New Kia e-Niro electric car prices and specs revealed

The new Kia e-Niro electric vehicle will launch in a single high-spec variant and it will go on sale in the UK in April 2019

2019 Kia e-NiroThe new Kia e-Niro electric car will launch in First Edition spec with a price of £32,995 after the £3,500 government Plug-in Car Grant is deducted. Sales begin on 1 April 2019.

Kia is launching the e-Niro with a high-capacity 64 kWh battery, giving it an electric range of 282 miles. This is down from the earlier claim of 301 miles due to a test error.

The only option on the Kia e-Niro First Edition will be premium paint, costing £565. It’s offered in a choice of five colours, including e-Niro-unique Pluto Brown.

2019 Kia e-Niro

A more affordable version with a price nearer £30,000 is expected later, although Kia says it is unlikey to bring in the even cheaper lower-capacity battery e-Niro offered in other markets. 

Standard spec of the e-Niro First Edition includes climate control, autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, touchscreen sat nav with an 8.0-inch screen and a 320-watt eight-speaker JBL sound system.

Leather upholstery is included and the front seats are heated.

2019 Kia e-Niro

Disappointingly, it has regular halogen headlights, rather than bright and energy-saving LED units, although it does have LED rear lamps.

The e-Niro also still gets the seven-year, 100,000-mile warranty of all Kias, which extends to the battery and electric motor. It’s fully transferable to future owners, too.

The electric motor produces 201hp for a 0-62mph time of 7.5 seconds – that’s warm hatch fast. The top speed is limited to 104mph.

2019 Kia e-Niro

The Kia e-Niro joins the existing Niro hybrid and Niro Plug-in Hybrid; it is marked out by a redesigned, aero-tuned front end with integrated charging port, and ‘arrowhead’ LED running lights with blue trim.

At the rear, a new bumper has more blue accents and the e-Niro has bespoke 17-inch alloys with a diamond-cut two-tone finish. The design tweaks give it a smoother aerodynamic drag coefficient Cd of 0.29; the standard Niro is 0.30.

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Richard Aucock
Richard Aucockhttps://www.richardaucock.co.uk/
Richard is director at Motoring Research. He has been with us since 2001, and has been a motoring journalist even longer. He won the IMCO Motoring Writer of the Future Award in 1996 and the acclaimed Sir William Lyons Award in 1998. Both awards are run by the Guild of Motoring Writers and Richard is currently vice chair of the world's largest organisation for automotive media professionals. Richard is also a juror and Steering Committee director for World Car Awards and the UK juror for the AUTOBEST awards.

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