So many reviewers are critical of the 5” climate control screen position. They miss the “+” symbol that opens the controls on the neighbouring 12.5” display. When used, the symbol becomes an “x” that will close the expanded display.
Yes Robert that’s so true, it’s not an issue at all if you press the + button to extend it, I prefer the physical rocker buttons anyway. Thanks for sharing and leaving us a comment 🤗
All car reviers copy each other one moans about a minor issue and they all jump on the band wagon, this car is a brilliant car for the money, the basic car is cheaper yes, the top spec car has a lot more kit than just a sun roof, you get what you pay for.
Another thing to be aware of if you're going for Air trim in the UK is that you don't get an auto dimming rear view mirror. I've got one on order and only just realised this reading a forum-it isn't in the spec sheets on the Kia uk website! I haven't had a manual one for 15 years, so it'll be interesting how I cope at night with all the new matrix led headlights on the roads now😮
Hey Jeff, in terms of an EV it is on the cheap entry side. As they cost a lot to make. Finding a lease deal I think would be the best way to get an EV these days. But you’re right the wages haven’t gone up to reflect things that are going up around us. Thanks for the comment and sharing your thoughts 🤗
@@ianrob4760 Yup, and with the continuing rise of PCP, that means that there will be a glut of EV3s coming onto the market in about 3 years' time. That still means that your (much cheaper) 2nd hand EV3 will still have 4 years of warranty
@@davidcolin6519 and in three years time any fears over battery health etc will be gone MG already have a lifetime warranty , the Nio idea of swapable batteries may spread and all that
Good point about discounts on the Niro/Kona. I recently saw a Kona EV Advance spec with Comfort pack for a smidge over £30,300, that's a £9000 saving on RRP! We still ordered an EV3 though, as my wife found the Kona too big.
Hey LW, yeah it is a great idea to be on the lookout for those cars, as less demand for them now. I’ve seen a lot of lease deals for the Niro EV which have been incredible value. Just interesting for those that weren’t even thinking about those cars. Thanks for chatting and leaving us a comment 🤗
At least in Germany, the heated steering wheel does not come as standard, only in some "winter package" (not that we wanted it) Anyway, the Air trim is for us, definitely. To me, thank heavens, it's not even an "suv". Compared to our 2007 Ford C-Max, measures inside and outside are almost identical. And this is really good news, it's almost as practical as a genuine minivan.
In Ireland the specs are different for each trim level than those in UK. I have a straight GT on order largely for extra safety/driving enhancements. The HUD or heads up display is most important to me. Unfortunately the 360 degree cameras are not included. The GT S is not available in the republic but a heat pump is standard on Earth 2 up. Earth 2 is the 80 kWh Eart version. Colour selection is dull and uninspiring. Cutting board is a pain. Give me more storage. Keeping E Soul which my wife and I love. The EV3 for us is the new Soul. Good bye Prius HPEV.
Hey Douglas, thanks for this and sharing what you get in Ireland, that’s good they give you the heat pump as standard on the Earth 2 and up! I think it’s £900 as an option for the bigger battery 81.4kwh version. The GT line definitely feels a lot nicer inside. The is Air is great value I believe, but once you step into a GT I think it would be hard to want to go back lol. Thanks for the comment and chatting to us 🤗
Trim levels are an absolute nightmare in Ireland. Even the GT line doesn't have ventilated seats and the seat memory that comes with it. No harman kardon available, no remote parking either. I thought that we get at least the 360 cam. Shameful!
Hey Paul, thanks for the comment. I spoke with the product specialist at Kia and she says they will continue with the Niro EV as it’s a little different and slightly bigger. I have seen great value lease deals on the Niro EV already and I foresee better deals as this will steal the limelight for a while. Thanks for the comment and chatting with us 🤗
my 1960 ford anglia 105 E 0 to 60 was not stated it was EVENTUALLY. A LOTUS TWIN CAM CORTINA 0 to 60 was 10 seconds .The cost of insurance was more than the cost of the car .. Now this rechargeable battery drill disguised as a car, shopping trolley 0 to 60 is a mind blowing 7 seconds ish . .
