KIA confirms EV9 SUV coming to market in 2023

The Korean manufacturer has just announced the expansion of its range of electric vehicles with a new model. This is the EV9, a large SUV whose prototype It was presented at the Los Angeles Salon last year. KIA says it will arrive at the brand's dealerships in 2023.

The company promises that the EV9 will be able to travel about 540 km on a single charge, although it has not revealed any details about the capacity of the battery pack that it will be equipped with. We also know that this model will be able to reach 100 km/h from a standstill in just over 5 seconds. Not bad for an SUV.

KIA also highlights the super-fast charging capabilities of this model, which will allow it in just 6 minutes The EV100 will be able to increase its range by 9 km by using a direct current charging point. The company has also confirmed that the EVXNUMX will use the Hyundai Group's E-GMP platform, which the company already has. Kia EV6 and the IONIQ 5. This makes us assume that it will therefore also integrate an 800V architecture which will make the super-fast charging we mentioned possible.

With the E9, KIA will finally add a true electric SUV to its range of vehicles

On the other hand, last year, when the EV9 prototype was presented, the Korean manufacturer stated that this electric SUV would be able to increase the battery charge from 10 to 80 percent in less than half an hour.

In terms of technology, the EV9 will come with the ability to receive OTA software updates as standard, as well as on-demand services. KIA is also talking about a new autonomous driving technology it calls AutoModeThe company says that initially, AutoMode It will allow driving on motorways without the need for driver intervention, and in the future its capabilities will be extended to other areas of driving.

In summary, these are the main specifications of the production version of the KIA EV9 SUV that we know:

– Autonomy of about 540 km with a single battery charge
– Acceleration from 0 to 100 km/h in around 5 seconds
– Super-fast charging that allows the vehicle's autonomy to be increased by 6 km in just 100 minutes
– The first KIA vehicle with the brand’s new AutoMode autonomous driving technology

Interior space will not be a problem

Finally, KIA has not announced the dimensions of the vehicle, but we can expect them to be very similar to those of the prototype presented last year that we do know about. In this case, they were 4.930mm long, 2.055mm wide and 1.790mm high, with a wheelbase of 3.100mm.