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- Kia EV9 has been topped “UK Automobile of the Yr 2024”
- The EV9 additionally wins the “Giant Crossover” class
- Awards voted for by a panel of 30 of the UK’s high journalists working throughout automotive, enterprise and tech publications
The Kia EV9 has been named “UK Automobile of the Yr 2024”. The Awards rejoice one of the best new automobiles obtainable to UK prospects right now throughout eight classes.
The UK Automobile of the Yr jury is made up of 30 journalists working throughout the UK on automotive, enterprise and tech publications. Eligible vehicles for the awards should have been launched inside the previous 12 months.
Along with profitable the general award, the EV9 secured victory within the hard-fought ‘Giant Crossover’ class. Judges praised the EV9 for a number of elements; particularly its innate practicality, fashionable design, and lengthy electrical driving vary.
“The uberpractical Kia EV9 may very well be the automobile that will get extra drivers out of their petrol or diesel automobile than every other mannequin. Seven seats, loaded with expertise, premium high quality and sufficient miles from the battery to treatment nearly each case of vary anxiousness – plus it’s implausible to drive, too,” mentioned John Challen, co-chairman, UK Automobile of the Yr Awards. “The truth that practically half of our judging panel selected the Kia because the UK Automobile of the Yr 2024 is an enormous vote of confidence in what’s a critically spectacular and vastly interesting automobile.”
“It appears to be like nice, has a stunning inside, is sensible and the primary automobile to mix potential to hold seven individuals with a real usable vary,” choose Paul Barker, Managing Editor of Carwow added.
“The EV9 exhibits Kia’s seemingly limitless ambition is aware of no bounds. An amazing choice for giant households, that includes six or seven seats and loads of flexibility to adapt to load-carrying necessities. However, additionally luxurious sufficient to lure drivers out of premium-brand SUVs,” Alex Grant, a fleet-focused journalist commented.
Tech journalist Rob Clymo mentioned: “The EV9 makes complete sense for anybody with individuals to maneuver and it drives higher than you’d count on, with a topping of nice tech for good measure.”
Paul Philpott, President & CEO of Kia UK, commented on the win: “It’s a big honour for Kia UK to be awarded a class win and the general ‘Automobile of the Yr’ accolade on this yr’s UK Automobile of the Yr Awards. We’re delighted that the judges agree simply how spectacular the EV9 is. The popularity is made all of the extra important, having been judged by among the UK’s most influential and revered journalists from throughout automotive, enterprise and expertise industries. We’re grateful to the judges for his or her arduous work appraising this yr’s contenders.
“This well-respected award additionally offers our 190-strong UK seller community a lift, because it continues to assist prospects on their electrification journey and ship them the UK’s greatest automobile.”
Recognition within the 2024 UK Automobile of the Yr Awards is the newest in a string of early successes for the EV9. The automobile went on-sale within the UK in January 2024, and was already named a finalist for the 2024 European Automobile of the Yr awards and as a top-three finalist for the 2024 World Automobile Awards, to be introduced on the New York Worldwide Auto Present on 27 March 2024.
The Kia EV9 is among the most versatile new EVs on sale, providing a selection of six- or seven-seat configurations; a selection of rear- or all-wheel drive powertrains; and three comprehensively outfitted trim ranges. The EV9 is priced from £65,025 on-the-road, providing an electrical driving vary of as much as 349 miles (WLTP Mixed)* from a single cost of its commonplace 99.8kWh battery, full with ultra-fast charging able to including 154 miles in quarter-hour**. The EV9 additionally options Kia’s seven-year/100,000-mile guarantee as commonplace, making certain most peace of thoughts for purchasers.
Notes to Editor
*The vary was decided in line with the standardised EU measurement process (WLTP). The person driving model and different elements, reminiscent of velocity, outdoors temperature, topography and using electricity-consuming units/models, have an affect on the real-life vary and might probably scale back it.
** So as to obtain the utmost charging velocity, EV9 have to be charged at an 800V electrical automobile charger that delivers a minimum of 210kW of electrical energy. The moreover added real-life vary inside quarter-hour depends upon various factors together with the present state of cost of the battery, battery temperature, exterior climate situations and the charger used. It’s also outlined by the person driving model and power consumption.
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