{"id":30725,"date":"2023-04-06T21:15:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/?p=30725"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:15:30","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:15:30","slug":"nyc-auto-show-3-row-electric-kia-ev9-wows-with-bold-bod-big-screens-fast-charging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/2023\/04\/nyc-auto-show-3-row-electric-kia-ev9-wows-with-bold-bod-big-screens-fast-charging","title":{"rendered":"NYC Auto Show: 3-row, electric Kia EV9 wows with bold bod, big screens, fast-charging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>New York<\/em>\u00a0\u2013 Determined to make a splash in the world\u2019s richest market, South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group\u2019s Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands have never shied from big reveals at the New York International Auto Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Hyundai\u2019s flagship Palisade was unveiled here and Genesis took the wraps off the 2016 New York and 2018 Essentia concepts in 2016 and 2018, respectively. This year is Kia\u2019s turn, and it didn\u2019t disappoint with the EV9, a three-row electric SUV to rival the Tesla Model X.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_gl gnt_em__el\" href=\"https:\/\/www.detroitnews.com\/picture-gallery\/media\/photo\/2023\/04\/04\/gallery-kia-debuts-2024-ev-9-nyc-show\/11601282002\/\" data-t-l=\":l|l|c|view gallery:inline promo\" aria-label=\"View Gallery - Gallery: Kia debuts 2024 EV9 at NYC Show\" data-g-r=\"nav_mo\" data-g-tn=\"pgcss\" data-g-mtn=\"pg11601282002\" data-g-moh=\"hpgm\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-expanded=\"false\" data-c-id=\"11601282002\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_gl_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/7374e535-73e5-4549-809f-4a177d6f507a-KiaEV9_house.jpg?crop=3663,2061,x7,y0&amp;width=660&amp;height=372&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/7374e535-73e5-4549-809f-4a177d6f507a-KiaEV9_house.jpg?crop=3663,2061,x7,y0&amp;width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"372\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_gl_i_nt\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_gl_vg\" data-c-tc=\"12\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_t\" data-c-et=\"Gallery: Kia debuts 2024 EV9 at NYC Show\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Model X wowed in 2015 with its gull-wing doors and sick, 2.9-second 0-60 MPH acceleration \u2014 but with a six-figure price tag it has always been a toy for the rich. Mainstream brands have shied from three-row SUVs given their range challenges for family road trips.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Undeterred, the Made-in-the-USA EV9 is a technological tour de force with a lighted front grille like a Cadillac Lyriq, a frunk like a Tesla, big digital screens like an Escalade, and a console drawer like a Chrysler minivan. Surrounded by clever features, Kia figures environmentally-conscious families won\u2019t mind taking an extended break from the road every couple of hours to charge.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-mi-detroit-C1561-native-article_link-money-autos-2\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">EV9\u2019s three-rows are wrapped in a similar-sized package to Kia\u2019s hot selling, gas-engine, V6-powererd Telluride. But different.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">EV9 is based on the Hyundai Group\u2019s so-called Electric Global Modular Platform (EGMP) skateboard chassis with a huge battery running below the floorboards and a wheelbase about eight inches longer than Telluride, making for more interior and cargo space. Kia says that EGMP\u2019s 800-volt platform (compared to, say, a Ford Mustang Mach-E\u2019s 400-volt architecture) enables drivers to add 150 miles in 15 minutes on a fast charger while the kids duck into Meijer for a bathroom break<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/22cdd7ef-8a2e-4f34-ba8c-4885f568cc76-KiaEV9_profile.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/22cdd7ef-8a2e-4f34-ba8c-4885f568cc76-KiaEV9_profile.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"EV9 Global Reveal\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"EV9 Global Reveal\" data-c-credit=\"Kia, Kia\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The EV9\u2019s body is loosely related to the Telluride with its boxy proportions and vertical headlights pushed to the corners \u2014 but brings in much edgier body stamping similar to a Hyundai Elantra sedan. A unique, \u201cthree-branch\u201d taillight echoes the SUV\u2019s ecological ambitions. Design director Karim Habib calls the design cues \u201copposites united.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-mi-detroit-C1561-native-article_link-money-autos-3\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe body reflects our design philosophy with a sleek fuselage and boxy, triangular shoulders,\u201d he said. \u201cIt brings together two contrasting volumes to create a strong character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">That strong character is enhanced by the SUV\u2019s GT-line trim that features unique front and rear bumpers, wheels, and roof rack \u2014 and a Digital Pattern Lighting Grille that you can program with five different lighting welcome sequences. Boxy as it is, the big ute manages a 0.28 drag coefficient to help post a maximum range of 336 miles in so-called Rear-Wheel-Drive Long Range configuration.<\/p>\n<aside id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\">\n<div class=\"label\" hidden=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"message\">\n<div class=\"title\">Get the\u00a0<span class=\"highlight\">COVID-19 Update<\/span>\u00a0newsletter in your inbox.