Ordered one today. Drove it twice and yer, didn’t really have any issues. 6-8 week wait, but yer, it’s going to be a good run around town car and a good learner car for my daughter when she is old enough. Good reviews as always Paul.
I have a 2020 Kia Rio. Great little car. I bought an i drive throttle controller. It attaches to your accelerator plug, takes out the lag. It has 9 levels so you can choose the best one that suits you. Totally recommend it. Does nothing to affect your new car warranty. Eco mode is a default in most cars. I had a rav4 hire car that did the same thing.
you know what I will never be touching? the dash bit above the instrument cluster. What I will be touching a lot is the LCD screen, can you try to shake those next time please?
Great review. I’ve always thought this version of a jacked up Kia Rio would be just a little small. Perhaps great for urban work? I find it’s best to use manual mode when driving the Rio as the dual clutch is lazy & hesitant. It’s naturally calibrated for economic reasons, and drive wise, it lacks punch until it spins up. I’d go a Seltos instead. Kia make great cars. I think better than the main brand that owns them.
Engine here in the U.K. is slightly different. The GT-Line, Connect and GT-Line S if bought with the DCT gearbox, get 118BHP with 200Nm. The GT-Line S here also comes with the likes of blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, etc. Whilst I haven’t driven this, I imagine it would be nigh identical to my new Rio with the same engine/gearbox (which too is more powerful that the Australian version for some reason). The only thing that I would find a little annoying is the load lip for the boot. Finally, the versions over in the U.K. are mild hybrids so we have a large battery under the boot floor instead of a spare wheel - this is due to EU emission regulations despite not even being part of the EU anymore....
Set your mirrors correctly blind spot would not be needed. It's just a gimmick. Just think it needs a little more power. Having owned a Rio I found this to be a little underpowered. Though it was great for a second car.
I have been comparing so much between this vs Yaris Cross hybrid GLX about $6k different price but 10years of fuel saving Yaris Cross will save $5k plus Toyota's reliability. Therefore, I am going to buy Yaris Cross GLX tomorrow. Believe me I am Korean and I would love to buy Kia and Hyundai. But I have to think of long term financial benefit, which Toyota wins. YARIS Cross review ---》 ua-cam.com/video/_8d3mD5n_qU/v-deo.html
This stonic isn't brand new model. It launched in 2017(Korea). That's why it has a different design language and missed some safety features. Anyway thanks for the great review all the time Paul!
Rented a base model Stonic recently. I wasn't able to change the driving modes but I didn't like the way the engine worked one bit. It really did seems underpowered for what it was. I here the same from the 1.6 Hyundai equivalent. Would really like to know of something with a bit more oomph for
Great job Paul. Love the thorough reviews and the honesty. Agree that it looks a generation old. Some penny pinching I bet at this lower end of SUV segment. Am looking forward to when you can review the new gen Toyota Kluger. Cheers.
i haven't gotten thru the full video yet but like you said, it does look like a kia rio's big brother. i have a 4th gen rio and i kind of wish some of these parts would fit on my rio. the back bumper for example
Not available in North America as usual... Love the color contrast. Very stunning. Car actually looks a bit like the BMW X2 from the rear 3/4 and a stubby short Sportage in front
Nah. Knowing Americans and their big ego for big engines that guzzle fuel, small turbo engines like the VW’s 1.0 TSi, 1.4 Tsi or 1.5 Tsi are inexistent.
@@tavorrulez Yeah, their big engines are only possible due to one thing: cheap gas. There's a reason your average pickup in the UK doesn't go above 3.0L and that's with a diesel motor.
I’m looking at getting a new car for my mum as it will be her 70th at the end of the year. I know she wants a small SUV. So far I’ve narrowed down to the Stonic GT, Seltos Sport, and Kona Active. Thanks heaps for this review it’s helping trying to decide.
