Aero Bar Roof Rack that Fits 2023 Kia Niro PHEV

Updated 01/09/2023 | Published 01/08/2023

Products Featured in This Question

Malone AirFlow2 Roof Rack - Aero Crossbars - Raised Side Rails - Aluminum - 50" Long - Silver

(1774)

$242.95

Yakima CoreBar Crossbars - Steel - Black - 50" Long - Qty 2

(314)

$228.95

SightClip Fit Kit for Yakima SightLine and RidgeLine Roof Rack Towers

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$149.95

SightLine Towers for Yakima Crossbars - Flush Side Rails - Qty 4

(20)

$274.95

Question:

Will the Malone AirFlow 2 cross bars fit my new 2023 Kia Niro PHEV trim EX? My car has factory side raisedinch rails but note there is no gap between the bottom of the rail and the top of the roof. It seems obvious but your website does not specifically say the distance between the rail clamps on each crossbar is adjustable. This is really important to know if it will fit on cars of varying widths. Also, the Niro is very wierd in that the side rails are NOT parallel. So the mountings on the front and rear crossbars need to be slightly different distances apart. The Kia factory crossbars are perfectly useless because, due to the non-parallel problem, they can each be mounted in only one place on the rails - cannot be moved forward or back to fit the cargo need. Please help me find crossbars that will work. Thanks very very much for your help.

asked by: Bruce A

Expert Reply:

I have a roof rack solution that does fit your 2023 Kia Niro with flush bars but the Malone racks require a raised rail like you mentioned so it would not work. Instead you'd need a rack designed to attach to the flush rails like with the Yakima CoreBar roof rack part numbers # Y00421, # Y64AR, and # Y27AR which is a similar aero shaped crossbar to the Malone.

expert reply by: Jameson C