2024 Kia EV9 full review - crowned "2024 World Car of the Year"

[@emilhannesbo9212]

Great video as always - you're the best in the biz!

[@morten_hannesbo]

thx buddy

[@swyang68]

Great review, different from most reviews. I also worked in automobile industry, Citroen and Audi, and now I own a Hyundai Ioniq 5 and I love everything about EVs, I'm considering trading in the Ioniq5 for the EV9, really nice SUV.

[@morten_hannesbo]

🙏

[@AlexZdanov]

Great review! I especially liked the short summary of Kia's history.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Glad you liked it!

[@ICcreepers]

Wow! You surely have the best insight into the industry and technical knowledge out of most reviewers! Love it!

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@kristofferlundberg3582]

Great review! Very detailed and helpful

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thank you so much🙏

[@ptn2452]

Why do you also have a blue one like the other reviewers?

[@morten_hannesbo]

Hi, Thx for commenting. I did not get a choice, this is what the Kia guys made available. Fine car, btw.

[@MrsDukey]

I'm picking up y EV9 in 3 days. Having had a EV6 for early 2 years and loved it. I've had a E class Mercedes, Audi A6 and a Volvo V90 I agree that quality is not quite with those but for value and standard kit it makes an attractive purchase. ( I hope ). Driving an EV is a joy . Home charging is a must for me. Love your review a different style than others I've watched in my opinion your report carries a air of authority and knowledge, very well done.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Thank you! And congrats on your choice to get the EV9. I loved driving it.

[@m.yusrey540]

Great EV's with great tech built in 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@morten_hannesbo]

Yes, excellent big SUV, too

[@m.yusrey540]

@@morten_hannesbo Good brand as well 👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@user-jw4nz8km2x]

Easy fix for the 3½/4 stars. Fix your driving style since that 27.4kW/h is a super high average consumption for this car. Even in -20 degree celcius this car is averaging in my use around 29kW/100km in full highway driving so getting 27.4kW/h in mild winter driving must have included quite a bit of sport mode and fairly lackluster regen usage. Highway in -5 degrees 25.3 at 100km/h Country roads 21.1kW/h ar 60 and 80 zones City/Town 18.8kW Each a 50 kilometer trip in each environment.

[@morten_hannesbo]

Hi, thx for your comments. Well done on your consumption. Do you drive the 4x4 GT-Line with 21" rims or the standard version with rear-wheel drive? I assume you always park indoors overnight and pre-heat the car ahead of driving to achieve this. I did not use sport mode in the test except for a few accelleration tests, and I drive all the test cars the same way, always sticking to speed limits. With Conti Winter Contact TS 850 (285/45 R21) tyres the Kia consumes approx. 15% more than an BMW iX xDrive 50 or the Mercedes EQS SUV 450 4Matic. PS Under comparable conditions the 2023 Tesla Model S Plaid had an avg. consumption of 21 kWh (using Pirelli P Zero winter tyres 255/45 R19), and the Volvo XC40 fwd had a consumption of 23 kWh (using Conti Contact winter 235/45 R19 tyres).

[@user-jw4nz8km2x]

@@morten_hannesbo Eco-mode 2.6 bar(recommended) with a 1st Edition GT-line AWD+Panorama so a fully specced. 285/45R21 Nokian R5 SUV friction winter tires. Car was preheated for 15minutes to 20 degrees through Kia Connect and cabine temperature at 20c degrees Auto 2/3 fan speed. 2 persons in the car. No quick charging was done before the test cycles and car sat over night outside. Happy to share instrument cluster photos if you want.

[@morten_hannesbo]

@@user-jw4nz8km2x Thx, yes please share. Email: [e-mail]

[@user-jw4nz8km2x]

I sent you some pictures by email. Also an extra on a highway -16 to -20 degrees celcius trip.@@morten_hannesbo

[@LawpickingLocksmith]

Looks like a stretched Mini!

[@morten_hannesbo]

😁