@@davidvonkarlsson I actually ended up putting in an order for a Volkswagen T-Cross Style. Was a choice I hadn’t considered back then. But it ticked all the boxes. Massive wait time though as the delivery date is November, but should be just in time for her birthday.
Great review, agree the cruise control and lack of blind spot monitoring bothered me (or ability to option up to include these) plus I would have liked passenger height adjustment. I found it ok over speed bumps
Hello Paul, I like your review on this car. My daughter bought this last year and in red, and she is really happy with it. I have driven it a few times and I have trouble getting comfortable in it because of the modern things it has, things my Magna Advance does not plus I have had it since it was about two years old so it's really comfortable.
Haha, looking to upgrade my 2001 Magna Advance as it is approaching 400,000km. Not sure any new car will feel as comfortable as one owned for 20 years.
Great positive Attitude you have there, by talking native Aussie English I wouldn't call you something other that an Australian, they should be happy for having you :)
It has been overseas in Europe or at least Britain for a couple of years, so I guess that is why you are noticing the dated interior/exterior. Probably an Ok run about in the city if you needed a second car or buying your first car.
I'm a big Kia fan, however I don't feel as though it lives up to the 'GTline' badge. For a top of the range small 'SUV' it should have those features buyers are after, as well as a better look and just simple upgrades like LED tail lights and faux leather interior. Just falls short of a top of the range car in my opinion.
just bought a new hybrid one of these. the hybrid adds nothing to this car. 50 mpg. my sons new kia ceed 1.5t does 53 mpg. can someone please explain to me why this 48v system was added? regen braking drives me crazy. only works sometimes. not sure we can keep this car tbh.
I have owned a Cerato and I30 both cars mediocre, both cars needed more sound proofing. Looks like a cloned MG ZST. Moved across to a Corolla way ahead in every way. Just my opinion. Good review thankyou.
hey mate long time watcher first time commenting love your plays on the cars nobody does it like you :) i recon you should look at the more UTE's in the market coz there are so many companies coming up like LDV. let me know your views in UTE's
I was expecting the GT-Line to be around the price of the Cerato GT. Pleasantly surprised that it’s under 30k! Notably lacking a blind spot monitor, but not a dealbreaker considering it’s tiny.
Kia interiors are quite dated, manual handbrake unless you shoot for higher model, the gear selector looks 20 years old and dials are quite old school as well. Front of the Stonic could be a little nicer too. Good review though.
mg hs sits in the bigger segment than the stonic. it sits with the mg zs and zst. i would take the mg zst anyday given more features at the similar price
I noticed that you didn't mention at the end that only the top trim has the 1.0L turbo. We have a 1.4L Rio (4speed, "yes" 4speed in 2018) and it is sooo slow with A/C on full. Its also not very frugal in summer. I'd choose a Puma over this every day of the week. People that buy this are clearly uninformed or choosing it because of its looks/brand. The Rio is not a brilliant car, the Fiesta is....those details carry over in these sorts of crossovers.
Sorry, but id take a Mazda CX-30 before this anyday. I agree with you Paul, it looks like it was made before the sorrento and carnival and missed out on all the luxuries.
1. Car manufacturs gotta stop making raised hatchbacks and calling them SUVs. 2. In comparison with the Sorento/Carnival's interior, the Stonic is not worthy of the GT-Line badge. Manual seat adjustment goes back to the Flintstones ages.
Same engine as SKODA fabia but for $10K more. Unfortunately SKODA not importing new design fabia as they don’t make enough money to fit their greed sales model set up during pandemic shortage to take advantage of Australians Can still find late model used for below $20K or a new polo is also turbo for less money
Underwhelmed. I like your diplomatic choice of words. I urge anyone considering this to go try a Puma or anything else really as there's a lot of competent alternatives out there, but mainly the Ford
Driving is fun and enjoyable and being competent is challenging. I urge people to try Ford's because they make driving fun and encourage one to be better than they are. Ford's aid human enlightenment! And mx5's, Yaris GR and Supra!
