The Kia Niro has lengthy been a staff-favorite right here at Engadget. On Wednesday, the Korean automaker took to the NYIAS 2022 stage to point out off its newest iterations of the favored compact sport utility, one for each form of driver. 

The second-generation, 2023 Niro will arrive in seller showrooms in all 50 states later this summer season, out there as both as a hybrid-electric (HEV), plug-in hybrid, or battery electrical automobile. The HEV model pairs a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine with a 32kW everlasting magnet synchronous e-motor producing a complete 139 horsepower and 195 lb ft of torque with 53 mpg mixed and an estimated 588-mile vary. The PHEV doubles the dimensions of the companion e-motor to 62kW, outputting a complete of 180 HP and 195 lb ft of torque. Its 11.1 kWh battery refills utterly in below 3 hours on a stage 2 (residence) charger and might propel the automobile as much as 33 miles by itself (a 25 p.c enchancment over final 12 months’s mannequin).

The full EV (which qualifies for the federal $7,500 tax rebate) will supply a 64.8 kWh battery powering a 150kW (201 HP) motor with a spread of 253 miles. On a stage 3 (DC quick cost) connection, it might probably replenish 10 to 80 p.c in below 45 minutes, however solely at a charge of 85 kW. On a stage 2 charger, that very same operation will take just below 7 hours.

For this mannequin 12 months, Kia is introducing a brand new drive mode as properly. In addition to the usual Sport and Eco modes, the Green Zone setting robotically switches the HEV and PHEV into all electrical mode when in residential areas or close by faculties and hospitals. Also new for this 12 months, the Niro will function the identical V2L bidirectional charging discovered on the EV6.

The Niro can be rising. It’s wheelbase is longer in 2023, measuring 107 inches, with a complete automobile size of 174 inches. This interprets into further cargo area behind the rear seats — “8 more cubic feet of passenger cabin room and 50 percent more cargo room than the Tesla Model 3,” in accordance with the corporate. The cabin is designed with sustainability in thoughts with a headliner composed of recycled wallpaper, seats coated with bio polyurethane and Tencel made out of eucalyptus leaves, and BTX-free paint on the outside door panels. And regardless of its bigger dimension, the Niro boasts a .29 drag coefficient.

Similar to the EV6’s inside, the 2023 Niro presents “a tech-focused environment in all configurations and trims,” together with twin 10.5-inch infotainment/instrument shows, an elective Head-Up Display, Apple CarPlay / Android Auto assist, and all of the ADAS options we have come to count on like ahead collision warnings, lane holding help, and a menagerie of random warning alarms. An eight-speaker Harman/Kardon sound system is elective.