The German car fanboy comments on this thread are eye-opening. It's funny how everyone just ignores the well-known and astronomical maintenance costs for high end German car brands. Same for Land Rover. Year after year they get sub par reliability reviews, and yet people keep telling me that they're high quality and they keep buying them. Seems to me that the best car is the one you can drive every day for 10 years with minimal repairs over scheduled maintenance, is comfortable, offers the features you need, and doesn't break the bank.

Best looking SUV out there by far!! Wow

1:24 I know it's the accent but as an American I only hear "turd row" and now I can't unhear it. The third row will only be known to me as the turd row seating.

OOS reviews did an 80mph freeway test and it consumed 49.45kWh over 94.1 miles = 526wh/mi or 327wh/km and a range of less than 190miles at this speed.

For people saying for 80k I’d go for a German car, you’d be paying well over 100k for the same features. Also, there’s no fully electric 3 row German SUV (yet). So you’d still be paying for maintenance and fuel. The allure of these cars are features for money and I think this still fulfills that. For the lane changes you’re supposed to cancel your indicator anyway, so it’s no surprise that it follows the rules and doesn’t cut over 3 lanes.

I'll take it you didn't try any country roads to see how much briars love those shiny gloss black arch surrounds 🤣.

I had a Kia EV9 on order until my local dealer got a demonstrator and I took it out for a test drive. The big problem I found was the high bonnet in front of you - the drivers seat wouldn't go high enough to get a good view of the road ahead in front of the car. My wife is just over 5 ft and she couldn't see enough of the road to drive safely. On our narrow Devon roads we need a much better view of the road edges. Going over humpback bridges this car is blind. We had taken an ID Buzz for test drive and the view for the driver and seat height was excellent.

Paid £12.5K for my 2 year old 7 seater six years ago, spent about £2k in repairs and servicing, £180 in tax, £1.8K insurance - total. Fuel £4160 (55mpg). So £19k so far, still worth £7.5k though. Think I’ll hang on to it.

Kia really need to add some cloth/soft material to the sides in the trunk in thier cars. In all thier cars those areas become scratched. For this price point its really cheap of them not adding it.

I don't live in Europe, so I(USA) don't have the annoying beeping government-mandated features, but you can program the Star button on your wheel to go right to some of those settings. Or at least save you a few taps. Might keep you from going mad.

While I think it’s a great car, I feel €85k+ is a lot and as many have said it will drop like a stone ! Thats iX money. I know the iX is not everyone’s favourite (!) but I have had mine for 6 months and its honestly the best car I’ve had. It has most of the toys the EV9 has (the ones you need anyway) including a rubberised charging mat Nobby. In 3 years time I know which one I’d like to be trading in….

Best looking ev suv

The depreciation on the EV9 is going to be OFF THE CHARTS!!!!

Great video. That ev9 is so big and heavy you might need a hgv licence to drive it.

Saw a 241 black in portmarnock. Looks very nice in person!

Wow the price is high. The EV9 starts around 49k Euros in Canada (rough conversion). It seems like great value for your money, at least here.

Hope this come to India in few years, I need to save a lot of money

This is a really good, but expensive 6/7-seater. To me, it’d make more sense buying it as perhaps a 2-y/old car… let someone pay £70/80k for it, then grab a low-mileage ‘bargain’ a couple of years later @£40/50k.

Thanks for highlighting the energy efficiency. Most reviewers don’t actually mention this, but indeed, if you rely on fast chargers only, this car is more expensive than a petrol or diesel SUV.

10:00 its a safety mechanism, idk how's that supposed to keep you safer but even the wireless charging only turns on when ALL doors are closed

Love the design, would love a mini crossover model 5 seater.

When you simply don’t know where to waste you money it good to get this type of product

Lovely car but I think ill stick to my Sorento PHEV

Primarily designed and built for the US market I’d say. Probably a lot cheaper there as well.

great informative review

Finally a car for a big family

So it wouldnt do Dublin to Sneem without having to charge, honestly thats laughable.

Ok, regarding the cost of charging, please remember to average out the cost through the year, 95% of charging is done at home, costing much less than public charging. However, using fossil fuels is always expensive and no matter when you fill up, it's the same cost. Charging overnight at home is cheaper. So average over the year and you'll be saving compared to fossil fuels.

Does driving electric cars affect impotence and cancer? training the body as a whole?

