Sad that the Rio has been discontinued this year with the aim of this Stonic being the replacement. Sad really as the Rio is a brilliant car, I have a 2015 Rio 1.4 diesel and its terrific, great mpg, great to drive and all 89HP and its diesel torque do a very good job, especially at low down revs, quite the nippy thing.
My mum had a 2018 Stonic First Edition for 4 years, non hybrid but same 3 cylinder turbo, fully loaded, orange over grey/green with orange bits of trim inside, flawless in terms of reliability nothing ever malfunctioned, no rattles, no costs outside maintenance and only cost 1400 in depreciation over 4 years due to the ever increasing price of them. A very very impressive car in my opinion. Being a non hybrid it also had a double height boot and a spare wheel. It also only had lane departure warning and not assist which was ideal, and could be turned off anyway!
I have a 2021 Stonic GT plus line coming from an optionless Toyota Aygo. This car is a dream for me. Only complaint is the very weak feedback from the clutch pedal, after almost a month of owning the car it is still hard to get away from a standstill because you feel hardly anything in the clutch pedal. Other than that no real complaints.
Well done Matt a great video on the Stonic I have seen a few around here they seem to be popular with the value for money and degree of customisation in terms of paint/wheels/trim Kia are making some great cars and are taking over from the likes of fords
I had a 1.4 as a courtesy car 3 years ago whilst my Fiesta was being repaired. I didn't really want to like it, but after a couple of weeks I parted ways thinking it was a cheery little thing!
That was he best Kia I’ve seen. I love a 3 cylinder motor and this blows away the mirage and versa and would give the gr Corolla a run for its money in the market. Too bad not sold in the states.
@@ukmud6218 It's a rear wheel drive performance saloon and people didn't want to buy it, what can do you do? I don't think the KIA badge should be a problem, the KIA brand in Korea and North America stretches up to the KIA K9 / KIA K900 full-size luxury saloon after all -- the KIA equivalent to the Hyundai Genesis G90 (a 5 Series/7 Series competitor).
I’ve had my 2022 Stonic GT Line S (mid-grey with black roof, but otherwise I think much the same as the 2023 version it would appear) for 1 year now, and must say I’m overall pretty happy with it. I generally drive on Eco mode and after a hesitant start with Lane Keep Assist have got used to it & almost always use it, even on country roads. I particularly liked last winter the availability of the heated steering wheel (first car I’ve had with this facility) and the heated front seats are good too, on the lowest setting, although I’ve had this on several cars over past 15/20 years. Occasionally I’ll get about 54/55 mpg on longer good roads, but usually high 40s or low 50s, it seems to be better when ambient temperatures are higher. I would prefer to have a spare tyre, even an emergency running one, but the mild-hybrid battery in the boot uses the space for that, but unfortunately many recent cars have the same limitation, I don’t like it, but that’s what manufacturers seem to think is OK, that’s the only real negative I see, probably more psychological than real admittedly, except on rare occasions - and I had one of those recently, luckily resolved without much hassle though.
Just wondered if you’ll be doing another series like the Mondeo again? It was that series that got me subscribed to your channel. Not really been anything as good since (just my personal view of course!)
It sets the bar a bit low to call it a modern take on the warm hatch. I does seem to be a great little car but at a similar price ~ £25K, the sister company Hyundai really fulfils that “warm to hot hatch” brief perfectly, with their i20N. It is also fully loaded and sits full size adults in the back rather better.
Yellow's ok but I like a metallic copper/orange colour! It's interesting that very few cars are available in pink -- just the Yaris, iQ, some older Micras if I'm not mistaken. Where, by contrast, purple with orange stripes is quite a classic muscle car colour scheme for cars like the Ford Falcon GT (are there any XY-XW Falcons in the UK that could appear on the channel?!). I guess (for whatever reason) dealers are worried about ordering cars in colours that they can't shift.
Nice review, thanks for posting! Can you tell me what the name of the color of this car was? Currently they're offering Honey Bee yellow. That should be a bit darker compared to the bright yellow they had in the past, but I'm not sure how it looks. The dealer I'm in contact with doesn't have any car in that color on display and it's hard to judge from pictures and video.
It seriously is charmless. We hired a new one in Portugal in August this year. Horrible hard plastics and completely soulless. Ridiculously light pedals and steering. Not for me.
I've had my ceed 6 years and there's not one week that i don't bang my head getting in or clatter the sill with my foot... the kia wouldn't be as roomy as a Fiat on the inside. If i was looking for a car that wouldn't break the bank this yoke would do me, but second hand only as it would drop like a stone £😊
Stonic is much nicer than the Rio. Rio feels from a generation behind, tested one with my daughter who was looking for a car as we're a Kia owning family but it didn't come close to a Fabia for the same price.
