![]() The EV model’s price has not yet been announced. The higher trim SX Touring model starts at $39,490, also not including destination fee. Interestingly, Edmunds was most impressed by the Niro PHEV, whose starting price was also announced yesterday by Kia at $33,740 for the EX model, not including destination fee. Next up, Edmunds praised the 2023 Niro versions for: excellent forward visibility, a well isolated cabin, brisk acceleration (in the EV model), the addition of new features (to save the battery charge for later in the PHEV model, in particular), and a well appointed cabin (for the uppermost trim they tested). But, at least the Niro EV model offers an electric heat pump now (which should help it get better range in cold weather). Perhaps if Kia added a second motor and a hundred more horses out back the Niro could have been their new favorite hot hatch? We’ll never know. ![]() ![]() Honestly none of this seems at all surprising from this storied source performance comes first and I would humbly suggest that C&D’s review is about as glowing as it could be for a vehicle with less than 300 horsepower and no manual transmission. Moving on from the Niro’s good looks and marsupial titillations, Car & Driver also mentions: it’s affordable price (at least for the HEV version, and possibly the PHEV and EV versions, depending), competent steering, well blended regenerative braking and a spacious cabin, but ultimately describe the new Niro as “a little boring” (not that that is a bad thing). Starting with the perennial performance junkies over at Car & Driver, the 2023 Niro is called out for its “distinctive style…a handsome two-box design that would blend into the small-crossover landscape if not for its avant-garde D-pillar” and “fabric on the seats is partially constructed from eucalyptus, which will delight koalas”. ![]()
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