In Vancouver BC my Niro Ex gets 4 litres/100km (70 mpg) in mostly city summer driving. After 2 years of trouble free driving i have learned how to minimize the fuel consumption. You can obtain much better results than the EPA ratings if you pay attention and learn how to accelerate from a standstill without kicking in the engine and also use the hills etc to keep the gas motor from kicking in. It takes practice. On some city routes I can get as low as 3.4 l/ 100 km. If you play around with the sport mode going up steep hills you will notice the power range drop down towards the eco area. Just one trick learned over time. Playing with the brake pedal going down slight grades to make the charging stronger is another trick, just watch the gage as you feather the brake pedal. Its become a bit of a game for me as I can smile a bit when I avoid the price gouging gas stations here in Vancouver for 920km between the 40 litres fill ups!
I have had my 2018 Niro for 18 months with 33000 miles. My average is 54.75 mpg. That is mostly country roads where I am driving 45 to 55 mph. On city streets it does a whole lot better and interstate highways it does not quite as well. Somebody asked about wind noise; there is some, but it is no worse than what it was in the Toyota Matrix that this replaced. I have not seen anything else that I think is a better value for the money this costs.
Thanks for your video which I have watched for many times before I purchased my Niro Hybrid. I got the Niro EX (I believe the SX model tested is heaver and has a wider tire that does cost more friction) in November after the used 2005 diesel SM-Art car died (Avg. 4~5L/100Km full throttle all the time) and driven over 9,000 Km on the Niro now (had first oil change at 8,000Km). With many hours studying Hypermiling (speed limit driving only) on RUclips I got 3.8/3.9L/100Km in November with stock tires & rims and now I am getting average of 4.5 L/100Km even when I drove 1,200 Km (highway speed) to and back from Ontario to Quebec with climate control (driver only) set to 19C in December/January with snow tires. Without the heater and only use heated seat (low) and heated steering column I would usually get 3.8 ~ 4.3 L/100Km during January and February driving condition depending on the temperature with snow tires. My display shown 949Km in November and now 874Km in February during colder season when refilled. These are thing I have done to the Niro: Use only premium 91 Octane fuel (as ethanol though cheaper produce less 20% energy and not cleaner due to the current BTEX bland by the gasoline company) . Replace all interior and exterior bulbs except turning signals to LED bulbs (on the first day ~ $100.00). Replace front wipers with 2019 Honda Civic aerodynamic beam wipers (~$50.00). Using stock tire & rim and Micheline X-ice 3 (low rolling resistance tire) at 45PSI with a set of used 16" KIA OPTIMA Hybrid rims ($300.00+65.00 TPMS from Amazon) for the snow tires. Have the Premium block heater installed ($300.00 dealer installed) and connected with a Wi-Fi timer to pre-heat the engine coolant 4 hr. before driving time (instant heat when climate control is turned on). Replace the air filter with a K&N air filter ($65.00) as I have always done in every car I own (including the current 2004 Toyota Sienna I bought in 2003 and still getting avg. 8~9L/100Km after 300,000Km+). Installed a set of wide curved side mirror ($35.00) which affect nothing on the millage but I get absolutely no blind spot when changing lanes, parking close to side road curves and backing up (especially with the super bright LED backup light!). Thanks again for helping me making my decision on this car. I got an extended 10 year 200,000Km warranty on it so it should last me for a while. UPDATE 2020/10/06: After driving just over one year and over 10,000Km I am getting average about 24~26.8 Km/L (around 3.6~3.77L/100Km) with usage of air condition running during the summer and heater now in fall while using the stock tires at 40 PSI (checked every two weeks or whenever large swing in the temperature) and a lot of cruse control at 5~10 Km above speed limit. I do notice that the heater does draw much more power and the heated seat in which the heated seat only take less than 5% of the heater (1300 Watt).
When the engine is cold, I do avoid using the climate control as much as possible without freezing myself; however, while I am still driving to generate engine heat to keep engine at 40% warmth and battery is at 50% charge I do turn on the climate to warm up the cebine to get it up to the preset temperature. The electric heater consumes much less power once it reaches the preset temperature. I have never weighted the wheels so I do not know; however, my son who worked at America Eagle, a international wheel company says that the Optima weights very light when he picked it up.
