For its mid-cycle refresh within the US, the 2020 Kia Niro hybrid receives a myriad of enhancements and alterations in addition to a reshuffling of trim ranges. Beauty updates for the brand new mannequin 12 months embody a brand new diamond-patterned grille, new headlights with new LED daytime working lights in a double-chevron association, a wider, extra pronounced rear fake skid plate, redesigned taillights, and new 16- and 18-inch wheel designs. There’s additionally a brand new instrument panel that includes a seven-inch digital gauge cluster that has been up to date with improved drive-mode graphics, an eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system has been made normal and a ten.25-inch unit non-obligatory. Additionally newly non-obligatory are steering-wheel-mounted paddle shifters that supply a sportier driving expertise and improved energetic regenerative braking management, there’s an digital parking brake out there, too, in addition to in-cabin temper lighting with six completely different colours. Some trim-specific modifications embody forward-collision avoidance, blind-spot warning, and lane-keep help on the brand new LXS trim, a typical sunroof on the Touring, and artificial leather-based seats with the bigger infotainment show on the top-end EX Premium.