2017 Kia Niro | CarGurus Test Drive Review
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
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Kia wants its debuting 2017 Niro hybrid compact crossover to take sales from Toyota’s green-car star. The Niro does have a more comfortable interior, particularly in the back seats, and it offers a less distinctively hybrid look than the Prius, but also can’t measure up to some of the Prius’ more important specifications, including overall cargo capacity and fuel efficiency. And while it supports Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, the Niro does not pack much in the way of driver-assistance or advanced safety features.
The Niro’s powertrain includes a 104-hp 1.6-liter inline 4-cylinder, a 43-hp electric motor, and a 1.56kWh lithium-ion polymer battery. Its 6-speed automatic transmission is quieter than the Prius’ continuously variable transmission, and its regenerative brakes work more predictably than the ones in other hybrids. But the Niro has 20% less cargo room than a Prius, and our reviewer got 35 mpg combined in his week with the car, despite its EPA estimate of 43 mpg combined. Read more on CarGurus: cargur.us/gjxdF
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My wife And I are on our third day of owning a Kiro Touring in SW Florida. we drive 25 miles each way to work and home We are at 46 mpg and climbing and I don't baby this car. We run stop and go to 65 mph every day and so far we love it
Hi could I ask you a question when you did your review did you ever consider driving over speed bumps at 25 mph to check the ride quality.
I have no idea how you got that bad of gas mileage, must be the Touring or your driving style. I previously owned a Toyota Prius, 2014, and averaged 50-54mpg combined. I currently own a Kia Niro, EX with advanced tech package, and am averaging 52 mog combined after a month. I think people who drive hybrids need to learn to drive hybrids and I don't mean "hyper-miing". Overall a good review. I love my Niro and hands down prefer it to the Prius but taste is subjective.
I agree with you ... my girlfriend's Prius is awesome in mileage. Up around 50-55. I like the car, but it is loud, and I am not used to the weird sounds and clunks it makes, but that short stop off at the gas station for like $20-25 for 2-3 weeks of driving is awesome.
I've had a Niro for the last 7 months and the climate control has an extraordinary impact on the fuel mileage. Turning it off makes a huge difference, weather permitting. That and sticking to less than 70 mph.
Thanks Rob.
I just got a 2018 Niro Touring a couple weeks ago. The first 11 days I owned it were a 2500 mile round trip from where I live in Florida to Kansas City, so almost all high speed highway driving. Over that trip, I averaged 38.0 mpg. In the several days since I got home and have been driving in the city almost entirely, I've driven about 60 miles and it currently says I'm averaging 49.8 mpg.
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Let me guess: Like the other reviewers who got significantly less than the rated gas mileage, you drove it in sport mode much of the time. The EPA rating is for "Eco" (normal) mode.
he's also in the snow. you can see the car idling, he likely has the heat set to high. i live up a steep 12 miles of road and even using sport to climb, in cold weather, i could average 38 mpg in my mid spec niro with the engine idling most of the time to keep the defroster going [full tank of use, verified at the pump]. this would fall into competitive alignment with the prius which people reported getting 42 mpg in similar temperatures as the ones i've ran my niro in. in warm weather, eco, with slightly above 10% "aggressive", as kia calls it, or sport usage, i can get 51, to 56 mpg across a tanks worth of driving- this is with it sitting for a few hours a day as well, with the AC on, listening to the radio, not realizing the running lights and fog lights were still on.... take this with a grain of salt though, the Niro is a good car, but this mini-sportage was designed to sip gas and has an ideal environment and driving mentality it can do so in [like any purpose built vehicle].
side note, 'capacity warning' on the cargo, the total capacity, including passengers is 366 - 530 kg. given his car is likely the heaviest configuration he's near that 366 kg mark, that makes the load floor capable of 132 pounds out of 800- or the nearly 1.17k pounds total weight the niro can carry at its lightest trim. at top trim if you put four 150 pound people in it. on top of the cargo volume or capacity, you're now near the max GVWR [remember safety is the driving force behind the GVWR for any vehicle]; looking at both the niro and the prius in this respect we see the prius also suffers from the same issues only it just has more space to overload it with. this is an amateurish review; measuring cargo room or load tolerances means nothing unless you put it in the real world. if one needs a hybrid that can hold more, prius or niro wise, then both are capable of towing a trailer for you if you add the proper trailer hitch. know your vehicle, know your tolerances, know your driving limitation and drive safely.