@@Jeo-What awesome, does the climate control really make that much difference? Like if i keep it at 73 F or at High will it make tons of difference in consumption?
@@DooDicky it really depending on the outside temperature and how quickly the vehicle loses warmth dropping below the preset temperature. Like home heating, the lower the temperature setting the less the thermostat would kick in and the quicker the heater is able to reach the preset temperature. I only use auto so setting on High would use more energy for sure.
Thank you for sharing. My wife and I are planning on getting the 2019 version. Though we live in the states and we mostly do city driving, this is a win win for us as we sometimes do roadtrips.
My 2019 Kia Niro averages around 42-44 MPG and I drive 95 miles round trip a day, 90 of which are highway. It really depends on how you drive the car. Also I have the base model, which with the smaller lighter wheels get's better mileage. I love my Niro!
Very helpful to know the mostly highway fuel economy. Hybrids tend to underperform their rating and especially hybrids with higher coefficients of drag like the kia niro versus, say a Toyota prius.
Took two 3 hour trips, back and forth. Combined traffic and highway with speeds up to 75 mph where the limit was 60 mph, I got an average of 55 MPG. I’m not a slow driver, I keep up and pass cars, but it still did great. I think you may have a very, very heavy foot. My Kia Niro is a 2018 hybrid btw.
Just for reference, the best tank on a long road trip last fall in my 2018 Outback with the 2.5L 4-banger was 6.8 L/100km. This was a calculated fuel consumption rate and not the number shown on the instrument cluster. It had also recorded a couple of tanks of 7.2 L/100km and 7.4 L/100km.
I have a 2019 Niro. My overall consumption during 2.5 years is 49 mpg. I live in south sweden so shortish summers and coldish winters. During spring and summer i do many trips at 65 mpg and the lowest i get on my way home from work regularly is 75 mpg. My driving is about 30% under 31 mph, 40% under 50 mph and 30% under 69 mph. Rougly that means 30% city or suburb driving, 40% country road driving and 30% highway driving all in a tempered climate so spring - summer - autumn - winter. Car is always parked outside and uses no engine or cabin heater. For the size its a nice car. And im 6' 2" and weighs 105 kg.
My wife and I have a 19 Niro , great car . It gets way better mileage in warmer weather , usually 4.5 to 5.0 litres to 100k . At modest speeds on the highway the electric motor does help out but especially in warmer weather . I live in Winnipeg and even when it's _ 25 c out I get almost double the gas mileage in city stop and go driving compared to my old 04 Focus .
driving in the city, i cand achieve 3,6 l / 100 Km !... driving on a national road, i can achieve 2,8 in certain conditions, especially when climbing and descending :) on the highway, the fuel economy depends on the speed; there is a huge difference between driving at 110 km/h and driving at 140 km/h...
I would also think that due to the colder weather... that also lowers the fuel economy because the battery requires more energy to stay warm, or am I wrong about this?
Niro owners: what do you think of wind noise? I took one for a test drive (a L model in Canada) and it was very noisy on the highway. There was a lot of wind, but it seemed a lot louder than my Focus (which is a very quiet car). What do all of you think? Excellent review, by the way!
Thanks for practical fuel economy review, it’s very rear information, this info on Niro sounds legitimate, I test drove it back when it’s just came out little over a year ago, and my impressions was also that Niro was best for country roads and city, coz at highway it’s ok for right lane or following the flow... BTW could you do a Niro PHEV fuel test, please? There some samples of those at each dealership around Cleveland. Oh, so ther might be a some that you could take for a short week? Thanks in advance and will be looking forward for your review.
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In the summer the fuel consumption numbers are much lower e.g. 3.8 -4.2L/100km in city. Highways 5 -5.5l/100km if you not exceed 110km/h!! everything above 110km/h consumes higher.
