A reader got in touch with Car & Driver and sent a screenshot of a consumer survey that listed possible features for the upcoming electric midsize Kia EV9 SUV. According to the poll, the EV9 costs $56,000 for rear-wheel drive and $73,000 for all-wheel purposes. According to reports, the range will be between 220 and 290 miles, and the top trim will have 400 horsepower, up from the base model’s 200 horsepower. Car & Driver found a Kia document that could give information about the electric Kia EV9 that will come out in 2024. After getting a survey for potential EV owners, a reader who said he owned a Telluride got in touch with C/D and sent a screenshot that showed information about the powertrain, price, and range of the electric crossover. The answers to the survey give a good idea of what Kia wants to do with its new three-row EV SUV, even though these possible specs could easily change before the EV9 goes into production. Kia told Car & Driver that, like other automakers, it “continuously evaluates the market and does research regularly to guide the development of new products.” The press release says the two lower trims will have 200 horsepower and 250 pound-feet of torque. They will also have rear-wheel drive. We need to find out what decoration levels each of the five EV9 vehicles on the list has. According to various reports, the base model will have a price tag of approximately $56,000, a range of 220 miles, and accelerate from 0 to 60 miles per hour in 8.5 seconds; however, it will not be able to pull anything. By getting the $61,000 RWD model, which probably has a bigger battery pack, you can tow 2000 pounds and get an extra 70 miles of range, but it will take you 0.4 seconds longer to go from 0 to 60 mph. All-wheel drive will cost you at least $63,000, but it has 400 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque. The range has gone down to 260 miles, but the ability to pull 3500 pounds has gone up, and the time it takes to get to 60 mph has gone down to 6.0 seconds. The next trim level costs $68,000 and has 20-inch wheels instead of the standard 19s. The range drops to 240 miles. The most expensive model, which costs $73,000, has the same estimated range but has 480 pound-feet of torque and is said to go from 0 to 60 mph in 5.2 seconds. You can pull up to 4500 pounds. This model also has black trim outside, wheels 21 inches in diameter, and 0.4 inches more ground clearance. The EV9, an electric version of the famous mid-size SUV Telluride, will come out in the second half of 2023. It will be built on the same e-GMP platform as the Hyundai Ioniq 7. Based on teaser photos that look a lot like the concept car shown at the 2021 Los Angeles auto show, we may already have a good idea of what the EV9 will be like.
