2022 Nissan Kicks SV Special Edition Is it Worth Your Extra $800?

What is going on YouTube? My name is Christopher. Welcome to my channel Cars Unlocked. Today we're behind the wheel of the 2022 Nissan Kicks SV. This one is the special edition. Now Nissan redesigned the Kicks in 2021. They gave it a little revamp. They changed the cosmetics up a little bit. So for 2022, the Kicks is really kind of unchanged. However, they added two special packages that you can add to your trim levels. The winter package and this SV special edition. The regular SV has an MSRP of $23,198 while your SV special edition is going to have an MSRP of $23,998. So about an $800 package. Sorry, I said $900. $800 package. And what you're going to get with this special edition, you're going to get your rear spoiler. You're going to get the black aluminum alloy rims and you're going to get the little fancy chrome exhaust finisher on the back. Is it worth your $900? You guys tell me. It's all kind of a matter of preference if you want to spend the $900. However, when you're going through payments, it's not going to affect your payments drastically. It might change your payments a couple dollars. Now let's talk about this Kicks and how it drives. I've done a lot of Kicks videos on my channel and we've certainly talked about it a lot, but I love driving the Kicks. This one is the 1.6 liter four cylinder engine. They all come with the same powertrain. So when I say this one, all of them, 122 horsepower and 114 pounds feet of torque. It does drive nice, but it could use a little more power. It comes with the CVT transmission, but it is phenomenal on fuel. And if you're looking for not quite an SUV, not quite a car, the Kicks is right up your alley. I wouldn't quite call the Kicks an SUV. This SV is right in the middle of this package. You get the seven inch infotainment system with your backup camera. I like the centers on the rear as well. And you have the full Nissan safety suite. So you have the Ford emergency braking. You have the rear emergency braking, blind spot monitor system, lane departure warning, automatic headlights. Your headlights are halogen, but you do get the automatic on and off headlights, Bluetooth for your phone. Nissan intelligent cruise control is big as well. So it'll help keep a safe stopping distance from the car in front of you. And then this one being the SV, you get these kind of white and black cross stitch seats. So the seats are pretty comfortable. They don't have the Nissan zero gravity seats that people talk about, but they are still very, very comfortable. We have the heated front seats as well. No heated wheel. If you add the winter package that I mentioned earlier, you're going to get a heated steering wheel, but this one you'll also get the remote starter. And then just the interior is nice. There's quite a bit of space in the back. You have a little bit more cargo area than the previous Nissan hatchback. It's great if you don't want to spend the money for an SUV, but you need that kind of hatch style space. You know, you do a lot of activities, Ikea runs, things like that. One thing I like about driving the Kicks is it is affordable on fuel. 31 MPG in the city, 36 on the highway, 7.7 liters for every a hundred kilometers and 6.6 liters for every a hundred kilometers on the highway. So very good fuel economy. You're not quite at Nissan's center levels for fuel economy, but still gives phenomenal fuel economy. And you're not going to be racing anybody or accelerating too fast, but it will give you the power that you need. A lot of people ask me how it drives in the snow and it does handle well in the snow. You have a higher ground clearance than the Nissan versus the previous versus no hatchbacks. So it does drive well in the snow. I would recommend a good set of snow tires. To conclude about the Kicks, you know, lots of space, good on gas, fun little zippy car to drive. I call them little puddle jumpers because you can zip in and out of parking spots, things like that. Just an overall fun car to drive. You guys comment below what you guys think about the Nissan Kicks. Is going up to this special edition worth your 900 bucks? Again, it's just a matter of cosmetics. For me, I don't need these type of things. I don't need a chrome exhaust finisher. I don't need a rear spoiler on a car like this. There's no point of blinging it out. So I'm going to say for me personally, no, but if you like that, you guys comment what you guys think. As always, follow us on social media. You know, we always post funny videos on my Instagram, so make sure if you want to laugh to check out my Instagram TikTok. And as always, if you're new to the channel, subscribe to Cars Unlocked and we'll see you in the next one. Have a great day.