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THE ALL-NEW KIA Stonic compact crossover goes on sale in Ireland on 27 October with a starting price of €18,599. This price undercuts the starting price for the Nissan Juke, Peugeot 2008 and Renault Captur.
In Ireland, the Stonic will be offered in four trim levels with a choice of three petrol engines and one diesel engine.
Prices will start at €18,599 for Stonic K1 models powered by a four-cylinder 84hp 1.25-litre petrol engine mated to a five-speed manual gearbox. As standard, the entry-level K1 models will come with 15-inch alloy wheels, privacy glass and front and rear skid plates and a spare wheel. The cabin features a seven-inch touchscreen infotainment display with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth, front and rear USB ports, a leather gear knob and handle, a front armrest, and there is cruise control with speed limiter.
Stonic K2 models come with a six-speed manual gearbox and a choice of a four-cylinder 100hp 1.4-litre petrol or the same four-cylinder 110hp 1.6-litre diesel engine that powers the c’eed.
These models get 17-inch alloys, roof rails, LED daytime running lights, electrically heated and folding wing mirrors, automatic lights, a Rear Parking Assist System (RPAS) and manual air-con. The K2 petrol model starts from €21,099 and the diesel model from €23,099.
The Stonic K3 models get the same powertrain choices as K2 models and additional equipment such as LED rear lights and a chrome belt line as well as a two tone leather interior with heated front seats, sat-nav, DAB radio, a rear view camera and an electrochromic rear-view mirror.
K3 models also come with Kia’s Drive Wise Advanced Driver Systems (ADAS) for further safety, which include features such as Autonomous Emergency Braking with pedestrian recognition, Blind Spot detection and Forward Collision Alert, among others. K3 models can be had with a two tone roof and interior trim personalisation. Petrol models start from €22,599 and diesels from €24,599.
The top of the range K4 models are powered by a three-pot 120hp 1.0-litre turbo petrol engine mated to a six-speed manual gearbox and come with Smart Key, metal pedals, dual automatic air-con with rain sensor and blind spot detector. K4 models also come with the option of two tone roof and interior trim personalisation. K4 models are priced from €24,599.
In terms of safety, all models come with Electronic Stability Control and Vehicle Stability Management as well as six airbags (driver, passenger, side and curtain) and ISOFIX child-seat anchor points.
And the name? According to Kia, Stonic is a combination of ‘Speedy’ and ‘Tonic’, in reference to the musical scale.
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It was a mistake to give him anything
@Barry Somers:
The mistake is how they will fail to spin this.
They need to get childish.
Call him President Climbdown, President Shutdown, President Treason – anything to provoke him. Do that enough and he’ll lose it. Just need to swing 5% of moderates.
@Brinster: so tell lies.
@Barry O’Hanlon: None of those would be lies.
@Barry Somers: it’s probably just a refurb of existing picket fences.
@Brinster: it’ll work too. He refused to hear the details before going on stage in El Paso. That way he could bluster on while not being 100% sure he wasn’t getting the wall
You couldnt build a hospital for that amount…
@Eoin O’C: Lol
@Eoin O’C: president trump would with change too.
Why? Don’t you think that a country has the right to protect its borders?
@Michael: yes it does but this wall won’t protect them and it’s bad value for money (to put it mildly). It’s also going to cause environmental havoc in the local ecosystem. Bad idea all round.
@Michael: Not everyone wants a hard border, in case you hadn’t heard.
@James Wallace: How will it cause environmental havoc?
The wall will protect the border, it’s not just a barrier we’re talking about, Cameras, sensors and infrared.
@MinMin: It will go right through areas filled with wild life. How can it not cause environmental havoc??
@MinMin: “The wall is not just a barrier.” And so begins the spinning of his failure to deliver.
They should build a massive 40ft high wall around Trump.
Wait for it….Orange Man Bad :-I
@PC Principal: And by the way, his approval rating is now at 52%. Even Democrats are coming around
@PC Principal: proof?
@Craig Clancy: it was a poll done by right wing pollsters.
@PC Principal: … in one poll that has consistently overstated his support. His average approval is 40%
@PC Principal: Worst trolling ever. Stop being silly.
@Paul Furey: Sorry to have to correct you. “The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Monday 11th shows that 52% of Likely U.S. Voters approve of President Trump’s job performance.”
http://www.rasmussenreports.com, hardly a pro trump polling company.
@Paraic: that’s from January 17th. Nice try though.
@Shane Dignam: Ehh, it is actually.
@Dr. X (Official Continuity Faction): It is what?
@Shane Dignam: a polling company that consistently overestimates Republican support, ie is pro Trump.
@Shane Dignam: that’s the one I was talking about.
@Shane Dignam: sorry but you could at least get it right. Your link says 50% approve and 37% strongly approve while 40% strongly disapprove.
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/rasmussen-reports/
This’ll be the same deal grom last november. Never any need for the shutdown
He will spin it as a win. And his zealots will believe him.
@A2 Poster: The Dems will spin it as a win and their zealots will believe them. Meanwhile the Dems are contributing more funds to the wall/barrier,- they’re no longer sitting on the fence.
We need a Trump
@Denis Doyle: We need a Trump with a brain cell
The art of the deal in action, form President “executive time”
Border security settled for the same 1.3Bn Pelosi offered him before the shutdown. All that mess for nothing.
So I guess you can keep half the illegals out now? Or how does it work.
have your say