I don’t need tech gizmos…No heat pump unless you buy the top of the range model..Hrmm ,..you didn’t mention that in your review.and that pushes the price above £40000.Then you get hammered with more expensive road tax in the UK..No thank you. For a square piece of plastic.
You are right, it’s a bit annoying that the heat pump isn’t standard or that it’s only available in the top spec, we did mention on another video. This is a deal breaker for others we have seen from comments. The luxury tax needs to be pushed up, it’s redic that it sits at 40k, thanks for leaving us a comment and chatting to us 🤗
Yeah that’s fair, the Charging isn’t groundbreaking is it! I guess if you are someone that charges it away from home a lot that could be the dealbreaker. Thanks for the comment 🤗
Yes, 128kW sounds slow but the car holds this value constant from 10% to over 70% therefore it is relatively fast. The charging curve is important not a max speed that is only achieved for a very short time. The hardware in the car can do 150kW so there is a possibility that it is being opened up via software a bit later.
I just checked charging speeds. Similar batterysize the ID.3 and ID.4 will charge 3-4 minutters slower than the EV3 in 10-80%. The EV3 has a lover max but keep the average over 100kwh, while the ID. models have an average close to 95kwh. Tesla e.g. has a max. 250kw but charges slower than the EV3 in 10-80%, because the charging curve drops dramatically
@@rolfberglundprivat1193 It's called Sunset Orange and it's not terracotta. Some great pictures of it on the web. That's the colour we've ordered. Pistachio Green looks very pale and washed out and but was our second choice. We didn't want black or white and the only other colour (GT-Line S) was grey (the colour of the car we did the test drive in) and it made it look like a small tank.
Please Do Not mislead public as true millage is vastly different to the claimed figures.!!! I test drove GT model twice moderately in town & motorway mixed in a moderate manner. Shocking discovery is that it gives only 3.2 kwh which equates to 245 miles instead of 370 miles!!! Wow, 130 mile short of the false claim!! Acceleration is subdued, noisy with 20" tyre and backseat accommodate only 2 adults.... Test it for yourself to reveal the truth before part with your cash.
Thanks for the comment Melody, great to hear from real word testers of the car who have taken in out and to share their experience with us and other viewers of the episode. I think it’s always going to be hard in the UK as well with the cold weather we have to get the WLTP figures, if more and more people are finding that they are only getting 3.2kwh I think KIA will be having a recall on their hands. Thanks for chatting with us and sharing 🤗
@@AlanTov That's a huge problem with YT. People have other EV's to sell and just lie, and readers are none the wiser. We need to have reviewers do more range comparisons over cars in their categories.
@@AlanTovI’m sure you’re right. On the flip side though it is a fact that in the present cold uk weather no car is going to give the type of figures we will get in the summer. I’m loving my Niro which over 10,000 miles has averaged 3.8 miles per kWh but I’m getting about a mile less at -4 degrees - and that’s just fine by me as I’m charging at home, defrosting and warming the car by the app and getting into a toasty warm car before driving out into the snow. I bloody love it.
What car tested the large battery version and only got about 250 miles. For me it is a wait until we can get EVs that can do at least 300 miles, highway in winter, once they are 5 years old and 60k miles on the clock and can be purchased second hand for under 10k. For most people I think EVs are waaaaay off, 10 years maybe.
Hey Mark, thanks for sharing. I think it would be really interesting to see what owners get after having it a while, winter here in the UK is always going to be tricky as I’d want everything heated on lol like you said when EVS have more range it would be better. Problem is in the cold weather EVS can lose miles just overnight if you forget to charge it. So the elements are constantly against you. Thanks for the comment and chatting to us 🤗
I have a 64kwh Kona and easily get 235 miles at 5 to 10c on faster long trips, and up to 285 in summer. 260 to 330 miles around town. Some new EV3 owners in Sweden, it's cold there, are reporting impressive numbers. What car is hit and miss IMO
@@ricco123tube yeah, could be it goes further than the what car video. A family member had the niro too and would get 300 miles at about 25C for non highway. Range is getting better, but I would just like to see a bit more. And I think it is cheeky of car makers to call things 'long range' when for most people, that would be a diesel car with a big tank that can do 600 miles, winter, highway. Most won't need that, but call the EV cars short and medium range if that is what they are... and that is what they all are for now.
