Is the NEW KIA Niro EV better than the EV6? | Tish reviews
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- The KIA E-Niro is one of the most popular EVs out there right now. Seriously, you'll see them everywhere!
And that's with good reason - great interior, good range, and no fuss. In fact, in the UK the e-Niro was the second highest selling EV in 2021.
But does the face-lifted 2022 Niro EV match the lofty expectations set by the previous model? Tish takes a look!
0:00 Introduction
1:11 How does it look?
3:50 Boot space + frunk
4:19 Spacious interior
4:54 Premium cabin
6:07 Tech and infotainment
6:27 Let's drive!
7:19 Range and driving assists
9:01 Charging times
9:26 Overall driving experience
10:19 Conclusion: Worth the upgrade?
#ev #electriccar #carreview
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To me the Niro EV looks much better than the e-Niro and the EV6
Another excellent review Tish 👍🏾
Lovely review as usual
Great video. Ordered mine in May. Hoping to have it by September.
Great review
Actually its 475l boot space, and 490l for the ev6. Great video though!
Fantastic review
Only let down is the DC-fast charging speed, otherwise a great car.
seems like such an easy fix as well. This car with 150kwh speed would be selling out even faster. Though the numbers dont lie. This car is doing great in terms of their selling numbers.
My sister is getting this car and this is by far the most informative video..
Ordered mine already😀
Love your videos ❤️❤️🇵🇹
The slow DC charging would be a deal breaker for me. 240KW like the EV6 would be overkill, but at least give us like 120-130KW like its rivals.
Agree with you - I would only need it half a dozen times a year, but the time to recharge on those few long trips makes it unfeasible, unfortunately. Otherwise, near perfect!
Agree. I have the ioniq 5 and have only found 50kw DC chargers at best in Scotland so not able to use the higher charge rate... But 50 kw fine for me. Why don't they have a drawer for a fronk sliding out Vs lifting the bonnet? and why not a kick down on accelerator to drop into sport mode when you need it Vs having to change button?
@@chrispenn715 Yes, it seems a really nice car in most ways but that charging speed limits it to either a second car in a family or for people who will genuinely never travel more than about 100 miles on a trip. Even it it's a few times a year it is just too slow. Also it's really going to look bad as a used prospect in a few years when more and more cars will be 200kw+ and 350kw chargers will be much more common. I will stick with my EV6 (if it ever gets off the boat it is currently sitting on...)
Chris, so you would turn away from a car that, in so many other ways, hits the sweet spot of features, range and efficiency for the price, because half a dozen times a year you would need to spend an extra 20 minutes charging it. So, a total of 2 extra hours per YEAR?
Strange call if you ask me. Yes, it would be great if it charged a little faster, but given how it fits my requirements in every other way, I think it would be mad to see it as a deal breaker. Mine is on order and i can't wait.
My Hyundai is on a 3 year lease... I am looking forward to seeing how tech ahs improved by 2025... 500 mile range, charging 0-100% in 30 mins, 0-60
Even with pre-heating the charge speed is too slow! Should be at least 130 kW
Nice review and agree about the contrasting grey, over designed for the sake of it. Oh, and a full hours on the innuendo bingo…….
I have just ordered the niro 2
Base model. I was going to order the one with built in
sat nav but I would have to wait 6 month's for niro 3
they said better of using
Google maps. tish do you
still do your other channel.
I just got the 2. It’s got everything you need( inc air con) the button to use your phone sat nav works fine. You won’t be disappointed.
I hear other TH-cam movies say the boot space is a lot more than told in this video. Anyone know the exact size?
So glad the large box behind the rear view mirror was mentioned .First review I have seen it mentioned. I was put off the MG5 also .becuse that also has huge box behind the mirror-whats that all about.its very distracting when driving .Also agree that charging port in front of car is a poor design too with risk of damage
As an EV6 owner, Kia is knocking it out of the park at the moment. Just a shame about the slow charging speed on this new Niro. By the way, the cutaway shot during the "drive mode" segment shows the wrong button on the steering wheel; the Drive Mode button is on the bottom left of the wheel; that Mode button you show controls the infotainment IIRC.
I’ve an 18 month old Niro 4+ and it’s great, but the new one is definitely in my opinion a cut above. However for me the next cat is the EV6 that’s if I can get one !!!
Appropriate you said *if* Kia have sold their entire EV6 production for the next three years in some markets......
