If you are in the market for an efficient compact crossover that is excellent value for money compared to others in its class, and also stylish, then the new KIA Stonic is definitely on your list to be considered.

Consequently, in this guide, we will explain everything you should know before buying this family SUV.

Key Features of the Kia Stonic

☑ Despite its compact size, the Stonic gives you much interior space with practical storage and a decently-sized boot.

☑ It can come with features like parking sensors, a rear-view camera, and blind-spot collision warning, making it much easier to drive and park.

☑ Some models include Kia's EcoDynamics technology, which helps you to reduce fuel consumption and emissions through its Start / Stop functionality.

☑ The Stonic is known for its solid build quality, both inside and out, along with being a very reliable car.

☑ It can also include features such as LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL) and full LED headlights, providing you with more visibility while on the road.

Table of Contents

• Exterior
• Interior and Comfort
• What Engine Options Are Available with the Kia Stonic?
• Does the Kia Stonic Come With a Manual or Automatic Transmission?
• Does the KIA Stonic Come in A Hybrid Engine?
• How Does the EcoDynamics+ Work
• Stonic Models
• How Do The Kia Stonic Models Differ?
• Alloy Wheels
• Exterior Paint Colours
• What are the Standard Safety Features in the Kia Stonic?
• What is it Like to Drive a Kia Stonic?
• Boot Space
• Upholstery Options
• Warranty
• Reliability and Awards
• Kia Stonic Final Thoughts

Exterior

The Kia Stonic's exterior is designed to give a very lasting impression due to its bold lines, which provide the Stonic a modern look in the traditional compact crossover shape that you come to expect.

Front

It also features a distinctive front grille, sharp headlights, and a sleek profile that, when combined, gives this car a very sporty look and feel.

Colours

Available in various eye-catching colours, including several two-tone options, the Stonic allows you to personalise the car to your look and style that you want to create and drive away in really quickly.

Exterior Functionality

Functionality was also clearly considered when the Stonic was designed, as this SUV is equipped with very practical roof rails that allow you to attach roof boxes and bikes with ease for those weekend getaways.

LED Headlights

The addition of LED Daytime Running Lights also helps to give Stable visibility in all weather conditions, which not only improves what you can see in low light but also improves your safety by allowing other motorists on the road to see you coming clearly.

Alloy Wheels

Additionally, the car comes with 3 different types of alloy wheels that help to set the style of the car, which you can find out more in the dedicated alloy wheel section further in this buyer's guide.

Dimensions

The Stonic has very compact dimensions of:

• Length: 4140 mm
• Height: 1520 mm
• Width without the exterior mirrors: 1760 mm

As a result, these make it perfect for city driving, offering you the ability to easily manoeuvre while also handling tight parking spaces with ease - especially for an SUV.

Interior and Comfort

For the comfortable interior of the Kia Stonic, you get an SUV built to maximise its interior usability, making every journey a bit more enjoyable.

Spacious Cabin

Inside, you will find a very spacious cabin that cleverly uses its dimensions to provide you and your passengers with much room while also giving you ample space for luggage.

Seats

The practical seats have also been designed to be comfortable, as they offer you excellent support during long drives. The rear seats can fold nearly flat - allowing you to fit long - or even bulky items - in the extended space as a result.

They can also come in a 60:40 split-folding rear seat formation that allows them to fold flat separately from the others, offering valuable choices for carrying passengers in the back on one side and a bike, luggage, or even a surfboard on the other.

What is the Seating Capacity of the Kia Stonic?

The Kia Stonic comfortably seats up to five adults, with ample headroom and legroom in the front and back.

Dashboard & Infotainment System

Stonic's modern dashboard is also very user-friendly, featuring a pervasive sense layout where the controls are placed all centred around the infotainment system.

This infotainment system then gives you a large touch screen that supports both Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto®, which allows you to seamless integrate your phone and Apps easily.

This means you can easily access your music, maps, and apps on the go while the climate control system ensures that the cabin remains at a comfortable temperature, enhancing the overall driving experience.

What Engine Options Are Available with the Kia Stonic?

When it comes to its engines, the Kia Stonic is well equipped with a good range of engine options for you to pick from, and that have been designed to meet varying performance levels for your needs - be it a daily commuter car or a vehicle more designed for towing a caravan.

