Ridiculous title. Naming it "Rebadge BYD" because of using BYD blade battery technology is ignorant and insulting for Kia. Tesla Model Y uses BYD batteries. Is that a Rebadged BYD as well?!
it's insulting to say it's a BYD knock off. nobody copies BYD. Hyundai/kia is doing this, so they can penetrate china market, the biggest market in the world.
It is a mid-size SUV, similar in size and price to a top-spec Kia Sportage, or similar in price to a mid-spec Kia Sorento. Plenty of people can buy those cars.
Using the blade battery is a good business decision by Kia, I think LG Chem and Panasonic battery are very behind in terms of safety and longitude. Don't have to look too far to see how many recalls and battery fires from LG to avoid them at all cost.
Kia generally puts the vents in the pillars. It means the centre console doesn't need to be connected to the dash for air channels, allowing for more storage and a flat floor pass-through.
That’s good because they have nothing to do with each other! It’s not a sister car like a Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.. these are two different cars, nothing alike
Will it actually be with the BYD Blade battery? There seems to be contradictory info on that... Some sources claim that the Blade battery is only in chinese market (mandatory requirement by the chinese so that KIA will be allowed to sell it there) and export markets won´t be with the Blade battery. Not that I care since any business with the chinese should be at minimum...
In NZ the 60kwh Atto 3 is $60k the 88kwh EV5 starts at $68k, but the EV5 is still a bigger EV. The comparable EV5 to the Atto 3 spec wise is $75,450 but the battery is still 28kwh bigger on the EV5
@@gregb1599 seal u is better. KIA are asking BYD for help because they are not selling as many cars as they used to. more money in BYD'S pocket, Thank you very much.
Watch BYD pricing! I think they will price the Atto 3 at a lower level to be at least 5k below whatever price these come in at. BYD make good quality cars and their batteries are the best in the world, but they are very price competative and won't allow anyone to beat them on price for long! Teslas have always been very overpriced (first innovators advantage) and the quality was somewhat suspect earlier, better now, but they will be more restricted on pricing than BYD.
Did you maybe think to use your brain and look at battery sizes before making this stupid comment? Tesla battery 57kwh EV5 only supply one size to our market and that is 88kwh or 31kwh bigger!
The EV5 also has a locally developed suspension so it will have a great ride/handling balance, in sharp contrast to the Y. It is also nicer to look at, inside and out. Easier to use, more intuitive, less distracting, more comfortable, more refined, more practical, better built, longer warranty... and no "Musk" problems.
My brain cannot wrap around the fact that this car is smaller than the Kia EV6. To me the EV6 is a jacked up sedan whereas this is like a MF SUV. My brain can't comprehend it🤣
its great, but really, unless you really are a tesla hater, this is $60k, the model y is cheaper; so it would have to actually be better, not just different, to justify that...
I bought a used rav4 for 12,500 and put 20,000 dollars of gas in the tank. In 100,000 miles And I ran 25 gallons of oil in oil changes, no REALLY:) What is your idea of cheap price. I didn't know I would have 32,500 dollars in my old rav4 in 6yrs, plus repair parts, God only knows how much I spent....
@@gregb1599 Sure, it's a newer car by two years so the charging speed will be better. The battery on Atto 3 is fine btw - gives you 400km in city with brake regen adding to it. It's plenty for 90% of customers.
Ridiculous title. Naming it "Rebadge BYD" because of using BYD blade battery technology is ignorant and insulting for Kia. Tesla Model Y uses BYD batteries. Is that a Rebadged BYD as well?!
KIA is killing it along with Hyundai. Other option is the new Volvo EV. Definintely not a BYD knock off and that interior is far nicer than the Tesla.
I'm all for using the BYD Blade battery!
killed in action.😂
it's insulting to say it's a BYD knock off. nobody copies BYD. Hyundai/kia is doing this, so they can penetrate china market, the biggest market in the world.
@@joec.5009it us using BYD LFP blade battery. That is top safety tech.. how is it insulting?
@@weilk7420 word 'knock off' is insulting especially when hyundai/kia has grown into one of the industry leader.
The Sta Fe should’ve received this rear tail light set up!
