Video Summary
The Kia EV9 won numerous awards, including Woman's Worldwide Car of the Year. There are three trim levels: Air, GT-Line, and GT-Line S.The Air trim level features heated and ventilated front and back seats, a heated steering wheel, a rear camera with 360-degree view, a power tailgate, a wireless phone charger, and two 12.3-inch digital infotainment screens. A digital key is standard, enabling phone-based car access. Privacy glass with a blind is included, and remote parking is available. A three-pin plug outlet is inside. The rear wheel drive has 200 BHP. The zero to 62 speed is 9.4 seconds.
The car has a 99.8 kWh battery on all trim models. A 3-pin plug takes 40 hours 35 min to get 10-100% charge. 11kW charge takes 9 hr 5 min to get 10-100% charge. 50kW will take 1 hr 23 min to get 10-80% charge. 350kW fast charge can do 10-80% charge in 24 minutes.
Downsides include temperature controls being partially obstructed by the steering wheel and the camera that monitors the drivers face. The Air trim doesn’t have a panoramic sunroof, but the car has lots of space. B-road handling is smooth. The rear seats on a slider. Overall, the car looks great.
A co-driver said the large doors make it easy to put kids or car seats. Nice bits of ambient lighting are in the doors.
