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For a vehicle that will spend 95% of its life stationary, and 4% of its life with a single occupant, that's one hell of a waste of the world's limited resources!

I feel like a broken record. Too big, too expensive, nowhere near efficient enough, and a huge financial risk. So, no thank you.

I love that you spent this video treating this as a “car” rather than an “electric car” without the noise of all the positive or negative bias usually associated with them, depending on who you watch. Such a refreshing change from everyone else.

It's massive! Can't wait for our local Soccer Moms to rock up outside our house at school drop off with their total inability to maneuver as they take a fifteen point turn like Austin Powers.

I saw one in Harrogate 3 months ago. I didn't know what it was at the time and I guessed it was an EV. I am appalled at the sheer bulk and weight of this monstrosity and if the government and the climate industrial complex thinks this is more 'green' than my Honda Civic, then I have a bridge to sell them.

Slags it off for half an hour then asks Kia if he can borrow another car... I admire his bare faced cheek ! 😊

I can’t stand the majority of these modern cars. Far too big, overstyled, wasteful of resources while pretending to be “eco” and full of stupid, intrusive technology that adds no real value. This is a great example of the worst excesses of modern cars and well done James for being honest and pointing it out.

That ridiculous thing will lose 50% of its value in the first year. You would have to be utterly insane to buy one privately

7 years James? Sounds like your warranty is about to expire 😂

And here ends, James's up till now, excellent relaitionship with Kia UK. We all apreciate your honesty though James!

You just have to shake your head in bemusement at both the car itself and the people who decide this is £80k well spent!

A great first attempt by the designer's guide dog.

This kind of car should be Taxed at a much higher rate. Its weight and size means it takes up more public space, more likely to damage to road and cause potholes and if it hits a child or anyone then it's going to cost the NHS a lot more to fix them. I think tax should be £1000 a month for it.

Surely the car of year award should be for a car that most people would want and could afford to buy?

75k for a KIA is a sign of things have gone absolutely insane.

WOW! minimum 2.7 tonnes! Bloody hell. That paint is £1,750 extra! Makes my Discovery 3 look small! A 2022 EV6 GT-Line with 16K miles is £30K down from £50K when new. That's 20 months old.

I quite like KIA, I own a KIA, but that eyesore is absolutely hideous!

I have a EV9…and I love it! Kan you name any other car for a family of seven (that actually fits seven people)? And I have no problem parking it since it’s about the same size as many other larger cars…like BMW X5, BMW i5, BMWix, Volvo V/S90, Tesla model S and many, many other cars

In 2/3 years this be under 30k

Good luck parking that in town on a Saturday afternoon.

I saw one of these in a Tesco car park, over filled the parking space. It just looks inconveniently large to live with in the UK.

All the many sensors, motors and electronic features would be a nightmare to fix when the car gets 10 years old, however, it's very unlikely they'll need fixing because the battery will fail first .

Brave honest review !! I wish more KZfaq channels were like yours ❤

2 things that stopped me wanting EV9 are the gigantic size and the price tag. Makes me miss the Stinger even more.

Quite how the high end vehicle market has moved from the elegant lines of the Jaguar XJ (X350) and BMW 7 Series (E38) to what I can only describe as a monstrosity in the EV9 I am not sure I can comprehend. Perhaps it'll grow on me.....or perhaps not.

Hello, I just wanted to let you know how much I really appreciate your reviews. I know the States versions of cars are different, but you're so thorough that I would rather listen to you first. Considering this car and it's the most informative I've found for a guy with a full family who wants to hear things easy to understand. Thanks again!

I didnt thnk Kia would ever do vulgar, but the EV9 seems to have nailed that brief.

Seems like a car designed specifically for the US market. For Europe, you'd want a smaller one, but the EV6 isn't really a smaller version of this. They need a school-run sized car that's not as big as this, like an EV7 or something, but they don't make one. Yet.

The market for the EV9 is probably small. However, people that need or want 7 seats and this much space in an EV will love it. There’s no real competition in the EV market. Those of us without 4 children and 2 large dogs don’t understand and have different priorities in a car. For those that do the EV9 is desirable. They’ll mainly be leased through business. On the used market they could hold value if demand outstrips supply in their niche market.