Recently hired a new Kia Stonic in Portugal. Bloody awful car: interior felt hard and unforgiving, steering too light and a seriously notchy gearbox. Passenger seat was ridiculously low compared to the driver and wasn't adjustable. Perfect durable hire car I suppose but would never buy one - not even a custard-coloured pocket rocket version.
It's built to a price. Car makers are getting out of this smallish car market and forcing peeps into SUVs cos it's more profitable for them. If you live in the sticks this would be perfect as no worries about charging it 😊
How can you review all your cars when n ever taking them on the motorway ? You dont that often do it . All cars eventually spend some time on the motorway ,i find it very frustrating .
SUV - ❌️ Korean - ❌️ Sorry, but as an Australian I'm still bitter about the demise of our domestic automotive manufacturing industry. And I also hate SUVs!!!! 😏 Thanks for the review though.👍
Was it kia's fault? Ye want cars that nobody else wants and don't buy enough of them to make it worthwhile for car companies to make. That's the reality, coupled with the current ideology of cars unless they are electric are bad, which is bullshit imo.
Why do you not like Korean cars? I don't understand how you can be bitter, the US automakers abandoned the compact car space to Japanese and Korean cars precisely because the US cars in that category were not good enough. If the Ford Focus or Dodge Dart or Holden/Chevrolet Cruze had just been both cheaper *and* better-made & more reliable than the Honda Civic or KIA Forte/Ceed/Cerato, I'm sure they would all still be on sale today! Ford, Dodge/FCA and General Motors were entirely responsible for the reputation of those cars, which turned out to be not great. But Ford and Dodge would rather give up and chase easier profits in the SUV and pickup truck sector -- that's up to them (while for GM, selling cars in right hand drive at all is too hard). Besides, GM Korea (Daewoo) is a core part of GM's empire. That GM Korea products haven't seen the sales growth of KIA Hyundai products is *100%* the fault of General Motors... The Ford Falcon/Territory and Holden Commodore were good cars, but you can't separate the Australian divisions from the incompetence of the Detroit headquarters "Don't you dare build a Falcon in left-hand-drive", "These GM Korea products will fill out the Holden range nicely and give a Holden a reputation for quality and excellence" (probably). I can see why people might dislike Chinese cars with the way Government-backed Chinese car companies like MG & Haval/GWM are able to undercut other car companies on price (after obtaining Western vehicle IP with the joint venture requirements), but I see no reason to dislike South Korean cars, given South Korea is an ally of Britain and Australia and the US and the way KIA Hyundai have humbly and steadily built up their reputation over the past 30 years. [I know some mechanics still don't like KIA Hyundai cars, especially with the Theta II and Nu engine defects, but I digress!]
Sad that the Rio has been discontinued this year with the aim of this Stonic being the replacement. Sad really as the Rio is a brilliant car, I have a 2015 Rio 1.4 diesel and its terrific, great mpg, great to drive and all 89HP and its diesel torque do a very good job, especially at low down revs, quite the nippy thing.
Yellow? Not monochrome? I didn't know they still did colours! 😁👍
Amazing, but yes!
My mum had a 2018 Stonic First Edition for 4 years, non hybrid but same 3 cylinder turbo, fully loaded, orange over grey/green with orange bits of trim inside, flawless in terms of reliability nothing ever malfunctioned, no rattles, no costs outside maintenance and only cost 1400 in depreciation over 4 years due to the ever increasing price of them. A very very impressive car in my opinion. Being a non hybrid it also had a double height boot and a spare wheel. It also only had lane departure warning and not assist which was ideal, and could be turned off anyway!
I have a 2021 Stonic GT plus line coming from an optionless Toyota Aygo. This car is a dream for me. Only complaint is the very weak feedback from the clutch pedal, after almost a month of owning the car it is still hard to get away from a standstill because you feel hardly anything in the clutch pedal. Other than that no real complaints.
Well done Matt a great video on the Stonic I have seen a few around here they seem to be popular with the value for money and degree of customisation in terms of paint/wheels/trim
Kia are making some great cars and are taking over from the likes of fords
I had a 1.4 as a courtesy car 3 years ago whilst my Fiesta was being repaired. I didn't really want to like it, but after a couple of weeks I parted ways thinking it was a cheery little thing!
See plenty of Sportage and Ceed's on the road but can't remember the last time I saw a Stonic.
That was he best Kia I’ve seen. I love a 3 cylinder motor and this blows away the mirage and versa and would give the gr Corolla a run for its money in the market. Too bad not sold in the states.
Remind us all again why we need a Fiesta, a Corsa or a Polo.