If range is so important to you, spec your EV with a heat pump and it will go 10% further in cold weather. We would stop every 2 hours anyway for a biobreak so it doesn't affect us.
how much does it cost to have paint .. All of the bragging about the super teck and not a squeak about the insane cost for paint . oh i aee BOXY. is a NICE way of describing a brick .
Why don't you stop with all the tech rubbish talk give us a real life motoring What's it like driving in the middle of the night when it's pouring down the rain you got a use window wipers and your fog lights and your main lights What's the real world mileage then if I go away I like to go away in the middle of the night when the roads are quiet and usually coming back from destinations in the middle of the night 250 + journeys
Hey Ed, thanks for the comment. That sounds like a good test. Sorry you don’t like the tech talk bit, it’s just that some others like to hear what tech it has. We will be getting another EV3 soon. So will try it out in the middle of the night like you said and do a range test on it. To see what you can get. Appreciate you taking the time to leave us a comment and chat to us 🤗
So do you think you will bet getting one? Thanks for the comment Robbie you sound like fun. You’ve got to love the circus eh we are big fans of P.T Barnum. Thanks for leaving us a comment and chatting to us 🤗
Maybe do your review after driving it in the winter for a week or 2 they are shockingly bad across the board can't drive at 70mph on motorways or battery is gone can't put heating or demisters on battery dead numerous faults over exaggerated safety features that actually put you more at risk eg. Car braking at 60mph when there is nothing there save your money and get a cheaper better petrol or diesel
@@johnmfjw No question! Fit and finish is between poor and terrible. But range, whether we like Space Karen or no, is good even in winter - just hired one (2019 Model 3 LR) for a week London to Devon. Almost all motorway/dual carriageway driving at speed limit (plus occasionally a tad more - sorry officer). Efficiency still good. Heating on? Efficiency still good. Winter temps? Efficiency still good. Good machine in terms of the basics, apart from various silly warnings which are nearly impossible to turn off. I wouldn't get a Tesla - preferred the Polestar 2 for all sorts of reasons - I hired one this summer. It had excellent range and efficiency for high speed driving, too. Although in fairness I haven't tested one in winter. Yet
So many reviewers are critical of the 5” climate control screen position. They miss the “+” symbol that opens the controls on the neighbouring 12.5” display. When used, the symbol becomes an “x” that will close the expanded display.
Yes Robert that’s so true, it’s not an issue at all if you press the + button to extend it, I prefer the physical rocker buttons anyway. Thanks for sharing and leaving us a comment 🤗
All car reviers copy each other one moans about a minor issue and they all jump on the band wagon, this car is a brilliant car for the money, the basic car is cheaper yes, the top spec car has a lot more kit than just a sun roof, you get what you pay for.
Another thing to be aware of if you're going for Air trim in the UK is that you don't get an auto dimming rear view mirror. I've got one on order and only just realised this reading a forum-it isn't in the spec sheets on the Kia uk website! I haven't had a manual one for 15 years, so it'll be interesting how I cope at night with all the new matrix led headlights on the roads now😮
Oh thanks for sharing. That it is interesting. You will have to let us know how you get on with it. Thanks for the comment 🤗
Cheap car at £33000 wow have a wages gone up that much . No wonder people can not afford cars these days.
Hey Jeff, in terms of an EV it is on the cheap entry side. As they cost a lot to make. Finding a lease deal I think would be the best way to get an EV these days. But you’re right the wages haven’t gone up to reflect things that are going up around us. Thanks for the comment and sharing your thoughts 🤗
@@CarChatTVmost people buy second hand of course and that is where the prices between ICE and EV are equalising
@@ianrob4760 Yup, and with the continuing rise of PCP, that means that there will be a glut of EV3s coming onto the market in about 3 years' time. That still means that your (much cheaper) 2nd hand EV3 will still have 4 years of warranty
@@davidcolin6519 and in three years time any fears over battery health etc will be gone MG already have a lifetime warranty , the Nio idea of swapable batteries may spread and all that
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Good point about discounts on the Niro/Kona. I recently saw a Kona EV Advance spec with Comfort pack for a smidge over £30,300, that's a £9000 saving on RRP! We still ordered an EV3 though, as my wife found the Kona too big.
