FIRST DRIVE: Kia EV9 – MASSIVE New Range Rover Rival

Need to move seven people with electric power alone? No space for an intercity train on your driveway? Then you might fancy a look inside the biggest, most expensive Kia of all time: the new EV9. This absolute unit of a family SUV has all the usual stuff: big screen, big torque, hot-hatch troubling acceleration and lots of annoying driver ‘assist’ tech, but it’s what it’s made out of (recycled plastic, fishing nets and even sawdust) that Kia thinks will give its huge flagship an eco selling point, and allow it to steal customers from the Range Rover Sport, Tesla Model X, and Volvo’s new EX90.

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:25 Kia EV9
02:41 Interior
05:03 How does it drive?
07:10 Stats
08:37 Ride
09:55 Conclusion

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[franwoon]

I have literally just got home from test driving the EV9. We have a XC90 and are looking for a new car. The EV9 is a very good product for a lower price than the EX90. I like it and our kids did too - bonus! No air suspension, which is a bit of a shame. Very good car.

[harkmannah]

Oh dear TopGear…no boot images!!?? So carries a family but none of their belongs…

[obsidian....]

I hate that these are more of an AD than a review

[TopGear]

Is this a legitimate cut-price Rangie rival?

[GhostRyderFPV]

Technically, the correct way to say it is "Eivissa" ("Ee-vee-sa") after the Catalan word for Ibiza. But....
1. The Drunk Brit:
2. The Pretentious Music Snob: "Ihh-beeth-a/Eye-beeth-a"
3. The Nightlife Professional:
4. The Puzzled American: "Ihh-bee-za"/"Ee-bee-za"

[A-Cro_]

No software update and rear wheel turning?

[MrWindmad]

The noise when shutting the door at the beginning is already offputting

[spiroskagas]

Maybe next time you may show us the car???

[lozl]

There's no tide in the med. Hahaha

[mlough]

Not sure chandler is bothered about the seats now?

[jubrum]

Ha Ha Ha Ha a Kia being a Range Rover rival.... best laugh this year!

[rw]

Genuinely had to turn this review off after 4 minutes. I didn’t click it to know about Ibizas tourism history, or the facts about Kia’s sustainability ethics.

[limitedmark]

Does it work knee deep in mud? Can it work off road and tow confidently?

[ika_jakonia]

Kia and the word combination: “the most expensive”, doesn’t and shouldn’t go with each other!

[fthyme]

New cars need to chill with all the stupid alarms - it actually makes driving LESS safe most of the time IMO.

[ndmtzn]

would have enjoyed this so much more without the very cringey `jokes`

[LewieMac]

Korean… 100% more reliable than ANY LandRover product 😁.

[KrishnaGupta-oqfo]

range rover have built quality, while Kia doesn't

[ShannonMenehira]

Are we going to just let him get away with using the phrase “family swallowing”?…

[didley-d]

we would never touch a KIA, warranty repairs are non existent with some taking 6months or longer without a courtesy car - The Guardian newspaper motoring correspondent Zoe Wood has had her 4 year old Kia for four months in a French Kia dealership, still nothing has been done.