And the brakes.
It's, it's all there.
Welcome to CarSceneKorea.
I introduce newly released Genesis, Hyundai and Kia cars.
And the car I have today behind me is Kia Niro EV.
It has the EV mark right here with the blue plate here in Korea.
Charging ports in the front.
And this essentially looks almost identical on the outside when it comes to Niro
compared to that of the HEV version.
And as for the exterior review so go check the video out here because it's essentially the same.
However, I want to focus on the drive today.
Kia calls it Air Curtain.
If you're curious if this is functional at all,
I tested out myself in the video right here so go check that video out as well.
So without further ado, let's just get to it.
Before anything, check out this interior.
I absolutely love bright interiors, but I gotta give a plus to this Niro EV.
This just goes beautiful all together. I mean just look at this white interior.
White tone, bright tone is continued all throughout including the ceiling and the second row.
As for the detailed interior review, there's a video right up here as well.
So let's go for a drive.
And coming inside this Niro EV, the interior doesn't look different at all compared to that of the HEV.
I mean if I were to really really pinpoint out the differences,
Obviously, it will be the EV right here engraved. And it's got the power button instead of ignition on/off.
It's a nice touch and by the way come close.
Take a look at this.
Upcycled and recycled materials all throughout the interior using the some plastic material.
They've done an amazing job with it.
It doesn't look all that cheap, but this being a plastic, I mean plastic is a plastic.
However, the durability and the way it's been laid out, it's great.
And just look at this interior. I absolutely love this portion.
That is something that I actually pointed out on my HEV drives as well
but it just goes so beautiful with this interior color.
And just one more thing. This has the dual pressed double pane window.
So it has great noise cancellation as you can see.
So let me roll it down once more.
You hear all the fans and vents running.
Now you don't.
This steering wheel is exactly the same that of the gear EV6. Same for the drive mode button.
Even the layout. And so here, paddle shifters that you can control the region brake levels here left and right.
And this comes with. Look at that. I-PEDAL.
This comes with the I-PEDAL, it's just a great thing to have.
There are a lot of competitors out in the current market just because of the market being.
Shifting rapidly towards the EVs; however, I really strongly believe that Niro has got its strength over other competitors.
The HDA2. It is the most advanced HDA just out yet.
Comes with the I-PEDAL. The region brakes. The upgraded motors and the smart ECS.
The way it handles and drives.
And of course, the most important thing would be the driving range.
So currently it's at about half the charge as we can see currently.
So it's not pushing out, but when fully charged it marks over 400 kilometers of the driving distance possible.
As for this Niro EV, the motor pushes out the exact same amount of horsepower compared to the predecessor.
But the gear ratio has been changed.
So that it's pushing out better torque over a wider band of RPM.
The RPM usage has been limited to 8,000 on the predecessor.
However, this current version goes all the way up to 9,000.
The I-PEDAL is just a beautiful thing to have on these on city roads.
It really takes away a lot of burdens and the stress of driving around the city roads.
Other than the blue plate that it's saying that it's an EV and some of the skid plates underneath that has been two-toned.
I can't really tell that much of the difference from that of the HEVs.
Hope to see this on continue down the legacy, so that this becomes the identity of Niro.
And this Niro EV being, it only comes in 17-inch wheels and tires.
It has a Kumho tires and this is exclusively EV tire as we can see.
It's SOLUS TA31 EV.
With the tire spec of 215 55 17.
Thick sidewall.
So I personally prefer having bigger profile, which is the 55 that we saw on this tire.
That's because it has more room for the tire to absorb the shocks and nose
coming from the road into the cabin and into towards the driver.
Thinner profile it delivers much more faster response
towards the steering wheel and the feedback when it comes to the driving.
But we know that this Niro EV is not just for about the fun,
but having a pleasant driving experience within and inside the car getting point A to B.
Again, let's get back to the drive.
All right acceleration again and the brakes.
It's, it's all there.
Utilizing the motor, the regen brake helping out.
Not only with recharging the battery, but also you see, it helps with the brakes as well.
And ever since I got to know I-PEDAL, I've been a big fan. Like, on my city drives I always have that on.
And just absolutely love it.
And the drive mode, it comes with the Normal. Oh, it has Sport mode and Eco.
And hold for Snow mode as well.
So there are more drive modes here on Niro EV compared to that of the HEV.
I can definitely feel that the battery is sitting at the bottom of this or on top of this chassis.
Niro EV does not use E-GMP, which is electric global modular platform.
Which is exclusively built chassis for EV and EVs only.
IONIQ 5, EV6, GV60, obviously all built from E-GMP that I'm naming right now.
So you might think that could be a downside for this Niro EV, but the reason why I went over and over about this is because
I personally am blown away by how roomy it is in the inside of this Niro EV.
It definitely feels right in between that of the big size SUV and a sedan that which this Niro exactly is.
But roomy and practical inside. Great line of sights and visibility.
You can see that this is 5.7 kilometer per kilowatt hour.
If I get the chance to test drive this for a long distance I would definitely get get better mileage than this.
And with a full charge, given the smaller battery that this has over EV6,
Niro travels over 400 kilometers I had a very limited time driving this car around
but I just wanted to feel it myself.
So definitely feels like an EV. Well, duh, this is an EV.
Has the power, like so. You can pick up the speed.
Just the way this Niro EV handles, it's absolutely stunning and amazing.
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