KIA EV3: Spec it to Wreck it? Price vs. Value | Full review

[@RobertBuckley-tj3px]

Thank you for a great review. My wife swapped her Sportage for the EV3 and we have had it for almost 3 weeks. Because of an arm problem we needed an electric tailgate and it only comes on the GT Line S. My wife has driven the car twice and she is waiting for me to get bored with all the tech. That is mot going to happen soon. I disagree it is only a town car. the range is very good. We travelled to one of our family who lives 90 miles away. I charged to 90% as it is mainly a motorway journey at 70 mph and I expected the range would be lower than town driving. We got there and back with 60 miles range still left. There was no range anxiety at all. I love the car and we have agreed when we travel together we will use the KIA.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Nice to hear you enjoy your car! Thanks for sharing 👍😃

[@jeffgyamfi1653]

Wait that's not good..... A car that claims 375miles n 350mile in the gt line..... Yet basically only gives out 250miles....... That has put me off this now..... Think I should pay the extra and just get the Q6 n be guaranteed at least 300 miles

[@RobertBuckley-tj3px]

@ the Q6 is a different animal. Starting at over £60;000 I would hope it would give at least 300 miles. Looks a good car but not the one for my wife. Driving locally with some dual carriageway journeys we are getting 320 miles from a full charge. Driving conditions make such a difference to range in all EV’s. Good luck and enjoy whatever you go for.

[@Achillias]

This car is so beautiful. Will get it in 3-4 years when it gets 40% cheaper on the occasion market.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Sounds like a smart strategy

[@vxnova1]

I’m hoping 70% cheaper 😀

[@godzuks]

I am with you I'll check the used price in a couple of years

[@pleweke]

I ordered a Kia EV3 Earth with some extras and got a discount of 21,5% in Germany. That sounds interessting. 😉

[@godzuks]

@@pleweke sounds very tempting well done

[@arda_]

Just finished watching the review, you earned a new subscriber. Great detailed review. No BS. You did a great showcase of the annoying bits of the car too. I always appreciate an honest review. Thanks a lot! I have watched a lot of EV3 reviews and it feels like these are the three big misses with this car: - Only FWD - Memory seats only on GT Line (which means the car starts at 40k Euros for me) - Glass roof is tiny (-) Lots of annoying beeps (tiny miss) Besides these, it seems great on all fronts. - Wireless carplay - True one pedal drive with easily adjustable regen - Traditional user interface with many useful buttons - Frunk (tiny but still fits the cable) - Decent space - Decent dimensions especially considering the battery size. As you mentioned, you can almost get the new facelifted ioniq 5 at this price. It has all the same positives as this only negative would be the dimensions and bad turning radius of that car. At similar prices I am afraid the ioniq 5 makes more sense...

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Very good summary Arda bey! 😊 Glad you liked the review! That's my conclusion too. If you are looking at the GT-line there's a lot of alternatives. You get an Ioniq 5 AWD LR if you add 1400 Euros.

[@sazavytube]

80%를 넘기면 충전속도가 느려지고, 일상에서는 80%까지 충전하는 것이 배터리 수명에 도움이 되지만, 굳이 그렇게 신경 많이 안써도 될 정도로 요즘 배터리는 좋아졌습니다. 따라서 100% 가까이 충전해야 하는 것이 필요한 상황이면 주저할 필요가 전혀 없습니다. 옛 기준으로 생각하는 분들이 많은 것 같아 적어 봅니다.

[@mrakronyahoo]

It seems like the base trim is the best value. I agree that the top-spec EV3 is less attractive. Would be great if you can review the base trim and see what you think

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes, agree. Will see if I can get hold of an entry level car.

[@chrisayles7694]

Thanks for a well considered review. Moving out of our 10yr old Honda Jazz, I don’t want a bigger car than this, so yes the top spec is expensive but I’m not interested in the bigger cars you compared it to. I would be happy with most aspects of the lower spec but it seems the V2X is only available on the most expensive version. I want this to make full use of the roof top solar on our house (in Australia). It seems to me the EV3 has the best resolved tech of any small electric car currently on the market.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Then this will be a perfect car I guess. Feels line its hard to go wrong with it.

[@pm2453]

regarding price point: Ev3 air long range is 35k in Austria. That makes it the best 35k ev even better than the model 3. But if you make the ev3 more expensive by adding extras, it loses its lead. At 40k for example the model 3 long range rwd wins.

[@enriccortinhas]

This car looks to be very good for long trips, good autonomy, quite fast charging and a good aerodynamic coefficient.

[@pm2453]

you could have mentioned "auto" recuperation that you can access by holding left paddle. I love it.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

God point. Missed to mention that!

[@Al-hk6yi]

such a nice and good car.. thank you and happy new year 🎉

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Happy New Year 🎇

[@itekani]

Definitely long range capable with the big battery. I mean, you can go quite far after starting on a full charge, and then 30 minutes to get back 80% - that's good enough for occasional non-business road trips. Also with the 1000 kg towing, and I wouldn't need more space to be honest, it could be a main or an only car in my book.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

You are right, definitely the most long range capable alternative in the segment.

