Kia’s massive, boxy electrical SUV is nearly right here.
The automaker will reveal the 2024 EV9 on March 15 and can comply with up with full particulars later within the month.
A pair of teaser movies launched this week trace at what’s to come back. They reveal the sunshine signatures deliberate for the automobile, in addition to its sculpted, nearly Vary Rover-esque aspect profile.
The EV9 is the manufacturing model of an idea of the identical title that debuted on the 2021 Los Angeles auto present. Judging by the teaser footage, in addition to spy photographs of prototypes, the manufacturing model will carefully resemble the good-looking idea.
The inside hasn’t been proven, however anticipate a toned-down model of the idea’s cabin, with three rows of seats and floating screens on the dashboard much like what’s within the full-size Telluride.
Due to packaging benefits of its electrical powertrain, the EV9 ought to boast extra inside house than the Telluride regardless of the 2 automobiles being comparable in measurement. The EV9 idea in L.A. measured about 194 inches in size, which is about three inches shorter than the Telluride.
Underpinning the automobile is Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP platform. The platform options an 800-volt electrical system and bidirectional charging. It is not clear what Kia has deliberate for the EV9’s powertrains, although a spread of at the least 300 miles is anticipated in some grades. Pricing of the EV9 is anticipated to start out within the $50,000 bracket.
Kia plans to have 14 EVs in its lineup as quickly as 2027, together with a pickup truck to be constructed within the U.S. Beginning this yr, the automaker will launch at the least two EVs yearly.