The 2026 Nissan Kicks continues into its second model year as a fully redesigned subcompact SUV, and this Nissan Kicks Review 2026 breaks down what actually changed since the ground-up update that arrived for 2025. Nissan carries over the same 2.0-liter engine, the same all-wheel drive option on every trim, and the same value-focused pricing that made last year’s redesign such a step forward, while adding a bigger standard screen and a few genuine refinements aimed at comfort and quietness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That redesign moved the Kicks onto a stiffer platform, grew its footprint, and replaced the old 1.6-liter engine with the current 2.0-liter four-cylinder rated at 141 horsepower, all before the 2026 model year even arrived. What this year’s update adds is mostly about closing the gap between the base S trim and the loaded SR, starting with a 12.3-inch touchscreen that no longer requires an upgrade to get.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This review covers what changed for the model year, how the cabin and infotainment hold up, how the Kicks drives and how far it goes on a tank, what the safety data shows, how much cargo room is available, and how the starting price of $22,730 compares once trim and all-wheel drive get added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bigger screen, standard AWD, and a starting price under $23,000 for the 2026 Kicks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4352,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,51,9],"tags":[21,22],"class_list":["post-4349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-essential","category-nissan","category-suv","tag-21","tag-popular"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t