This car costs near 100k USD here in Bulgaria, and this is 3 ton 200 hp snail, if you need 7 seater better get a VAN.

Gotta ask... What happens if you just put a bit of electrical tape over the sensor? ...as a crude hack/fix @6:25 😋

Look No getting away from it 85K for a Kia is ridiculous no matter how good it is Depreciation will be unbelievable

85k€ for a effing KIA. That’s the problem i have. Seems like it’s the norm now. Craziness

If i sleep in that car daily or driving uber with it , yes its worth it, if not its just a car or one of a 'dead" wanting items. I will drive basic camry like warren buffet 😂😊

hyundai owns approximately 30% of kia motors.

Great video! Do you know who makes the cargo cover and seat protector you show around 29 seconds in your video?

EVs are supposed to have increased inside cabin space. Does not make sense for third row to have just two seats.

15 sensors but only 2 are Lidars, not all of them

Great review. There is a loud static in your audio. Can you remove that. I would buy this as used. Got to wait. Haha

Nobster come on man,test it properly. Put 4 adults or 6 in it with a boot load and then call back the stats. Pointless having all those configurations if you can’t go anywhere in it.

I know of someone who bought an audi ev for over 100k, he had to go dublin to the far side of cork for work down and back same day, no guarantee of a charger at the destination in cork so he had to rent a car for the day. Imagine paying over 100k and the thing cant be relied upon for a run of the mill task like that. Laughable.

Greetings from Ireland... why do the EU versions I have seen do not have the led matrix like the ones in the States?? Cheers

Are the spinning rear seats a Europe only option? I haven't seen this mentioned in the US reviews of this vehicle.

Calling it the tird row is a bit harsh.

EV 9 has a DC chargıng problem as ıt selects the chargıng statıon....

The rubber mat for wireless charging …. My Ioniq 5 has that

85,000 euros! Bananas! 50k usd. Are the Irish government really serious about getting people into EVs?

The potential cost for replacing the battery in this vehicle is a substantial $60,000, as provided by the esteemed Korean manufacturer. It is crucial to acknowledge that, over a period of 5 years, the value of the vehicle decreases significantly, with approximately 60% of its battery capacity being depleted. Consequently, it becomes highly improbable for any logical individual to invest in such a vehicle, considering that its battery life is approaching its end. It is worth noting that Korean car batteries are currently positioned among the most expensive globally. Consequently, the prevailing approach is to opt for a new electric vehicle after a few years, leaving the old car to be discarded in the scrap yard, rendering it worthless. It is analogous to purchasing a can of coke, which may initially seem affordable. However, once the can is emptied, it becomes impractical to refill it since it is more cost-effective to purchase a new can.

€85k for a KIA lol. Hyundai and KIA are budget brands ffs. Ridiculous looking thing.

Có 280 và 270

Its nice , but i would rather buy 2 meganes . One for the wife and one for me.

Parking and day to day usage of this size vehicle would be a bloody nightmare.

Mà xe ngầu ngầu

All well and good until you have to pay $60,000 for a replacement battery

The Hyundai Santa fe 2024 seems better value.

Not efficient = not environmentally friendly no matter what the fuel. So are we kidding ourselves?

Looks a quality car, Dare I say it… Maybe have a Diesel option for us old fashioned diesel lovers 👴🏻

A lot of car for 85k.

No Way that I’ll give 80k If its not BMW or Mercedes

Kia have got the pricing wrong. 10 - 20K overpriced.

Can someone tell me what exactly is eco-friendly about a car this size and weight with a 110kWh battery that probably uses more oil derived products and generates way more CO2 during manufacture than any ICE? EV's like this surely undermine everything we're told about driving electric? Oh, and the price. This is a bloody Kia FFS!

That thing is biblical it’s so big !! ridiculous.

If they are charging 80k, you shouldn't have niggly issues.

I am tired of EVs. These are toys not cars.

An absolutely ridiculous car, the bloody weight of for starters, it's going to be banned from the upper levels of carparks, insurance is going to be huge because if it has any kind of a impact the insurance companies get nervous about battery damage, the car is written off like the 2 cases in Canada lately. Buy a ford tourneo of Peugeot or Citroen equivalent diesel or hybrid with money to spare and they will last for decades if serviced properly. The 7 seat EV will be in the scrap yard in less than 10 years because nobody will touch an EV over 8 years old with no long term in large numbers test. There are taxis less than 5 years old with 240,000km with failed main batteries. It's green washing gone mad.