Hey LW, yeah it is a great idea to be on the lookout for those cars, as less demand for them now. I’ve seen a lot of lease deals for the Niro EV which have been incredible value. Just interesting for those that weren’t even thinking about those cars. Thanks for chatting and leaving us a comment 🤗
Great review. Looks like a fab car. Only the skoda elroq can compete i think
Thanks for the comment and sharing your thoughts 🤗 Will have to see what the Elroq can do, would love to test that out.
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I reckon you might be able to get a space saver spare tyre under the boot floor.
Good shout. Would like to video that and see if it fits. Thanks for sharing and leaving us a comment 🤗
At least in Germany, the heated steering wheel does not come as standard, only in some "winter package" (not that we wanted it)
Anyway, the Air trim is for us, definitely. To me, thank heavens, it's not even an "suv". Compared to our 2007 Ford C-Max, measures inside and outside are almost identical. And this is really good news, it's almost as practical as a genuine minivan.
Hey thanks for the comment and sharing your thoughts. Always great to hear what trim people will go for and why. Thank you for chatting to us 🤗
Looking good, Model Y or 3 competitor.
Thanks for the comment and sharing 🤗
Frost blue not showing on KIA website ???
Oh is it not, must be something wrong with their website. 🤷🏻♂️
@ frost blue is on the air trim only 🤷♀️
In Ireland the specs are different for each trim level than those in UK.
I have a straight GT on order largely for extra safety/driving enhancements. The HUD or heads up display is most important to me. Unfortunately the 360 degree cameras are not included. The GT S is not available in the republic but a heat pump is standard on Earth 2 up. Earth 2 is the 80 kWh Eart version.
Colour selection is dull and uninspiring. Cutting board is a pain. Give me more storage.
Keeping E Soul which my wife and I love. The EV3 for us is the new Soul. Good bye Prius HPEV.
Hey Douglas, thanks for this and sharing what you get in Ireland, that’s good they give you the heat pump as standard on the Earth 2 and up! I think it’s £900 as an option for the bigger battery 81.4kwh version.
The GT line definitely feels a lot nicer inside. The is Air is great value I believe, but once you step into a GT I think it would be hard to want to go back lol.
Thanks for the comment and chatting to us 🤗
Trim levels are an absolute nightmare in Ireland. Even the GT line doesn't have ventilated seats and the seat memory that comes with it. No harman kardon available, no remote parking either. I thought that we get at least the 360 cam. Shameful!
Looks great - how long before the Niro EV gets retired (I am a Niro EV owner)?
Hey Paul, thanks for the comment. I spoke with the product specialist at Kia and she says they will continue with the Niro EV as it’s a little different and slightly bigger. I have seen great value lease deals on the Niro EV already and I foresee better deals as this will steal the limelight for a while. Thanks for the comment and chatting with us 🤗
my 1960 ford anglia 105 E 0 to 60 was not stated it was EVENTUALLY. A LOTUS TWIN CAM CORTINA 0 to 60 was 10 seconds .The cost of insurance was more than the cost of the car .. Now this rechargeable battery drill disguised as a car, shopping trolley 0 to 60 is a mind blowing 7 seconds ish . .
The air Looks even better spec'd than the EV5 no silly front bench seat and has a cargo blind unfortunately not Lithium Iron Phosphate battery?
I don’t need tech gizmos…No heat pump unless you buy the top of the range model..Hrmm ,..you didn’t mention that in your review.and that pushes the price above £40000.Then you get hammered with more expensive road tax in the UK..No thank you. For a square piece of plastic.
You are right, it’s a bit annoying that the heat pump isn’t standard or that it’s only available in the top spec, we did mention on another video. This is a deal breaker for others we have seen from comments. The luxury tax needs to be pushed up, it’s redic that it sits at 40k, thanks for leaving us a comment and chatting to us 🤗
Thanks for the review. But with 128kw charging speeds, even the ID cars are faster. 150kw is absolute minimum.
