Only 7 cars in the final of the 27 candidates: the winner of the Car of the Year 2023 will be proclaimed early next year at the Brussels Motor Show
All ready for the assignment of the prestigious prize “Car of the Year” and there is immediately a big news: unlike other years in which the award ceremony took place in Geneva, Switzerland, this year the event will remain in Europe but will change location.
It will in fact be the great stage of Brussels in Belgium (exactly the Motor Show) to host this challenge between cars on 13 January 2023 with the announcement of the winner: only one after Jeep Avenger, Kia Niro, Nissan Ariya, Peugeot 408, Renault Austral, Subaru Solterra/Toyota BZ4x and Volkswagen ID will be this year’s car.
Today we focus on one vehicle the absolute protagonist of electrified mobility: the new Kia Niroafter the success of the first edition, it will continue to offer a perfect mix of modern design, technological comfort and very high driving performance. The debut coincided with the introduction of the brand on the European electric vehicle market, while the update concerns the desire to challenge all other competitors.
Summarize the car in two words? Safety and eco-sustainability. But for the New Kia Niro it is necessary to go down pleasantly into the details. Starting with the new interior design, built with sustainable materials: the comfort for an optimal driving experience, also and above all relatively to the sound system (which now isolates outside noise more).
All the new features of the new Kia Niro
Important news also concern the new automatic gearbox (reversing takes place only thanks to the electric motor, there is a saving of over 2 km in weight) and the battery which goes from 8.9 kWh to 11 kWh in the plug-in hybrid version for ideal autonomy for daily journeys of at least 65 km with electric driving. As for the The 100% electric New Niro has a range of up to 460 kilometres and the battery is able to go from 10% to 80% of its charge in about 40 minutes.
Finally, you want to know why New Kia Niro could win “Car of the Year”? More responsive steering, latest generation hi-tech platform (K-Platform) capable of accommodating each of the three electrified propulsion units, optimized measurements for the driver’s guide and passenger comfort and a load capacity that varies from 1392 liters of 100% electric a 1445 of the electric hybrid.
