The Toyota Prius is the reigning best hybrid car in the market no one has managed to unseat. But can the newly announced Kia Niro defeat it? Developed from scratch to be hybrid, with its motors in parallel as the Toyota Prius, Kia Niro's lithium ion battery has a change of speed dual-clutch six relationships that bring feelings of more traditional driving, hopping conventional way in the phases of acceleration and a more active participation of the driver.
Who will be the better hybrid car? Toyota Prius or Kia Niro. Find out at our review here.
Toyota Prius vs Kia Niro: Comfortability
Everyone knows that hybrid cars are no longer just a fad. Its popularity is growing and nearly 20 out of every hundred new cars sold is hybrid or electric. In this evolution the Toyota Prius has been undefeated generation after generation, for twenty years benchmark, it has been perfecting its original approach governed by its particular transmission with e-CVT and is the leading hybrid car in the US and Europe. Now a newcomer is said to be challenging its position.
When it comes to appearance, the Kia Niro is more generous in width and height inside which could make a more comfortable trip. n any case, it would be advisable not to travel with too much luggage because the luggage area is clearly smaller than the Prius , although it would be enough for more than just the daily life of commuting, according to Autoexpress.
In the Toyota Prius, the front passengers are seated lower and are two cm less than the height of the Kia Niro making it difficult for taller people to adjust the steering wheel or drive it. However, it is not much less comfortable than the Niro and can still provide comfort. It also offered a few more seats and allows better support in the upper back area.
Toyota Prius vs Kia Niro: Performance
Both cars are able to get an impressive consumption, improve long values that are capable of turbodiesel power around 120 hp, while the Kia Niro gets to spend less, at just over 0.4 l/100 km, the Toyota Prius consumption is also impressive at 0.45l/km., according to the Telegraph.
The Niro is also somewhat faster in acceleration. It is 2 seconds faster in the zero to 100 and has an extra twenty hp against the Prius as well. Its gearshift is similar to a conventional automatic car, capable of climbing gear when the engine high-performance laps and reducing the sound that reaches the passenger compartment. It also features a Sports mode, which is activated by sliding to the left aisle selector change, prioritizes the use of the gasoline engine, leverages the power as a support and allows manual-operated sequentially.
Meanwhile, the Toyota Prius stays true to change e-CVT - of planetary gears and, although its operation reminiscent of a continued drive, which entails preference for soft and progressive acceleration that makes the drive smoothly as well as more quietly as the sound absorbing materials are abundant making the trip more pleasant especially in the rear seats. It has some inner linings and a precise frame curve than the Kia Niro, whose direction and brake feel has significantly improved compared to other Kia and is a little more comfortable in dealing with potholes or speeders. But it is not perfect and shows your weaknesses well before the Prius when handily overcome legal speeds.
Toyota Prius vs Kia Niro: Verdict
The Kia Niro is cheaper than the Toyota Prius for about $4,000 dollars and that difference could be extended to almost 8,000 if you want to add additional equipment in your Prius.
Considering the price difference and the almost similarity of the 2 cars when it comes to performance and comfortability, Kia Niro no doubt outshines the Toyota However, Prius will still stand mighty in sales with its cult following plus the almost two decades of awesome experience it gives its rider may be intangible.
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