Yahoo Autos 2024 Kia EV9 Could Have Up to 400 Horsepower: Report
Kia’s third EV to come to consumers, after the Niro EV and hot selling EV6, will be the large EV9 crossover. Previewed by the 2021 concept—the automaker has teased the upcoming crossover, but it’s been quiet about specs. But if a report from Car & Driver is to be believed, the upcoming EV crossover will offer up to 400 hp and cost over $73,000.
Possible details of the upcoming EV9 were leaked through the most random of means via a customer survey. A reader of Car & Driver found the specs in a customer survey sent out to prospective EV owners to gauge interest in what kind of EV they would buy. The reader took a screenshot and sent the details of the EV9 to C&D, who shared them.
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While no trims were listed, the survey did give some specific details that could turn out to be factual for Kia’s next EV. According to the doc, the basic EV9s will start around $56,000. For that entry-point you get rear-wheel drive, 200 horsepower, 250 lb-ft of torque, an 8.5 second zero to 60 mph time, and 220 miles of range.
From there, the next step up is a $61,000 trim that’ll come with rear-wheel drive. The document indicates that this trim comes with 70 more miles of range (290 miles) and the ability to tow 2,000 pounds. So, perhaps the extra $5,000 gets you a larger battery pack? The larger battery would make sense too, as you lose 0.4 seconds on the sprint to 60 mph.
If you want all-wheel drive on the EV9, you’ll have to drop at least $63,000. The document says that this trim gets 400 hp and 380 lb-ft of torque, a 3,500-pound towing capacity, and a six-second sprint to 60 mph. That extra performance comes at the expense of range as it drops to 260 miles (from the 290 on the mid-level trim).
