Kia has been smashing it out of the park these days no matter what it builds, whether or not that’s an all-electric sedan just like the EV6 or the super-boxy near-production EV9 SUV. The all-new Niro seems to proceed the pattern by taking a lot of its new styling cues from the spicy Habaniro idea. It’ll include three totally different electrified powertrains and we’re driving it this week.
These three powertrains embody a conventional hybrid, a plug-in hybrid, and an all-electric one. We’ve already seen energy figures for all three pop up for nations throughout the pond however we’re nonetheless ready for official phrase that they’ll be the identical right here within the USA.
Pricing for the brand new Niro with a conventional hybrid powertrain will begin at $27,785. or $1,800 greater than what the unique Niro began at. The mid-level EX mannequin begins at $30,385 and the top-end SX begins at $33,785. Pricing for the plug-in hybrid and the EV has but to be introduced; we hope to study it this week.
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What we all know already is that this Niro is barely bigger than the outgoing automobile and it seems much more refined and upscale. The inside carefully mirrors that of the Kia EV6 crossover that we drove earlier this 12 months whereas the outside seems so much like the remainder of the SUVs within the household.
We all know it’ll have particular options like “Inexperienced Zone Drive” which is a zero-emission mode particularly designed to activate in particular residential areas like round faculty zones and hospitals. We additionally know that it’ll have know-how like superior voice recognition and a full suite of superior driver help techniques.
Whereas we received’t have the ability to inform you about driving impressions themselves till October 10, we should always have the ability to reply different questions earlier than then. Now that you’ve a common overview of what the all-new Kia Niro is all about, what’s it that you just wish to find out about it? Tell us within the feedback beneath! We’ll monitor the questions and have a full response for you quickly.