2019 Nissan Kicks gets $500 price hike but remains thrifty

Nissan is adding $500 to the base price of its 2019
Kicks subcompact
crossover, which is now on sale after debuting in spring as a 2018 model.

The 2019 model comes with an official starting price of $19,535, including destination fee, for the S trim level, and starts at $21,865 for the top-of-the-line SR model. That puts it in good stead with fellow subcompact SUVs like the 2019
Hyundai Kona, which starts at $20,970, and the 2019
Honda HR-V, which climbs from $21,515.

All trim levels come standard with features like automatic emergency braking and rearview monitor and a 7-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility. There’s also a choice of seven exterior colors and five two-tone combinations for the floating roof, which itself is offered in black, orange or white. The SV and SR trims add blind-spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert technology to the mix, while the SR offers a premium package that includes the Bose Personal Plus sound system featuring two 2.5-inch speakers mounted inside the driver-side headrest.

The Kicks
created divided opinions when it
bowed in Los Angeles a year ago as a replacement for the Juke, thanks in no small part to its comparatively weak 1.6-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 122 horsepower and 114 pound-feet of torque. That remains the lone powerplant on offer for 2019 and is mated to a continuously variable transmission, with an EPA rating of a combined 33 mpg.

But quibbles about its underwhelming output or relatively tame styling have fallen flat with crossover-mad consumers. Nissan says the Kicks is its fastest-selling vehicle, with cumulative sales of 13,576 since going on sale in June.

You can read our
First Drive review of the Kicks here, or our
Quick Spin review.

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