2005 X-Trail diesel, tow limit 1,375kg, hitch load 75kg
As I also said earlier not previously bothered whether auto or manual, having practised gear changes for 58 years. I have driven a manual about a dozen times for long distances. The two longest runs were in a Ford Galaxy with 6 of us. Longest was 670 miles to Prague from Calais over a 10 hour run and the automatic was a pleasure.
From what I read the towing limits for the Sorrento differs between automatics and manuals but less of a problem. Auto 2,000kg and manual 2,500kg
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I've not been around for 58 yrs (quite 😉) but have been driving something from about 13/14 so am also quite practiced at manual gearboxes but choose from being about 30 to drive autos, in fact the last few cars have only been available with 2 pedals. If I'd picked a possible towcar & there was no auto option I'd have looked again.
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I had a manual Kia Sorento and changed to an Auto as all the advice said it was a better tow car. They were not wrong. I will never go back to manual the modern auto's are first class. We tow a twin axle Lunar and it makes towing so much more fun. We visit the Lake District and even driving on hilly bendy roads without the caravan is so much easier. Town driving stop and start are a doddle. Some say it is lazy but what do I care I enjoy it. I have been driving for over 50 years including HGV's I deserve a bit of luxury, I am worth it.
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Just swapped from a life time of driving manuals to an automatic, should have changed years ago. Resisted the change for years, but forced to auto as the car of choice only came as an auto.
only thing now is to remember to change gear when driving either of the Morris Minors.
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Beefy, it's pretty well 100% for autos and count me in that - auto every time. 57 yrs driving, 48 yrs towing experience. Started driving on a Ford Popular sit up and beg type, double declutch all the way up and down and only 3 speed gear box. Getting a new computer with wheels and 2 pedals next week.
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A dying art, it seems. Like Comeyras, my first car was a sit up and beg Ford Pop so double declutching became second nature. It sure makes me appreciate the joys of modern cars - auto, of course.😀
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Trying to convince my sister to get an automatic next time. Every car she has owned has had to have a new clutch. The penny still hasn’t dropped. I suffer in tight lipped silence in the back🙄
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Hi we used to tow with 56 plate 3 litre auto Sedona and really loved it.
Only minor point was on occasions I crossed to manual to keep the revs up on hills for maximum torque.
That's the only criticism I would have with some autos that they can be a little slow at changing when towing.
As a rule I'd go for a an auto anytime, brilliant for maneuvering.
Just as people have said tax and fuel consumption higher our Sedona had a love affair with fuel.
We've now gone for an Eriba pop top (brilliant) towing with a 1.7 manual mpv..
That's moving from 19-21 mpg towing and £500 a year tax to 28-32 towing and £30 tax.
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Lots of autos nowadays have the ability to let you up the oomph if required, we just tap gear lever and it drops down, then tap it again to go back automatic. Our Jeep quickly learns terrain when we do journeys, then readapts when we are home. It was still in “North Wales” mode when we traded it in yesterday. New one is a cracker, going to have fun on Dartmoor in August😁
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but do I care