For instance, you can have engines based on:

Does the Kia Stonic Come With a Manual or Automatic Transmission?

The Stonic is actually available with both manual and automatic transmissions / gearboxes.

Manual and automatic gearboxes, for instance, are known to give you more control over the vehicle when you need it. In contrast, the automatic transmission offers you convenience and ease of use - mainly in stop-and-go traffic, where you don't need to use clutch control, for instance, to keep the bite ready.

Does the KIA Stonic Come in A Hybrid Engine?

Yes, the KIA Stonic can come with a Mild-Hybrid Powertrain that pairs the petrol engine with a 48-volt lithium-ion battery to reduce fuel consumption while drastically increasing range.

How Does the EcoDynamics+ Work

The Eco Dynamics+ works by integrating an e-system to recover kinetic energy during deceleration phases and provide you with additional torque assistance when accelerating.

This process works due to:

1. Start

The engine initiates with the help of the e-system, ensuring you get a quick and smooth start.

2. Torque Assist

During acceleration or climbing hills, the e-machine helps you by utilising energy from the battery to improve the engine's torque output.

3. Cruising

If the battery level is low, the combustion engine can recharge it at a constant speed on the go.

4. Sailing

The Mild Hybrid system includes a 'sailing function' for an even further level of enhanced fuel efficiency.

5. Energy Recuperation Stage

When slowing down or braking, the SUV converts the motion into electrical energy, which it then uses to replenish the battery and give you more range.

6. Moving Stop & Start

Finally, as the car slows to a stop, the traditional ICE combustion engine automatically shuts off during in-gear deceleration and braking - which, in turn, conserves your fuel.

Sailing Mode

When Sailing Mode is activated, when the driver removes their foot from the accelerator pedal, the car can coast for you and, by design, without accelerating or braking.

Depending on the charge status of the 48-volt battery, the engine will seamlessly and smoothly shut off, which in turn enhances fuel efficiency.

The engine will then promptly restart when the throttle or brakes are engaged.

Stonic Models

The Kia Stonic offers you a range of models to choose from - 5 in fact, which consist of:

• Kia Stonic ‘2’
• Kia Stonic ‘GT-Line’
• Kia Stonic ‘GT-Line S’
• Kia Stonic ’Quantum’
• Kia Stonic ’3’

This is due to the fact that each variation has been designed to give you different distinct features and specifications to cater for what you are actually going to use in your car over features you may never need.

How Do The Kia Stonic Models Differ?

The KIA stone models can differ in a number of ways, such as:

Kia Stonic

• 16" Alloy Wheels
• High Gloss Black & Satin Radiator Grille
• Body-Coloured Door Mirrors with Matt Black Lower Housing
• Electrically Adjustable, Heated and Folding Door Mirrors with LED Indicator Lights
• Body-coloured rear spoiler with high-mounted brake light
• Black and body coloured bumpers
• Front & Rear Silver Skid Plates
• Bi-function Projection Headlights with Static Bending
• LED Daytime Running Lights
• Front Fog Lights
• Body-Coloured Rear Spoiler with High-mounted Brake Light
• Roof Rails
• Black Cloth Upholstery
• Leather Trimmed Steering Wheel and Gearshift
• Air Conditioning
• Al-round Electric Windows (with Driver's Auto Down Function)
• 6-Speaker Audio System
• 8" Touchscreen Display
• Bluetooth® with Music Streaming
• Apple CarPlayTM with voice control
• Android AutoTM with voice control
• 4.2" Supervision Colour Cluster Display
• Front USB
• Steering Wheel Mounted Controls
• Rear Parking Sensors
• Rear USB Charging Port

Kia Stonic ‘GT-Line’

These are additional to the Stonic ‘2’ model.

Kia Stonic ‘GT-Line S’

These are additional to the Stonic ‘GT-Line’ model.

Kia Stonic ‘Quantum’

These are additional to the Stonic ‘GT-Line’ model.

Kia Stonic ‘3’

These are additional to the Stonic ‘Quantum’’ model.