Its a good family small SUV in a budget...
and that is what the Goal of KIA is it seems
I love my existing Kia Niro 4+ EV, I attended a local demonstration of the all new Niro, I found the all new version impressive. However I will not be purchasing this car in the future for one simple reason, they have now joined the central console to the facia, thereby closing the gap that exists with the current model. I took a long time researching the EV models available, I have sciatica down the back of my left leg and find this gap very useful in allowing me to move my leg sideways, having it in a fixed position without movement proves very uncomfortable for me.
My last two cars were the Nissan Leaf EV and MG ZS EV, these also had a cockpit feel with no space to move my leg sideways. Its a small change but inportant to me, enough to stop me considering the all new model.
Tish Chatten in the hot short ensemble...gorgeous! The Kia Niro EV...not so much. (then again, very few things - and people - can match her in beauty)
My 2020 Kia E Niro is now on sale (bought a MG ZS EV LR Luxury to replace it)
for me it was between the niro EV or the MG marvel R...anyway i hope you will enjoy your ZS when you get it.
Coal or oil powered?
The air blade in the rear of the vehicle is not "design for the sake of design". It's functional. It helps the vehicle to be more energy efficient, which is a huge plus for an EV. There are videos on youtube that have tested it by driving with it taped up, and demonstrated its efficiency.
I like your style of presentations. Obviously you are glamourous but don't come over as a barbie !! Straightforward and useful. Alan Suffolk x
Is it only me or does anyone else think it’s dopey to have the charge port in possibly the most vulnerable position position in regards to damage? The slightest nudge on the front or animal strike will probably render the charge port unusable, however nice look at the vehicle. Thanks Tish.
I can't imagine that being a problem. What country do you live in if I May aak?
@@koek1122 Hi Vino, I’m in Australia. One of the biggest issues we have here is animal strikes, the amount of wildlife we have on our country roads is enormous.
@@standupmoto I can imagine that being an issue in Australia. In the Netherlands we have very little wildlife that could damage our cars. Really shows how tricky the car business can be with all these different landscapes, climates etc.
@@koek1122 Yes it certainly is a problem here, one day I would love to ride a motorcycle around the Netherlands. I only know what I see on television but it looks beautiful and I will do an episode on my channel “ Riding in the Netherlands “.
@@standupmoto It has some nice places, but personally i prefer other countries in Europe. Everything is pretty flat here. We do have great places up north with big stretches of green and agriculture. But im not the greatest spokesperson for the netherlands hahaha. Ill be looking forward to your episode!
Pre-ordered the level 2 over a month ago now and finally got to test drive one over the weekend and it was a great drive, however the technology inside was disappointing.
The infotainment system is older and the screen just doesn't look as nice compared to the higher specs because it's not long one long piece of glass but plastic surrounding the screens.
Also the place where you have the buttons for heated and ventilated seats are just left blank but the square is still there, so you'll always feel like you're missing features when it's so in your face like that.
Decided to upgrade to the level 3. Means I'll get a month or two later but for a car I'm planning to keep for the long haul, I think I'll be much happier!
I do wish I could get the level 4, but that's just too unaffordable for me and the extras you get above the level 3 didn't make it worth it imo
Thanks for the useful information
Tish, what are amendities? I know what amenities are!
great video in itself but where is the comparison to the EV6 suggested in the title? The comparison is between old and new models of the Niro. As I am trying to decide between the Niro EV and an EV6 this video was no help at all to be honest, but I repeat a good video itself and well presented.
Hard decision 😝
Timing and availability may be very important factors... As well as residual value when you'll give it back. Will you buy or rent it by the way?
EV6 is not the same format... depending on where you live it can be a disadvantage.
@@cgagin13 we have decided to buy a Polestar 2 AWD long range, because Polestar will honour the final price on delivery will not change from that agreed at date of order - unlike some other manufacturers that will remain nameless here in the uk
@@riderone8593 Lucky you ! We still cannot get Polestars in France so far... Enjoy
So is that the future iterations then another 5miles if range oooohh
Boot volume is 475 litres - not as stated in the video 375.
I have a 2022 Kia Niro EV EXP and I'll wait for Sportage EV in 2024... I need a much bigger trunk space and Sportage trunk space is just perfect...
Good review! Bootspace is 475 litres, not 375
Good catch!
@@afcgeo882 and the EV6 is 490 rather than 390 as well...
