Only had it for a day so hard to tell. I would have preferred the EX I think just for more of the comfort features but I just wanted a super cheap commuter car. This is the first plugin car I’ve driven so I don’t have much to compare it to. Acceleration is horrid but I’m guessing that’s by design. Fuel efficient is insane I’ve driven 100miles and the fuel gauge hasn’t moved and I’m averaging 49mpg. I haven’t had a chance to charge it much to drive it in only EV.
Thanks @Dash my precious car was a Kia Sorrento which I loved. I miss a lot of the features on that car but am seriously loving the gas savings and can’t wait for the HOV sticker to cut my commute time in half.
Overall drives great and super quiet typically. EV mode is just 1 gear as far as i can tell. Switching between EV & HEV is seamless. In the morning when the weather is cold I can tell the engine running at a much higher RPM then it normally does. Hybrid is averaging 40-48 MPG for my 15 mile commute city/“highway” mostly in traffic. I’m typically charging at work only and so far my overall MPG average has been 98mpg. This is week 3 of owning the car and i still have a little more then half a tank of gas and I’ve put ~400+ miles on it.
Thanks. Sorry don’t have a specific referral but found the managers there pretty fair. I leased a Kia Sorento from them in the past and now the Niro. I’d start working with them now and you may be able to lock in a deal as we get closer the end of the year before flying out to buy it.
Where did you end up getting with Capital Kia? Did you get any movement on price and terms? I’m dealing with them now and they are moving down on sticker price in $100 increments. Feels like I’ll be at this all year.
Yeah I was able to get movement. It was slow at first and after a few times back and forth I told them my final price I needed to be at and they were able to make it happen. Not sure what the MF is now and if that’s effecting the price or there’s more demand now so they’re less willing to budge. Sorry to hear you’re having such a hard time with them but stick to your guns.
I wasn’t able to get a deal with them and experienced general apathy from Kia dealerships when leasing this model. The general trend was quote a price…ask to come for test drive…drive…haggle… walk out…get a call back with better price…go to dealership…back and forth…walkout…get called with even better price…quote my final price …more calls of not able to meet the price (duh!)…texts and emails…I give up !
Some of the sales people were so nooby they didn’t know what MSDs were.
Finally gave up and got a fantastic deal on a Honda Clarity PHEV.