2024 Kia EV9 - POV First Driving Impressions
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2024
- MSRP: From $69,900
Range: 280 mi battery-only
Fastest charging: About 196 miles in 24 minutes (80% charged)
Engine: Electric
Horsepower: 379 hp
Curb weight 5,794 lbs.
Battery capacity: 99.8 kWh
Max Towing Capacity 5,000 lbs.
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Ah yet another night falling into bed, getting cozy under the covers, can barely keep my eyes open, fumble for my phone, scroll through youtube very critically until i come across a topher video uploaded < 24 hours ago. I tell myself “tonight’s gonna be a good night”
I switched from owning 3 lexus models from 2014 to 2022 to my first ever kia the ev6 gtline awd. 2 years later and 38k miles not one problem and is my favorite overall vehicle i have ever owned. Next purchase will be will be the genesis gv90 lunerlon in 2026.
No one is gonna have problems after 2 years lol
Once battery is finished it’s worthless
@reddevil6585 I have 10 year 100k mile warranty on it so it won't be me to deal with that problem
@@littlebigbrother7279good luck with Kia warranty. I’ve read horror stories when it comes to things like engine replacement(in your case battery).
The EV6 is an amazing vehicle by reliability standards and driving dynamics. I have a customer with 90k miles already on his and hasn’t had any major issues
@AnontheGOAT good luck with ANY car manufacturer honoring a warranty for its major components like engine, transmissions, batteries. It's business. I'm telling you KIA has arrived. They just won 2024 vehicle of the year and 2024 EV of the year with their EV9. If my car sucked I would be completely honest I have absolutely no loyalty to KIA. They make one hell of a product. All these people have skewed perceptions of the brand they once were. All these people are driving around their Ram Warlock or Laramie. Not remembering only a couple years ago Ram completely rebranded their vehicle and dropped dodge from the name all together because they were the biggest POS on the road.
10:17 level 0 is my favorite option in my Ioniq Hybrid. It’s soooo nice to coast down hills and such and stay off throttle. It still provides a bit of regen but it doesn’t slow you down at all. And there’s no motion sickness like you get from 1 pedal driving.
I love watching your pov videos,love it so much
i watched every single videos in your channel,just gotta wait for your new videos to release
Very sharp looks to this one. Kia and Hyundai have been doing an excellent job with their vehicle styling as of late with rather comprehensive features at respective price points. Really curious to see how well these vehicles hold up in the long run!
im getting this hopefully next year!
is it weird that I can't imagine affording something like this? I mean nearly 60k USD? what kind of people buy these things? or do they just all buy them on lease or with debt?
Yeah I can't comprehend it. I know my household doesn't make much because low cost of living area but still, like one 30k or 35k car is the max we could afford.
The top 1% in the USA has grown since the pandemic, due to the booming stock market and crypto assets. Honestly it's been growing since the recovery from the recession of 2008, just take a look at home values and the stock market since '08. The middle aged people who were able to invest have made a shit ton of money. There are a lot of people out there with a lot of money, and would not blink twice at $60k.
Well there are a lot people are buying trucks that are way more expensive than this to go to the shopping mall so. The prices of vehicles are crazy. It’s the world we are dealing with now
Cars are the cheapest they have ever been.
I'm considering the top trim of this. I have free 14-50NEMA plug access at my local racetrack, which means I save thousands per year with free charging whenever I tow my racecars with an EV. I also have an older GL class Mercedes that I sometimes tow with, but longer trips in an ICE aren't really that great in my experience. I currently use a Model Y to tow but would love the extra range headroom and the legrests/ventilated seats in the EV9. I'm mainly cross shopping with the X, EQS SUV, and R1S. Since this car would be exclusively for road trips and long towing trips, I only really care about towing range and comfort. Luxury isn't really a factor even though I am probably the target demographic for the more expensive vehicles.
Nice Speedmaster bro
Did Kia finally get over their obsession with gloss black interior trim???
No they just moved it to the outside lol
@@brandonvo9727 outside is fine, it's a Kia, drive through car wash will take care of it.
Very futuristic look!
Nice car but $20k more than a Telluride which is just too much for most people.
Because it’s ev, if it was ice it would be 20k cheaper and called a telluride
23:19 how did I know you were going to do that. 😊 I would've done the same too.
I agreed with everything you said on the EV9. I was considering it but I only liked the GT-line but it sucks that it doesn't come in 7 seats on the higher trim. I didn't like the climate controls all the way over there up in the screen as well. How will the passenger control their own climate? It just doesn't make any sense. Yes also the track change for music as well. I don't like the capacitive buttons as well on an area where you should be using to rest your thumb or so for the touch screen. They have so much space under the temp controls so why not just put some buttons there. I'm hoping the Ioniq 7 or 9 whatever they will name it will have a better layout.
200% agreed. Please bring back physical buttons for HVAC! Now makers are following Tesla way and really hate it.
Hi Topher can you please test drive the 2024 Lamborghini urus
I'm glad to see the massive improvement on the interior segment overall (despite the lack of a proper infotainment showcase). Nicely done.
With that being said, "There’s also a fingerprint sensor inside the car that you can use to start the car, unlock your driver profile, or turn off valet mode.", quoting Autoblog. It took me ten seconds to find this information which, assuming it was available when you filmed the review, was a lazy lack of clarification about a key feature of the car. Also, apparently you need two keys to set up new fingerprints, if Kia's instructional video is correct.
I find, that most of Kia cars have same problem - dissonance between interior and exterior design. Exterior is always more modern, than interior.
Really? I find this interior plenty modern. Heck, to me, it looks more modern than most car brands rn
Its a solid car, though I think Kia should have prioritized making a hybrid Telluride first
Would sell so fast
Im not that impressed by this for the price. Especially for kia they always bring the value but here it feels very status quo to me. For the mid 70 thousands id expect a lot better from kia especially when you can get in a gv80 for a similar price. These EVs will be cool once they actually compete at the same prices and tiers as their ice cars. The ev6 seems like a much stronger offering to me. Also living in Canada this for close to 6 figures is just not doing it for me. Maybe the base model is a better value.
The problem with the EV9 is that the Rivian R1S already exists.
When you test drive both cars there is absolutely no comparison, the EV9 unfortunately just feels like a ....Kia. For less than $10k in price difference it just doesn't make sense. Buying a Kia above $50k in general is asking too much, the quality is just not there.
Isn't rivian dead already?
And the problem with rivian is that no one knows what it is in europe 🤣
@@gullible119 Well, Kia is a perfectly good vehicle for 2nd tier economies, no shame on that. Eventually Rivian will arrive to 3rd world countries and you will be happy to have that option.
@@pepesilvia4564 lmao
@@gullible119well, no dealer network, no shop network, no need to know what it is if we aint got any support
Kia beauty
I ordered with 7 seats without sunroof to avoid the heat into the interior. I have a big family.
Who the hell can afford these vehicles?
I still see KN years later
What's the deal with these "minivans" without the practicality of a sliding door? What's the shame of driving a minivan?
ぶりぶりまっちょ💪💩
Well done Sir. Kia generally seems to have excellent design. Just wish they would remember, for the future, that they don't have to make an electric car exterior that looks like an electric car. That idea is sooo 1990s.
But it’s classy as well. Sharper and shows its electrified. Good choice for Kia
Yup it’s a Kia.
I had no idea
At this point just by a gv80
Lmao $75k for a well optioned Kia EV.
kia is a garbage. now an expensive garbage which is even worse
no one is buying that ev9, it will be the new mustang mach-E,
NOPE
ugly. wow. can we please get a normal looking EV