KIA EV9 review | KIA's gigantic 7 seater EV road tested
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Tesla Model X is both longer and wider, just ab. The boxy design makes this look bigger though. Don’t think many Model X drivers say it’s too big for Irish roads so should be okay. Volvo EX90 EV will be slightly shorter but more expensive entry cost.
Like the colour/finish but this is everything that is wrong with the current penchant for SUVs merging with manufacturers producing insanely large/premium EVs. It's got the aerodynamics and weight of a shipping container and it's not particularly efficient. How much CO2 is baked into those whopping batteries and how long will it take to become carbon neutral? To justify this, you'd have to be carting your full 6-person family regularly 300km+ trips using b-roads (to have some sort of efficiency) that were big enough to be suitable to its dimensions. You could build 3 smaller, much more efficient city cars with the battery in this and it would be far more logical but, sadly, it's not the world we live in today. Mazda were onto something with the MX-30 in that regard, I think, but efficiency, packaging and those impractical freestyle/suicide doors let it down. Hauling all the weight and bulk of this EV9 around just to bring Jimmy and Josey the 1.5kms to school and back 5 days a week would be madness ... and yet I'm sure we'll see that. For those with more money than sense imo! Please God may I never meet one on the older narrow streets of Cork, on the narrow sections of Slea Head or on the Conor Pass.
I don't personally think smaller EVs need a battery such as the one in the EV9. Added weight and all that. What we do need is more choice particularly in the smaller car segment. Just as people have no issue paying 60K for a Skoda Kodiaq, people will buy this too. Seems to be a lot of interest in the 6 seater version also which would suggest it's not even about the seats. I would be confident saying that some people would be nervous driving a car of its dimensions.
Great review, obviously a big machine but dimensions are very close to the Q7 from 2015 onward. Maybe it looks bigger as it’s more slab sided. Gloss black body cladding will be wrecked in Ireland with overgrown hedges, briars etc. Horsey set will be looking for towing capacity. 200bhp Earth model sounds underpowered compared to similar large ICE SUV’s but the instant torque from an EV might make it work. 378bhp on the GT-Line is questionably too much unless it’s got impressive brakes.
Nice review as always.
Advice to any potential buyers of new cars. Buy a new car that had its Euro NCAP safety tests done prior to May 2022, in which case you get to drive your new car, paid for with your hard earned cash, without the car assaulting you with a never ending series of beeps and bongs.
I have a new Tesla and it doesn’t do this, you can permanently disable warnings
@mamba101 I have a new EV6 and it doesn't do it either, because it was Euro NCAP rated before the current regs were brought in. Same for your Tesla.
@@mad4tar77 Ahh ok, I get it now, thanks
Super professional review Nobby. Kia are really upping the anti…. The designs are kool and touching on the flush reductive design approach of the RR Sport.
Mark. Yes excellent review.... but you know what is coming... ''Earth'' model? Kia is taking the proverbial! The size of a house! Heavy as hell. Ugly as sin! Why? Just why? Aimed at the USA '[pretend] eco tech market. In Ireland and UK with our roads! No farmer on his John Deere will give you a second thought on the school run. And who could blame them! You are in the ditch! Thanks Mark.... as always.
Yep good review as usual from Nobby.
Aye it's a fine bus, minus the seating capacity... it's ridiculously, farcically big and kia have a neck as hard as a jockey's manparts to stick an "Earth" label on it. 😂🤦♂ Then again most Joe and Jane Customers buy into that kinda thing.
Great review, as always. Any idea when we'll see the new Hyundai Santa Fe in Ireland?
Kodiaq sports to EV9 great machine love your review Anan from cellbridge
Excellent in-depth review. Got your own camera man now Mark!?
Only sometimes :)
Nobby when do you think you'll have a review of the BYD Seal up? I saw they have them for test drives here at MSL North Dublin and Deansgrange and in Cork too.
Not sure when they're doing a launch day to be honest. Might just try to get one myself for a few hours.
I enjoy your videos Nobby, even though I live in England. That is a really nice car.
Why is everyone moaning about the size ?
Some people don't want to drive in a match box.. and most wont be able to afford this..
Seems like a jealousy thing to me..
Great car by the way.. kia rocking the boat at last
Are we overdoing it about the size. As far as I can tell it is marginally longer than an X5 but equally marginally narrower and its not like you don't see those on Irish country roads or car parks.
Real world feels a lot longer.
Looks alright. The way it feels like tho as soon as you get in is probably quite disappointing especially having in mind you've spent that kind of money on the... Kia. Speaking of which you'd have to be out of your mind to pay 80K up for this yoke. Not to mention trying to park it up anywhere in Ireland....
Great vid and stuff as always Mark 👍
Sorry You are wrong here - this is definitelly the most luxurious EV SUV right now. At this price this is amazing how they were able to achieve it and outperformed luxury wise European brands.
@@Andy-kp6miI appreciate the response but let's be honest - this brand has nothing to do with "luxury"... never had and probably never will. Tme to get back on the ground then.
Long story short - Sportage on steroids for twice the price and that's not good enough. Surely we won't see too many of them on the road.
@@Andy-kp6miYes KIA are on an upwards trajectory and I would much rather have this than a euro Chinese Trojan horse like Volvo!
Picanto review due soon? A tad nearer my price level. Enjoyed the review though.
Not sure when that’s due actually
Monster machine.
Great for supermarket shopping. Charger anxiety everywhere
Just too big for most European countries, like the LR Discovery etc trying to use it in country lanes is a pain, too big for towns, wont fit into car park spaces at shopping centres etc. There are some great design ideas but is anyone spending that type of money on a Kia? This vehicle is aimed at one market the USA.