@@pigeonpoo1823 what about a Skoda Kamiq 110 tsi. 110 kw / 250 nm. On nice 17 or 18” wheels, this would be a very fun drive for a light crossover type vehicle. Skoda has Bigger back seat. Rear air vents and rear USB etc #simplyclever
Hi Lynne - if you look closely at the rear shot of the vehicle you can see the incandescent globes. They may use an LED for the upper brake light, but I couldn’t see any LEDs on the rear lights.
The base 104 NA engine needs to be put out to retirement and this 1L turbo should be the base engine. Also dual clutch just turns what is a city car into something horrible to drive so huge fail the KIA.
Goodness why are the cars so expensive these days, a few years ago you could get a decent car for 25k, nowadays I can only look at used Corollas to replace my Astra... can we have cheaper cars please. I don't want to pay interests until I am old...
All the indian automobile journalists should study from this guy.. Instead of complaining there is no sunroof, etc in this car they should focus on what there is in the car.. Like all journalists here had made the sun roof that too panoramic sunroof a mandatory one in every cars complaining like kids 😑😑😑
You can tell someone's a car reviewer when they make a comment on the hardness of the interior plastics. Honestly I don't understand it, it's not like people regularly touch the dash...unless they're on ecstasy?
Why do they call these hatchbacks SUVS? Not sporty 0 to 100 10 seconds, not a utility its a hatch. Okay it is a V for vehicle. It will be a city shopping hairdresser car. A space saver spare NOT good enough especially if falsely claiming its an SUV. No active cruise at $30k in 2021 is rubbish. Lane keep stuff is useless rubbish. The Rio is a better hatch! Just as the i30 is better than Kona (again both hatches). DCT a failure, only thing worse is a CVT. Torque converter 5 speed is all it needs having turbo torque. 4/10 my rating as an SUV, 6/10 as a city hatchback.
Why is this being compared to a Sorento for interior quality? This is obviously a cheap economy car. It's not going to have the same quality of plastics and design.
Every car revue includes tapping/scratching the sides and this is something I have never seen a real driver do in my 55 years as a driver/passenger. Daft?
You can't expect material quality to be equal to a Carnival at this price point. Good looking car, priced competitively. Like the GT-Line in blue. Good review Paul.
I like your reviews because you show everything (even the key) Much better for a casual buyer and not someone that’s super into cars
Ordered one today. Drove it twice and yer, didn’t really have any issues. 6-8 week wait, but yer, it’s going to be a good run around town car and a good learner car for my daughter when she is old enough. Good reviews as always Paul.
Hey, how’s the car running. I am going to buy one. If you can share your experience with the car.
@@Shekhie it’s been awesome mate. Just wish it had radar cruise and front parking sensors. If it had them 2 items, it’d be prefect.
I have a 2020 Kia Rio. Great little car. I bought an i drive throttle controller. It attaches to your accelerator plug, takes out the lag. It has 9 levels so you can choose the best one that suits you. Totally recommend it. Does nothing to affect your new car warranty.
Eco mode is a default in most cars. I had a rav4 hire car that did the same thing.
you know what I will never be touching? the dash bit above the instrument cluster. What I will be touching a lot is the LCD screen, can you try to shake those next time please?
Saw you on sunrise today talking about electric vehicles. Good on you 👍
Thanks for watching!
Great review. I’ve always thought this version of a jacked up Kia Rio would be just a little small. Perhaps great for urban work? I find it’s best to use manual mode when driving the Rio as the dual clutch is lazy & hesitant. It’s naturally calibrated for economic reasons, and drive wise, it lacks punch until it spins up. I’d go a Seltos instead. Kia make great cars. I think better than the main brand that owns them.
