It is not easy to settle in the landscape of the Western automobile and yesterday the Japanese, today the Koreans, tomorrow perhaps the Chinese or the Indians will in turn know how to dig their hole. Kia and sister brand Hyundai have not proceeded otherwise, deploying a patient and methodical plan to one day compete with the references of the old continent. We can say that with the help of electricity, the connection is made and even a little better than that since, in this area, the Koreans have become references.
It’s so true that after many years of patience, the Kia EV6 has won a European title of “car of the year”. now by the Kia EV9.
At more than five meters long, the EV9 is an SUV with very structured lines. What to slice in the landscape with its imposing template which is explained by its six or seven places to choose from. Indeed, the second row can be a three-seater bench or, as an option, two individual swivel seats. This large SUV is anchored on the same platform as the EV6 and takes over the dashboard from it.
Like it again, the EV9 combines in the 2-wheel drive version a 76.1 kWh battery and a 217 hp and 350 Nm motor. The 4-wheel drive version increases to 99.8 kWh, 385 hp and 600 Nm, from enough to ensure accelerations from 0 to 100 km/h in 6 seconds, or 5.3 seconds via an online downloadable software update. With its 800 V technique which restores 239 km of autonomy in 15 minutes on a fast terminal, the EV9 will also be available in a long-range propulsion version since Kia announces up to 541 km for the EV9 “Long Range”. The prices are not fixed yet.