Absolute lie as regard to mpg.
I've owned a niro lx for 3 years now, I average 56mpg city, 44 mpg freeway only. When using sports mode and 'racing' my niro I still manage 42mpg.
Take it from someone who actually bought a niro. Great car. Would recommend it.
The drop in MPG for the Touring Model is less about the weight and more about the width of the tires on that model. The weight difference between the EX and Touring is minimal, but the look at the tires and the MPG difference. The FE model has super skinny tires to get those MPG ratings.
I personally like the Niro, but wouldn't own one simply because of the DCT. No one has developed a Dual Clutch Automated Transmission that is reliable. You may not like the gear whine of the Prius (which isn't a CVT, but a simple single reduction gear) but that thing is reliable as all get out.
I was gonna say... 10 years 100k miles... Who cares if it breaks. After 10 years you'll probably sell it.
What were you doing to get 35 mpg? You're one of the only reviews I've seen get less mpg. All others have got more than advertised.
He didn't realize that he was driving it in sport mode (Shifter to the left) notice he didn't even mention sport mode because he didn't realize it had a sport mode.
well he left the car running while he was loading up the trunk. that's a waste of fuel, there.
I agree with other comments here, those are the worst combined mileage numbers I’ve seen reported by multiple reviewers I respect, including the NYT reviewer.
KBB guy got 55 mpg in the touring Niro, trying to his best. He only got below 40 mpg driving it hard.
35 mpg? That's about 6.7L/100Km. I'm getting 4.7 (50 mpg) in an EX mixed driving, and usually there's 2 adults and up to 3 kids plus stuff in the back. In town, I often see 3.5, but on the highway it's more like 5, so the average ends up being around 4.7. Cold weather uses more fuel, especially short trips as the engine runs to heat the car even when it's showing EV.
does anyone know if the rear seats can be adjusted? like slightly inclined?
Sorry, seats can't be adjusted. Still a very nice car though.
Thank you
so does that mean a front wheel version of a CRV makes it not a cross over...
On my test drive today I averaged 50.8 mpg on a 8 mile drive that included freeway with passing power test and city mix in a Niro Plug inn. Not a test for max mileage and I still got over 50 mpg! Don't know how you drive to get as low as 35 mpg... I guess its the pessimistic mode you have the car in. Neither me or the sale person could find the mode you seemed to use to get that low of mileage, However I did find E/V, normal and sport modes. The Prius does not haul more luggage because its so ugly I would not drive it and their for would be used as a storage box, not a hauler. LOL Bottom line is that the Prius is styled so strange, both in side and out, that it is not a competitor at all. I caution people about looking at them without eye protection! Come on Toyota get some styling that's acceptable to the general public... Some of Toyota's styling is just simply offensive!!
I don't why you made this video if don't have nothing good to say about it, and at 4 times you have mentioned that it doesn't have all wheel drive.
I have to question the practicality aspect if you can't put more than 130lbs on the cargo load floor. Good practical cargo room is great but not if all you can carry are boxes of feathers.
Also, while the current H-RV might be available fully loaded for $5k less I don't think the two fully loaded vehicles carry the same content. The current Honda doesn't have an option for Honda's Sense safety system does it?
It's 130 lb. just on the back cargo area cover- not on the entire cargo floor! This dumb reviewer couldn't figure that out, I think he corrected it in another video.
Over the lifetime of the car, you'll spend a lot more than $5k extra on gas with the Honda. So the Niro is actually cheaper in the long run.
"New Englanders who are in the market for a small crossover would walk past the Kia, and buy a Subaru Crosstrek instead". Or they could buy a AWD Kia Sportage or Hyundai Tuscon.
cadsux or put winter tires on this bad boy
@@thestunnaz Yeah, I get really frustrated with this braindead insistence that AWD is the only possible way to drive in snow. AWD runs as FWD most of the time, just adds weight and another thing to break on the car, and just isn't really necessary if you simply get winter tires.
per gallon you mean...
One other thing why does this need to beat the prius?Is that not the Opitima Hybrids job?
Actually thats The Hyundai Ioniqs job and it does that just great
Crossover like style? Like, It's a hatchback. Styling is easy on the eyes compared to some the offensive Toyotas. Where is the car assembled?
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Great review, Era of cheap gas!!! one could only dream of that in the UK.
Kia Lied to me about my Electric Vehicle.