Engine here in the U.K. is slightly different. The GT-Line, Connect and GT-Line S if bought with the DCT gearbox, get 118BHP with 200Nm. The GT-Line S here also comes with the likes of blind spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, etc. Whilst I haven’t driven this, I imagine it would be nigh identical to my new Rio with the same engine/gearbox (which too is more powerful that the Australian version for some reason). The only thing that I would find a little annoying is the load lip for the boot. Finally, the versions over in the U.K. are mild hybrids so we have a large battery under the boot floor instead of a spare wheel - this is due to EU emission regulations despite not even being part of the EU anymore....
😆 the comment about the coffee ☕️ brilliant!
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Set your mirrors correctly blind spot would not be needed. It's just a gimmick. Just think it needs a little more power. Having owned a Rio I found this to be a little underpowered. Though it was great for a second car.
Great review, thanks mate. One question, if it were your money, would you buy this or the Mazda CX3?
Hi Paul, lower the tire pressure and the ride becomes softer as well as less noisy. As an owner of 2020 model can tell that it does work.
I have been comparing so much between this vs Yaris Cross hybrid GLX about $6k different price but 10years of fuel saving Yaris Cross will save $5k plus Toyota's reliability. Therefore, I am going to buy Yaris Cross GLX tomorrow. Believe me I am Korean and I would love to buy Kia and Hyundai. But I have to think of long term financial benefit, which Toyota wins.
YARIS Cross review ---》
ua-cam.com/video/_8d3mD5n_qU/v-deo.html
This stonic isn't brand new model. It launched in 2017(Korea). That's why it has a different design language and missed some safety features. Anyway thanks for the great review all the time Paul!
The Stonic is new to Australia and the GT-Line is new to the Stonic range.
another wicked review thank you!
Glad you liked it!
@@CarExpertAus always love your reviews the best on the tube
Nice review! KIA really moving up in the automotive industry
Can you please do a video comparing Skoda Komiq with VW t-roc / t-cross. Thanks
We're still working on a comparison format but will have something soon!
Agree man, as comparison videos are amazing as it gives a great side by side, it must be a lot of work. Great channel Paul
Nice review. Interesting little car. Have you reviewed the Subaru XV? Your the best reviewer going around and would love to know your opinion
Thanks mate! Not just yet but will hopefully get our hands on one soon!
Rented a base model Stonic recently. I wasn't able to change the driving modes but I didn't like the way the engine worked one bit. It really did seems underpowered for what it was. I here the same from the 1.6 Hyundai equivalent.
Would really like to know of something with a bit more oomph for
Great job Paul. Love the thorough reviews and the honesty. Agree that it looks a generation old. Some penny pinching I bet at this lower end of SUV segment. Am looking forward to when you can review the new gen Toyota Kluger. Cheers.
Thanks for watching and we’re looking forward to driving the new Kluger. It looks great!
Hey Palu I love to watch your reviews
Love form INDIA
Thanks for watching!
i haven't gotten thru the full video yet but like you said, it does look like a kia rio's big brother. i have a 4th gen rio and i kind of wish some of these parts would fit on my rio. the back bumper for example
Thanks mate! Completely not my style but had to watch anyway
Thanks for watching!
Mate. Great review... car is of very little interest to me, but think you are doing great reviews.
Thanks for watching 😁
Not available in North America as usual... Love the color contrast. Very stunning. Car actually looks a bit like the BMW X2 from the rear 3/4 and a stubby short Sportage in front
Drive up the prices of fuel and you'd see them pretty soon.
Nah. Knowing Americans and their big ego for big engines that guzzle fuel, small turbo engines like the VW’s 1.0 TSi, 1.4 Tsi or 1.5 Tsi are inexistent.
@@tavorrulez Yeah, their big engines are only possible due to one thing: cheap gas. There's a reason your average pickup in the UK doesn't go above 3.0L and that's with a diesel motor.
Yeah but the Soul isn't available in Australia anymore. I'd much rather have that than this...
