Kia Stonic, the crossover everyone is talking about

The Kia Stonic has become one of the hottest cars on the market because it catches the eye and delivers what people want: design, crossover character, and cutting-edge safety and connectivity. And all of this from 13,000 euros, with a 7-year warranty.

The Kia Stonic has made a big entrance into the segment everyone is talking about, the B-SUV or compact crossover category. This is a category that includes models such as the Renault Captur, the Peugeot 2008 and the Nissan Juke, and one where a flood of new arrivals is currently taking place.

It is clear that this is the kind of car the public is demanding today: with design, crossover character, a raised driving position, a compact size and the latest safety and connectivity technologies. And the Kia Stonic has all of these attributes in abundance, to which it adds the well-known quality and warranty of Kia (7 years or 150,000 kilometres), a starting price of 12,919 euros and many possibilities for personalisation.

Crossover design, young and eye-catching

The design of the Kia Stonic is one of its great strengths: cars are bought with the eyes, and this model is appealing. Its young, carefree and muscular styling can be personalised to each owner’s taste with hundreds of different combinations. For the exterior there are 9 colours; and the roof, the A and B pillars and the mirror housings can be chosen in five colours that contrast with the rest of the bodywork.

The interior is also customisable, with areas finished in several eye-catching shades. The finishes and the quality of the materials are among the best in its segment; the space available and the boot capacity are in the upper-middle range. The raised driving position lets us dominate urban traffic and conveys a sense of security.

Connectivity: your car is your smartphone

As a modern city dweller, connectivity is another of its strong points. The Stonic is compatible with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, or put another way, it can be synchronised with virtually any smartphone on the market. This allows us to use most of the functions of our phone through a standard multimedia system that is very easy to use, with a 7-inch touchscreen (18 centimetres), Bluetooth connectivity and USB input.

Even in its base trim, the standard equipment includes items such as alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, front fog lights, a leather-trimmed steering wheel and gear knob, cruise control and air conditioning.

The latest in safety technology

The urban crossover Kia offers the latest safety technologies, features that a decade ago were science fiction and until recently were fitted only to high-end cars. Within the Drive WISE programme we find autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection and forward collision warning (the car brakes by itself to avoid running over someone or colliding from behind with another vehicle), blind-spot monitoring (very useful and reassuring), unintentional lane departure warning and rear cross-traffic alert (which warns us if another car is about to hit us from behind). In addition, the Stonic comes as standard with a driver drowsiness detection system, a dynamic high-beam assistant, a tyre pressure monitoring system and light and rain sensors; in addition to the usual airbags, ABS and stability control.

Technical specifications of this car

CrossoverKIA Stonic7 versions · from 24,210 €