This Stonic is very cool indeed.
Had one as a rental car in Iceland recently , I was very impressed with it 👌
Just what the world needs, another 5 door not an off roader not quite suv not really an estate not really a coupe and certainly not a hot hatch
Oh hush, Kia made the Stinger and it's being discontinued for lack of interest and sales especially compared to cars like the Stonic.
@@nakoma5 ohh hush who wants a 42 grand kia
Have you driven a 3.3 stinger? Better equipped and more reliable than the German options
@@ukmud6218 It's a rear wheel drive performance saloon and people didn't want to buy it, what can do you do? I don't think the KIA badge should be a problem, the KIA brand in Korea and North America stretches up to the KIA K9 / KIA K900 full-size luxury saloon after all -- the KIA equivalent to the Hyundai Genesis G90 (a 5 Series/7 Series competitor).
@@TassieLorenzo I'm not sure why ohh hush started on about it nobody mentioned a car that wouldn't sell
I’ve had my 2022 Stonic GT Line S (mid-grey with black roof, but otherwise I think much the same as the 2023 version it would appear) for 1 year now, and must say I’m overall pretty happy with it. I generally drive on Eco mode and after a hesitant start with Lane Keep Assist have got used to it & almost always use it, even on country roads. I particularly liked last winter the availability of the heated steering wheel (first car I’ve had with this facility) and the heated front seats are good too, on the lowest setting, although I’ve had this on several cars over past 15/20 years. Occasionally I’ll get about 54/55 mpg on longer good roads, but usually high 40s or low 50s, it seems to be better when ambient temperatures are higher. I would prefer to have a spare tyre, even an emergency running one, but the mild-hybrid battery in the boot uses the space for that, but unfortunately many recent cars have the same limitation, I don’t like it, but that’s what manufacturers seem to think is OK, that’s the only real negative I see, probably more psychological than real admittedly, except on rare occasions - and I had one of those recently, luckily resolved without much hassle though.
Just wondered if you’ll be doing another series like the Mondeo again? It was that series that got me subscribed to your channel. Not really been anything as good since (just my personal view of course!)
The best thing about this review is the promise that Matt will ride something completely different next time :)
Shame the Rio had to go but this is a ideal replacement especially in this shade of yellow. A excellent review as always Matt.
It sets the bar a bit low to call it a modern take on the warm hatch. I does seem to be a great little car but at a similar price ~ £25K, the sister company Hyundai really fulfils that “warm to hot hatch” brief perfectly, with their i20N. It is also fully loaded and sits full size adults in the back rather better.
Not as loaded as the Kia and only a 5 yr warranty.
I have a kia stinger diesel if you fancy driving/reviewing that
How can anyone not love a yellow car 😁, oh unless your a New York Taxi driver 🤔 but I guess you get use to it .
There's me aged 12 years old in 1988 washing pitch cars 🚗 thinking WHO'D buy a yellow !!!mk1 vaxhaull senator
History repeats !!!!!!
I feel you but I now realise that yellow cars are so much better than the bland sea of grey and silver BMW, Audi, Merc, VW etc
Yellow's ok but I like a metallic copper/orange colour! It's interesting that very few cars are available in pink -- just the Yaris, iQ, some older Micras if I'm not mistaken. Where, by contrast, purple with orange stripes is quite a classic muscle car colour scheme for cars like the Ford Falcon GT (are there any XY-XW Falcons in the UK that could appear on the channel?!). I guess (for whatever reason) dealers are worried about ordering cars in colours that they can't shift.
@@TassieLorenzo proper muscle cars demand proper colours
All the silly fads , are just that yeah the pink micra cabriolet!! Horrific
Nice review, thanks for posting! Can you tell me what the name of the color of this car was? Currently they're offering Honey Bee yellow. That should be a bit darker compared to the bright yellow they had in the past, but I'm not sure how it looks. The dealer I'm in contact with doesn't have any car in that color on display and it's hard to judge from pictures and video.
This color looks like "Most Yellow". It was the previous color of this model. The current color "Honey Bee" is more pastel.
What a cool colour and spec
Lunchtime Viewing Sorted. 😊
New cars are so expensive...but an impressive amount of power from such a small engine.
Seems like an okay car for city living if not having mates in the back all the time. I like the colour!
I have a Hyundai bayon which I believe is Hyundai's version of that car although mine is a 7 speed automatic you should test this one in comparison
Like most modern cars this, for me, is totally charmless. Sorry.....
It seriously is charmless. We hired a new one in Portugal in August this year. Horrible hard plastics and completely soulless. Ridiculously light pedals and steering. Not for me.
Great review. Any predictions about the launch of the 2024 model?
6:16 honk!
