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LEUCADIA, Calif. — The Kia Niro isn’t a flashy car. He doesn’t have an origin story like his stablemate, “the wild boar with a backpack. “There are no sporting pretensions, no conceptions about exploring Moab outside the net. Instead, it is simply an affordable family crossover, which moves with the greatest possible success, with hybrid, plug-in hybrid and battery-electric versions.
The Niro fills the lower end of Kia’s electrified offerings in the U. S. In the US, and for the 2023 style year, a new second-generation Niro is on sale. As before, there are hybrid, plug-in hybrid and BEV versions, and they even have it become a little cheaper, at least once you have taken into account 4 years of inflation.
Kia’s design team gives their paintings attractive names, and Niro’s design philosophy is called “Joy for Reason. “But if you haven’t discovered Niro’s first offensive, it’s unlikely you’ll do so with the new one. Perhaps the most notable. es feature the contrasting segment that runs behind the tailgate along the D-pillar. It’s not just there for its looks, it’s a functional aerodynamic blade that controls airflow at the rear of the car to minimize drag and increase efficiency, and can be frame color if you prefer.
Inevitably, the Niro has grown a bit. But not much: about two and a half inches more at 174 inches (4420 mm) from tip to tail and about an inch wider at 71. 8 inches (1824 mm). The wheelbase is also extended to 107. 1 inches (2720 mm). ). The height of the crossover remains unchanged at 60. 8 inches (1544 mm).
The Niro is the one with the smallest battery, the “normal” hybrid version. It starts at $26,490 for the Niro LX, but you can spend up to $34,790 on a Niro SX Touring with all the bells and whistles.
The Niro Hybrid is powered by a 1. 6 L four-cylinder direct-injection gasoline engine generating 104 hp (77 kW) and 106 lb-ft (144 Nm), powered by a 43 hp (32 kW), 125 lb-ft permanent magnet electric motor of 170 Nm (feet), powered via a 1. 3 kWh lithium-ion polymer traction battery. ) on the road, a six-speed dual-clutch transmission that drives the front wheels.
When supplied with the smaller wheels, in this case, 16-inch elements, the Niro Hybrid is the maximum effective, achieving an EPA score of 53 mpg (4. 44 L/100 km), making it one of the maximum effective without power output. . – in the cars of any automobile manufacturer. Opt for the Touring package, which increases wheel length to 18 inches and reduces to 4. 8 L/100 km (49 mpg), a simple demonstration of the effect larger wheels have on strength and efficiency.
It’s even to stumble upon the presence of things like residential areas, school zones, and hospitals (via your GPS data) and will transfer to low-speed EV mode to minimize the amount of air pollutants it emits around potentially more vulnerable people.
Kia has simplified Niro’s plug-in hybrid offerings for 2023, ditching the more minimalist LX so you can choose between the Niro PHEV EX ($33,740) or the Niro PHEV SX Touring ($39,490). The most notable specification replacing the new Niro PHEV is a superior traction battery capacity, which now expands from 2. 2 kWh to 11. 1 kWh. This equates to an all-electric diversity of 33 miles (53 km), 25% more than the previous car.
Under the hood of the Niro PHEV is the same 1. 6L GDI engine and six-speed transmission as the hybrid, but the engine is almost twice as powerful, with 84 hp (62 kW) and 150 lb-ft (203 Nm) for the show, bringing total power to 180 hp (134 kW) – total torque remains the same as in the Niro hybrid.
The battery charging time of 11. 1 kWh is about 3 hours with a Level 2 charger, and Kia says 108 mpge (3. 2 miles/kWh or 19. 4 kWh/100 km).
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