@@mrnamdar yes it's mostly in economical mode which I have 90% of the time you can find it in a dashboard menu. Hybrid mode works differently switching between normal engine and it depends on how you hit an accel. pedal, weather conditions, battery charge, uphill areas and such. You may gain that digits(3.8-4.2l/100km) if you not exceed speed limits within a city and roads are relatively flat, that said driving slow (outside is warm above +5C)giving you super fuel efficiency. It's totally doable! I'm used to drive slow not exceeding any speed limits and I'm saving my money on fuel. You can not drive only on ev mode, when the battery discharged lower half, the engine starts along with the motor generator to charge it till half and the cycle starts over.
@@mrnamdar it's all depends don't expect many miles on ev because its not fully electrical! If the battery a bit over than half full and a road is decent ,no steep hills hmm maybe up till 3-4 miles and accel pedal is hit gently. You might drive more miles when you on a highways running 110km/h it switches to electrical motor every so often and there you might reach 8-9miles. Just keep in mind this car likes running slow to gain a fuel efficiency speed is up to 30-35mi. İt's the good car driving within a city.
Fuel economy with 16,4 km/l just sucks big time. My V40 D2 is on average 22km/l for the last 160.000 km. With highway driving after a couple of miles (km) that EV battery is full and won't use fuel charging.
I have one question please answer. If you drive all the miles (28 to 30) in the city on pure ev mode then what mpg numbers we are looking at? as I have heard car uses gas when heating is turned on. TIA
Thinking about getting one for work just in the city I drive about 250 km a day or more jsut in the city spend around 50$ every 2 days driving a crv at has at 1.04 how many km you think u can do on just electronic and how long would u have to drive to recharge
Of course you are burning for more fuel it's winter minus 11 c I see that on your dashboard. I drive the same car in hot country my full tank is 580 miles kia Niro 2 . I get minimum of 65 mph due to good weather but changing sparkplugs it went up 68 MPH good car .
@@Whetherulikeitornot I really like the numbers I get with my ioniq, but I do some things a normal driver would do. I'm not a "Hypermilier" just a wannabe!
They cant compare....prius is a sedan....Niro is a crossover/suv.... Niro def. has mooooreeeee interior space than a prius, more headroom in all seats...and simply bigger than a prius !
For me this car has not better efficiency than good diesel 1.6 for example. The electric car it is a fake because electric engine make sense but plugged to fuel engine but battery is a joke. Stop bullshitting build car with lpg engine which will provide energy for 4 electrc engine for four wheels. This is easy and efficient and very environmental friendly. LPG liquid petroleum gas very popular in Europe.
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In Vancouver BC my Niro Ex gets 4 litres/100km (70 mpg) in mostly city summer driving. After 2 years of trouble free driving i have learned how to minimize the fuel consumption. You can obtain much better results than the EPA ratings if you pay attention and learn how to accelerate from a standstill without kicking in the engine and also use the hills etc to keep the gas motor from kicking in. It takes practice. On some city routes I can get as low as 3.4 l/ 100 km. If you play around with the sport mode going up steep hills you will notice the power range drop down towards the eco area. Just one trick learned over time. Playing with the brake pedal going down slight grades to make the charging stronger is another trick, just watch the gage as you feather the brake pedal. Its become a bit of a game for me as I can smile a bit when I avoid the price gouging gas stations here in Vancouver for 920km between the 40 litres fill ups!
I have had my 2018 Niro for 18 months with 33000 miles. My average is 54.75 mpg. That is mostly country roads where I am driving 45 to 55 mph. On city streets it does a whole lot better and interstate highways it does not quite as well. Somebody asked about wind noise; there is some, but it is no worse than what it was in the Toyota Matrix that this replaced. I have not seen anything else that I think is a better value for the money this costs.
Same!!