5m vehicle is ok when it is not too wide. This quite wide and I hear new ioniq 7 will be even wider.
Too big for Ireland really.
Why did you feel the need to use the brakes when heading into corners during your test drive? It is a Kia which has excellent regenerative braking (just like it's sister companies of Hyundai and Genesis). I'm driving a heavy Hyundai EV (Ionic 5 AWD) and rarely use the brakes .... You have five levels if regeneration available to you using the flappy paddles ... aids in improving efficiency by adding some electricity back to the battery.
Is that how it works yeah 🙄
@@NobbyOnCars I have to mentally force myself to zero the regeneration once a week so that brakes are used (keep them clean and in working order), otherwise always on regeneration levels 2, 3 or i-pedal (one pedal driving).
@@WheelieTheCapper regen only does so much particularly on roads like you’ll encounter in Cannes
@@NobbyOnCars no experience of Cannes but i-pedel driving is like jamming on the brakes. I would've thought level 2 or level 3 would negate the brakes but I defer to your actual experience. Enjoyed the review (properly detailed unlike some EV specific sites).
@@WheelieTheCapper it has I-pedal obviously but it’s got a lot of weight so to stop for sharp bends etc, bit of pedal required
Another good review. However the size of the boot is very small in comparison to the overall size of the vehicle. Presumably those buying this EV have a requirement for 6/7 seats a lot of the time, otherwise why buy it, but only 330 litres of boot space? Additionally the cost of this EV puts it up against very stiff competition, including vehicles from Audi and BMW, which it does not appear to be on a par with. Agree with your other contributor this car is designed for the US market and not for Europe. Your point about safety feature and cameras monitoring you in the car are well made. However car manufacturers are not listening to customers and keep putting more and more screens in cars which force you to take your eyes off the road frequently. There has to be a balancing point between screens and buttons which will provide an optimal safety solution while driving. Finally given the increasing costs of KIA cars I don’t think it can call itself a budget brand anymore.
Not for this vehicle they can’t call themselves budget but they’re committed to many different sizes / models over the future
It is no where near current BMW pricing. A new 30d x5 starts from 130k and that is before you spec 7 seat option. 50e is cheaper at about 100k but not possible in 7 seater as batteries take space where 3rd row should have gone.
I own a Kia, I always liked Kia but I don’t know this one looks like a brick. Why do people go crazy about big cars? also, 100kwh for 500 km or less range, not that great…
Hi Nobby, thanks for emphasising the size and weight of this monstrosity. It is already bad enough with all the SUVs around, just see around in a Tesco parking lot, people are unable to do a simple reverse parking, the oversized lorries are all over the place. This size and weight is just plain dangerous, not even mentioning the wastefulness of this.
I'm curious to see how you'll feel driving this in narrow rural roads. I definitely don't want to see any of this coming at me, let's just leave it for Murica.
Great review. Price is very steep, but the premium quality will be much closer to that of a premium 'badge' than most will assume. There will be things that give the 'gap' game away though, like the upgraded sound system. I bet it's weak as. Huge car though for British roads. Just can't see it being a huge hit for that reason and the price tag.
It does feel rather nice inside and there isn’t a rattle or a squeak out of anything. Solid enough car on many front especially the kit on it but it’s always going to be a lot of money.
Unless you are in the States you won't be buying it for a School run... Impressive nonetheless
Soon gonna need an HGV licence !
Was at the Uk launch. Too wide, too long and too expensive for a Kia even tho they have vastly improved their product. Sales of this vehicle in the Uk will be very limited in my opinion. £20000 overpriced.
Very sensible EV 😅 My Kias bigger than your XC90. Perfect for nipping to Dundrum or Blanch. Won't look as nice once it gets the mandatory SUV scrape damage over the left rear wheel arch.
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@@NobbyOnCars love your reviews. 👍🏻
The downfall of this car is going to be the car parks of your suburban shopping centres. They have a KIA there in Liffey valley on the way in on the left hand side. They won’t be able to park it in any of those road side slots
Looks to much like a Yank Tank A Kia for 80K 🤣🤣 Dream on
That’s who it is aimed at mainly!
Great detailed review Mark. Every question people would have has been covered in this review. The car is too big, too expensive for the Irish market. Why are manufacturers over specc-ing cars with every gizmo possible and thus pushing prices into the stratosphere? I know some are required for "safety" (which imo, are annoyingly distracting!), but the more gadgets you put in a lump of metal that is being bounced and banged all over our potholed roads, the more things will eventually start breaking from constant vibration. What I think most people want are smaller and cheaper cars, like the proposed Citroen EC3, circa €23k.
Are you finished on the radio?
No. Nova and Classic Hits.
Those headlights are a pain.
Easy to be damaged in any simple accident. And of course they will only be available at the dealer for god knows how many thousands of dollars a piece.
Of course, your insurance will pay, but who's premium will go up like crazy for just a headlight.
There is no need for headlights to be on the corner of the car and have all those lines spreading across the car except be anti consumer.
The Dublin drug dealers will love this car in all black with gold rims and your sub woofer in da boot...😂
Nice inside,, shame about the outside
this is not suitable for our Irish roads . 0% aerodynamics so don't have high hopes about efficiency
Actually has a fairly impressive drag coefficient for the size!
Ridiculous vehicles. Ugly. Heavy as sh..
Not environmentally friendly as the amount of destruction caused to make and transport the batteries is crazy.