Another good video Matt ⭐️⭐️⭐️👍👍👍👏👏👏
I've had my ceed 6 years and there's not one week that i don't bang my head getting in or clatter the sill with my foot... the kia wouldn't be as roomy as a Fiat on the inside. If i was looking for a car that wouldn't break the bank this yoke would do me, but second hand only as it would drop like a stone £😊
Something Austin Prncessesque about the window line.......
Just me then. 😢😉
That's the car am getting soon in jun 14
Stonic is much nicer than the Rio. Rio feels from a generation behind, tested one with my daughter who was looking for a car as we're a Kia owning family but it didn't come close to a Fabia for the same price.
Nice colour, but the rest of it is just another SUV thingy with a touch screen. It isn't available in orange, so it's no good 'for me and my dog'.
The flying banana
Petrol!, I wasn’t expecting that
Ive currently got a 3cyl loan car and the sound is glorious when pushed... its not mine, so i push it a lot 😂😂😂
#driveitlikeyoustoleit
I think it's a nice car, I wouldn't mind driving it.
I don't know about this one, Mr. Reznor.
Recently hired a new Kia Stonic in Portugal. Bloody awful car: interior felt hard and unforgiving, steering too light and a seriously notchy gearbox. Passenger seat was ridiculously low compared to the driver and wasn't adjustable. Perfect durable hire car I suppose but would never buy one - not even a custard-coloured pocket rocket version.
I liked it till this comment
@@laskos02Oh no!!! Sorry 😢 My other loves new cars but even she thought the same, and we never agree on anything....
@@Clodhopping nothing to feel sorry for, just brutal truth :D
Oh dear 😱
if it ran on water i may take an interest....but its just a stupid car with light and precise steering...i should hope so ..its new!.....
Had one of these as a rental for a few weeks, could not wait to give it back... Not interested in Turbocharged lawn mower engine powered cars
It's built to a price. Car makers are getting out of this smallish car market and forcing peeps into SUVs cos it's more profitable for them. If you live in the sticks this would be perfect as no worries about charging it 😊
Welcome to 2024, it's not by choice, it's by law.
Another crappy ugly under powered KIA.
How can you review all your cars when n ever taking them on the motorway ?
You dont that often do it .
All cars eventually spend some time on the motorway ,i find it very frustrating .
motorways are loud and boring to watch
Ypee I'm 2hd
Good to abuse for a few weeks , then back to my old car.
Gearbox , handbrake , physical controls(some) , what’s not to like ? Ah the nannying bollox cars have to have , no spare , 5 grand too much ….
Third!
I don't like Kias or Hyundais
Kia 🤣🤣🤣🤣
SUV - ❌️ Korean - ❌️
Sorry, but as an Australian I'm still bitter about the demise of our domestic automotive manufacturing industry. And I also hate SUVs!!!! 😏 Thanks for the review though.👍
Was it kia's fault?
Ye want cars that nobody else wants and don't buy enough of them to make it worthwhile for car companies to make. That's the reality, coupled with the current ideology of cars unless they are electric are bad, which is bullshit imo.
Why do you not like Korean cars? I don't understand how you can be bitter, the US automakers abandoned the compact car space to Japanese and Korean cars precisely because the US cars in that category were not good enough. If the Ford Focus or Dodge Dart or Holden/Chevrolet Cruze had just been both cheaper *and* better-made & more reliable than the Honda Civic or KIA Forte/Ceed/Cerato, I'm sure they would all still be on sale today! Ford, Dodge/FCA and General Motors were entirely responsible for the reputation of those cars, which turned out to be not great.
But Ford and Dodge would rather give up and chase easier profits in the SUV and pickup truck sector -- that's up to them (while for GM, selling cars in right hand drive at all is too hard). Besides, GM Korea (Daewoo) is a core part of GM's empire. That GM Korea products haven't seen the sales growth of KIA Hyundai products is *100%* the fault of General Motors...
The Ford Falcon/Territory and Holden Commodore were good cars, but you can't separate the Australian divisions from the incompetence of the Detroit headquarters "Don't you dare build a Falcon in left-hand-drive", "These GM Korea products will fill out the Holden range nicely and give a Holden a reputation for quality and excellence" (probably).
I can see why people might dislike Chinese cars with the way Government-backed Chinese car companies like MG & Haval/GWM are able to undercut other car companies on price (after obtaining Western vehicle IP with the joint venture requirements), but I see no reason to dislike South Korean cars, given South Korea is an ally of Britain and Australia and the US and the way KIA Hyundai have humbly and steadily built up their reputation over the past 30 years.
[I know some mechanics still don't like KIA Hyundai cars, especially with the Theta II and Nu engine defects, but I digress!]