FIRST LOOK NEW 2022 NISSAN KICKS COMPLETE REVIEW | TRUNK SPACE | INTERIOR | EXTERIOR | FEATURES
Channel: Car Showcase
Date: 30/03/2022

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DETAILS ABOUT THE CAR:
Here's the 2022 Nissan Kicks review with its interior and exterior design, features, technology, safety, performance, color options, changes and updates details.

What's new:

- No major changes for 2022
- Part of the first Kicks generation introduced for 2018

In terms of its size, the 2022 Nissan Kicks is the smallest SUV in the automaker's lineup, slotting in below the Rogue Sport. In terms of its price, the 2022 Kicks is the most affordable of Nissan's SUVs, yet it still offers as standard equipment the infotainment and safety technologies its cash-strapped buyers want most. But in terms of its performance, an underpowered engine and lack of all-wheel drive might make you question whether the Nissan Kicks is an SUV at all.

Among its many extra-small SUV rivals, the Kicks is most like the Hyundai Venue and Kia Soul. Those models do offer some advantages over the Kicks in regards to value and power, however. If you have a few grand more to spend, the Chevrolet Trailblazer, Hyundai Kona and Mazda CX-30 are excellent alternatives as well.

The 2022 Nissan Kicks is a subcompact SUV available in S, SV and SR trim levels. They all come with a 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine (122 horsepower, 114 lb-ft of torque), a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT) and front-wheel drive. 

Kicking off with S trim, the 2022 Kicks has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $19,700, plus a destination charge. The SV is roughly $21.5K.

The SR is priced from $22,240. With 2-tone paint, the Premium package and black-finished 17-inch alloy wheels, it can reach $24.5K.

In the grand scheme of subcompact crossovers, the Kicks looks quite reasonable against, say, the Honda HR-V, which starts at $22K. But if we look at front-drive contenders that are more hatchback than crossover SUV, we find the Kia Soul and Hyundai Venue are highly competitive, both priced from around $19K.

Standard Features:

Trim levels for the 2022 Kicks are S, SV, and SR — in ascending order of plushness and price. The basic model, S, still has driver assistance features like forward collision warning with automatic emergency braking and pedestrian detection, blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic alert, automatic high beams, rear parking sensors, and rear automatic braking all as standard.

Other equipment includes 16-inch steel wheels, cloth upholstery, USB port, Bluetooth, 7-inch infotainment touchscreen, and Apple CarPlay/Android Auto smartphone integration.

Engine & Transmission:

The sole engine is a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder unit developing a 122 horsepower and 114 lb-ft of torque.

An automatic transmission sends that modest muscle to just the front wheels. The upside is that the Kicks merely sips regular gasoline.

- 1.6-liter inline-4
- 122 horsepower @ 6,300 rpm
- 114 lb-ft of torque @ 4,000 rpm
- EPA city/highway fuel economy: 31/36 mpg

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