KGM Torres EGX - NZ Review

The new KGM Torres EVX is an all-electric SUV with a price and range that's almost identical to the Tesla Model Y - but will buyers choose this over the incredibly popular American brand?

The Torres EVX is a 5-seater with loads of space, decent performance and more gadgetry than a spacecraft, but there's only one problem: hardly anyone in New Zealand knows who KGM is!
(spoiler: it's SsangYong)

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Contents:
0:00 - Price and range
0:40 - Motor & battery
1:57 - Comfort
2:54 - Storage space
3:28 - Accessories
4:24 - Gadgets
5:52 - Exterior design
7:00 - Interior design
8:00 - City handling
8:38 - Autonomous driving
9:45 - Charging
10:40 - Efficiency
11:07 - Comparison to Tesla Model Y
13:43 - Likes and dislikes
15:33 - Spudscore

[eldridgep]

Dont live in NZ, no plans to go to NZ yet always watch your car reviews. They are fun and unbiased, keep up the good work 👍

[Mobile_Dom]

this channel is criminally undersized only 25k subs? an order of magnitude too low at least

[ivo]

another great video. I actually bought a Ssangyong/KGM Korando eMotion partly based on your video. That also is a great car even though it doesn't have decent range and charging speed. But like everything else on a car, that's subject to one's needs. I hardly ever do larger distances, I always charge it at home on a 'normal' power socket (and I have a surplus of electricity with my solar panels), so although they're bad selling points for people who claim to drive hundreds of kilometers on a daily basis (which not too many do in the real world if they're honest), it fills my needs perfectly. I know people that say they'll never buy an EV as the range sucks, while they drive less than 20km on a daily basis and put their car in the garage every day. And if you point that out, they just argue "you can't go on holidays with it", while they NEVER do that with their ICE car either. What's more, if by chance you do need to drive further, isn't it a PLUS to take a few more breaks if you're not used to driving long distances? Maybe not timewise, but I for instance rather get my children to the destination SAFELY instead of quickly. Another plus (personally) is the more traditional interior with actual BUTTONS to push... LOVE it!!

[KiwiShoot]

Wow, that looks impressive all things considered. Was looking at an id4 but this looks good, esp the 10 year/1, 000, 000km battery warranty.

[ianhatten]

Good review. The 'bump' on the tailgate is probably a nod to the Korando which had the spare wheel mounted on the rear door with a plastic cover.

[MetalPhreakAU]

No wireless carplay at this point is just insane. I've had carplay in my cars since 2017. 7 years later, looking for another car, and its 1 of the must have features. Getting away with a wired to wireless adapter at the moment, and it has a few bugs or delays connecting. But its great just hopping in my car for a 10min drive and still having all the tech available. This car just went straight from being unknown to being a consideration to not at all within 5mins of watching this.

[sekopiski]

Could you test the sound systems too? Important for many buyers.

[BurntFaceMan]

Damn that much and you don't even get a pigeon!

[jn]

love the video, love your terminologies mate - "seated heats, " "computerologist" . 👍👍

[theunknownunknowns]

Palmerston North has a 100% electric urban bus fleet. First city in Aotearoa. This makes Palmerston North hands down the best city in the country. I'm sure you'll agree.

[shikoku]

12:44 the Lada and Allegro man’s choice 😂 these are going to be great value on the second hand market in a couple of years, because of the divisive looks, and I’m all for that

[chindokumon]

It would be cool to see a comparison of these electric SUV's given the current pricing in NZ. At the moment the KGM Torres EVX starts at $45k, the Leapmotor C10 is $55k and the Tesla Model Y is $66k. Is paying 50% more money for a Model Y worth it?

[robadobdob]

The styling looks like someone tried to draw a Kia EV5 from memory. 😀

[LalanthaPerera-nsue]

I hope KGM will bring these improvements to the Internal Combustion Engine version of the Torres!

[theunknownunknowns]

Gavin when will you cover Forest Lodge Orchard the electric cherrys farm? Mike Casey of Rewiring Wiring Aotearoa says in a blind test 50% of people can identify the electric cherrys from fossil cherrys.

[normancharles]

Fantastic, funny and informative review. Seems like the KGM is a contender...

[gregb]

For those interested, the new Kia EV5 pricing is from $68k for the light up to $85, 450k for the GT Line. All models 88kwh battery.

[nidzovski]

Great review and EVen greater t-shirt! :)

[AerialWaviator]

Had not heard of KGM, it almost sounds like a crossover of K-Mart and GM.
Great informative review, BTW. My only question: if it can was answered. (12:00)

[bluestraycat]

There's a lot to like about this car...I don't mind the styling, although the bulk on the boot lid is a bit weird. I like all the optional extras you can get, and good to see vehicle to load (should be standard on all EVs). Another thing that should be standard is wireless Apple/Android...it's absence on this car would be a deal breaker for me