Alloy Wheels

The following Alloy Wheels are available for the KIA Stonic:

• 16" Alloy wheels
• 17" Alloy wheels
• 17" GT-Line Alloy wheels

Exterior Paint Colours

When it comes to exterior paint colours, you can get them in 1 of 11 colours, such as:

• Zest Yellow (Standard)
• Clear White (Optional)
• Blaze Red (Premium)
• Storm Grey (Premium)
• Midnight Black (Premium)
• Zest Yellow with Black Roof (Standard)
• Blaze Red With Black Roof (Premium)
• Clear White with Black Roof (Premium)
• Storm Grey with Black Roof (Premium)
• Storm Grey with Yellow Roof (Premium)
• Azure Blue with Black Roof (Premium)
• Azure Blue (Premium)

What are the Standard Safety Features in the Kia Stonic?

When it comes to the standard safety features, the Kia Stonic is equipped with a lot of them, with some of them being:

• Dual Front Airbags
• Anti-lock Braking System (ABS)
• Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)

Higher trims also feature more advanced systems like lane departure warning and autonomous emergency braking, which you can find out more about in the next section.

What is it Like to Drive a Kia Stonic?

When it comes to the Stonic's driving style, you will find a very responsive steering and well-tuned suspension system as this SUV is built on the Hyundai-Kia platform, which features McPherson struts in the front and a torsion beam arrangement in the rear.

Both of which work together to give you a very smooth ride, ensuring that both your driving around a potholed town, along with more longer motorway journeys are all handled with comfort.

Acceleration

The car’s acceleration is both fuel-efficient and brisk, getting you from 0 to 60 MPH in as little as 11 seconds. Thanks to its efficient engine, it uses less fuel to do so, with a low fuel consumption of only 55 MPG.

Advanced Driving Aids

Moreover, the Stonic features various advanced driving aids, such as Vehicle Stability Management (VSM) - which works in tandem with the motor-driven power steering and helps ensure that your Stonic remains stable when simultaneously braking and cornering - Smart Cruise Control - which is particularly useful to take the strain out of long journeys on the motorway, as Smart Cruise Control regulates the Stonic's speed based on your pre-set speed and a safe distance to the car ahead of you, to High Beam Assist - which automatically adjusts your headlights by switching the high beams on or off for you to avoid dazzling other drivers at night to name only a couple.

With others consisting of:

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
• Lane Following Assist
• Lane Keeping Assist System
• Front and rear parking sensors
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning
• Smart Cruise Control
• Driver Attention Warning
• Hill-start Assist Control

Boot Space

The stylish Kia Stonic is not only fun to drive, but it also offers you a very practical boot space, making it a great choice for families, especially as you can get up to 352 Litres in just the rear boot alone, and 1,155 litres of space with the rear seats folded down as well.

Upholstery Options

When it comes to the upholstery, the interior is upholstered in a combination of soft tricot and woven cloth with a muted dark grey pattern.

The then-coordinated door and dash trims provide you with a consistently fresh and relaxing environment.

However, this can be upgraded with some of the higher trims - such as the GT models.

These additional ones can also include:

• Black faux leather upholstery
• Black cloth & grey faux leather upholstery with yellow inserts
• GT-Line black cloth and faux leather upholstery
• Black Cloth Upholstery

Warranty

One of the standout features of purchasing any KIA, including the Stonic, is KIA's class-leading comprehensive warranty.

For instance, any new Stonic comes with Kia's 7-year or 100,000-mile warranty (whichever comes first) - one of the most extended standard warranties available in the car industry, covering a wide range of parts and labour as well.

Reliability and Awards

When it comes to reliability, not only are you getting a 7-year warranty when buying a new KIA Stonic, but this is also backed up with multiple awards that the Stonic has won over time, such as the iF Design Awards and a win of the Red Dot Award.

KIA Stonic Pricing

Due to the cost of the KIA Stonic changing over time as pricing offers change, please see our dedicated Kia Stonic pricing page for the most up-to-date pricing.

Kia Stonic Final Thoughts

So, in summary, we have explored the key features that make the Stonic stand out in its class; with its distinctive design, including the signature tiger-nose grille and its sleek front profile, to its long warranty, and also while inside, how the cabin will really impress you with its modern layout, user-friendly controls, and large amounts of available space for you, your passengers and luggage alike.

So if you like what you have read, why not book a test drive to find out more about this compact family crossover SUV, at one of our local KIA Dealerships to you?