That’s the thing, I hate the look of the sportage
I’m looking at getting a new car for my mum as it will be her 70th at the end of the year. I know she wants a small SUV. So far I’ve narrowed down to the Stonic GT, Seltos Sport, and Kona Active. Thanks heaps for this review it’s helping trying to decide.
What did you get?
@@davidvonkarlsson I actually ended up putting in an order for a Volkswagen T-Cross Style.
Was a choice I hadn’t considered back then. But it ticked all the boxes. Massive wait time though as the delivery date is November, but should be just in time for her birthday.
@@Mikjcal Alright. I've bought the Stonic gt line and I just love it🙂
Great review, agree the cruise control and lack of blind spot monitoring bothered me (or ability to option up to include these) plus I would have liked passenger height adjustment. I found it ok over speed bumps
Thanks for watching. And agreed, it's strange this missed out on radar cruise and blind spot monitoring.
Ive seen people with blind spot monitoring on and still nearly cut me off so 🤷🏼♀️
Hello Paul, I like your review on this car. My daughter bought this last year and in red, and she is really happy with it. I have driven it a few times and I have trouble getting comfortable in it because of the modern things it has, things my Magna Advance does not plus I have had it since it was about two years old so it's really comfortable.
Haha, looking to upgrade my 2001 Magna Advance as it is approaching 400,000km. Not sure any new car will feel as comfortable as one owned for 20 years.
Great positive Attitude you have there, by talking native Aussie English I wouldn't call you something other that an Australian, they should be happy for having you :)
It has been overseas in Europe or at least Britain for a couple of years, so I guess that is why you are noticing the dated interior/exterior. Probably an Ok run about in the city if you needed a second car or buying your first car.
I'm a big Kia fan, however I don't feel as though it lives up to the 'GTline' badge. For a top of the range small 'SUV' it should have those features buyers are after, as well as a better look and just simple upgrades like LED tail lights and faux leather interior. Just falls short of a top of the range car in my opinion.
just bought a new hybrid one of these.
the hybrid adds nothing to this car. 50 mpg. my sons new kia ceed 1.5t does 53 mpg.
can someone please explain to me why this 48v system was added? regen braking drives me crazy. only works sometimes.
not sure we can keep this car tbh.
Crazy not to get a Kamiq instead
Get a Kona or Puma instead 🤷🏻♂️
Nice one! Good on you Paul 👍
Thanks for watching!
I have owned a Cerato and I30 both cars mediocre, both cars needed more sound proofing. Looks like a cloned MG ZST. Moved across to a Corolla way ahead in every way. Just my opinion. Good review thankyou.
Ouch at the engine. May as well get a Cerato GT for a bit more.
That being said, more and more folks going for SUV design.
So I’m looking at the sport version How can you change the drive mode in that? And does it also default to Eco mode
Couldn't pull the skin off a rice custard 🍮
It's 'old Kia' because it was launched in 2017, and as usual, Australia has had to wait.
I agree we get the leftover cars here.
Actually I don't mind the design. It looks like a sweet, slightly sporty hatchback. Like it the Kona had a sister.
Best Aussie car reviewer.
why would anyone buy this instead of Skoda kamiq or Suzuki Vitara turbo
7 year warranty
@sumit, yep, someone who is not willing to wait until April 2022 for the next batch of Kamiqs to arrive in Australia - 11months!!
hey mate
long time watcher first time commenting
love your plays on the cars nobody does it like you :)
i recon you should look at the more UTE's in the market coz there are so many companies coming up like LDV.
let me know your views in UTE's
Thanks for watching! Plenty more Ute content coming up 😁
Thanks for the review. Would you please do a review on Yaris Cross as well?
Coming next week!
I was expecting the GT-Line to be around the price of the Cerato GT. Pleasantly surprised that it’s under 30k! Notably lacking a blind spot monitor, but not a dealbreaker considering it’s tiny.
Is this same as the Hyundai i20?
