Top 10 Good & Bad: 2024 Kia EV9 GT-Line

[@intrusivethought]

Criminally underrated channel.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks for watching.

[@kareembaba7498]

5 seconds dead? That’s better than 6.3 AMG level acceleration!

[@tombotzero6253]

Great to see an honest real-world use video with a car like this. Quality is awesome. Also like that it's obvs just you and a camera as opposed to a production crew! Feels very natural and genuine which is hard to come by these days. Keep up the good work mate. From a Kiwi living in the UK.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks!

[@MooshMooshVlogs]

What colour is this exterior paint and interior in this video?

[@stephenhutchinson5434]

How effective has the tape been at preventing bings for driver attention monitoring?

[@RichardJoashTan]

For me, drawing attention is the good point for the Kia EV9 because I prefer drawing attention over blending in anyway.

[@dingus2218]

great video as usual mate! Can you imagine the bill replacing a 100kWh battery pack after a friend dares you to follow their Patrol off-road lol

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks. It wouldn't be cheap! Be interesting to see a modified one though, raised up and on decent tyres etc.

[@RichardJoashTan]

And I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line anyway.

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

Only if your friend is one of the 1% of drivers going off-road

[@Raturidesagain]

Car isn’t designed to go offroad. Challenge the mate to a traffic light grand prix and he’s toast!!

[@MrRaitzi]

They should have more sidewall option in tires. Would not cost range likely.

[@leighhaberl981]

2.6 tonnes of mass going around a corner on a slippery road? Vehicle weight is becoming laughable. My 1973 P76 only weighs 1250 kilograms and was once considered a big heavy car.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Yep, pretty crazy. Although, LC300 and Y62 weigh about the same. But they have heavy duty suspension and tyres etc.

[@RichardJoashTan]

the only laughable around here are comments like yours because I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line anyway.

[@Foghorn_Lebhorn]

The main benefit of those digital mirrors is reduced drag coefficient... a bit laughable when you're driving a 2.6 tonne shipping container around

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Yes haha. I wonder what the measurable difference is in Cd.

[@RichardJoashTan]

Not me, because I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line anyway.

[@Francois_B]

Is that feature Australia specific? Didn’t see that in any of the USA/Canada/Europe reviews.

[@Foghorn_Lebhorn]

@@Francois_B It's possible that your local specs will be different for either commercial or local compliance challenges

[@TheHayabusa09]

Hate to think what a replacement door mirror assembly would cost. I was quoted $876 (plus labour) for my passenger side mirror for my GWM Haval Jolion! I reckon to replace the unit on this KIA would be north of $5k..

[@RichardJoashTan]

And I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line.

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

Do the headlights have matrix LEDs?

[@George2647g]

The cameras on side mirrors are a huge benefit for aerodynamics.. that’s why all future cars will have them

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Are you sure? I couldn't find anything in the official Kia press kit about that, such as drag coefficient improvements. Do you have any figures?

[@Video-co1eu]

When do you test ineos grenadier diesel and petrol?

[@Raturidesagain]

Don’t forget to mention it’s weight - 2.7 tonnes!! I doubt it will happen.

[@chewieone1064]

I offer one barrel of the finest german beer to the guy who finds a way to get rid of all the beeping permanently. Otherwise, a really good car.

[@joaocfernandes]

2.6 tons? BUT we have low drag mirrors. Just ridiculous.

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

0-100km/h in 5 sec and 500+ km of range, so the weight hardly matters does it

[@RichardJoashTan]

They think that the biggest BAD of all is that it is named World Car of the Year.

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

As it should be

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

Btw your Mitsubishi is ass

[@craigdavid6519]

where is 'take it to the shops and see if she fits' section?? lol

[@Paradoxical124]

Name another purpose for this. You can’t expect everyone to drive an au falcon to coles when they can afford one of these.

[@craigdavid6519]

@@Paradoxical124 I don't understand

[@351tgv]

Great content Bret, stupid vehicle has no purpose for Australian conditions. I drove past an EV charging point around north west Sydney and while there were 8 chargers, 5 were off line and 3 were being used by and there was a line of EV's waiting to to use them. Screw that.

[@RichardJoashTan]

Not me, I will buy a fully loaded Kia EV9 GT Line ANYWAY BECAUSE IT DRAWS MORE ATTENTION

[@George2647g]

Yep get rid of that battery and put in an internal combustion engine… problem solved! I agree

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

Internal combustion engines are obsolete

[@davetaylor4741]

Design based on Robocop. No door mirrors. Camera and annoying screens. Dash horrible. Useless tech. Bloody big barge. Eye watering price. All electric. Impractical ugly pig. Couldn't think of any good points.

[@RichardJoashTan]

THE ONLY GOOD POINT IS THAT I WILL BUY A FULLY LOADED KIA EV9 GT LINE BECAUSE ALL YOUR POINTS ABOVE ARE GOOD FOR ME. AND IT IS NAMED WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR 2024.

[@davetaylor4741]

@@RichardJoashTan Good on you. Glad you can afford it. World car of the year because the powers that be want you to embrace an EV future. Has nothing to do with the car. Apart from it being an electric barge. About as environmentally friendly as the Amoco Cadiz. A Trabant is probably more eco. But enjoy. Each to their own.

[@LearniverseHub]

I think I’ve got more toilet paper 🧻 incase you run out of those ro wipe your eyes 👀 Mr. Cry baby. Just go back and read all the bs you wrote, discrediting what a fellow human like you did, and the brainstorming might take years before the car came into life. Anyways your poor mentality is a dieses and I hope you don’t infect other people in your family with such hate. Calling such car useless tech. I rest my case, and with all said I will go and purchase the car next week. And after I got it I will come back here and give you my social media to see for yourself.

[@LearniverseHub]

I think I’ve got more toilet paper 🧻 incase you run out of those ro wipe your eyes 👀 Mr. Cry baby. Just go back and read all the bs you wrote, discrediting what a fellow human like you did, and the brainstorming might take years before the car came into life. Anyways your poor mentality is a dieses and I hope you don’t infect other people in your family with such hate. Calling such car useless tech. I rest my case, and with all said I will go and purchase the car next week. And after I got it I will come back here and give you my social media to see for yourself.

[@Tommmmmmmmmmmm]

@@davetaylor4741electric is the future as its superior in every way and only keeps getting better. You’ll see once you’re left behind old man