I was looking for a plug in hybrid which could go 50 km without using any gasoline. We were told, the Kia Nero Plug In Hybrid could only get 38 km range, before it needed to use gasoline. My wife and I thought long and hard about this, and decided that 38 km would be enough.
We bought the car, and found that we were not getting 38 km; we were typically getting zero km before the gasoline motor kicked in. It would be totally charged, and the gasoline motor would kick in. It would be near full charge, and the gasoline motor would kick in WHILE WE WERE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. It would be near a full charge, and the gasoline motor would kick in while we were going down steep hills, recharging the battery from regenerative braking.
For the last 20 trips, the car tells me how much range I'm getting from my car. In normal driving we never went over 38 km, so we should be spending 0 litres of gas per 100 km. We are getting around 5 L / 100 km. All this is money and pollution out the tail pipe which is totally unnecessary.
Three times I took it into Kia Service and was told, "it is working as it is designed to." Finally the service guy said, that it was in the technical manuals that the gasoline motor would kick in all the time. I said, "I was told by the sales guy that it would have 38 km range, and I'm not getting a fraction of that!" The service guys said, "Take it up with the sales guy, it is working correctly."
So I talked to the sales guy, and he told me, that that is what Kia Canada told him the car would do.
I escalated it to the manager, and we went on a test drive, and I demonstrated to him the problem. The gasoline motor kicked in as soon as we started driving, even tho I had 90% charge. The gasoline motor kicked in going down steep hills, while recharging the battery.
He said that he would look into the problem and do his best to see I was satisfied.
What was his best?
-- I could keep this car I was unhappy with, and hope that there might be a software update. (This is a zero chance event, I now know.)
-- I cold keep driving this car I'm unhappy with, and in 1 or 2 or 3 years, maybe, they will create a car that works. Then I can trade this one in and buy a NEW car from them.
THIS was his best offer. Not very impressive.
To get rid of me I was told to call Kia Canada head quarters. "They are where the authority lies." I did so, and they told me the dealership is where I need to go to find recourse. (Apparently this is a standard strategy with this company.)
I said what they had done was false advertising, and I could complain to the consumer protection board. They told me to "do what you want."
I called back to the dealership and they never return my calls.
Kia lied to me, and I will never buy from them again. I _strongly_ recommend that you check on line for people who have had terrible service from Kia.
They are super nice when they are selling to you, but they lie. Many people online have complained about terrible service.
Beware of buying from this company. Warm regards, Rick.
Do you know Tesla real efficiency?
It is 76%. Niro EV is 90%. This is real world.
See this. ua-cam.com/video/ZH7V2tU3iFc/v-deo.html
How does it compare to the Ford C-Max
Much better. That was my last car. 1) turning radius is amazing 2) much better transmission (c-max CVT is very laggy) 3) the wider wheelbase gives a better weight distribution opposed the the C-Max’s “boat feel”
@@jaimemacias2139 nice one, wanted to know this too.
Nice review! I just recently conducted my full in-depth review of the Kia Niro Touring, too! I was pleasantly surprised by the material quality, and the overall styling that Kia went for! 👌
I agree with many of the points you covered, and I actually mentioned some of them, too! Keep up the great work! I cannot wait until I can get to review the Ioniq and the Prius to see how the Niro really stacks up to it's competition! Go CarGurus! 👍😉
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DriveAndBeDriven I believe the Ionic uses the same powertrain as the Niro.
I need to point out that this is a dsg transmission. Reviewers are not pointing out that if you drive this like a conventional auto you will destroy the clutch plates prematurely.The manufacturer needs to point this out as well. Getting caught in heavy traffic and easing ahead or creeping forward is exactly the same as riding the clutch in a standard transmission. In this case a computer is doing all that for you behind the scenes.
On a regular gas car yes but not true here due to the electric motor on this hybrid. The electric motor will always start the car from a stop so no need for the tranny to slip the clutch. The electric motor acts similar to a torque converter during creep.
This is just a Toyota ad in disguise
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How can anyone buy a car that is going to need a 5000 $ battery 8 - 10 yrs down the road . Plus you can get almost as good gas mileage out of a Civic for 3000 less. That buys a lot of gas
idiot
kia has life time battery warrenty
60,000 mile warrenty
Actually hybrid electrical components and the powertrain warranty is 120 months or 100k miles.
104 hp??? Seriously? It's 2017
noctanol 139hp combined with 195 foot pounds of torque
Looks horrible