2024 Kia EV9: Everything We Know About Kia's Big Electric SUV

• Kia is finishing up testing on the EV9.
• Its biggest electric car is expected to break cover sometime next year.
• For now, the company has released some camouflaged photos of the new EV.

2024 Kia EV9: Range

The EV9 is set to be the first full-size electric SUV on the market from a mainstream automaker. The BMW iX, Mercedes EQS SUV and Tesla Model X were all here first, but there's little doubt the Kia's price tag will well undercut the MSRPs we've seen from luxury automakers. But will it be able to match the impressive range numbers we've seen from the likes of the iX and Model X? An educated guess says yes.

Kia specifically noted that it wants the EV9 to set "new standards in range," and we think that means big numbers are coming. The Kia EV6 currently has a maximum range of 310 miles per the EPA, but we've seen as much as 326 miles in our testing. Given the EV9's larger size (granting it room for more batteries), we can expect at least one variant of the eventual production version to eclipse 350 miles of total range. The EV6 currently houses a 77.6-kilowatt-hour battery, but we expect the EV9 to have something closer to 100 kWh underneath its skin.

2024 Kia EV9: Pricing

While pricing always remains a mystery until the automaker officially publishes a number, one look at the EV6 gives us a good idea of what to expect. The EV6 currently maxes out at $57,695 for the fully loaded GT-Line all-wheel-drive model. We think the EV9 will start right around the $55,000 mark, with the most expensive models topping out around the $75,000 range. That sounds like a lot of money, but when you consider the Tesla Model X is $122,440 for something that's a similar size to the EV9, the Kia looks like an absolute steal.

Edmunds says

We'll know more for sure as time goes on, but there's little doubt we have high hopes for Kia's newest and biggest electric car.