BUT WHEN DOES IT COME OUT
Cant find this anywhere in Massachusetts even people wants it
The AU model the brainiacs in Kia AU decided against light coloured seats or heatpump or heated rear seats and Australia has cold winters it's not all 20c year round many places get single digits during winter for lows with no more than low-mid-teens celcius temps. But I actually love the two tone rear piece makes the car less boring having it all one colour. You covered alot of design elements but everyone is to their own on that and as for charging curve until Bjorn, Tom or Kyle have done charging tests I wouldn't believe Kia on the charge curve just yet. I still like it even though the higher spec model in AU is above $70k AUD.
I like it, but I have all those fixtures in my 2018 Nissan Leaf, including rear heated seats and cruise control.
They really did spec the leaf very well...
A very decent upgraded entry level EV just below the EV6 for the wider market of choices. It's all down to buyers to choose what funds they can afford. The Enyaq is my choice over this Niro for cross over SUV design. Take your pick.
Good choice, 14000 flawless miles in the enyaq for me so far
Hello Tish. I disagree with you on the rear of the Niro and the C pillers. I think they both look good but then looks are subjective.
How is everyone else pronouncing Renault? 🤔
Can't imagine this being one of the next Uber EVs
I want one ! Or ioniq5
There is a 4th drive mode: Snow ❄️
I've test driven the NEW Kia Niro but the hybrid version. Great car but the front seats are not good for someone 6f+, the top sticks out and presses into you back. I had a deposit down for the EV version but had it refunded, very disappointing.
Check out the old shape one you will be surprised how badly Kia destroyed the Niro.
The old shape one sold like hot cakes for a reason
The new version has a lot to like, it is certainly more modern than the existing version. I just don't like the seat.
All depends on body shape and proportions. I’m 6ft3 and found it extremely comfortable. So gotta sit in it really to really judge to.
The new front gives it a nice modern look, but the added length and rear design just makes it appear a bit long. Looks more estate than hatchback now.
Tish resembles Philipa Forrester... Are they related?
Look nice I owned Nero but the newer one has more features
Looks like an old Honda CRV at the rear. The rest looks pretty cool though.
Yeh. My thoughts exactly. It's like they ran out of designer juice by the time they reached the end. What's that bump stuck on the back for..I mean...
Looks a decent car. It has a more realistic 0-60 and although the range has not increased much over the old model, it is still good and liveable. The "But" comes in with the prices starting from £36,245 and the model you reviewed is over £41k. The same new car in hybrid guise starts at £27,745. So that is almost £10k less and yet hybrids are more complicated to build. To justify these prices they add in every extra you want and many you don't want or need. EV evangelists will say "you save in the running costs" and yes you do. The major cost though of any car is the purchase/hire, unless you spend £1,000 to buy a forty year old V8 Range Rover and obviously the fuel and repairs will be significant.
Why do car companies not offer a stripped out "It has Aircon and electric windows but not much else" model? Plus those virtual buttons for aircon and media in that Niro EV need to be got rid of. To use them, you have to take your eyes of the road. Too often see people weaving as if they are drunk drivers but in reality they are probably just trying to change the temperature or fan speed. For stuff like that, you really need physical buttons or switches.
I really hope when the Smart One comes out they don't follow the crowd, stack them with tech and then charge as much as they can. Be good to see them at £29k without all the cheap chintz as that is their customer base.
Look at the Eniro model 2. Lower spec but adequate in every way, much lower price.
@@jdavison8551 The Niro EV model 2 costs £36,245 and the Niro Hybrid model 2 £27,745. Or are you referring to the outgoing e Niro?
@@jdavison8551 I agree with you I have ordered a niro 2
saving 3k on top model.
@@jumpferjoy1st yes
Would like to see the interior on the 2 model.. by the time you spec this up to 4, you're talking ev6 money
I’m sure I misheard you, but “Toff Spec” should definitely be how most new EVs should be described, with all their bells and whistles.
i disagree with niro EV has a worse rear then the EV 6...i think the niro EV has a pretty nice rear compaired to the EV 6 and this is one of the reasons i ordered an niro EV since i like the design. however i don`t like the color scheme so i will wrap mine to get it in the same body color appart for some black parts in the grill.
Good idea... Wrap it to hide it! 👍🏻 Or get some crazy printed graphics on there 😎
The same body colour all over is an option...... you don't have to have the grey C pillar.