Thanks for your video which I have watched for many times before I purchased my Niro Hybrid. I got the Niro EX (I believe the SX model tested is heaver and has a wider tire that does cost more friction) in November after the used 2005 diesel SM-Art car died (Avg. 4~5L/100Km full throttle all the time) and driven over 9,000 Km on the Niro now (had first oil change at 8,000Km). With many hours studying Hypermiling (speed limit driving only) on RUclips I got 3.8/3.9L/100Km in November with stock tires & rims and now I am getting average of 4.5 L/100Km even when I drove 1,200 Km (highway speed) to and back from Ontario to Quebec with climate control (driver only) set to 19C in December/January with snow tires. Without the heater and only use heated seat (low) and heated steering column I would usually get 3.8 ~ 4.3 L/100Km during January and February driving condition depending on the temperature with snow tires. My display shown 949Km in November and now 874Km in February during colder season when refilled.
These are thing I have done to the Niro: Use only premium 91 Octane fuel (as ethanol though cheaper produce less 20% energy and not cleaner due to the current BTEX bland by the gasoline company) . Replace all interior and exterior bulbs except turning signals to LED bulbs (on the first day ~ $100.00). Replace front wipers with 2019 Honda Civic aerodynamic beam wipers (~$50.00). Using stock tire & rim and Micheline X-ice 3 (low rolling resistance tire) at 45PSI with a set of used 16" KIA OPTIMA Hybrid rims ($300.00+65.00 TPMS from Amazon) for the snow tires. Have the Premium block heater installed ($300.00 dealer installed) and connected with a Wi-Fi timer to pre-heat the engine coolant 4 hr. before driving time (instant heat when climate control is turned on). Replace the air filter with a K&N air filter ($65.00) as I have always done in every car I own (including the current 2004 Toyota Sienna I bought in 2003 and still getting avg. 8~9L/100Km after 300,000Km+). Installed a set of wide curved side mirror ($35.00) which affect nothing on the millage but I get absolutely no blind spot when changing lanes, parking close to side road curves and backing up (especially with the super bright LED backup light!). Thanks again for helping me making my decision on this car. I got an extended 10 year 200,000Km warranty on it so it should last me for a while.
UPDATE 2020/10/06:
After driving just over one year and over 10,000Km I am getting average about 24~26.8 Km/L (around 3.6~3.77L/100Km) with usage of air condition running during the summer and heater now in fall while using the stock tires at 40 PSI (checked every two weeks or whenever large swing in the temperature) and a lot of cruse control at 5~10 Km above speed limit. I do notice that the heater does draw much more power and the heated seat in which the heated seat only take less than 5% of the heater (1300 Watt).
So its better to turn off climate control and use heated seats as much as possible? Also how much less did Optima wheels weight compared to Niros?
When the engine is cold, I do avoid using the climate control as much as possible without freezing myself; however, while I am still driving to generate engine heat to keep engine at 40% warmth and battery is at 50% charge I do turn on the climate to warm up the cebine to get it up to the preset temperature. The electric heater consumes much less power once it reaches the preset temperature.
I have never weighted the wheels so I do not know; however, my son who worked at America Eagle, a international wheel company says that the Optima weights very light when he picked it up.
@@Jeo-What awesome, does the climate control really make that much difference? Like if i keep it at 73 F or at High will it make tons of difference in consumption?
@@DooDicky it really depending on the outside temperature and how quickly the vehicle loses warmth dropping below the preset temperature. Like home heating, the lower the temperature setting the less the thermostat would kick in and the quicker the heater is able to reach the preset temperature. I only use auto so setting on High would use more energy for sure.
Great calculations and love the actual driving numbers!!!
Thank you for sharing. My wife and I are planning on getting the 2019 version. Though we live in the states and we mostly do city driving, this is a win win for us as we sometimes do roadtrips.
My 2019 Kia Niro averages around 42-44 MPG and I drive 95 miles round trip a day, 90 of which are highway. It really depends on how you drive the car. Also I have the base model, which with the smaller lighter wheels get's better mileage. I love my Niro!
This comment has helped me considerably in considering getting one. Thanks!
Excellent point about the wheels... the model in this video has the larger wheel package... it will get less mileage
Very helpful to know the mostly highway fuel economy. Hybrids tend to underperform their rating and especially hybrids with higher coefficients of drag like the kia niro versus, say a Toyota prius.
