Kia introduced that deliveries of the EV9 three-row electrical SUV started in Korea on June 19.

The automaker is providing the Kia EV9 base mannequin in two trim ranges in its house market – Air and Earth – with every providing a alternative of single-motor rear-wheel-drive or dual-motor all-wheel-drive powertrains. 

The Air trim comes with options equivalent to freeway driving help, steering wheel grip detection with capacitive sensors, a panoramic huge show, and double-laminated acoustic glass for the primary and second rows.

The Earth trim brings a extra upscale cabin including options like first-row reclining consolation seats, dual-color ambient lighting, and a 12-inch interactive head-up show.

Kia will even provide the EV9 GT-Line mannequin in Korea the third quarter, pending completion of the federal government certification course of. As well as, the automaker has confirmed it’s growing the high-performance Kia EV9 GT, which is predicted to debut firstly of 2025.

In Korea, the Kia EV9 presents two seating configurations for the second row: three reclining seats (with rest and therapeutic massage features), and two swivel seats (second and third rows dealing with one another).

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A Kia official instructed Korea Financial Each day that Kia is anticipating the EV9 to be a conquest mannequin primarily based on the pre-orders obtained up to now. 

“With 60% of EV9 pre-orders coming from non-public clients, 55% of whom are new to the Kia model, we’re very inspired to see new demand for our flagship mannequin, which has a excessive model repurchase price,” he mentioned.

“We’re assured that EV9 will lead the Kia EV model whereas pioneering a brand new section with its revolutionary product providing and premium worth as a flagship mannequin,” he added.

The Kia EV9 is the model’s second EV mannequin after the EV6 designed on father or mother firm Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP devoted electrical car platform.

The big three-row electrical SUV contains a 99.8-kilowatt-hour battery that allows a claimed driving vary of 311 miles (501 kilometers) in Korea, making it the longest vary mannequin in Kia’s EV lineup. Costs for the EV9 begin at roughly $60,800 (78,140,000 received) in Korea.

Kia hasn’t introduced when EV9 deliveries will start in the USA, however an April 2023 report from Ward’s Auto claimed that may occur in November.