<\/div>\n<p class=\"description\">Updates on how the coronavirus is affecting your community and the nation<\/p>\n<div class=\"frequency\">Delivery: Varies<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"input-container populated\"><input autocomplete=\"off\" name=\"email\" required=\"\" type=\"email\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"clickable\"><\/div>\n<p><label>Your Email<\/label><\/div>\n<div id=\"bar\">\n<div class=\"highlight\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-primary\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"progress-secondary\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">RWD Long Range, which sports a sizable, Model X-like 99.8 kWh battery to propel the SUV to a modest 60 mph in just over 9 seconds, is one of three configurations offered. The others are Rear-Wheel-Drive with a smaller, 76.1 kWh battery (and 215 horsepower to get you to 60 mph in about 8 seconds), and the quickest setup: All-Wheel-Drive with an estimated 379 horses and 6 second 0-60 sprint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/634ca20d-9188-4513-a235-c58fe354fe6a-KiaEV9_pair.jpg?width=660&amp;height=317&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/634ca20d-9188-4513-a235-c58fe354fe6a-KiaEV9_pair.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=634&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Kia EV9  unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Kia EV9  unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-c-credit=\"Kia, Kia\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The focus of this rolling living room, however, is the interior. The cockpit will be familiar to fans of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 or Kia EV6 which is up for a World Car of the Year Award honors here. A continuous screen runs across the dash from behind the steering wheel to above the center console.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-mi-detroit-C1561-native-article_link-money-autos-4\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Second-row passengers get reclining chairs complete with Barcalounger-like leg extensions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Hyundai Group have been aggressive in pursuing drive-assist systems with the Kia Sportage sporting the best adaptive cruise system this side of a Chevy Bolt EUV\u2019s Super Cruise. The EV9 goes a step further allowing for sustained, hands-free, so-called Level 3 autonomous driving\u2014but the feature will not be available for the US market. Called Highway Driving Pilot, it wraps the SUV in 15 sensors, including two lidars to scan for objects in a complete, 360-degree field of view. Kia also revives the \u201cSwivel n\u2019 Go\u201d seats introduced in 2007 by Chrysler on its Town and Country minivan. It allows the second and third rows to play cards, or eat dinner on the road &#8211; or just fold the third row so you can watch a video in the vast cargo bay. But this, too, is not available in the US.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">What is available here is Remote Smart Parking Assist 2 \u2013 popularized as \u201cSmaht Pahk\u201d in a Super Bowl commercial a few years back &#8211; so EV9 can park itself.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/7bb47fca-6d44-4801-b9bf-1c6053342eb6-KiaEV9_fr3-4-road.jpg?width=660&amp;height=372&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/7bb47fca-6d44-4801-b9bf-1c6053342eb6-KiaEV9_fr3-4-road.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=744&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Kia EV9  unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Kia EV9  unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-c-credit=\"Kia, Kia\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Kia equips the interior with a variety of bio-materials to appeal to the green tribe. No leather is used while the brand boasts corn, sugar cane, natural oils, and recycled bottle ingredients.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/2626fadc-4c47-44e1-8616-a9002b655b7a-KiaEV9_dash.jpg?width=660&amp;height=380&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2023\/04\/04\/PDTN\/2626fadc-4c47-44e1-8616-a9002b655b7a-KiaEV9_dash.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=760&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" alt=\"Interior of the Kia EV9 unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"gnt_em_img_ccw gnt_em_img_ccw__cap gnt_em_img_ccw__crd\" data-c-caption=\"Interior of the Kia EV9 unveiled at the 2023 New York Auto Show.\" data-c-credit=\"Kia, Kia\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cThe Kia EV9 transcends all aspects of traditional SUV thinking and represents the pinnacle of Kia\u2019s design and engineering capabilities,\u201d said CEO Ho Sung Song of Kia\u2019s mic drop. Look for the EV9 on lots later this year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Hyundai Group\u2019s Genesis brand also previewed its Wednesday media debut of the GV80 Coupe Concept. While not as radical as previous design concepts like the New York and Essentia, the Coupe hints at a fast-back SUV to compliment the standard GV80 SUV with high-performance numbers to rival similar beasts from Audi, BMW, and Mercedes.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\" aria-label=\"advertisement\">\n<div id=\"ad-slot-7103-mi-detroit-C1561-native-article_link-money-autos-5\" class=\"gnt_x_sl gnt_x_al\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"lazyLoadX\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Henry Payne is auto critic for The Detroit News. Find him at hpayne@detroitnews.com or Twitter @HenryEPayne.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York\u00a0\u2013 Determined to make a splash in the world\u2019s richest market, South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Group\u2019s Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis brands have never shied from big reveals at the New York International Auto Show. Hyundai\u2019s flagship Palisade was unveiled here and Genesis took the wraps off the 2016 New York and 2018 Essentia concepts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30725"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30725"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30726,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30725\/revisions\/30726"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/henrypayne.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}