Kia America confirmed on Wednesday that the beginning value of the 2024 EV9 can be simply over $56,000.
That’s for the EV9 Gentle, in single-motor rear-wheel-drive kind, seating as much as seven in three rows. The Gentle begins at $54,900, Kia says, nevertheless it hasn’t but confirmed a precise vacation spot charge. Assuming $1,365, that quantities to a complete of $56,265.
With the Gentle, you additionally get a heated-and-cooled energy driver’s seat, vinyl upholstery, 19-inch alloy wheels, a full suite of driver-assistance options, a next-generation model of Kia’s interface with twin 12.3-inch screens plus a small climate-control display screen, and a digital key system that allows you to use an NFC sensible card or your telephone to unlock and drive. Kia has famous that every one three rows get cupholders and USB-C ports, and even with all three rows up in place there’s a bit over 20 cubic ft of cargo house—plus a small frunk.
The important thing distinction for the bottom Gentle can be its 76.1-kwh battery pack. A 99.8-kwh is on the market on the single-motor Gentle and included for the remainder of the dual-motor all-wheel-drive lineup, together with Wind, Land, and GT-Line fashions.
2024 Kia EV9
The EV9 Gentle at this base value is predicted to supply about 225 miles of EPA vary, in keeping with Kia, whereas the single-motor Gentle with the large battery will high the lineup in vary at round 300 miles and the remainder of the lineup ought to land within the vary of 270-285 miles. All these are estimates as of but, they usually’re all aided by a remarkably good coefficient of drag—0.28 for the highest GT-Line.
Kia has already confirmed that the EV9 would be the first EV with automaker-approved bidirectional charging making use of each to dwelling backup and vehicle-to-grid performance. That applies to all variations of the EV9, and whereas it’d take the bigger battery to get all-wheel drive, the smaller battery is simply advantageous for bidirectional charging.
Wallbox Quasar 2 with Kia EV9
The EV9 will even be the one three-row electrical SUV supplied within the U.S. with 800-volt charging functionality. The bottom EV9 will cost from 10-80% in 20 minutes (at a peak 236 kw), in keeping with Kia, whereas the bigger pack will take 24 minutes (at a peak 215 kw). The 11.5-kw onboard charger permits a full cost from a 48-amp, 240-volt dwelling wallbox in 6.75 hours for this base mannequin, or 8.75 hours with the bigger pack.
At about 197 inches lengthy, 70 inches excessive, and 78 inches broad, dimensions are near these of Kia’s Telluride gasoline SUV, nevertheless it rides on a protracted 122-inch wheelbase. Contemplate it longer than the two-row BMW iX or Cadillac Lyriq however shorter than the Volvo EX90, amongst different three-rows.
2024 Kia EV9 prototype drive
As Inexperienced Automotive Studies not too long ago famous in a primary evaluate of the 2024 Kia EV9, this mannequin can be a standout within the EV market, sized and priced in contrast to anything out there now. On this value vary, consumers can select from many two-row electrical crossovers with racy rooflines; and however, there’s a group of three-row electrical SUVs—together with the Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV, Rivian R1S, and Tesla Mannequin X, however all of these have luxurious value tags.
Preliminary EV9 deliveries gained’t be eligible for the EV tax credit score, as they’ll be shipped from South Korea. However beginning in calendar yr 2024 Kia can be constructing them in Georgia, so count on it to qualify for some or all the $7,500 credit score quickly after that.