I have had my EV9 since January and have done over 5000 miles already. It is a fantastic car and not just a fantastic EV.... I am currently getting over 300 miles range on my GT Line S 6 seat and I have had no problems on the Scottish country roads or in car parks with the size at all. I had a BMW iX before this and it beats it hands down for size and the build quality feels just as good. ... I appreciate that its not for everyone but I have 3 6 foot teenage boys and a dog and the EV9 swallows them up and they are all comfortable in any seat they choose. Compared to the other large SUV in the market with 6 or 7 seats the price is still competitive and on a lease I don't concern myself with the depreciation as the lease companies are taking that risk not me. 7 year bullet proof warranty from KIA and £77k price tag still beats the only alternative which is the Volvo EX90 (Still to make an appearance) which enters the market at the base level at around £99k. Good that Jamie is honest for himself but he is clearly not the target market for this car. Interesting that the number one brand traded against KIA EVs at the moment is Audi ... so that should tell us something about the target market and the quality of these products.

Refreshing to see an objective and honest review well done!

I drive an mx5. Would it fit in the boot ?

And it was on the news about people wanting parking spaces to be bigger - stop buying such gigantic cars like this then. Can't wait to see one taking up 2 spaces

Great review!! Made me laugh at the end. I hope you got it back to the dealership with both wing mirrors!

Love the channel James - been binge watching a lot through some tough times, and it's such a delight to listen to witty, intelligent and thoughtful reviews - keep up the amazing work!

Those wheels look like the square wheels that Canadians have on their cars in South Park

Its basically a minibus, about time they introduced a license category for these oversized 'cars'.

❤❤❤❤Great video and review

Great video James

So, it weighs 2750kg, has 285 profile tyres! We have a massive problem with pots holes on UK roads! Is it just me or do we think the rise in numbers of electric cars isn’t helping with the road situation? This isn’t the only electric car with obesity issues, but maybe it’s time to base VED on weight. Yes I know the hydraulicing effect on roads with the amount of rain this winter does help, but what increases the hydraulic effect on roads?

In the UK many have bought Sorentos to tow Caravans. This monster won't do that.

The thing I most respect in this video is your integrity.

My main problem is actually with EV9's charging. It charges SLOWER at a cell level than EV6. Despite consuming more. So it end up an hour or more slower over a day's driving. Longer stops between same length (if that) stints.

Clearly Kia want to sell the EV9 in America and not the UK.... just Google the price difference.... At least it is cheaper than a Range Rover. Shame the luxury fit and finish just isn't there.

The only thing I like is the Plus + on the accelerator and Minus - on brake pedal.

I love the opening music, may I know what it is? Thanks!

Thanks for the honest review of the EV9. we went from a Grand Caravan to an Equinox. As much as I like the Equinox, I miss the versatility of the Caravan. It could carry an entire 10 foot by 12 foot plastic shed inside with the tailgate closed. The Equinox has a hard time carrying mom's sewing stuff (she's a quilter) and groceries. And EV9 would be a good size, but I think mom would get annoyed at all the beeping and having to hunt through menus for features. We've had the Equinox for six plus years, I hit a button. Mom went, "Since when could you do THAT?" Well, since you bought it.... 😅 Though with how electricity is in California, we'd probably be better off with a Sorento hybrid.

I sure like mine in the USA. It doesn't have all the warning beeps that you have in the UK and EU areas. An added plus is our roads are made for full size vehicles unlike the European and Asian roads.

I'd rather have a Cadillac SRX thank you. Yes, it's petrol, yes, it's even bigger than the Kia; but it costs less and in my opinion is a far better car in every way. With the price of charging now, I'm pretty sure the Cadillac would cost less to run too. Good, honest review, as always.

This review felt somewhat different James! Made me laugh a few times so thanks!

James, I always look forward to the background music during the shots of you driving in the intro.

Depreciation will be brutal. BEV sales are dropping like a rock in the EU, UK and USA at the moment. I bet this KIA EV9 at £80K will be £20K in only three years from now as a used buy. I don’t know what the Governments are going to do to force the public into buying BEVs. Their Net Zero goals will likely go after the public has a backlash.

Remember f150 lightning ?

The speed warnings are not just specific to Kia James, it is all to do with that daft EU directive that got passed, where they want constant speed warnings in the car and the car to intervene if you don't take notice. I believe they were also told not to make it too easy to turn off (i.e. a button on the dash for on and off). I drove a brand new Porsche Cayenne the other day that was driving me round the bend with all the bleeps and bongs and just like you said, I found it more distracting trying to work out what it was bonging for! There was no problem with the previous flash up of the speed limit many cars already had (great on HUD and not distracting).

Hi. How many miles did you cover in the car?? Xx

The dreaded obligatory Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) in EU is the bane of every driver :/ I'm very lucky that I just bought Kia Sportage from the last batch without that cursed thing. Every manufacturer's car sold in EU has this crap from 2024 onwards.Disabling this in a Toyota is a bit worse experience, because You have to stop and change settings buried in sub menu of sub menu on the dials, not the infotainment.

