Kona vs Niro

Hyundai’s new hybrid SUV takes on refreshed Niro from sister brand Kia in SUV shootout

HYBRIDS are huge business. Every manufacturer needs one in its range to succeed in 2019 and beyond – and when it comes to sales success, at the minute there’s no better way to combine this powertrain tech than with an SUV body. With the excellent Kona Electric under its belt, Hyundai has released a standard hybrid version of its small SUV. Sister firm Kia did the reverse. It started with a hybrid version of the Niro, then added the brilliant e-Niro to the range. So while the two brands have ended up at the same point (this Niro Hybrid is also new, having received a facelift earlier this year) they’ve done it in different ways. This doesn’t matter all that much, though; what does is the efficiency, practicality, tech and…

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