Kia EV9

Kia EV9 at a glance

Concept and launch

Kia first showed the EV9 as a concept at the Los Angeles Auto Show in November 2021. The production car was teased on 3 March 2023 and revealed on 14 March 2023. Like the EV6, it uses the E-GMP platform, but its wheelbase is 3,100 mm, 200 mm longer than the EV6's 2,900 mm. The body is 5,010 to 5,015 mm long and 1,980 mm wide.

Local assembly at Kia Manufacturing Georgia in West Point started in May 2024. The main plant is Gwangmyeong in South Korea.

Versions and performance

The figures for the first three versions are Wikipedia's official data; the GT output is from Kia Germany. In Germany the EV9 is offered only with the 99.8 kWh battery: as a 150 kW rear-wheel-drive car and as a 283 kW all-wheel-drive car in base and GT-line trim. The Long Range RWD has slightly less power than the Standard Range car, 150 against 160 kW. In the Long Range AWD a second motor at the front lifts torque from 350 to 600 Nm and cuts the 0–100 km/h time from 9.4 to 5.3 seconds compared with the Long Range RWD. All versions are in the Kia catalogue.

Range, charging and consumption

In Germany the rear-wheel-drive EV9 goes 60 km further on the WLTP cycle than the all-wheel-drive version, but it may tow only 900 kg.

Kia Germany gives combined consumption of 19.5 to 22.8 kWh/100 km for the EV9 range and 21.7 kWh/100 km for the GT. Wikipedia estimates real-world ranges of about 400 km with the smaller battery and about 500 km with the larger one. The car charges at up to 11 kW on AC. On DC it works with both 400- and 800-volt chargers; Kia Germany quotes about 24 minutes from 10 to 80 percent. Wikipedia gives 210 kW as the peak charging power in its text and 240 kW in its specification box.

Seats and luggage space

The EV9 is offered with six or seven seats in three rows. With both rear rows folded, Kia Germany quotes up to 2,318 litres of luggage space. A 90-litre front compartment sits under the bonnet. Wikipedia gives the kerb weight as 2,405 to 2,664 kg.

EV9 GT

Kia released the EV9 GT on 22 November 2024. Kia Germany lists it with 374 kW (508 PS) and a combined consumption of 21.7 kWh/100 km. It costs from €90,490, against €63,690 for the cheapest EV9 (October 2026). Further GT data such as acceleration and range are not published on the German model page.

Safety

Euro NCAP tested the EV9 in 2023. It scored 84 percent for adult occupants, 88 for children, 76 for vulnerable road users and 83 for the assistance systems. The vulnerable road user score of 76 percent was the lowest of the four areas. In the US the IIHS named the 2024 EV9 a Top Safety Pick for cars built after January 2024, when the headlights were changed.

Awards and sales

The EV9 was named 2024 Car of the Year at the New York International Auto Show. Top Gear named it Family Car of the Year in 2023, Driving Electric its Car of the Year 2024, and Car and Driver included it in its 10Best list. It also received a Red Dot "Best of the Best" design award.

The United States became the EV9's largest market in 2024, the first year of local production there: 22,017 cars, followed by 15,051 in 2025. In South Korea sales fell from 8,052 in 2023 to 2,012 in 2024, while Europe rose from 2,856 to 10,750.

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