Test drive Kia Stonic: photos and information about a small Korean crossover – Preview
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Kia Stonic: photos and information about the small Korean crossover – Preview
The Korean house is in line with the small SUV fashion: the car sits high above the ground, has a sporty silhouette, but with plenty of space. A real crossover.
Let's start by debunking a pervasive myth: despite similar sizes and matching launch times, Kia Stonik и Hyundai Kona they are not the same car. No way.
First of all, on technical issues: Kona built on a completely new platform and Kia Stonik based on the proven Kia Rio platform.
But also for the spirit and the target audience: where the Kona is a small SUV in all respects (with the possibility of all-wheel drive), then Kia Stonik meets the configuration front-wheel drive meant more to cities than on dirt roads. This is a matter of taste and necessity: not everyone needs four-wheel drive (Citroën thinks so too with its C3 Aircross), but more and more people love a car that is raised above the ground, dynamic, compact yet spacious. In short, the B-SUV formula.
La the new Kia Stonic exactly meets these needs.
Kia Stonic, the design: a little SUV, a little sporty
Instead, we reach out to the target audience, get rid of the tooth and the pain: the new Kia Stonic this is a car intended for a young audience (a statement that begins to seem tautological for this segment).
Just take a look at official video (you can find it at the bottom of this article) to figure it out. Just take a look at the lines Stonic to confirm this.
La the new Kia Stonic is Crossovers (and it's no coincidence that Kia does it over and over again) literally: it goes beyond segments, or better yet, draws inspiration from more than one segment to create a new formula. When Stonic, segments 3:
- what from smallconsidering its small size (the length of the Stonic is 4,15 meters, which is 1 centimeter less than that of the Stonic model). Kona)
- what from SUVtaking into account the proportions (raised above the ground, impressive nose) and body protection
- what from playfuland here I know it may seem to some blasphemy, for some stylistic preferences such as front visually Bas-guitar and the tapered side line (sloped roof at the back, lifting belt line), as well as the proportions of the windows in relation to the doors, while not forgetting the C-pillar that cuts two-tone roof with a visual effect inspired by the license plate
In fact, we could also insert the fourth segment, compact minivans, but let's face it: B-SUVs - in all the endless variants of the segment - are going to replace the latter, which until a few years ago we could define as untouchable. Instead, he dies.
In any case, the result is the same car who manages to be streamlined and dynamic despite the characteristics of the segment, while maintaining the characteristics KIA design. In tiger nose which now accompanies all models and which in this case is created with a special 3D effect that is very pleasant to look at.
Le lines are чистый and almost minimalist, but without falling into excessive simplicity: the taste is still European, with the design of the model from KIA Style Center in Frankfurt (in collaboration, of course, with Namyang).
As a must for the B-SUV segment, even in the case of Stonic password - "personalization": in KIA they promise 20 different color combinations for the outdoors, thanks to the available 5 different roof colors.
Kia Stonic, under the hood: even for novice drivers
As already mentioned, Kia Sonic it is not designed for real off-roading due to the lack of all-wheel drive. However, he does not give up other qualities loved by those who prefer off-road vehicles, such as driver's position high in relation to the road, Ease of access due to the greater height from the ground and the spaciousness of the cabin.
However, to help management in the strict sense of the word, there will be technological solutions such as ESC. (Electronic stability control) and VSM (Vehicle stability control)which will act on the brakes to improve traction, traction and vehicle stability.
Also noteworthy is the introduction autonomous emergency braking knows how to recognize pedestrians, Forward collision warning и Rear cross alarm, in addition to the already indispensable intersection sensors and those that warn of driver fatigue.
Among engines – which you will find in the table below – you should also emphasize the presence of one petrol version designed for novice drivers: 1.2 MPi gasoline engine with 84 HP Confirmation of Stonik's "young" attitude, which is also confirmed as more than the right choice. access model in the assortment from new customers. The rest of the house in Italy will be focused (correct and obvious choice) primarily on 1.0 turbo petrol 120 hp и 1.6 110 hp turbodiesel.
Line of engines
1.0 T-GDI
| Supply | Petrol |
| bias | 998 см |
| Potenza | 120 CV |
1.6 CRDi
| Supply | Diesel |
| bias | 1582 см |
| Potenza | 110 CV |
1.4 MPi
| Supply | Petrol |
| bias | 1368 см |
| Potenza | 100 CV |
1.2 MPi
| Supply | Petrol |
| bias | 1248 см |
| Potenza | 84CV |
Kia Stonic: arriving after Frankfurt
Of final prices for KIA Stonic in Italy it is too early to speak, of course.
Also because the car has to enter marketing in our country in the third quarter 2017shortly after its public debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
At Kia, however, we expect the price range to range from € 16.000 22.000 to € 7. With the usual extended warranty that covers the vehicle for 150.000 years or XNUMX XNUMX km: for those who, despite what recent history has taught us about the brand, still do not fully trust.
Maybe it's time to change something, because the automotive landscape is changing - now very quickly.