Took two 3 hour trips, back and forth. Combined traffic and highway with speeds up to 75 mph where the limit was 60 mph, I got an average of 55 MPG. I’m not a slow driver, I keep up and pass cars, but it still did great. I think you may have a very, very heavy foot. My Kia Niro is a 2018 hybrid btw.
Just for reference, the best tank on a long road trip last fall in my 2018 Outback with the 2.5L 4-banger was 6.8 L/100km. This was a calculated fuel consumption rate and not the number shown on the instrument cluster. It had also recorded a couple of tanks of 7.2 L/100km and 7.4 L/100km.
I have a 2019 Niro. My overall consumption during 2.5 years is 49 mpg. I live in south sweden so shortish summers and coldish winters. During spring and summer i do many trips at 65 mpg and the lowest i get on my way home from work regularly is 75 mpg. My driving is about 30% under 31 mph, 40% under 50 mph and 30% under 69 mph. Rougly that means 30% city or suburb driving, 40% country road driving and 30% highway driving all in a tempered climate so spring - summer - autumn - winter. Car is always parked outside and uses no engine or cabin heater. For the size its a nice car. And im 6' 2" and weighs 105 kg.
My wife and I have a 19 Niro , great car . It gets way better mileage in warmer weather , usually 4.5 to 5.0 litres to 100k . At modest speeds on the highway the electric motor does help out but especially in warmer weather . I live in Winnipeg and even when it's _ 25 c out I get almost double the gas mileage in city stop and go driving compared to my old 04 Focus .
In the us at 2.60 per a gallon it's a 31 dollar fill up.
My car is a 40 dollar fill up and has a range of 400 miles. Wish I had a Niro
Thanks for the US figures!
gas is cheaper for us tough. he spent close to $5 a gallon 0.0
Dude message from Qc great video. I have just to get my Niro hell is great the economy is highly feeling it. great review and sum up.
During the winter time I had similar comsumption. At this time when is nice warm i hit 4.2l/100km.
put foam pipe insulators on the fins on the grill in the winter
driving in the city, i cand achieve 3,6 l / 100 Km !...
driving on a national road, i can achieve 2,8 in certain conditions, especially when climbing and descending :)
on the highway, the fuel economy depends on the speed; there is a huge difference between driving at 110 km/h and driving at 140 km/h...
forgotto specify that its the niro touring wich has a lower mpg rating than the rest of the model line.
Hi Christopher, good point. I have added it to the description :)
I would also think that due to the colder weather... that also lowers the fuel economy because the battery requires more energy to stay warm, or am I wrong about this?
Niro owners: what do you think of wind noise? I took one for a test drive (a L model in Canada) and it was very noisy on the highway. There was a lot of wind, but it seemed a lot louder than my Focus (which is a very quiet car). What do all of you think?
Excellent review, by the way!
A LOT quieter than the SM-Art car and very quiet regarding the class of the car. I do not find it noisy in high wind but more noise from the tires.
Thanks for practical fuel economy review, it’s very rear information, this info on Niro sounds legitimate, I test drove it back when it’s just came out little over a year ago, and my impressions was also that Niro was best for country roads and city, coz at highway it’s ok for right lane or following the flow...
BTW could you do a Niro PHEV fuel test, please? There some samples of those at each dealership around Cleveland. Oh, so ther might be a some that you could take for a short week? Thanks in advance and will be looking forward for your review.
Thanks for the feedback Sergey! We'll try to get our hands on the Niro PHEV - stay tuned!
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Hi Sergey, thank you for your feedback! Will definitely try to implement some of your suggestions.
My 2021 Niro LXS gets around 48.5 MPG I drive mostly around town with some Hwy driving to I'm getting 502MPD per tanl. PS love this car.
Thanks for this work!
Thanks for sharing ! Great economy for a SUV
eh..its more of a crossover.
