2025 Kia EV9 Land Premium⚡3 Row SUV - 2 Month Review

[@Molishious]

Great review, I appreciated hearing from someone with some long term experience with the vehicle. First review with no mention of how wonderful the head rests are. This is the only car where the head rests are consistently mentioned. I understand that there is a lot of center console storage that can be accessed from the passenger area.

[@ACoupleReview]

Thanks! Yeah the head rests are comfortable and unique looking, but don't make my top tier for favorite things. In an outake of this video I showed the pull out tray and storage box from the rear seat, but nixed it as a bunch of other videos already show it. It's cool, but not easily accessible from the driver seat. I'll likely do update videos as we go through a Canadian winter and other milestones.

[@bond_andrew]

Great review! I have owned the EV9 GT-Line (a six-seater with a relaxation package) in Finland since early January 2024. I have driven it 15000 km so far. Had some early software issues (everything was fixed). My all-time average consumption is 24.8 kWh/100km. In winter time (Finnish winter is close to Canadian), it was close to 30 kWh/100 km. Summertime on the highway (speeds close to 140 km/h), consumption will hit the same 30 kWh/100 km. Still, love this car and have no regrets about buying it.

[@ACoupleReview]

That's great to hear they've resolved your early issues and you're loving it. Your stat of 30kWh to 100Km, you're saying you get an average of 333km per full 100kW charge? I'm seeing about 500km per charge now, but it's been above 10°C so far, so pretty ideal conditions. I expect a significant drop once we near freezing, but a 35% drop is more than I'd expect. Perhaps I'm misunderstanding the conversion?

[@bond_andrew]

@@ACoupleReview Yep that is what you will get in the winter (with temperatures at -20). However, that is with preheating. I noticed that the car does take it into account when it shows your average driving consumption. I did long legs (250 km one-way trips), and it wasn't a problem. Based on my experience, here are the numbers you can expect: Temperature -10 to -20 (and below) --- up to 30 kWh /100 km ~ 2 miles / kWh (330 km or 205 miles on a full charge) Temperature -5 to +5 - up to 26 kWh /100 km ~ 2.4 miles / kWh (up to 400 km or 250 miles) Temperature +5 to +10 - up to 24 kWh /100 km ~ 2.6 miles / kWh ( up to 450 km or 260 miles) Temperature +10 and higher - up to 22 kWh/100 KM (typically around 20 kWh/100km) ~2.8 to 3 miles / kWh (up to 500 or 310 miles) Temps are in Celsius. I was able to drive at 18-19 kWh/100km during the summer. Highway speeds won't influence your consumption in low temperatures (as far as I noticed). My winter 250 km trip was with an ambient temperature of -20. I was still doing 30 kWh/100km. The last note is that the car keeps the heat pretty well. So it will depend on how long your trips will be. If your trip is 15 minutes long, you will spend some 40% of your energy on the heater. However, if you drive for at least 30-40 minutes, you will spend some 15-20% on the heater. This will influence your average consumption a lot. I hope this helps and brings some clarity.

[@ACoupleReview]

​@bond_andrew Wow that's some excellent logging you've done. I guess factors in my favor are keeping it in a semi-heated garage and our West Coast BC temperatures rarely dip below -5, so unless I'm leaving work, with it parked outside, it's going to be a lot of warm starts. Really good to know what to expect though, thank you!

[@bond_andrew]

No problem! I'm glad to help. Came back home this evening, and here are stats: Outside temp +3 Cold start (no preheat) Distance driven 20,5 km (mostly highway, speeds 95 to 110 km/h) Energy distribution was 85% driving, 10% climate, and 5% electronics Consumption was 24 kWh/100km. I think it is a great result for 2.6 ton car 😊 All the best 👍

[@Tooradj]

My lifetime average with Lightning is the same as yours (2.4 mi/Kwh). On local (non highway) drives, I can get 3.2 to 3.6 miles / Kwh. With the chunky EVs, it makes sense to take the scenic routes.

[@Victasq]

Just bought my ev9 in the same color at West Coast Kia in Pitt Meadows!

[@ACoupleReview]

Nice! We got ours from Kia West in Coquitlam. How did you like your dealership?

[@Victasq]

@ overall no complaints ! They were actually really nice to deal with. And I got my vehicle within the month! I also added a running board which seems to have added a nice touch👌🏾

[@ACoupleReview]

Aww that's cool. Didn't even know they did aftermarket running boards. Sounds great!

[@X똑똑똑X]

Good! 🫰

[@gregpalmer9949]

Great review. The full time reviewers ofter seem to focus on unimportant issues

[@ACoupleReview]

Glad you found it helpful. Will be doing updates in future months. Thanks for watching!