They share the same platform, but the i20 compares more to the Rio in terms of size.
Kia interiors are quite dated, manual handbrake unless you shoot for higher model, the gear selector looks 20 years old and dials are quite old school as well. Front of the Stonic could be a little nicer too. Good review though.
I wonder what is the reason why Kia Motors South Africa did not bring such a cute little car to SA.
Will you be doing a review on the Kia Rio GT line?
Question Mr Paul
This Kia or the MG HS ????
Nearly same price point
Good question given both offer 7 year warranty.
Tough call! The tech in the HS feels a bit archaic (that infotainment system and constant beeping), but it's a much bigger car.
mg hs sits in the bigger segment than the stonic. it sits with the mg zs and zst. i would take the mg zst anyday given more features at the similar price
Hey Paul, Would love a comparison video between Kia Rio gt and polo 85tsi comfortline.
Looks like something that would of sold well in 2015
Nice presentation Paul, but I’m going to buy a Kamiq before this.
When r u going to make a review on kamiq... Eagerly waiting ... Plz
It’ll be a month or so away ;-)
It’s the Hyundai Venue in a Kia body. The Venue has a bit more engine power..
Is there a gt version of that car or they just produce gt line instead?
I noticed that you didn't mention at the end that only the top trim has the 1.0L turbo. We have a 1.4L Rio (4speed, "yes" 4speed in 2018) and it is sooo slow with A/C on full. Its also not very frugal in summer. I'd choose a Puma over this every day of the week. People that buy this are clearly uninformed or choosing it because of its looks/brand. The Rio is not a brilliant car, the Fiesta is....those details carry over in these sorts of crossovers.
Sorry, but id take a Mazda CX-30 before this anyday. I agree with you Paul, it looks like it was made before the sorrento and carnival and missed out on all the luxuries.
wouldnt this car comepte with cx30?its same size as a cx30
How much is this car?
1. Car manufacturs gotta stop making raised hatchbacks and calling them SUVs.
2. In comparison with the Sorento/Carnival's interior, the Stonic is not worthy of the GT-Line badge. Manual seat adjustment goes back to the Flintstones ages.
Is this a replacement. For the Rio?
Not quite :-) this shares a platform with the Rio.
It's a jacked up Rio.
You need to check your fuel conversion, 5.4 litres per 100km is 52mpg not 43
Depends on the mpg used in the conversion, US or Imperial. US would be 43.55 and imperial would be 52.31.
We use US measurement for mpg.
@@CarExpertAus OK but still think you should use imperial as your main core viewers are in AU and NZ, and they don't sell that car in North America,
A 1.2 turbo engine would be awesome
Same engine as SKODA fabia but for $10K more. Unfortunately SKODA not importing new design fabia as they don’t make enough money to fit their greed sales model set up during pandemic shortage to take advantage of Australians
Can still find late model used for below $20K or a new polo is also turbo for less money
Underwhelmed. I like your diplomatic choice of words. I urge anyone considering this to go try a Puma or anything else really as there's a lot of competent alternatives out there, but mainly the Ford
The Puma is a fun little car!
Reliability of the Ford though... 🤔
Skoda Kamiq.... it’s the best Light SUV. And the 110 tsi Kamiq available in February. 110 kw / 250 nm
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Driving is fun and enjoyable and being competent is challenging. I urge people to try Ford's because they make driving fun and encourage one to be better than they are.
Ford's aid human enlightenment! And mx5's, Yaris GR and Supra!
@@pigeonpoo1823 what about a Skoda Kamiq 110 tsi. 110 kw / 250 nm. On nice 17 or 18” wheels, this would be a very fun drive for a light crossover type vehicle. Skoda has Bigger back seat. Rear air vents and rear USB etc
#simplyclever
I think I'm stoic about this
Is this Direct Injected?
the stonic brochure states rear led combination lights although in your video review it states there are not led's. can you explain this.
