![]() The subcompact Seltos SUV expands safety and multimedia tech availability and adds a new trim level for 2022. Newly standard for the EV version is a 10.25-inch touchscreen bundled with navigation and premium audio. The Niro line of electrified small SUVs with hybrid, PHEV and EV powertrains was refreshed for 2020 and is mostly unchanged for 2022. A new Scorpion Package for the top GT2 trim level includes a rear spoiler, dark exhaust tips, carbon-fiber interior trim, and black wheels and side mirror caps. Also, now standard on all versions is safety and driver assistance tech, including automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist, blind spot collision avoidance, lane-keeping assist, and adaptive cruise control that works with the navigation system to adjust speed to changes in posted limits and to slow the car ahead of curves. The 2022 interior gets upgraded trim, a new design for the available leather seats and a standard 10.25-inch touchscreen system (up from 8 inches) with navigation. The updated powertrain for the base GT-Line is a turbocharged 2.5-liter four-cylinder putting out 300 hp, up 45 hp, and output of the twin-turbo 3.3-liter V-6 for the top two trim levels is 368 hp, up from 365. It also looks a little more aggressive thanks to new LED headlights and taillights, new wheel designs and new exhaust tips. The RWD and AWD Stinger sport sedan gets a substantial freshening for 2022 with more standard power and tech upgrades. The base LX’s manual transmission is dropped, and the LX gains a Technology Package option that bundles 16-inch alloy wheels with safety and driver assistance features that include automatic emergency braking, a blind spot monitor and lane change assist. The S, X-Line and GT-Line will have a standard 10.25-inch touchscreen with navigation, dual-zone automatic air conditioning, wireless smartphone charging and dual USB ports. The boxy Soul hatchback largely carries over for model-year 2022 with some feature updates. Kia’s Rio subcompact sedan and hatchback carry over virtually unchanged for 2022. Kia’s mid-size K5 sedan, redesigned and renamed for 2021 (remember the Optima?), carries over for its sophomore year with only minor tweaks that include added convenience features, such as a 360-degree camera system additional wireless chargers and standard navigation for the higher GT-Line, EX and GT trim levels. Also now available is a rear cross-traffic alert system and navigation-based adaptive cruise control. ![]() For safety tech, lane-centering steering is newly standard and standard automatic braking adds pedestrian detection, with cyclist detection optional. Higher trim levels get a new 10.25-inch screen (which does not, however, allow wireless smartphone integration). The standard 8-inch touchscreen now includes wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Kia’s compact sedan gets mild tweaks to the front and rear along with some tech updates that make it more competitive. ![]() The EV6 will support 50-kilowatt to 350-kW DC fast chargers. Kia estimates a competitive all-electric range in the 300-mile territory for the larger 77.4-kWh battery at the time of this writing, EPA official estimates have not been posted. Output for non-GT versions spans from 167 hp to 313 hp. ![]() The new EV will offer single-motor rear-wheel drive or dual-motor all-wheel drive, with either a 58.0-kilowatt-hour battery or 77.4-kWh battery. The higher-performance EV6 GT won’t show up until late 2022. Kia says the EV6 will show up at dealers in all 50 states in early 2022. But befitting Kia’s image as the more fun sibling, the 2022 EV6 will have a GT version to take on performance models of the Ford Mustang Mach-E or Tesla Model Y with output of 576 horsepower and a Kia-estimated 0-60-mph time of about 3.5 seconds. Kia’s first battery-only vehicle shares a new platform, technology and SUV-ish shape with the coming Ioniq 5 EV from sibling brand Hyundai. View all 2022 Kia Telluride models for sale near 60606 All-New Models 2022 EV6
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