60k for KIA and saying it's cheap... How times have changed...
60K for a Toyota CHR petrol hybrid or a Kia EV5 - no brainer.
He did say cheap for an "EV" of its class
Well Kia has become a higher end brand now. Not just that, but cars in general are way more pricey than they used to be.
total rip, i agree. Buy BYD and you save money and get a better car.
60K isn't cheap at all. Way too expensive.
Personally I think Volvo is the best value EV you can buy at the moment for brand, quality and design.
$60k for an 88kwh battery is not cheap for an EV like this?
It is a mid-size SUV, similar in size and price to a top-spec Kia Sportage, or similar in price to a mid-spec Kia Sorento. Plenty of people can buy those cars.
Byd is $49k sealion 6, but it’s a phev. What do I do…….??
Kia ev5 2023 goes for 29k , Australians getting robbed!
Pretty sure Model Y is Drive Away for about 63k… Pricing will need to be a lot sharper.
Using the blade battery is a good business decision by Kia, I think LG Chem and Panasonic battery are very behind in terms of safety and longitude. Don't have to look too far to see how many recalls and battery fires from LG to avoid them at all cost.
blade battery is just LFP and honestly CATL does LFP batteries better, but BYD does them cheaper which is the reason Kia went this route
None of premium car has LFP battery tho
Does it hv haeated and cooled seats? If yes, then it is a complete package if the price is right
The GT Line gets heated/ventilated/massage and relaxation including a foot rest front seats.
I like this one the most i think it will be the choice if i am going to buy an ev any time soon
“Final thoughts on the Kia EV9….”? Me thinks you got confused… but it is a bit like a mini EV9
Wow.. BYD knock off? Are you serious? It is like comparing Samsung cellphone with Xiaomi cellphone. So insulting
Yes, that is true. Xiaomi makes cars, Samsung doesn't.
I bet the lease deals for this will be a perfect fit for me
any second row air vents? ..essential in Australia...
Yes, it has them. GT line also gets heated, ventilated, massage, and relaxation front seats, including foot rest.
they are behind the seats. like on the pillars
Kia generally puts the vents in the pillars. It means the centre console doesn't need to be connected to the dash for air channels, allowing for more storage and a flat floor pass-through.
Warranty length for car and or battery ?
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I think I prefer this Kia Styling to BYD Atto 3!
That’s good because they have nothing to do with each other! It’s not a sister car like a Toyota 86 and Subaru BRZ.. these are two different cars, nothing alike
Looks so similar to the new Kona
There are no air vents in the second row seats. Are they heated and ventilated, too, just like the first row? I didn't see any switches.
huh? they're on the pillar
@@N1rOx Now that you pointed it out, there it was. Lol. What about heated or ventilated seats on the second row?
@@JoeE.nope.
Cupra had the ambient light strip years before Tesla introduced it…
Will it actually be with the BYD Blade battery? There seems to be contradictory info on that... Some sources claim that the Blade battery is only in chinese market (mandatory requirement by the chinese so that KIA will be allowed to sell it there) and export markets won´t be with the Blade battery. Not that I care since any business with the chinese should be at minimum...
Batteries are like the one industry where Chinese quality is far superior to any others and BYD is at the top of the food chain.
Whatever you typed inside the brackets is all made by your propagandist daddy lol
NZ has confirmed 88kwh only size option and its LFP
If they think they’re thinking this is going to slow bus sales … at that price ! I don’t think so.
If it’s a BYD Atto price then it will sell well, otherwise not sure
Not gonna be Atto3 pricing for EV5
In NZ the 60kwh Atto 3 is $60k the 88kwh EV5 starts at $68k, but the EV5 is still a bigger EV. The comparable EV5 to the Atto 3 spec wise is $75,450 but the battery is still 28kwh bigger on the EV5
The comparison to the Atto 3 isn’t a good comparison as it’s not a sister car at all
this car is bigger than atto3
Absolutely ridiculous, it's a Kia; built by Kia in their factory in China.
Exactly, just because two cars use the same Panasonic Batteries don’t make them the same car.
I am still waiting.
