Kia is expanding its EV batting order in a bounteous way of life . The company is presently in the middle of roll outthe EV3 , which is now uncommitted in Europe and is probable to do to the U.S. next year . Not only that , but it ’s also preppingthe EV4 , which it will likely announce more widely in 2025 . And it ’s not stopping there either — the Kia EV5 is a slightly scaled - back rendering ofthe much - loved EV9 SUV , and not only is it a vehicle we ’re activated about , but it ’s one that has already launched in Australia .
If the EV5 is anything likethe EV9 — only bum — it ’ll be an instantaneous success . queer about whether the EV5 could be your next car ? Here ’s everything we know about the EV5 .
Design
Despite the modest number , the Kia EV5 is actually larger thanthe EV6 crossover — but not quite as largeas the EV9 SUV . Kia calls it a “ thickset SUV ” that offersa boxy design that ’s similar to the EV9 , but with only two row of seats or else of three .
The fomite follows a standardised overall design language as the EV9 , which certainly is n’t a speculative thing . It has a blocky design with unique LED promiscuous signatures at both the front and the back . It has a length of 181.7 inches , which makes it a little less long than the EV6 , but thanks to a much magniloquent height , it has more midland space .
The home design watch that of other Kia cars too . The fomite has two 12.3 - inch showing at the front of the car , one for infotainment and the other for instrument monitoring . The model beingsold in Australiahas a traditional five - seat layout with two front seats and three second - row stern . If the EV5 ever makes it to the U.S. , that ’s in all likelihood what we ’ll see there too . Kia has shown off renders of a variant of the EV5 with a front - row bench can , expanding the numeral of seat to six , including the driver . We ’ll have to see incisively how Kia come near dissimilar models for unlike markets .
Tech features
The EV5 comes with a range of tech feature to make the experience of using the railroad car even better . As you would expect , you ’ll get basics like backup cameras , as well as adaptive sail control and lane - centering tech that will combine to make for a middling independent experience on the highway . Also like other Kia cars , the caroffers CarPlayand Android Auto through a wireless connexion . It ’s heavy to know which of these features will make their way to a U.S. model , if a U.S. model is indeed in the kit and boodle .
Models
There are currently four trims on offer for the 2025 Kia EV5 that ’s being deal in Australia . There ’s the Kia EV5 Air , which is useable as a stock reach or a long - range reading , along with the EV5 Earth and the EV5 GT - Line . The Air has a single motor that power the two front wheels , while the Earth and the GT - Line models are both dual - motor all - wheel drive variant .
If the EV5 take a wide of the mark release , it ’s belike we ’ll see other models , including a possible EV5 GT model that puts carrying into action above all else . We ’ll have to hold back and see if that happen , though .
Charging speed and range
The range on offer by the Kia EV5 is pretty good , though not necessarily unbelievable . The low - grasp EV5 framework is the EV5 Air standard range of mountains , which gets 400 kilometers or around 250 mi . The longest - range model currently being sold is the EV5 Air long range , which get 555 kilometers , or around 345 sea mile . Keep in mind , however , that these range estimates are Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicle Test Procedure ( WLTP ) range estimates , and generally speaking , the Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) in the U.S. is a little stricter and will likely estimate a lower range .
Kia has previously said that the EV5 would get a huge 447 - knot kitchen range , so we ’ll have to see if it ends up liberate an extremist - long - range model at some spot .
While Kia in the beginning said that the EV5 would not get the superfast 800 - volt computer architecture that enables 350 - kilowatt charging f number , the model being sold in Australia does have the 800 - V architecture . We ’re hoping that remains true across all iteration of the EV5 , as it mean that the fomite can charge much faster .
Price and tax credit status
It seems as though Kia ’s assignment scheme has less to do with size of it , and more to do with monetary value . We ’re expect the EV5 to be a little cheaper than the EV6 , mean that it ’ll hopefully start at around $ 40,000 if it get a U.S. release . In Australia , the EV5 start at $ 56,770 Australian dollar bill , which equates to around $ 36,583 in the U.S. That ’s very inexpensive , though it ’s likely it ’ll be a minuscule more than that .
There are self-contradictory paper as to whether or not the EV5 will be sold in the U.S. It does n’t seem as though the company project to build the auto at its U.S. plant — which means that it wo n’t modify for the Union EV tax deferred payment . Some reports suggest that the car wo n’t come to the U.S. , while others note that it will be sell in North America . Both could be true , if it ’s sold in Mexico and/or Canada . Hopefully , it will make its fashion stateside , but if it does , it likely wo n’t be for a few more years .
It could still get a much wider release outside of the U.S. though . Currently , Kia is manufacture the EV5 in China , which is largely why it wo n’t import the vehicle to the U.S. right on now given tariffs imposed on Chinese - made electric fomite .
