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About the Kia EV9
Last updated Oct 23, 2024The Kia EV9 is classified as a 4 Door Wagon currently on sale in Australia as part of the MV MY24 generation, starting from $97,000 MLRP for the AIR and topping out at $121,000 for the GT LINE.
There are 3 variants available for our market and the current year model went on sale in Jan of . The EV9 is built in Korea and is available with 0.0 Electric, equipped with a 1 Speed Automatic transmission with the drive sent to RWD. The EV9 is offered with a 7 year, unlimited kilometre warranty.
Kia EV9 by year
Kia EV9 Rating
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Entry-level
Range Rover Sport
Best in class
Overall rating
8.3
7
9.1
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Kia EV9 Dimensions
The dimensions shown above are for the base model.
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There’s a claimed 333L with seven seats in use, expanding to 828L in five-seat configuration and 2318L with the second and third rows folded. All quoted measurements are VDA.
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Kia EV9 Safety Rating
Standard safety features include:
- 9 airbags
- Dual front
- Dual front-side
- Dual rear-side
- Dual curtains (incl. full 3rd row)
- Front-centre airbag
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)
- Pedestrian, Cyclist detection
- Junction Crossing Assist
- Lane Oncoming Assist
- Lane Change Side Assist
- Blind-spot monitoring, assist
- Highway Drive Assist 2.0 (HDA 2.0)
- Adaptive cruise control with stop/go
- Lane centring
- Intelligent Speed Limit Assist
- Lane Follow Assist (centring)
- Lane keep assist
- Parking sensors front, rear
- Power child lock
- Rear cross-traffic alert, assist
- Reversing camera
- Tyre mobility kit
EV9 Earth adds:
- Blind Spot View Monitor
- Parking Collision Avoidance – Reverse
- Surround cameras
EV9 GT-Line adds:
- Parking Collision Avoidance – Forward, Side
- Remote Smart Park Assist 2.0
Kia EV9 Fuel Economy
The EV9 Air features a 76.1kWh lithium-ion Standard Range battery, featuring 348 cells and a voltage rating of 632V. Kia quotes a battery pack weight of 463.3kg, mounted under the floor. WLTP range is up to 443 kilometres for the Air (19.5kWh/100km), which is the lowest of the line-up.
Both the Earth and GT-Line get a dual-motor AWD drivetrain, with 141kW/350Nm electric motors mounted to each axle – system outputs are 283kW/700Nm.
AWD models score a Long Range battery with 99.8kWh of capacity, featuring 456 cells and a voltage of 552V. Battery weight is 566.5kg.
WLTP range is 512km (22.3kWh/100km) for the Earth on 19-inch alloys, while the flagship GT-Line quotes 505km (22.8kWh/100km) on its larger 21-inch rims.
Cost of ownership
What is the running and servicing costs of a Kia EV9?
All Kia EV9’s need servicing every 12 Months months or 15,000km km, whichever comes first.
How does the Kia EV9 drive?
Our expert take on Kia EV9 drivability.
The base Air RWD features a single-motor drivetrain, with a 160kW/350Nm power unit on the rear axle. Claimed 0-100km/h is 8.2 seconds, with top speed rated at 190km/h.
Both the Earth and GT-Line get a dual-motor AWD drivetrain, with 141kW/350Nm electric motors mounted to each axle – system outputs are 283kW/700Nm. Quoted acceleration times differ slightly for the AWD models, with the Earth claiming 6.0 seconds and the GT-Line cutting that to 5.3 seconds.
In Korea the 700Nm tune (up from 600Nm) is an over-the-air upgrade available for purchase via the Kia Connect store, which brings the faster 0-100 time. Kia Australia maintains both variants get 700Nm locally as standard, though only the GT-Line gets the faster acceleration time.
Kia EV9 Colours
What colours are available for the Kia EV9
Standard: $NCO
- Flare Red
Premium Paint: $990
- Iceberg Green
- Pebble Grey
- Snow White Pearl
- Aurora Black Pearl
- Panthera Metal
Matte Paint: $3495*
- Ocean Blue Matte (GT-Line only)
Kia EV9 Warranty
As with the wider Kia line-up, the EV9 is covered by a seven-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty. The high-voltage battery and motor are covered for seven years or 150,000 kilometres – whichever comes first.
Kia EV9 FAQs
The best towing capacity of a Kia EV9 is 2500Kg offered by the following variants
- EARTH
- GT LINE
The Kia EV9 uses electric