Kia Niro EV Long-Term Review, Part 19: The Penultimate Verdict

Auto123 puts the Kia Niro EV on long-term test. Today, part 19. As we wind down our year-long drive of the SUV, it’s Yea or Nay time.

After twelve months of driving the Kia Niro EV, our long-term test drive comes to an end. Which makes it a good time it's time to review and take stock of this year behind the wheel of this small all-electric SUV, and render our verdict. Is it Yea or Nay. This week and next, we render our verdict.

Overall, the Kia Niro is an excellent electric vehicle for small families. While it doesn't do anything exceptional in terms of appearance - in traffic, it's discreet almost to a fault - this EV drives well, it's practical and it’s relatively spacious.

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Since its arrival in Canada in 2019, the Niro EV, which didn't have much competition at the time, has seen the space around it get more and more crowded, with several new rivals trying to shove it out of the way – including within its own lineup (hello Kia EV6). These opponents are younger, often more equipped and technologically advanced and sometimes available in four-wheel drive. Their ranges match if not overtake that of our good old Niro EV.

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