Kia is simply days out from revealing the Idea EV9.
No particulars have been launched, however a teaser picture posted to the automaker’s social media retailers on Sunday verify a November 11 reveal and counsel we’re taking a look at a giant, boxy SUV not in contrast to the present Telluride. The “EV9” within the title additionally factors to the idea being an electrical automobile.
Kia has solely simply launched the EV6 however the small crossover is only one of 11 electrical automobiles the automaker could have its lineup by the top of 2026. Seven of those will probably be devoted EVs based mostly on Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP platform. The platform options an 800-volt electrical system, bi-directional charging, and, within the EV6 GT, presents up a meaty 576 hp and 546 lb-ft torque.
2022 Kia EV6
2022 Kia EV6
2022 Kia EV6
For its devoted EVs, Kia is utilizing a naming technique by which the prefix “EV” is joined by a quantity representing the automobile’s positioning within the lineup. Thus the Idea EV9 seemingly previews a automobile that will probably be at or close to the highest of Kia’s electrical vary.
Count on any manufacturing EV9 to be twinned with a Hyundai mannequin that can even be previewed in Nov. by an idea. Hyundai’s idea, dubbed the Seven, will probably be unveiled on Nov. 17 on the 2021 Los Angeles Auto Present and is confirmed to spawn a big electrical SUV in 2024, seemingly labeled the Ioniq 7.
Keep tuned for the total reveal of the Idea EV9 this Thursday.