Yeah that’s fair, the Charging isn’t groundbreaking is it! I guess if you are someone that charges it away from home a lot that could be the dealbreaker. Thanks for the comment 🤗
@@CarChatTV agreed. The issue I meant is when going on holiday trips, that you are "wasting" too much time charging en route.
Yes, 128kW sounds slow but the car holds this value constant from 10% to over 70% therefore it is relatively fast. The charging curve is important not a max speed that is only achieved for a very short time. The hardware in the car can do 150kW so there is a possibility that it is being opened up via software a bit later.
@Wittynut good to know, thx
I just checked charging speeds. Similar batterysize the ID.3 and ID.4 will charge 3-4 minutters slower than the EV3 in 10-80%. The EV3 has a lover max but keep the average over 100kwh, while the ID. models have an average close to 95kwh.
Tesla e.g. has a max. 250kw but charges slower than the EV3 in 10-80%, because the charging curve drops dramatically
Try Skoda Elroc contender for this
Thanks Paul, good idea. We would love to try that out, if we can get our hands on it. Thanks for the comment 🤗
Did you see the EV3 in orange ?
Hey Ruth no we didn’t, we saw it in an off red colour, but no orange at the launch. Thanks for the comment. 🤗
It's terracotta. I have only seen on picture. The colour of car I am considering.
@@rolfberglundprivat1193 It's called Sunset Orange and it's not terracotta. Some great pictures of it on the web. That's the colour we've ordered. Pistachio Green looks very pale and washed out and but was our second choice. We didn't want black or white and the only other colour (GT-Line S) was grey (the colour of the car we did the test drive in) and it made it look like a small tank.
Nice car , and I agree
Hey Jeff, thanks for the comment and agreeing 🤗
#necklineTooHigh
Yeah they could have changed that design, but I think most people like it. Thanks for the comment and sharing 🤗
Please Do Not mislead public as true millage is vastly different to the claimed figures.!!!
I test drove GT model twice moderately in town & motorway mixed in a moderate manner. Shocking discovery is that it gives only 3.2 kwh which equates to 245 miles instead of 370 miles!!! Wow, 130 mile short of the false claim!! Acceleration is subdued, noisy with 20" tyre and backseat accommodate only 2 adults.... Test it for yourself to reveal the truth before part with your cash.
Thanks for the comment Melody, great to hear from real word testers of the car who have taken in out and to share their experience with us and other viewers of the episode. I think it’s always going to be hard in the UK as well with the cold weather we have to get the WLTP figures, if more and more people are finding that they are only getting 3.2kwh I think KIA will be having a recall on their hands. Thanks for chatting with us and sharing 🤗
@@CarChatTVThis person has posted this comment on at least a dozen car reviews.
It's made up.
Buy a Volvo and support CCP.
@@AlanTov That's a huge problem with YT. People have other EV's to sell and just lie, and readers are none the wiser. We need to have reviewers do more range comparisons over cars in their categories.
@@AlanTovI’m sure you’re right. On the flip side though it is a fact that in the present cold uk weather no car is going to give the type of figures we will get in the summer. I’m loving my Niro which over 10,000 miles has averaged 3.8 miles per kWh but I’m getting about a mile less at -4 degrees - and that’s just fine by me as I’m charging at home, defrosting and warming the car by the app and getting into a toasty warm car before driving out into the snow. I bloody love it.
Is it true that the only way to spec a GT Line for under 40k (the luxury car tax limit) is to choose the default, hideous orange colour?
Mullosk is in deep trouble
No water pump in KIA EV3 sold in Europe is a clear dealbreaker for me 🙄
Oh dear. Thanks for the comment 🤗
Don't you mean heat pump?
What car tested the large battery version and only got about 250 miles. For me it is a wait until we can get EVs that can do at least 300 miles, highway in winter, once they are 5 years old and 60k miles on the clock and can be purchased second hand for under 10k. For most people I think EVs are waaaaay off, 10 years maybe.
