The EV9’s geometrically-inspired lines – from its triangular-shaped, deeply-flared wings and chunkily wraparound windscreen, to the “star map” LEDs and animated digital lighting patterns – add up to a new design approach. Much of which will filter down to its smaller electric cars, and fulfill Kia’s masterplan of having 14 EVs on sale by 2027.
Former-BMW design veteran Karim Habib, who heads up Kia’s design division, cites ‘aerodynamic reasons’ as to why the EV9 has ‘slightly less ground clearance than a normal SUV’, before adding some other justifications. ‘I think that’s partly what makes the car, like the bonnet being shorter, the cabin longer and the beltline low. The beltline is definitely lower than on the concept car. In its glass-to-body proportion, it’s a bit less-classical SUV-like.
The EV9 is available as a six- or seven-seat version in the UK, and the second row does most of the heavy lifting. In six-seat mode, captain-style chairs are able to swivel rearward 180 degrees and be horizontally offset in relation to the forward-facing third row, so all passengers can find a place to put their legs without clashing kneecaps.
Those second-row seats can also be fixed perpendicular to the rear-door opening to aid frail folks’ exit and entry and there’s a large centre console between the two front seats with a small tray that can extend rearward to place drinks, phones and more.Well, we know for sure that the EV9 runs on Hyundai Motor Group’s e-GMP platform – the architecture that underpins the EV6, as well as Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 and 6.
CAR understands that Kia’s EV9 engineers have been given a range target of circa 337 miles – nine more than the 77.4 kWh EV6’s 328 miles – and are aiming for a 0-60mph sprint time of 5secs, if on occasion you should feel the need to propel your large family with such haste.Kia says it’ll go on sale towards the end of 2023 in the UK, but we’ll have to hang on a little while for pricing and specifications.
How does such a huge 'car' help our environment in any way?
TimPollardCars Is the cobalt for the batteries still dug by children?
Truly hideous.
It's humungous. Please don't let this be the future.
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