It’s all very well having fancy electric seat heating operated from the touchscreen (never mind for seven seats) but you won’t be able to switch it on as the miles per kWh will be already be dreadful due to the cold temperatures and the use of the seat heating will reduce the M/kWh even further. I wonder if it will drop below 1 mile per kWh? If you’re on a standard home EV tariff that gives 5-6 hours a night then it’ll take getting on for three nights to fully charge it. I’m a long term EV driver (10 years+) and I’d take the bus before buying one of these. I’m not sure who Kia think is their target customer.

James climbing into the third row is the spiritual successor to Doug DeMuro getting into coupes' rear seats.

Looks like it's made from cardboard boxes by a bored child on a rainy day but scratch the surface and it would appear to be made from cast iron and lithium. Perhaps 7 seater cars should be limited to 70bhp,like a Mk2 transit with mini bus seats ? Of course I'm joking, but if one crashes into your mums pug 207 I'm sure most people can guess the sad ending.

Cars and car design peaked in 2000s. Enough of this disposable garbage. Save a child miner, by an old volvo.

Disarmingly honest. Thanks James. Keep up the good work. Oh and I loved your totally bemused look at the end.😂

I've seen a few of these in my neighborhood (La Jolla) they do look sharp but bulky and unwieldly. The Kia Telluride is about the same size but cost around 20k less. The savings on a Toyota Highlander even more. The cost of the EV9 and the perceived pump saving just doesn't add up

Little wonder that some are now calling for owners/drivers of these sizeable and heavy vehicles to take a special driving test. One thinks of that SUV crash at a Wimbledon school where two pupils were killed.

Driver "assist" features are absolute cancer and I'd rather die then ever buy a car that has all this garbage!

Tbh I can see the platform making sense, just not in this guise. Remove some of the unnecessary bells and whistles, make it lower, put sensible wheels on it, and package it into a mini-van with a larger interior cabin and I can see it making sense as a true 7-seater family hauler. The sad truth is SUV styling is fundementally inefficient as far as packaging goes which damages the potental of the car. Alternatively I'm sure the platform could make an excellent 5+2 seater large estate car.

The suspension sounds fairly similar to my Dads Kia Soul EV in that case. Fine on motorways and such, but over bumps in town its just a little jittery, especially in the back.

😂😂😂 the back seat test was brilliant! 🙌 I’ve asked Kia for one of these on loan… a father of four kids, I’m their target market right? 😬

It's a tank. Very dangerous to all us road users in much smaller vehicles.

Thx for this as I was considering one. Think I’ll stick with my Tesla for now.

A very good point I hadn't thought of. There's a limit to how fast a home charger can charge. And with bigger and bigger batteries the % increase will go will shrink in proportion

These behemoths should come via an extra VED levy to reflect the damage done to UK roads

pretty much exact same dimensions as a 5 series isn't it?

Enjoyable presentation. 😎☺️. You see these cars quite a bit on mainland Europe. 🤔

I had a Kia EV6 my second electric car and hated it, not only did the gear selector not work properly, the tech was annoying, the either heater or radio control was another frustrating point. I stuck a sticker over the camera, that sorted the lane response out! as you had to go through 7 menus' to turn it off every time, the same with the internal alarm when you left the dogs in the car. It was to heavy didn't like slowing down, the tyres were scary in the cold weather. I found the seats uncomfortable and the range was 200 miles in the winter and never high than 260, found it impractical. Just got rid after less than 2 years lost money on it. I've gone out and bought a 60k miles Skoda Yeti 2.0 4x4 after watching your review Jay (which I've had two in the past) as I couldn't fine a new car I liked enough; and its been a revelation going back to something that is practical relatively light so handles well for a tall riding Golf, easy to park and open the doors within the confines of space and no crap to distract you, just press a button. Dogs love it and you can tow with it. Don't know where the car industry is going, I wonder how many people will look through the back catalogue of more analogue cars. All this tech that never works properly always being updated that infringes on your ability to drive. May be people should be taught to drive better and given the option of which of these systems they want to use. It's like smart motorways most of us could see they were dangerous and wasn't the solution. EV7?

The school run has now got even scarier.

That is one obscene looking vehicle. On several levels.

