So no, you can’t connect your little wagon into your home outlet to recharge its batteries. It also makes do with a rather simplistic hybrid system in comparison to the more complex and innovative plug-in hybrids currently available out there. Sitting at ten inches shorter than a Honda CR-V or even a Volkswagen Golf SportWagen, and slotting right between a Rondo and Sportage in the Kia lineup, the Niro is a well-proportioned compact wagon that doesn’t go down the bloated alley in the sake of winning the cargo space war. Because they build truly good-looking cars now. From some angles, the Niro even reminds me of the Stinger sports sedan Kia shocked the entire industry with in Detroit earlier this year. Japanese carmakers in the likes of Honda, Toyota, and especially Nissan, should take notice of Kia’s styling these days. First, the car, and yes, this is a car – don’t let the black plastic ribbon, wheel arches and roof rails fool you – is a good-looking vehicle, with Kia’s now distinctive front grille plastered on a cute, almost baby dinosaur’s face, a nicely raked coupe-like roof, and a clean, tapered, and squared-off rear end adorned with a set of tri-squared LED tail lights, a classic Peter Schreyer design cue. So, in the same way Apple didn’t invent the MP3 player with the first iPod, but rather made it cool and fun, the Niro uses the same formula for the compact crossover aimed at the millennial generation. The Soul is a prime example of this, and the Niro follows in its footsteps. Mind you, this isn’t the first time we see a hybrid crossover, but what makes the Niro stand out from the crowd, is the way the product is executed. If there’s one thing Kia knows how to do well, it’s to pinpoint a target clientele and sell it precisely what it’s looking for. Oh, yeah, there’s one other minor detail that I forgot to mention about the Niro: it’s a hybrid, all models.
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