Kia Malaysia has announced on its official Facebook page that it is now accepting bookings for the Kia EV9. The company is not providing further details like the list of available variants and pricing for now, but a check with some dealers indicate there will six- and seven-seat variants, pricing is expected to be around RM450k and a launch might take place in May (take all this info with a pinch of salt for now).
UPDATE: Kia Malaysia has set up a registration of interest page on its official website for customers looking to book an EV9.
The arrival of the EV9 has been looked forward to after a unit was spotted in Glenmarie, Selangor last August. We managed to get up close with the brand’s flagship electric SUV recently at the ongoing Bangkok International Motor Show (BIMS) as well as at this year’s Singapore Motorshow. When it launches here, the EV9 will join the EV6 and Niro EV in Kia Malaysia’s electric vehicle (EV) line-up.
In Thailand, the EV9 is offered in two variants, both with a 99.8-kWh lithium-ion battery that can DC fast charge at a max of 350 kW – a 10-80% state of charge (SoC) takes 24 minutes. There’s also AC charging (Type 2) that will take nine hours and 45 minutes to get from the same 10-80% SoC, along with a vehicle-to-load (V2L) system capable of outputting up to 3.58 kW to power electrical accessories and devices.
The base option is the Earth Long Range with 680 km of range (NEDC) and a rear-mounted electric motor rated at 204 PS (201 hp or 150 kW) and 350 Nm of torque for a 0-100 km/h time of 9.4 seconds and top speed of 185 km/h. Meanwhile, the top-spec GT-Line AWD gets a dual-motor, all-wheel drive setup with a total system output of 385 PS (380 hp or 283 kW) and 700 Nm – century sprint in 5.3 seconds, Vmax of 200 km/h and 647 km range (NEDC).
Both variants of the Thailand-spec EV9 come with a 2-2-2 seat layout, although the entry-level Earth Long Range has manually adjustable seats that swivel in the second row, while the GT-Line AWD comes with relaxation seats that don’t swivel but are electrically adjustable and come with heating, ventilation, ottoman and massaging functions. The seven-seat version (2-3-2 layout) of the EV9 has a bench in the second row with one-touch tilt and slide.
Singapore gets the EV9 in GT-Line guise with the AWD powertrain (WLTP-rated 512 km range) and a choice of swivel or relaxation seats. In other markets, the SUV is also available with a standard-range 76.1-kWh battery and a rear electric motor rated at 218 PS (215 hp or 160 kW) and 350 Nm.
With the start of order taking for the EV9, it shouldn’t be too long before the SUV is officially launched here. Looking forward to it?
GALLERY: Kia EV9 at 2024 Bangkok International Motor Show
GALLERY: Kia EV9 at 2024 Singapore Motorshow
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Kia Ev for 450k?
OOF RIP MYR indeed when a Kia costs 450k even with tax and duties exemption for EVs.
A joke!
Crazy pricing!
kia has totally gone bonkers lol. imagine without tax breaks this would actually cost 900k MYR for a KIA. i guess repeating previous failures like the Kia Stinger is kia being kia.
Ki ki kiaaaaaaaa
And knowing them, no mobile app support too. Can’t precool the car.
This is a car that I like alot. Too bad that I don’t have eniugh bullet in my wallet.
Another Dead On Arrival at 450k.
450k for a kia…
what?
This Kia EV for 450K ? ……. can be displayed at KIA’s show room forever, went the full fledged Chinese EV model’s come to Malaysia.
The price in Korea is arond RM 280k. After government subsidy as a green car, it goes around RM 200k.
What’s wrong with the price here? Is it caused by Kia or …?
Koreans support Israel. So their price will be like Yahudi pricing outside of Korea. Their economy is collapsing hard because they listen blindly to America and Israel sacrificial orders.
Oh… That’s why the price is RM 450k. How could it be so easy?
Many countries in the Middle East bought military weapons from South Korea. If there is no deep mutual trust in a long term future, any countries won’t buy military weapons from other nations.
Because it’s not just selling and buying products, it’s buying systems including management, repair, synchronization, tactical use, training, technical support, upgrading and so on.
If I’m not mistaken, even South Korea and the UAE have signed a MOU on military cooperation. Between nations, money tells relationship.
Eh u malaysians willing to pay 500k for Alphard and scared to pay 450k for kia. Both cars are overpriced and they are great cars in their own way. But u guys are like; eHh 450k fOr A kIA
Joke of the decade. Lol Kia!
Seriously KIA !???? This is the only way for you to stand out from the Chinese cars? you could have opted for better reliability, service and customer loyalty giving the customers a pleasant experience.
a KIA for rm450k ??? must be a really bad typo … in the US and canada, it costs US$55,000 to replace the battery of a 2-3 year old US$50,000 kia EV6 … go youtube and see for yourself [kia battery replacement cost], i wont touch a kia ev even with a 10 ft stick …
With that pricing kia is entering into big european brand manufacturer teritory. Merc, audi, bmw even porsche. No matter how good the kia is (win the best car of the year award) it still lack the brand aspiration buyers of this range are after.
Lucky for Malaysian Thailand more expensive but funny people still rush to order them too much monies in the pocket right?
good price but who buy one in malaysia and siapa orang mahu beli kereta mahal jangan takut duit besar
KIA should rebadge to GILA
450k, for a kimchi? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hmm rm450k… nak Audi Q8 Etron ka…porsche macan Ev ka… audi q6 etron ka… merc eqe 350 ka… bmw ix ka nak kia?