My Verdict: The Kia EV9 is a three-family SUV that can go toe-to-toe with the best in the industry.
The Kia EV9 is a world-class three-row family SUV. And I don’t mean for an EV.
It’s as good as any three-row family SUV on the market today.
Given the critical and sales success of the Telluride, it should be no surprise that Kia knocked it out of the park with the EV9.
The real sticking point with the EV9 isn’t the car itself, which is objectively fantastic.
It’s the mental hurdle consumers will have paying nearly $80,000 for the EV9.
Even a barebones base trim EV9’s $54,900 is enough to cover the price of a full-loaded Telluride.
I get it.
Those are Mercedes-Benz prices for a Kia.
However, you can’t think of it that way. EV SUVs command a price premium, and there’s currently nothing else in the segment that starts below $70,000.
So, compared to its peers, the EV9 and its $54,900 starting price are true bargains.