So I've been considering a purchase on an ex-demo 22 EV6 GT-Line for the last few weeks, and commensurately I've been consuming a lot of reviews, looking at a lot of content on adjacent vehicles or alternatives, and now my KZfaq algorithm is totally warped to the point that all it does is shovel endless piles of EV content at me. Just yesterday it first threw up James's refreshing video delivering some well considered hard truths on EVs overall, and I was keen to put this on, expecting the EV9 might make for a good punching bag. I actually have all his EV6 videos queued up right after this in anticipation of some good contrary opinions on it to break the pro-EV echo chamber most other reviews I've watched currently live in. So all that to say: Bloody hell, James, you CANNOT spend this video savaging the EV9 for all its bonkers design choices to then just suddenly end this review with "Buy the EV6. It's a good car". That is such a dangerous thing for me to hear right now 😂

The 1 advantage it has is it ISN'T a Range Rover. Bar depreciation it won't be ruinous to run, it won't break down and it won't disappear off your drive in the middle of the night.. But I agree it's too big for the UK roads.

EV con is over

The public charging network 1/10

I had a picanto as a courtesy car when my MX5 was getting the rear bumper fixed (got rear ended). No feeling in the steering whatsoever

Jay they are big. Really big. They could solve the housing problem we have in Australia. But if you have a large family, they this is the vehicle you need. It will give you reliability. Everything will work.

No one in their right mind will pay near on £80k for a kia.

The real range is what the car can travel from 80% to 20% state of charge. Nobody will wait for reduced charging after 80%, nor want the stress of driving under 20%. Also, do some maths and see that this car’s running cost is the equivalent of 15mpg ICE.

I just want to comment on James's excellent musical taste. ZZ Top, Got me under pressure. One of my favorites.

It appears to do what its meant to. My question for you, is there a big car {bus a you call it) that you do enloy/want to drive? Ive never found one. Some are better than others, but the nature of a 3 tonne 7 seat behemoth is they just aren't a drivers car.

KIA and their pricing (not to mention their styling) have REALLY lost the plot.

Kia does weird stuff nowadays. This car will depreciate massively 5 years from now if not sooner.

I like the variety of cars that James assesses. One question: is an HGV licence needed when the EV9 is fully loaded ?

To be frank, and given that such a huge vehicle such as this presents a greater hazard to other road users than smaller vehicles, I'm very pleased that those speed warnings are irksome. The very fact that you find them annoying suggests to me that you're speeding quite regularly. Apart from that, a great video.

Not sure recommending any EV will age well.

Why I won't be buying a new car ever again, let alone an EV.

Will be a good buy 2nd hand once it’s lost a huge amount of value. The parking spaces in the UK are just not built for cars of this size.

Your dealership experience is the journalistic experience. The media meetup events are a business relationship

A calamity product, really only designed for the American market. 1) Who will buy it? Those needing the space, who have five odd kids, could almost never afford the minimum £65k or lease costs. Those that can afford it, will almost never need all those seats. So their market is for families with children called Tabitha, Tarquin and Sky. 2) TWO AND A HALF TONS and the rest!!!! Buying an EV, the major part is to reduce Co2 emission. Well that goes out the window with this brick. 3) 1.6 miles/kWh??? 2.3 miles/kWh on a longer run??? Again, a disaster for the planet. Most EVs are north of 4 miles/kWh. 4) So people charging at home on about 26p kWh costs £25 for a big charge. At 2.3 miles/kWh that makes it 225 miles range. So that is 11p per mile in electricity. Most EVs are in the 5p>8p per mile. Size is always a killer. 5) Try getting that hunk of junk through a old village. The driver will automatically turn off the radio, as they will always cause traffic jams and be featured on local traffic news. 6) Then add in all those "driver aids" that are actually "driver distractions". How long before these "aids" are banned and removed when people start to die from being distracted by this shite. Yep, definitely perfect for the idiots that buy this stuff in America, but UK, should be banned or taxed to oblivion.

It's ugly

Saw the EV9 on a visit to a Kia dealership recently while looking at the Sportage with my Wife searching for a motability car. Very impressive to look at but it is enormous. Can't imagine it selling well.

I drive a GT-Line ev9 for nearly 2 months, over 3000km on the clock and genuinely it makes me excited every time I look at it and I'm driving it. It's certainly not for everyone, so as the foldable phones but you see people using those too. I'm 6'5 and 98% of EVs are just too small and narrow for me(couldn't fit in ev6 or Škoda Enyaq anf other MEB platform cars). Only wished it would have better parking capability and smaller turning curve, but otherwise it's a perfect family car. Shouldn't fault a big car for being big, but I do see EV3 and EV5 will be sold a lot more than ev9.

EV = 💩 👍