Hey Mark, thanks for sharing. I think it would be really interesting to see what owners get after having it a while, winter here in the UK is always going to be tricky as I’d want everything heated on lol like you said when EVS have more range it would be better. Problem is in the cold weather EVS can lose miles just overnight if you forget to charge it. So the elements are constantly against you. Thanks for the comment and chatting to us 🤗
I have a 64kwh Kona and easily get 235 miles at 5 to 10c on faster long trips, and up to 285 in summer.
260 to 330 miles around town.
Some new EV3 owners in Sweden, it's cold there, are reporting impressive numbers.
What car is hit and miss IMO
@@ricco123tube yeah, could be it goes further than the what car video. A family member had the niro too and would get 300 miles at about 25C for non highway. Range is getting better, but I would just like to see a bit more. And I think it is cheeky of car makers to call things 'long range' when for most people, that would be a diesel car with a big tank that can do 600 miles, winter, highway. Most won't need that, but call the EV cars short and medium range if that is what they are... and that is what they all are for now.
If range is so important to you, spec your EV with a heat pump and it will go 10% further in cold weather. We would stop every 2 hours anyway for a biobreak so it doesn't affect us.
how much does it cost to have paint .. All of the bragging about the super teck and not a squeak about the insane cost for paint . oh i aee BOXY. is a NICE way of describing a brick .
what is the CD . it looks like a brick on wheels .
Why would I want to do that
Why don't you stop with all the tech rubbish talk give us a real life motoring What's it like driving in the middle of the night when it's pouring down the rain you got a use window wipers and your fog lights and your main lights What's the real world mileage then if I go away I like to go away in the middle of the night when the roads are quiet and usually coming back from destinations in the middle of the night 250 + journeys
Hey Ed, thanks for the comment. That sounds like a good test. Sorry you don’t like the tech talk bit, it’s just that some others like to hear what tech it has.
We will be getting another EV3 soon. So will try it out in the middle of the night like you said and do a range test on it. To see what you can get. Appreciate you taking the time to leave us a comment and chat to us 🤗
NOT a cheap motor! you DEFINITELY WILL NOT get the claimed range. Other than that you 2 should be in a circus with other clowns.
So do you think you will bet getting one? Thanks for the comment Robbie you sound like fun. You’ve got to love the circus eh we are big fans of P.T Barnum. Thanks for leaving us a comment and chatting to us 🤗
I don’t .
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@@sis-l1i Some Kia's are made in China.
Why 2 info screens, poor software, say no more
Wait, you don’t want 2 screens? Software seems pretty decent from our tests.
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One critical point for me to make is that this car is FUGLY
Better the car than the occupants.
Maybe do your review after driving it in the winter for a week or 2 they are shockingly bad across the board can't drive at 70mph on motorways or battery is gone can't put heating or demisters on battery dead numerous faults over exaggerated safety features that actually put you more at risk eg. Car braking at 60mph when there is nothing there save your money and get a cheaper better petrol or diesel
Didn’t find that at all with the Polestar or Teslas
The usual anti-EV garbage from someone who’s clearly never driven one.
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@@daves1412 Sorry but there are numerous fault's with Tesla's according to the Facebook forum's.
@@johnmfjw No question! Fit and finish is between poor and terrible. But range, whether we like Space Karen or no, is good even in winter - just hired one (2019 Model 3 LR) for a week London to Devon.
Almost all motorway/dual carriageway driving at speed limit (plus occasionally a tad more - sorry officer). Efficiency still good. Heating on? Efficiency still good. Winter temps? Efficiency still good.
Good machine in terms of the basics, apart from various silly warnings which are nearly impossible to turn off.
I wouldn't get a Tesla - preferred the Polestar 2 for all sorts of reasons - I hired one this summer. It had excellent range and efficiency for high speed driving, too.
Although in fairness I haven't tested one in winter. Yet
I DON'T want such un ugly car
Buy a byd and support CCP.
Stop messing about with toy cars and get back to proper cars that people want.
Stop using smartphones and go back to the feature phones with the real buttons😂😂😂
A LOT of people are going to be getting this “toy car” you may even find yourself in one! 👀
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Don’t be daft. Many will want this car.