HabaNiro: Kia’s EV vision

Kia Motors America revealed its vision of the future of electric vehicles at the New York International Auto Show.

The HabaNiro concept is an all-electric, all-wheel drive, four-seater with an all-electric range of more than 482km.

“We wanted this concept to be comfortable navigating city streets, carving turns on a coastal road and off-roading with confidence to remote wilderness adventures,” says Kia Design Center America vice president Tom Kearns.

“We imagined a car for everyone and nearly everything. Then, when we saw the finished product, we were blown away by the imagination of the HabaNiro’s creators and its laboratory of technology and we want it in our driveways. Today.”

The HabaNiro is an all-electric “everything car” – commuter, crossover, sport utility, state-of-the-art technology workroom and adventure vehicle.

Its technological features include a heads-up display system, sensory light feedback, lighting colour effect and real-time emotion adaptive driving.

“The HabaNiro is a genius work of skill and imagination. Not only does its beautiful design incorporate the needs of future mobility, but its engineering and technology anticipate the way people will want to move in the near future,” says Kia chief operating officer Michael Cole.