Kia EV9

There’s a claimed 333L with seven seats in use, expanding to 828L in five-seat configuration and 2318L with the second and third rows folded. All quoted measurements are VDA.

Standard safety features include:

• 9 airbags
  • Dual front
  • Dual front-side
  • Dual rear-side
  • Dual curtains (incl. full 3rd row)
  • Front-centre airbag
• Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)
  • Pedestrian, Cyclist detection
  • Junction Crossing Assist
  • Lane Oncoming Assist
  • Lane Change Side Assist
• Blind-spot monitoring, assist
• Highway Drive Assist 2.0 (HDA 2.0)
  • Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
  • Lane centring
• Intelligent Speed Limit Assist
• Lane Follow Assist (centring)
• Lane keep assist
• Parking sensors front, rear
• Power child lock
• Rear cross-traffic alert, assist
• Reversing camera
• Tyre mobility kit

EV9 Earth adds:

• Blind Spot View Monitor
• Parking Collision Avoidance – Reverse
• Surround cameras

EV9 GT-Line adds:

• Parking Collision Avoidance – Forward, Side
• Remote Smart Park Assist 2.0

The EV9 Air features a 76.1kWh lithium-ion Standard Range battery, featuring 348 cells and a voltage rating of 632V. Kia quotes a battery pack weight of 463.3kg, mounted under the floor. WLTP range is up to 443 kilometres for the Air (19.5kWh/100km), which is the lowest of the line-up.

Both the Earth and GT-Line get a dual-motor AWD drivetrain, with 141kW/350Nm electric motors mounted to each axle – system outputs are 283kW/700Nm.

AWD models score a Long Range battery with 99.8kWh of capacity, featuring 456 cells and a voltage of 552V. Battery weight is 566.5kg.

WLTP range is 512km (22.3kWh/100km) for the Earth on 19-inch alloys, while the flagship GT-Line quotes 505km (22.8kWh/100km) on its larger 21-inch rims.

All Kia EV9’s need servicing every 12 Months months or 15,000km km, whichever comes first.

The base Air RWD features a single-motor drivetrain, with a 160kW/350Nm power unit on the rear axle. Claimed 0-100km/h is 8.2 seconds, with top speed rated at 190km/h.

Both the Earth and GT-Line get a dual-motor AWD drivetrain, with 141kW/350Nm electric motors mounted to each axle – system outputs are 283kW/700Nm. Quoted acceleration times differ slightly for the AWD models, with the Earth claiming 6.0 seconds and the GT-Line cutting that to 5.3 seconds.

In Korea the 700Nm tune (up from 600Nm) is an over-the-air upgrade available for purchase via the Kia Connect store, which brings the faster 0-100 time. Kia Australia maintains both variants get 700Nm locally as standard, though only the GT-Line gets the faster acceleration time.

Standard: $NCO

• Flare Red

Premium Paint: $990

• Iceberg Green
• Pebble Grey
• Snow White Pearl
• Aurora Black Pearl
• Panthera Metal

Matte Paint: $3495*

• Ocean Blue Matte (GT-Line only)

As with the wider Kia line-up, the EV9 is covered by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. The high-voltage battery and motor are covered for seven years or 150,000 kilometres – whichever comes first.