A few years back, Kia made a huge splash with the Telluride SUV. Now, it’s hoping to do the same thing with the EV9 all-electric SUV that’s coming later this year. A new document sent to Telluride owners might have leaked out all of the important specs about the upcoming three-row family hauler. First reported by Electrek that obtained a customer survey sent to Kia owners by the automaker itself, it indicates what we might see in the EV9. According to the report, the survey asked those customers which of five trims they would be most interested in. There’s no way to know if these are exactly what the EV9 will ship with but here are the details.
The base level trim starts at US$ 56,000 with
200 hp, 338 Nm of torque, and 220 miles of range. Above
that is a trim priced at US$ 61,000 with the same power but 290 miles of range.
Both share 19-inch wheels but only the more expensive model offers a 907 kg towing capacity. Above that, a trio of trim levels all
gets a 400 hp powertrain but only the top-spec gets 650 Nm of torque while the other two make do with just 514 Nm. The two with less
torque feature a 3,500-pound towing capacity while the top trim has a
4,500-pound rating. According to the document, that same top trim has a 0-60
mph time of 5.2 seconds.
It’s worth noting that the top three trim
levels are priced at US$ 63,000, US$ 68,000, and US$ 73,000 respectively. Compare all of
these specs to the other available three-row EV SUVs on sale or about to be on
sale and they look pretty good. Probably the closest options are the Mercedes
EQB and the Rivian R1S. The German starts at about the same price but isn’t
available with any more than 288 hp. The American rival makes a lot more power
but starts at about US$ 80,000. That puts the Kia EV9 in a great position should
these specs be close to the final ones. We look forward to finding out later
this year.
