Indonesia is the first Southeast Asian market to welcome the Kia EV9, which first made its global debut back in March this year. The large, all-electric SUV, which is built on the Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), is being offered in a sole GT-Line variant that is priced at 1.975 billion rupiah. In GT-Line guise, the three-row EV9 measures 5,015 mm long, 1,980 mm wide, 1,780 mm tall and has a wheelbase of 3,100 mm. With these figures, the EV9 is much larger than the Hyundai Palisade (also sold in Indonesia and the cousin to the Telluride), which is 4,980 mm long, 1,975 mm wide, 1,750 mm tall and with a wheelbase of 2,900 mm.
Power is provided by a lithium-ion battery
with a usable energy capacity of 99.8 kWh (105 kWh gross), with the quoted
range being 497 km following the WLTP cycle. The Long Range battery is
connected to two electric motors – one for each axle – that provide a total
system output of 385 PS and 600 Nm of torque. Despite weighing
in at around 2.6 tonnes, the GT-Line will get from 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds.
For charging, there’s an 11-kW onboard charger that will fully charge the
battery in 10 hours and 45 minutes. With DC fast charging at the max of 250 kW,
a 10-80% state of charge is achieved in just 23 minutes thanks to the 800-volt
electrical architecture. There’s also a vehicle-to-load (V2L) system capable of
outputting 3.68 kW to power appliances.
This GT-Line variant of the EV9 is
differentiated from the Air and Earth by its specific front end that features a
sportier bumper design with more black trim and prominent air inlets. There are
also rugged rocker panels on the sides and the rear bumper has a different
bottom trim as well. Other exterior bits worth mentioning are the 21-inch
wheels and cameras in place of conventional side mirrors, with the latter
sending a live video feed to monitors mounted on the top of door cards inside
the vehicle.
On that mention, the cabin has room for
six passengers split across its three rows, with the second row having two
powered Relaxation Seats with Dynamic Body Care massaging functions.
Ventilation and heating functions are also available for the first- and
second-row seats, with the former also being electrically adjustable units.
Other features include a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster and a 12.3-inch
touchscreen infotainment system which flank a smaller 5-inch screen that serves
to display current climate settings. The Indonesian-spec EV9 also comes with a
14-speaker Meridian sound system, dual panoramic sunroofs, a head-up display, a
wireless charging pad, ambient lighting and a full complement of advanced
driver assistance systems.
These include Forward Collision-avoidance
Assist (AEB) with Junction Turning and Crossing, Lane Following Assist, Lane
Keeping Assist, Smart Cruise Control, Blind Spot Collision Avoidance Assist,
Blind Spot View Monitor, High Beam Assist, Driver Attention Warning, Safe Exit
Assist, Safe Exit Warning, Highway Driving Assist and Highway Driving Pilot.