Um are we sure it's gonna be 60k B4 on road costs???? Bc the Fiat 500e is 59k drive away😭🙏 with half the range. How does that work out???
We in NZ have confirmed prices the Light model with an 88kwh battery is $68k
Wait till BYD seal u comes to Australia....... all that and cooling seats
Lol the Seal U is a joke! It's got zero in common with the Seal sedan! It's a Seal in name only!
Oh and the EV5 also gets cooled seats along with massage and relaxation seats in the GT Line model along with all models getting the 88kwh battery!
@@gregb1599 they didn't say that in the review, did they?
@@gregb1599 seal u is better
@@gregb1599 seal u is better. KIA are asking BYD for help because they are not selling as many cars as they used to. more money in BYD'S pocket, Thank you very much.
Watch BYD pricing! I think they will price the Atto 3 at a lower level to be at least 5k below whatever price these come in at. BYD make good quality cars and their batteries are the best in the world, but they are very price competative and won't allow anyone to beat them on price for long! Teslas have always been very overpriced (first innovators advantage) and the quality was somewhat suspect earlier, better now, but they will be more restricted on pricing than BYD.
Makes zero sense we don’t get from centre light bar. We as greasy have too as on Hyundai Kona and byd atto 3
Anything looks better than a model y..
If it's 60k drive away ..yes please
They trick you with the daytime running lights. Nothing special over model y. If I want a BYD I would buy one don’t put Kia logo on it and sell to me.
too expensive, given that a Model Y only costs $65k
Did you maybe think to use your brain and look at battery sizes before making this stupid comment? Tesla battery 57kwh EV5 only supply one size to our market and that is 88kwh or 31kwh bigger!
Hmm Model Y battery size is 57kwh, vs EV5 88kwh that's good enough reason to like the EV5 more
The EV5 also has a locally developed suspension so it will have a great ride/handling balance, in sharp contrast to the Y.
It is also nicer to look at, inside and out. Easier to use, more intuitive, less distracting, more comfortable, more refined, more practical, better built, longer warranty... and no "Musk" problems.
My brain cannot wrap around the fact that this car is smaller than the Kia EV6. To me the EV6 is a jacked up sedan whereas this is like a MF SUV. My brain can't comprehend it🤣
Uzbekistan 27500$
its great, but really, unless you really are a tesla hater, this is $60k, the model y is cheaper; so it would have to actually be better, not just different, to justify that...
Don’t fancy that interior, looks stunning outside
anything is better then a tesla
$60K for the base model… yikes!
using BYD tech is a strategic move. china is the biggest market and china sales have been declining drastically after emergence of chinese car market.
At that price, I think this will sell like hotcakes
just kia ev5
Looks good apart from the wheels🤮
hate the sound of an EV, prefer good old petrol engine
Most modern 4 cylinder engines sound like flatulent vacuum cleaners.
Is this a fully Chinese car, or not? What is it?🙄
Front is copy of tata nexon ev indian car
I bought a used rav4 for 12,500 and put 20,000 dollars of gas in the tank. In 100,000 miles And I ran 25 gallons of oil in oil changes, no REALLY:) What is your idea of cheap price. I didn't know I would have 32,500 dollars in my old rav4 in 6yrs, plus repair parts, God only knows how much I spent....
If it is made by BYD it is better than them all.
Mmm not too happy its made in china and not Korea.
Made is China is superior to made in Korea.
@@gregb1599 id rather use a chinese made 2k phone than a chinese made 65k car. I wouldnt buy a Tesla American cars are rubbish too
You'll becoming more unhappy in the future. I'm sorry.
Looks cool exterior - the interior looks a horror show of boring Asianness.
Why wouldn't you just buy the BYD which is cheaper and cooler.
Because the Atto 3 has a tiny 60kwh battery the EV5 has a 88kwh battery, Atto 3 max charging speed of 88kw EV5 141kw!
Atto 3 is super ugly interior!
@@gregb1599 It's great.
@@gregb1599 Sure, it's a newer car by two years so the charging speed will be better. The battery on Atto 3 is fine btw - gives you 400km in city with brake regen adding to it. It's plenty for 90% of customers.
Clickbait title