The Kia EV9 is Reshaping SUV User Experience
The Kia EV9 (the first three-row seat electric flagship SUV) is reshaping the SUV user experience!
“The Kia EV9 transcends all aspects of traditional SUV thinking and represents the pinnacle of Kia’s design and engineering capabilities. Created to meet the needs of all family members, the EV9 also spearheads Kia’s rapid transition to a sustainable mobility solutions provider, not just by its advanced EV architecture, but also through the numerous recycled and sustainable materials used in its creation.” (President and CEO, Ho Sung Song)
Pre-order of the Kia EV9 is set to begin in the Korean market in the second quarter of 2023, and sales in selected global markets from the second half of the year. Its inaugural physical debut will take place at the Seoul Mobility Show 2023 later this month, and showcased at New York International Auto Show in early April.
Kia EV9 Highlights
- The design (natural with modern elements, digital tiger face, standard and GT-line model design, range of seating options)
- Sustainability (first model with brand’s three-step design, substantiality, and strategy, color inspired from natures four core elements, light, air, water, and earth, six different combinations for the interior)
- Electric drivetrain (broad choice of electric powertrain configurations E-GMP, RWD Rear Wheel Drive and AWD All-Wheel Drive models, V2L Vehicle-to-Load through ICCU Integrated Charging Control Unit)
- Highway driving pilot (level 3 autonomous driving, 15 sensors, offered in the EV9 GT-line model in the future)
- Kia connect store (digital features and services, RSPA 2 Remote Smart Parking Assist and AVNT Audio Visual Navigation and Telematics system)
- Safety and convivence (ADAS Advanced Driver Assistance Systems and RSPA 2 Remote Smart Parking Assist, RCCA Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist, BCA Blind-sport Collision Avoidance assist, LKA Lane Keeping Assist, ISLA Intelligent Speed Limit Assist, NSCC Navigation-based Smart Cruise Control, HAD 2 Highway Driving Assist 2, and HOD Hands on Detection, RCCA Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Avoidance and PCA Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist)
- Global campaign (company’s commitment to innovation and vision for a future that is more sustainable, efficient, and convenient)