Maybe I’m getting old but can we go back to smaller rims and bigger tires side walls it will make your vehicle ride softer and more comfortable. But it’s a nice crossover suv

Nathan, as someone who lives and drives where it snows, and hearing you complain about frozen charging ports, it's weird to hear you advocate for placing them in the front bumper. The whole front of the car quickly gets caked in ice when you're driving on the highway in the winter, which makes it kind of a bad spot for the charge port!

Saw this in person, it is a gorgeous vehicle. If I had a large family, I'd definitely get it.

EV9 is incredibly good, amazing cars. They're spacious, quiet, and cool. When you're camping, with EV9s, you can live on an electric rich man like you're at home. I'm doing that.

they priced it so wrong for the USA. in Canada its 82k for top trim. (61k USD) and there's a 3 year waitlist. but in the USA they're sitting on the lot

I’m trying my hardest to still be interested in new cars but everything is literally 70,000-80,000

When I reviewed this at the Chicago Auto Show, this surprised me the most! It's a great 3 row suv let alone an ev!

What's going to hurt EV9 sales are the insane markups stealerships are going to drop on these. No less than 5k over sticker.

I test drove the EV9 GT the other day; the steering wheel shape didn't bother me as much as the thickness of it. Overall a really nice vehicle, smooth and quiet ride.

You guys make that big SUV look small!

Great review, loads of information, entertainingly presented.

Kia truly made a name for itself with the Telluride during the pandemic. I hope the EV6 does well.

You have to push hard on the charging flap to open it because you're actually pushing through to activate the close flap button. It's quite ingenious dual use of the close button. Like a CD player, it's an open and close button. 😂 check out the design on the inside of the flap, there is a rubber plunger to hit the button.

Saw one on the road yesterday. Looks nice.

Would be nice if you guys have a standard vehicle only section or review option

It’s the same price as the 5 seater Tesla Model X or 6k less for the 6 seater. Once Kia Dealers get their hands on it they will be marked up over the Model X. If the EV9 was less expensive I would love to buy it. It’s hard sell buying a Value brand when you can get a Luxury car first the same price.

Just bought an EV9 Land in iceberg green, it's beautiful and drives incredibly. If you are even remotely on the fence, definitely go for it. I'm getting over 300 miles of range and that's in 40-50F temps, it should be like 330 in the summer. A lot of people in here poo-pooing EVs, and the pricing from Kia. All I can say is this vehicle feels like a 70k product, and is built like a bank vault. Also, if you haven't driven EVs you cant really understand--basically if there are chargers, you're fine. I have a route that is 500 miles that I do regularly. Charging once or twice for 15-20 minutes, combined with a bathroom and food break. I have driven this route so many times and I've literally never worried about charging. In 2-3 years of driving almost exclusively electric vehicles, I've never been stranded. Never worried about charging. I've been road-tripping all around for thousands of miles. I keep on waiting for a major failure or problem...still hasn't happened. And it's only going to get better from here as more and better chargers appear. It's 2024 and at least in coastal USA, driving an EV is not just viable, but preferred, to the point where my gas vehicle mostly just sits at home.

Saw one in the wild and it looks so nice!

I laugh every time I see these 'Smart Parking' demos from any car. That's just what I would want to do with my new car: park it so tight to another car that they slam their door into my car by accident or out of frustration 'cause I parked so close!

The stealership markups on this are pretty game changing too...