Hi Lynne - if you look closely at the rear shot of the vehicle you can see the incandescent globes. They may use an LED for the upper brake light, but I couldn’t see any LEDs on the rear lights.
The base 104 NA engine needs to be put out to retirement and this 1L turbo should be the base engine. Also dual clutch just turns what is a city car into something horrible to drive so huge fail the KIA.
Goodness why are the cars so expensive these days, a few years ago you could get a decent car for 25k, nowadays I can only look at used Corollas to replace my Astra... can we have cheaper cars please. I don't want to pay interests until I am old...
There's a new Nissan logo too.
Are you Serbian or Croatian?
A bit of both :-)
totally not available at my country
All the indian automobile journalists should study from this guy..
Instead of complaining there is no sunroof, etc in this car they should focus on what there is in the car..
Like all journalists here had made the sun roof that too panoramic sunroof a mandatory one in every cars complaining like kids 😑😑😑
Interior is definitely dated, very odd.
Toyota Yaris Cross Kia Niro & Stonic can. not come to South Africa.
Just realised they still use bulbs in the tail lights in 2023.. Thats just lazy
Come on Paul. A bit better please. Why show a CX-30 and call it a CX-3?
Great review for a mediocre car. Thanks for the detailed and pleasant review.
You can tell someone's a car reviewer when they make a comment on the hardness of the interior plastics. Honestly I don't understand it, it's not like people regularly touch the dash...unless they're on ecstasy?
I’m also a new car buyer. Wouldn’t buy a car with a super cheap interior - unless it was super cheap, of course.
top range mg zst way better for the same price
Nice but know one buy kia now because it cause fire
Rear reminded me of a MG hs or Zs
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1st 🙂 now I have to watch the whole video before I can say something relevant 🙂
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even Toyota CHR and Mitsubishi eclipse cross have more power than this dork
The seats are so damn so narrow!! I am slim and it was so UNCOMFORTABLE!! - my ass was perched on the sidewalls. What a waste... NEXT.
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Why do they call these hatchbacks SUVS? Not sporty 0 to 100 10 seconds, not a utility its a hatch. Okay it is a V for vehicle. It will be a city shopping hairdresser car. A space saver spare NOT good enough especially if falsely claiming its an SUV. No active cruise at $30k in 2021 is rubbish. Lane keep stuff is useless rubbish. The Rio is a better hatch! Just as the i30 is better than Kona (again both hatches).
DCT a failure, only thing worse is a CVT. Torque converter 5 speed is all it needs having turbo torque. 4/10 my rating as an SUV, 6/10 as a city hatchback.
Why is this being compared to a Sorento for interior quality? This is obviously a cheap economy car. It's not going to have the same quality of plastics and design.
I was comparing it to Kia’s newer cars, which feel far more premium.
@@CarExpertAus and more expensive to boot this car isn't marketed that way
Price doesn’t really matter - the point is the implementation feels cheap compared to newer Kias. Other cars in this segment feel more premium inside.
Every car revue includes tapping/scratching the sides and this is something I have never seen a real driver do in my 55 years as a driver/passenger. Daft?
Nup - just a comparative point between cars. This one feels cheap(er) compared to others in the segment.
Mmm what a fugly car 😻
Not a fan?!
@@CarExpertAus It looks outdated to be honest... And it looks least SUV from all the competitors. More like a slightly rised hatchback
awful looking car, exterior and interior, the Rio gt line is tenfold better
Cheap plastic junk
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SETH MACFARLANE REVIEWS A KIA
Its a nice car but its age is definitely showing.
Hi Paul,
Really like your videos and your in-depth reviews. Can you please review the Skoda Kamiq 85 TSI.
Thanks
Thank you! Yes we will try and get our hands on one :-)
You can't expect material quality to be equal to a Carnival at this price point. Good looking car, priced competitively. Like the GT-Line in blue. Good review Paul.