While saving important details like the battery size and powertrain for the official launch early next month, Kia is giving us our first look at the interior and exterior of its striking mid-size EV9 SUV. The market-ready version is very similar to the original EV9 concept, which we first saw in November 2021, though the blockiness has been toned down. Still, it’s a striking and intriguing design, much like the EV6.
The upcoming model, like the EV6, has triangular windows in the rear quarter panel, but otherwise appears to be inspired by boxy SUVs like older Range Rovers. According to Kia, it is “formed from a polygonal design language,” with “triangular wing structures and highly pronounced geometric wheel arches combining with the fuselage body.” Despite all of the lines and edges, Kia claims that the EV9 is still highly aerodynamic.
