Video Summary
The Kia e-Niro is a practical, and decidedly unweird EV. The car has the kind of range expected from something costing twice the price.The design is conservatively good-looking. It offers a superb warranty. The back of the car is broad. The car can fit three people in the back. The boot is practical with 451 liters with the seats up and 1400 liters with the seats down.
The interior is sensible and nice instead of overly sparkly. The tested model comes with a larger 10.25-inch touch screen. The design includes loads of physical buttons. Seating position is good. There is a bit of a blind spot. Quality of the interior generally feels good. The car has practical storage. It offers ninja cup holders that pop out of nowhere. It's a gentle way to learn about EVs with a good battery and drivetrain. The range has been updated with varying prices and specs.
The Kia e-Niro 2 offers 180 miles of WLTP range for £30,345 after the government's incentive grant. It includes an 8-inch touch screen, 7-inch digital display, 17-inch alloys, a reversing camera, and cloth and part leather upholstery.
The E-Niro 2 with 64kWh battery comes in at £34,295 and qualifies for the government's plug-in grant. The KIA provides the longer-range battery with a more powerful motor. The kit consists of a 7-inch touchscreen.
The three and four plus grades have more powerful hardware. It adds full leather heated seats and a 10.25-inch touchscreen with an 8-speaker JBL stereo.
Putting the car on a large charger for 45 minutes adds around 160 miles of range limited by the 77 kW charging from the car. The car gets a 7-year, 100,000-mile warranty.
Acceleration from zero to 62mph takes 7.8 seconds.
The reviewer gives the pros and cons for the car:
Pros: long range, practicality, uncomplicated interior
Cons: long waiting list, limited kit options on lower spec'd cars
The overall score is 4 out of 5 stars.