@@Brian-om2hh i wasn`t refering to only the C pillar...all the parts on the car that is grey i would like to be body color. to me that will make it look alot nicer..so i think a wrap is a good option..then the next owner can do what he/she likes..return to original or a new wrap..and this way i will also protect the original color a little.
If you have an existing EV Niro (old model), you should not be shopping for another EV. These things have tremendous embedded carbon impact, and we cannot continue to treat cars like short term purchases we replace because of new features or boredom with our current choice. That said it looks like improvements everywhere except for relatively slow DC rapid charging. Has the efficiency changed?
I mostly agree: why only mostly? Because there are still plenty of people out there who may be very happy to get an existing second-hand e-Niro to replace their old car in a great way 😝
New one can tow, unlike the previous version. Only 750 kg, but good enough for our folding camper.
Why does it need a start/stop button? What is it starting? It doesn’t have an engine does it? Does the display come on when you get in?
So why have a button for nothing?
Oh, yeah, it can be bought with a petrol engine.
It starts the car lol? unlocking your EV doesn't fire it up ready to go.
@@HalfDayHero Unlocking the car? Seems old style. 😂.
Most EVs require a press on the brake pedal to put it into gear. That should be enough to tell the car that you are wanting to drive.
Hadn't thought of that. There is a model that does exactly that, jump in and go, can't remember which one. I wish my Ioniq 5 had walk up unlock/door handle open/auto seat adjust/profile switch & phone pair and step on pedal to go... 😕
@@SirHackaL0t. what do you mean unlocking your car seems old style? Obviously all vehicles lock and unlock.
@@julianbell9586 That would be a Tesla. :)
Boot space is 475 l not 375
I keep looking at different cars, anything from a Vauxhall Corsa to a Tesla Y. Very unlikely I will be able to afford the Tesla and the Corsa is a bit too small and short on range but I always come back to Kia. Like this new eNiro , if I do go for one Would probably be the mid spec long range. I also have a soft spot for the Soul although this new Niro has now dated that a bit. Anyway, great review as always
KIA are no longer offering the short range version anywhere in Europe, I believe. They sold so few short range of the old model that they decided to remove it from the catalogue.
Hyundai Kona, MG ZS two you could look at mate 👍🏻
@@scrandjm1881 neither offer fast charging.
The steering wheel is on the wrong side for her accent?
The names e Niro and Niro EV are so different from each other as to be unrecognizable. As different as a peach and a nectarine at 10 meters.
eNiro came a a cheaper alternative. EV6 start over 50k euro, while Niro EV would start under 40. If incentive are the same, the price ratio for the consumer increases.
Being trapped in a lift with tiSh would be a bad way to spend a day.
All the models that Kia make and they decide to update the one they have already.
Still no digital mirrors. Let's hope lane assist can be turned off permanently
I heard that digital mirrors aren't all that they're set out to be... And also that there's some European law that says if you have lane assist installed, it must be turned on automatically when you start the car, but that you can turn it off (hold the button down 3 seconds) but it will switch itself back on next time you start the car. Annoying
@@julianbell9586 We are not in Europe. If you have ever driven a vehicle with lane assist you would know that when you go through Road works it gets confused with all the markings.
@@smartmart1958 ah. Ok. I know what you mean. I was driving with it on the other day when the country road had Shadow from overhanging trees... The lane assist tried to pull me into the verge. Now I only have it switched on on motorways
Content excellent, presentation good, pity about the squeaky voice and poor pronunciation. .
We say Kia as Design KIA.
Nice car but £40k is a lot of money and availability is low with waiting lists getting as long as 12 months. By then the Chinese will probably be offering better and cheaper models.
Hell no maybe new but a step back and behind contenders. should be at least 150kw chrging in 2022 that along with it being over priced are deal breakers
Good review. Need to improve your spelling before displaying words on screen. Absolutely is spelt as shown. Not as you displayed it on the screen. 😀😀
Kia De'Niro
Its 475 ltr
Sorry but you really didn’t answer the question whether this better than the EV6 .., you made some comparisons but no real answer … your information was spot on but was looking for an answer so a bit of a waste of my time.
Still a long time to sit in the car bored whilst the thing charges.
I've never done that yet in the 2+ years I've had my EV. You just go and do something else... I'm usually in bed asleep while mine charges. It's the best time to charge, at 7.5p per kwh. Usually costs me around £4 a week. Admittedly though, I do occasionally grab a top up charge from my local Sainsburys free charger.....
