My partner and I are shopping for a new car. We are looking for a hybrid, Hatchback, subcompact car.
After extensive research online and in person, our top picks are the Kia Niro and the Toyota Corolla Cross. For all the options we would add on, the price is about $1,000 difference, with the Kia being slightly more expensive.
The Kia gets about 10mpg more than the Toyota, and at the trim level we are considering has ventilated seats (Heating and cooling) where the Toyota only has heated seats.
The biggest hangup that we have is brand reliability/ resale value. Toyota is the better vehicle in that metric.
One kicker is the car we currently have (A 2009 Smart) drives, but needs extensiv
