{"id":1473,"date":"2023-10-20T15:37:10","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:37:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T20:37:10","slug":"kia-niro-2021-review-ev-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitevitresjacques.com\/en\/kia-niro-2021-review-ev-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"Kia Niro 2021 review: EV Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First up there\u2019s something you should know about the\u00a0Kia Niro<\/a>. It\u2019s not new. At least, not globally. You see, the Niro has been around in other markets as long as its Hyundai Kona relation, dating way back to 2016, and even the electric version has been available in its Korean home market since 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The car which arrives here is a 2020 facelift of a car which is now five years old, and there are areas in which you can tell. The most obvious giveaway is the lack of the new Kia badge<\/a> on this car\u2019s nose or steering wheel, but it\u2019s reflected on the spec sheet in less than impressive areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Wearing an MSRP of a whopping $70,990, the Niro EV is by no means cheap either as a small SUV or as an electric car<\/a>. Even the freshly facelifted Hyundai Kona Electric ($66,000) comes in nearly $5000 less in its most expensive form, and in this spec the Niro is even more expensive than its key Tesla Model 3<\/a> rival, which offers comparative range and amazing technology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frustratingly, the standard equipment is also lower than the Kona Electric, with the Niro lacking things like a\u00a0wireless phone charger<\/a>, holographic display, heated seats, or a fully customisable digital dash cluster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is important for an electric car, too, because heated seats are more than just a luxury; they are an energy efficient way of warming up the car\u2019s occupants. The Kona Electric not only gets them for the front seat, but in the rear seats, too! To add insult to injury, the EV only gets single-zone climate control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It\u2019s not all bad news though, as elsewhere there\u2019s some decent stuff. I like the fully integrated 10.25-inch multimedia screen<\/a>, which comes complete with sat nav<\/a>, digital radio, and the expected phone connectivity (even if it is wired instead of wireless), and while the digital dashboard isn\u2019t as sleek and customisable as the Hyundai<\/a> unit, it looks neat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elsewhere the Niro EV Sport scores an eight-speaker premium audio system, keyless entry and push-start ignition, 17-inch \u2018aerodynamic\u2019 alloy wheels clad in Michelin Primacy 3 tyres, synthetic leather interior trim, LED headlights with auto high beams, and an auto dimming rear vision mirror.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The safety suite is decent, too, and will be looked at later in this review. So, on the value front it\u2019s not great. You get everything a modern car needs, but it\u2019s puzzling there are some major omissions compared to the more affordable and longer-range Kona Electric.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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to read more find out at : https:\/\/carsguide.com.au\/ev\/kia-niro-ev-sport-83942<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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all credits goes to : https:\/\/carsguide.com.au\/ev\/kia-niro-ev-sport-83942 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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