What is this obsession all car reviewers have with so-called "hard scratchy plastics"? What does it matter what the top of the dashboard is covered in?! Surely as long as those areas you touch are soft enough to be comfortable then who cares?
@amouriosx6 ай бұрын
Exactly like what do they want metal titanium everywhere?
@kw3564 ай бұрын
I like such plastic as reflections from the sun on shiny surfaces is distracting
@roohbirS4 ай бұрын
100% I’ve only ever had cars with hard plastics and it’s never bothered me. Yet all reviewers go on and on about it. For cheaper cars like this, what else do you expect?
@mikeadams790423 сағат бұрын
It's just to highlight if it looks tacky
@hayleyhall30416 ай бұрын
Very good review! I have a Stonic and love it! Just feel that the revs are too high for gears - 6th gear and it's at 3k!😢 Can't be good for fuel efficiency? Classed as mild hybrid but I still can't see where the hybrid comes into the equation?
@karolineperez54604 ай бұрын
Best Stonic review I have seen!!!
@MaDxStArZv7 ай бұрын
The arm rest does move forward or backwards if you pull up the switch/handle and tug forward it opens and unlocks the slide mechanism.
@oliverharrison61604 ай бұрын
WAIT WHAT !!! Im going to have to try this tomorrow thank you for the info !
@emmastevenson60964 ай бұрын
I have a stonic. Love the new one, but I do love my diesel. I get regularly over 50mpg. Plus it has enough torque for what I want. It seems to fit in well with our rural location. Great review.
@StephenBedserАй бұрын
Absolutely Love my 73 plate Stonic 3 mild hybrid! Efficient, quick enough and looks good… It’s my first Kia but won’t be my last! And by the way, the middle rest does slide forward if you sqeeze the grip at the back! :D
@fenegroni2 ай бұрын
There’s more a 2025 model: few but noticeable differences are the auto folding mirrors, fully digital cluster lifted from the my23 entry level sportage, intelligent speed limit assist as per European July 2024 directive, improved lane follow assist, no auto blip of the throttle in sport mode.
@KevhumanАй бұрын
No two-tone paint (wrap) or sunroof option in the new ones either
@ianross047 ай бұрын
This is an excellent review. Heres a thing...my wife has a 3yr old Stonic but as shes only 4'10' tall, struggles at seeing over the dash/bonnet so she is now buying another more suitable car. I am so smitten with her Stonic, i am having her car to replace my wonderful but ageing Freelander2. I am 6'3'' (yes, we do look comical together 😂) and i fit into the Stonic really well
@unwokeneuropean35905 ай бұрын
Dude, now some 5'6'' guy lost the possible love interest, the same as some 6'00 girl :-D
@nikolakasherov16172 ай бұрын
What car is she byuing?
@o00scorpion00o5 ай бұрын
I drove the 1.0L 100 Hp 6 speed manual today, no mild hybrid just plain good O'l engine and the one with manual climate controls and I absolutely loved it, I currently have a Volkswagen Id3 Electric with all these screens, endless menus and serious distraction as well as crap software let down by VWs failure to offer OTA updates and not we're stuck on crap software VW said they are not upgrading any more for my model year...... what a joke, this is what I do not want about all this digital crap. Not to mention the car is 2.5 years old cost 41k Euros and Kia offer me 15,000 ? VW offered low 20s. Anyway, this is not a mistake I make again buying electric car, range, recharge times, you heard it all and from an owner it's very real. I really liked the 1.0L in the Stonic, plenty of power, lovely place to sit to be honest, comfortable seats too. If the Kia dealer had to offer me a decent price for my car I would have driven out in the stonic I really did like it that much + I really loved having an engine and changing gears, electric cars are incredibly boring and soulless , the lightness of the Stonic compared to my 2 tonne EV hatchback was really noticeable. It was quite good to drive. I found nothing wrong with the plastics, it's quite a nice car and way better than anything VW can come up with, their cockpit, digital cluster looks like something designed by screen addicted school kids, the same goes for many cars now today, even the Hyundai i20 has digital instrument cluster, not optional all this tech more and more forced upon us costing more and more. The only thing I would change on the Stonic and many other cars is to have dedicated radio presets and buttons without having to flick through menus but it's a far better system than my crap vw id3.
@gilesdrage78642 ай бұрын
I drive the MHEV and it easily can r do 55mpg🎉 without having to baby it too much
@gilesdrage78642 ай бұрын
my arm reat slides forward, try using the catch
@davidtaylorbfd7 ай бұрын
Did you post this yesterday but then take it off?.
@autogyro3332 ай бұрын
I can adjust the arm rest by lifting the lever to open it. Lift the lever, do not open it and slide it.
@BigBoss-xe7fl7 ай бұрын
Hey it’s Kirk I have to say I just love how you talk about car and the way you explain it and don’t sound so bias about the cars not just this one but many more cars But you need to wear more shorts in the summer time
@nathanwolf55477 ай бұрын
Well done Bear. I’ve just shown it to Jon. He’s very impressed too. Onwards and upwards.
@brianiswrong7 ай бұрын
Best thing about the engine is in the lower engine tune (and higher) it can be cheaply and safely remaped to 139bhp (up 40bhp) and 229nm of torque ( up 58nm)which transformed the cars get up and go in 2nd and 3rd gear. We have the same engine in our 2017 rio and the £199 remap has been faultless for over a year and car does 58mpg on a trip from Derbyshire to North Devon and back. Easily the best bang for buck ,40% power increase makes the little kia on par with a sporty fiesta.
@1SeanPGАй бұрын
If Kia detect that, your warranty is void. If your Insurer finds out, they won't pay out. Risky business.
@stevenkillington50416 ай бұрын
The battery is undèr the back the hybrid is part of the engine
@kevinwestwood66686 ай бұрын
This car looks great, but is in need of a major update, don't like how they put the hybrid, electric box,in the boot were the spare wheel used to be
@AutoBears6 ай бұрын
Thank you for your comment Kevin. Yes the Stonic is a cracking looking car. I hope the ICE car continues for Kia for a while yet, making it an easier car to purchase for more buyers. Maybe a fresh design with a more novel place to set the hybrid system.
@Ambienfinity7 ай бұрын
Looks like a great little motor, and will be reliable.
@MarttiSuomivuori3 ай бұрын
I will get mine tomorrow.
@lesliehedges82523 ай бұрын
Any chance showing us the most important thing the engine
@AutoBears3 ай бұрын
20:34 in the video. ☺️
@tasos7566Ай бұрын
Hi which one do you think is more reliable kia stonic or mg zs?
@AutoBearsАй бұрын
Thanks for your comment. Looking at the likes of the JD Power Survey you’ll see Kia are the more dependable brand. Both though come with amazing 7 year warranties.
@tasos7566Ай бұрын
@@AutoBears thank you also between these two which has better engine?is that much of a difference? because my priority is comfort and safety over speed
@jakeblues58547 ай бұрын
Just how many times does he mention the name stonic