[@marketingwizdom]

Interesting that you found the ride soft … I was expecting it to be softer than it is. To me it felt almost identical to drive and in its ride characteristics as the Kia XCeed, and I have had two of them (outstanding car by the way). To me it was just very typically Kia. And that’s a strong endorsement. I really like it but I did feel it could be quicker off the line than it was. It was fine, but not quite as punchy as I expected. The front wheel drive traction was actually better than expected. Wheelspin was corrected in a fraction of a second when the wheels lost traction if gunning it on a wet road while also turning right or left. Good for tyre wear! I personally had no problem with the on/off switch position, it works fine for me, and if you have to have one, I prefer this location.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

It's a great car overall . The suspension is doft to me, more like Hyundai than Kias I gave tried feels a bit stiffer/sportier. Haven't tried the XCeed. The FWD works for the amount of power. Under steering I'd you push it. But it's not a var you push that way anyways. 😊

[@marketingwizdom]

@ agreed

[@arda_]

Base trim is more than enough for me except for the lack of memory seats. We have multiple drivers in the family I can't accept a car without memory seats in 2024 let alone manually adjustable seats. To get the memory seats we have to go with the highest spec... Waste of money.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Would have been a good optional add-on. And memory seats would be utilized on the screen with an unlimited amount of profiles not only 2 slots.

[@PeterJacoby-mi7ve]

Thanks for the good review. The annoying beeping in various situations keeps me away from getting a Kia or Hyundai another time when my leasing ends this year.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Thanks! Fortunately easy to deactivate

[@PeterJacoby-mi7ve]

@@ItsOnlyElectric But can you really mute more than the speed limit warning with the mute button?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@PeterJacoby-mi7ve no, for the rest you need to use the screen. Maybe voice command will work or rebind the shortcut.

[@andrisromanovskis9363]

Thanks! Honest as always. I biliv, the car is +/- twice as expensive as it should be. At 15k new it would be a good buy.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

15k, for that money you won't get a car anymore. 😔

[@andrisromanovskis9363]

@@ItsOnlyElectric Thanks for your reply! Let us wait a year.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@andrisromanovskis9363 crossing my fingers

[@sirishkumar-m5z]

Whether navigating urban streets or open highways, the Toyota bZ4X offers remarkable speed and performance. Its electric powertrain provides up to 252 miles of range while delivering a smooth and responsive driving experience every time.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Is this a Toyota commercial?

[@andrewkirk3159]

It’s interesting that this class off vehicle is divided about whether to use front or rear wheel drive; Hyundai/Kia and Renault choose front and VW group and Geely brands going for rear. Who’s right?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

I would say that the biggest advantage of FWD EVs is that it's cheaper to build and can potentially benefit the consumer in price. RWD is in most cases superior when it comes to handling. It's harder to recover a RWD car when losing grip so FWD is safer in that manner. But RWD cars hit any upper limit in torque since it's losing grip easier when accelerating due to the weight lifts the front. So I would say that none of it is wrong, it's just different strategies. Are you looking for a more fun driving experience than RWD is the choice .

[@andrewkirk3159]

@@ItsOnlyElectric It will be interesting to see which way Nio goes with its Firefly models.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@andrewkirk3159 I'm pretty sure it's RWD due to its amazing turning radius, don't think that's possible to achieve with a FWD and it's too cheap to have rear axle steering.

[@TassieEV]

Seems odd they can't get faster charging on 400V as there are other 400V cars that charge faster or have a higher peak rate. Mind you it's not the peak but the charge curve that matters so will be interested to see that test when you do it. As for the driver only climate control feature I've had that on my previous EV the original Hyundai Ioniq 28kWh and on my new 2024 Kona(top spec) and neither one of them made much difference typically it is about gaining 1km of range that is all I've ever seen so I don't bother with it anymore. Do you get the EV5 if so will be curious what you think of it vs the EV3.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

We have tested the charging video on the way .

[@chasf3433]

Yes the front seats are definitely a bit short for drivers over about 1.78m tall. Kia Niro seats are much better size.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes

[@dimmedaurum114]

How is it better than Hyundai inter except for a little bit luggage space?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Didn't really get your question?

[@joseabreu5802]

Para mim autonomia e o principal......1000klms minimo e o que interessa....e postos de carregamento a bom preco

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Autonomy from Kia is great, one of the better on market. You mean 1000km of range?

[@2TOKE69]

Jäklar vad coolt bil. Ser stor ut fast den är liten. 💪

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Visst gör den? Kul och vågat formspråk precis som storebror ev9.

[@whippersnapper1989]

In my opinion Kia is trying to rebrand the Niro EV with a bigger battery as a EV3 to make it more expensive/desireable. But with a 400v system, FWD, low power it’s not comparable with the other eGMP cars.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

Yes and it makes sense to align with the EV lineup, both design av naming.

[@borinvlogs]

over 7s in EV? what's even the point of it? i bought ev because it offers insane and instant performance for less money.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

On a FWD car it's reasonable with 7.9s. but yes, RWD abs some 50-60 hp more would have been perfect

[@russ6362]

What an ugly car…what’s happening with car design?

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

😂

[@geraldh.8047]

You get everything in this car, including abysmal acceleration due to FWD.

[@peterle987]

atm its my favourite because 4m30 is more than enought - but: I hate click bait titles ! so - sorry, channel now on blacklist.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

What's click bait with it? It's in my conclusion, if you spec it too much it's suddenly not a cheap car anymore, and I would look somewhere else. But, yes it's a perfect car in a lot of aspects and the entry level model may be the best alternative on the market.

[@peterle987]

@@ItsOnlyElectric "Spec it to Wreck it" was it (incl. autotranslation from YR to german - to make me think, that there are big fails included). That made me curious - and left me disappointed. The whole video doesnt say why its "to wreck". Its just a (well done tbh) review as I have seen many others already.

[@ItsOnlyElectric]

@peterle987 I got it. Thank you for your feedback, appreciate it. Vielen dank.