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Three Kia models recently took home wins in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hybrid and Electric Car Awards. While the 2027 Kia Telluride Hybrid won the Best Midsize Hybrid SUV category, the 2026 Kia Niro Hybrid was named Best Subcompact Hybrid SUV. Meanwhile, U.S. News & World Report crowned the 2026 Kia Sportage PHEV the Best Compact Plug-In Hybrid SUV. The evaluation process considered several key factors, including fuel efficiency and in-house expert reviews. Let’s take a look at what these three award-winning Kia models bring to the table.

The 2023 Kia Niro HEV won the title of Best Vehicle of 2023 on Cars.com, besting four rivals in the process. The best family vehicle of 2023 was named the Kia Carnival. The outlet's newest award category, Best SUV of 2023, was nominated for the 2023 Sorento.
 

 

Kia has developed a great reputation for building well-equipped, robust handling, and powerful electric vehicles. The 2021 Kia Niro EV offers a fantastic feature set that we're excited to review, coming into the new model year with one of the best ranges for its price point. The Niro EV's interior shares many of the great components of the gas-powered Niro, but with more features to give it an upmarket appearance.

Safety should be at least equally as important as style, power, and performance when searching for a new car. In this way, the International Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS) ratings can be an incredibly useful tool by allowing you to compare various new vehicles in order to see which one is safest. For those in the market for a smaller, hybrid wagon, you’ll be happy to know that the 2018 Kia NIRO was recently was recently awarded the IIHS’ best rating and named a Top Safety Pick Plus. 

Kia is working hard to remain competitive in the auto industry by incorporating advanced technology into select vehicles. To enhance the driver experience and make it more enjoyable and functional, Kia is adding Google Assistant to many of its 2018 models. Voice assistants are becoming more common in new models of cars and can perform a handful of functions while the vehicle is operating or is turned off.

Find out how this fantastic bit of technology now works with your new Kia Niro!

The Kia Niro, Soul and Cadenza were named as segment winners in J.D. Power’s 2017 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) study.

The all-new Kia Niro was one of four Kia cars named on some of KBB’s latest “Top Eco-Friendly Cars” lists, sharing the honor with the Optima Hybrid, Optima PHEV and Kia Soul EV.

Check out the videos inside to see McCarthy try and save the world in her new Kia Niro!.

In one of their latest videos, Kia is showing off the brand-new Kia Niro, which is being hailed as a “new breed of hybrid.”