2024 Kia EV9 India Official Launch date, Price, Interior Variants and more

July 25th, 2023

Kia EV9 Is the flagship Kia Electric SUV Recently launchedin the USA to rival big brands like BMW and Mercedes and take the lead in theSUV race.

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Kia EV9 will be pricedaround ₹ 1 crore Ex-showroom India.

Exterior

On the outside, the New Electric Kia gets quite a coolcombination of Straight SUV looks with a subtle Electric car finish, where atthe front we get vertical lights with LED Dots to perform the wide beamfunction and a long LED DRL which extends outside the LED light to give a moreconnected feel. Both the Headlights are connected by a long horizontal LED bargiving the signature Electric SUV looks, (I don’t know why electric cars getconnected lights). The entire frontbumper is covered to make the vehicle more aerodynamic with more Sporty looksin the GT Line variants.

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On the side, the EV9 gets looks inspired by the KiaTelluride, where we get semi-octagonal wheel arches finished in gloss blackfinish, housing the fully covered box-shaped alloys and giving the vehicle amore rugged look. The window panes are quite big increasing the glass-to-bodyratio of the vehicle and providing a roomier feel on the inside. The doorpanels are all straight with integrated door handles, and the roof line iscompletely straight with functional roof rails on the top. The doors get bigcladding at the bottom with some extra grey add-ons to make the vehicle lookmore rugged. The last quarter glass has the signature upward window line fromother Kia vehicles.

The back of the vehicle has some mixed opinions as somepeople don’t like it and some hate it, where we get vertical boomerang-shapedlights, which have a horizontal extension and black surrounds, and the backdoor is completely plain with the Kia logo at the center, at the top is therear Spoiler with black inserts. The rear bumper also gets the black glossyfinish connected with the side cladding and housing some more grey rear bumperinsert.

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Interior

On the inside the Kia has focused mainly on practicalitywhere on the dash you get a dual 10-inch screen setup and a four-spoke steeringwheel with buttons on all the spokes. The dashboard gets a fabric finish withintegrated buttons, the Center console is not connected due to the absence of atransmission, where you get two large cup holders and a wireless charging pad.

At the rear, you get simple seats with a cool rotatingfunction where the seats rotate to face backward, and the last row of seatsdoesn’t get much space and is optimal for children. On the roof, there is a bigpanoramic sunroof that covers almost the entire roof of the vehicle.

Features

The EV9 will also be the first Kia model to offer vehiclesystem over-the-air updates, a strategic move towards software-definedvehicles, as well as navigation-based charging guidance using arrival time anddistance-to-empty estimates. The EV9 is designed to be a mobile power source,thanks to an Integrated Charging Control Unit (ICCU) and V2L

The EV9 will offer a standard, advanced ultra wideband-basedDigital Key, which allows customers to use their compatible Apple and Samsungsmart devices or an NFC-enabled smart card as virtual vehicle keys to lock,unlock, and drive.

The new Kia EV9 also gets ADAS Level 2 to make the drivingexperience much better and also gets Kia Drive Wise active driver assistancesuite, including High Beam Assist (HBA), Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA),Lane Keeping Assist (LKA-2), Safe Exit Assist (SEA), Safe Exit Warning (SEW),and Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go (SCC).

Powertrain

As standard, the Kia EV9 gets a basic 77 kWh battery and a160 kW battery producing 215 hp and also gets a long-range 99 kWh version togive north of 500 km of range and for the performance audience a dual motors versionproducing 380hp will also be sold.

Launch and Price

The new 2024 Kia EV9 is expected to launch by mid-2024 inIndia at an expected price of ₹ 90 Lakh ex-showroom India making it the MostExpensive Kia vehicle to launch in India