Why is the Kia Stonic the trendy car?

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

The Kia Stonic has made a grand 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 that is seeing a flood of new arrivals.

It is clear that this is the type of car the public demands today: with design, crossover character, elevated driving position, compact size and the latest safety and connectivity technologies. The Kia Stonic has all these attributes to spare, to which it adds its recognised quality and warranty of Kia (7 years or 150,000 kilometres), a starting price of 12,919 euros and many customisation options.

Crossover design, young and eye-catching

The design of the Kia Stonic is one of its great weapons: cars catch the eye and this model is appealing. Its young, carefree and muscular styling can be personalised to each person’s taste with hundreds of different combinations. For the exterior there are 9 shades; 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 available space and boot capacity are in the upper-middle range. The elevated driving position lets us dominate urban traffic and conveys a feeling of safety.

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 sync with virtually any phone on the market. This lets you use most of the functions of your smartphone 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 basic trim, the standard equipment also includes items such as alloy wheels, LED daytime running lights, front fog lamps, 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 only fitted to high-end cars. Within the Drive WISE programme, we have autonomous emergency braking with pedestrian detection and forward collision warning (the car brakes on its own to avoid running over someone or rear-ending another vehicle), blind spot detection (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, an automatic 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 €