[@rolandfaragher-horwell1547]

I got a Land back in April…also love it. Just hit 12,000 miles!👍

[@ACoupleReview]

That's awesome! Such a great vehicle!

[@LeslieStar]

You're very diligent & truthful with your reviews, which I completely appreciate. I've subscribed! Have fun with your new car! Would love to see some driving videos. 💙

[@ACoupleReview]

Thanks.. still working on the flow for the videos. I appreciate the suggestion on driving videos. I'm sure I'll be doing updates and maybe even some specific segments of the vehicle. Thanks for watching!

[@MiSTERCiVIC79]

Great honest review! Just curious what kind of tablet holder do you use for the second row on the headrests. Cheers!

[@ACoupleReview]

The headrest tablet holder is a "HOCO CA62". It wasn't available on Amazon Canada, but I found it on another local site. No regrets at all. Thanks for watching!

[@MiSTERCiVIC79]

@ thanks for your response

[@markshellard]

If you have your phone in your hand you can just touch the little dimple part on the door handle and it will lock. I've gotten used to doing that when not carrying the keyfob.

[@ACoupleReview]

Yeah that's what I do for the most part, but sometimes it just won't work. I have to do it more than once, or hold it there for 5-10 seconds before it detects my phone. It's also very possible it's my phone that's the issue as it's a couple years old and I've never had another vehicle to try it with. Overall it's a nitpick of an issue. Thanks for watching!

[@badtoro]

I hate those wheels but everything else is spot on mins the CCS1 port vs NACs

[@ACoupleReview]

Yeah the wheels on the premium are tough to like imo. I think they'd look good if the silver parts were plastidipped black, like the GT's. I only charge at home, so a charger adapter won't be a bother for me.

[@hyeonseonlim9759]

How much is it? And how much you pay for insurnace?

[@ACoupleReview]

The premium model is $76,000 Canadian plus tax minus the rebate. Insurance is $130 a month. We decided to pay about $80 a month extra for the full replacement cost premium. You do need to be careful about dealer markups though.

[@hyeonseonlim9759]

​@ACoupleReview thx! I am also living in coquitlam. It is not as expensive as tesla about insurance.

[@ACoupleReview]

@@hyeonseonlim9759 That's true, and I have a couple friends with Tesla's, and other than the autopilot functions, they say the EV9 has more features and seems a lot higher end. Depends on what you want though.

[@plixie1]

Its silly, a person uses their finger print and the car says, " You may now start me". Why not just start? It adds a step to press a button that they shoe horned into the stalk! I want this exact model and it would be great to replace my wife's telluride, a gentle nudge for her into an ev.

[@ACoupleReview]

@@plixie1 I think it's good they don't let you start the car with just the fingerprint. Having to have the digital key, and use the print seperately to "log in" is a nice way to keep the infotainment system seperate from actually driving of the car. A few quirks aside, it's a great vehicle. If you can charge at home, and 500km is enough range for you, it's one of the best EV's out there right now.

[@goderasestheccp]

Is it real Land premium?

[@ACoupleReview]

Yes, this is a real 2025 Kia EV9 Land Premium. Note the triangular two tone wheels and interior ambient lighting, both characteristic of the premium trim. 2025 models seem to be coming from the new plant in the US, instead of overseas. Thanks for watching!

[@monroe177]

@@ACoupleReview The 2025s out of the US plant haven't started selling yet. Yours was made in Korea.

[@ACoupleReview]

​@@monroe177Interesting, the dealer said the shipment had come up from the US via port. I wondered if they would truck them, but the dealer said a US shipment would be from the new plant. Said 2024s were still coming from Korea, but 2025s were fresh out of the US. However, the dealer gave me false info about vehicle features and rebates too, so you're probably right 😅.

[@monroe177]

@@ACoupleReview Dealers tend to know very little about the cars that they sell. It's easy to tell, just look at your VIN. If it starts with a K, it was made in Korea. It also says "Manufactured in Korea" at the top of the black sticker in the driver's door jamb.

[@ACoupleReview]

​@@monroe177Hah, glad I hadn't spent time trying to verify the vehicles origin. The door jamb and VIN clearly indicate it's from Korea. I've become comfortable with the vehicle being from the US, but had some reservations as I didn't really want a "first" vehicle out of a new plant, but now that concern is gone. Thanks for that and the info!

[@aquilles10]

Everything is fun and games until you have to go to Kia’s third rate service centers.

[@ACoupleReview]

I can't speak for the quality of their work yet, but they quoted me $180 an hour for labour installing the tow hitch package. They only warranty their labour/install for 6 months, with 12 months on just the parts. So price is ridiculous. The only good thing is they apparently only want it see the vehicle every 12-16 months to start. We have friends with a Telluride and they are in for oil changes and engine servicing twice as often. Watch, the cost of service on the EV will be twice as much 🤔.