Unkle Fritz Yeah, more like a hatchback.. because it is
Hi i have a 2020 niro hybrid and average 49-53pmg and using the ac will not make a difference as it runs of the high voltage system. Good review
I usually put $20 bucks every 2 weeks. With a 7 mile commute
In the summer the fuel consumption numbers are much lower e.g. 3.8 -4.2L/100km in city.
Highways 5 -5.5l/100km if you not exceed 110km/h!! everything above 110km/h consumes higher.
3.8k/100km is in hybrid mode? If yes, then what mpg you get in city if you drive only in ev mode for 20 to 25miles
@@mrnamdar yes it's mostly in economical mode which I have 90% of the time you can find it in a dashboard menu.
Hybrid mode works differently switching between normal engine and it depends on how you hit an accel. pedal, weather conditions, battery charge, uphill areas and such. You may gain that digits(3.8-4.2l/100km) if you not exceed speed limits within a city and roads are relatively flat, that said driving slow (outside is warm above +5C)giving you super fuel efficiency. It's totally doable! I'm used to drive slow not exceeding any speed limits and I'm saving my money on fuel.
You can not drive only on ev mode, when the battery discharged lower half, the engine starts along with the motor generator to charge it till half and the cycle starts over.
@@maksymborodai322 in the town, how many miles I can do on ev mode before Engine kicks on? Are you driving Niro 2018 model?
@@mrnamdar it's all depends don't expect many miles on ev because its not fully electrical!
If the battery a bit over than half full and a road is decent ,no steep hills hmm maybe up till 3-4 miles and accel pedal is hit gently.
You might drive more miles when you on a highways running 110km/h it switches to electrical motor every so often and there you might reach 8-9miles.
Just keep in mind this car likes running slow to gain a fuel efficiency speed is up to 30-35mi. İt's the good car driving within a city.
Fuel economy with 16,4 km/l just sucks big time. My V40 D2 is on average 22km/l for the last 160.000 km. With highway driving after a couple of miles (km) that EV battery is full and won't use fuel charging.
Thanks for the review. How fast were you driving hwy?
Usually between 100km/h and 120km/h.
Any chance of getting fuel economy tests for the optima and the stinger (also with testing out sport/eco modes)?
I have one question please answer. If you drive all the miles (28 to 30) in the city on pure ev mode then what mpg numbers we are looking at? as I have heard car uses gas when heating is turned on. TIA
Thinking about getting one for work just in the city I drive about 250 km a day or more jsut in the city spend around 50$ every 2 days driving a crv at has at 1.04 how many km you think u can do on just electronic and how long would u have to drive to recharge
Have you ever managed to get the blue charge to max? my Niro only ever gets to 3 quarters full. Could there be an issue with my battery 🤔🔋
The weather temperature at your location -9?
Video say MPG MILES PER GALLON NOT KILOMETERS
60.1 mpg (imperial)
You cannot empty a tank completely so stick wiith max 38-40 l max.
Of course you are burning for more fuel it's winter minus 11 c I see that on your dashboard. I drive the same car in hot country my full tank is 580 miles kia Niro 2 . I get minimum of 65 mph due to good weather but changing sparkplugs it went up 68 MPH good car .
My TDI is more efficient than this but I am trying to look for newer cars.
What color is this?
Is this the Phev model?
vehicle or car? there was time cars were called cars.
Kilometers. Doh
Fuel economy is not as good as a Toyota Prius.
It's more comparable to a Prius V which gets worse mpg. The Hyundai Ioniq is direct competition to the Prius and gets better mpg.
@@Whetherulikeitornot I really like the numbers I get with my ioniq, but I do some things a normal driver would do. I'm not a "Hypermilier" just a wannabe!
They cant compare....prius is a sedan....Niro is a crossover/suv.... Niro def. has mooooreeeee interior space than a prius, more headroom in all seats...and simply bigger than a prius !
For me this car has not better efficiency than good diesel 1.6 for example. The electric car it is a fake because electric engine make sense but plugged to fuel engine but battery is a joke. Stop bullshitting build car with lpg engine which will provide energy for 4 electrc engine for four wheels. This is easy and efficient and very environmental friendly. LPG liquid petroleum gas very popular in Europe.