@@Brian-om2hh switched to octopus and installed smart meter but desperately waiting for them to switch the 7.5p night time rate on...
I test drove the previous model, and it was such a disappointment.
The Soul E was a much better car, will sure give this one a test soon.
4:02
One thing I hate about EVs is that you cant have the radio on separate from the ignition
Ignition? Really?
Yes you can
@@carlarrowsmith how?
@@richardjohnson5529 You press the on button without the brake peddle
@@carlarrowsmith ok but is that the same for all cars with a start button?
Is the new Kia Niro better then the EV6? Short answer, no. 😂👍
Happily enough choising a car is more a matter of fit with your needs than being better or the best in every area 😂
Why does Kia/Hyundai insist on putting their charge ports in areas that are meant to be sacrificial or are prone to damage? Also, being roasted for properly pronouncing Renault and almost immediately calling a Sportage (Sport-age) as Spor-Tage was funny.
I have to say that, as long as the bloody thing works, I couldn't give a flying f**k about the exterior styling. It's other people that will have to look at it, not me.
I much prefer the interior of this to the EV6, but the poor charging performance is a big let down.
You really should have mentioned that this will now be able to tow stuff, something that the old one couldn't. It may not be important to you, but it is a deal breaker to me.
I'd pretty much dismissed the EV6 as my future car anyway(more expensive than the Hyundai, and I really don't like the interior), so this is actually more like a shootout between the Ioniq 5 and the Niro EV, How much is fast charging worth to me? Well, I only do over 250km at a stretch when I go on my hols, but is it worth stressing out on my hols because of slow charging?
I think that ultimately it will all come down to the specific deal I can get on one or the other. And at the moment there really are no offers available because demand is far outstripping supply.
why does every car video of the same car actually sounds the same.... this is such a ripoff of all those other video's.... this is so sad...
I've just got a longing for THIGH food 😋 💖
Really sad to hear that the Niro has become so lardy.
It is already impossible for modern vehicles to fit down our country lanes.
I hope that a smaller, shorter, thinner vehicle is released.
its a small SUV though
It's only 2 cm wider than the previous Niro...?
@@markosborne1740
Cornish Cornish and West Country lanes have hedges, and walls. 2cm into a wall is still a crash.
Hate this trend towards wider cars. Car parks, urban streets and country lanes not fun with over-wide cars. Can’t be good for efficiency either. I wouldn’t buy an EV6 or Ioniq 5 for this reason. The Niro isn’t a bad offender but still a shame they’ve increased the width.
That design is only awkward..
I pronounce Renault in the same way. Anybody telling you that you're wrong is an uncultured swine.
More importantly, that’s how it’s pronounced in French, as it’s supposed to be, since it’s an actual surname of the company establishers: brothers Louis, Marcel and Fernand Renault.
I HATE the new headlamp units, although they aren't quite as vomit inducing as those on the new Sportage, they are still pretty hideous (excuse the oxymoron!) By the way, the boot is now 475 litres; up from 451.
There is nothing wrong with the headlamp units on the bed Sportage. But then style is subjective.
@@sharonec5419 sure looks are subjective, but I can only give MY opinion based on what I see.
Frankly I'd rather be stabbed in the eye with a sharp stick than have to look at the front of the new Sportage for any length of time. The Nero is almost, nearly, but not quite acceptable!
Do we know the designer is a guy, or is that a massive assumption?
Don't buy Kia mines gone wrong after 2 years 17000 miles and dealers won't touch it.
Tesla Model Y
For many more££££!
@@2011ppower It will be worth every nano penny
The answer is : NO!
awful car i was testdrive with this seats are very very bad , for short drive it was disasters im 1.72 cm long and also mirrors cover everything blind spot is bigger than any other car, and i dont even start to talk about roadnoice, its like drivin without doors, awful !!!
Boot capacity is 475 liters in the EV (348 in the PHEV).
And no, the start-button is nowhere near "smart" in any EV! It's a fossil-brain fart that really is unnecessary in an EV.
This car is rather ugly compared to their other models, but each to their own
Needs to stop with all the personel preferences. Please change to unbias/objective review.
No It's an awful looking Ev
Just nope 🤔
I don’t like the outrageous styling/ size. Yet another horrible juggernaut.
Oddly Richard, some *do* prefer outrageous styling.....
@@Brian-om2hh ..very oddly😩
Sorry for me it looks really ugly! Quite liked the old one - this one - not so much!