Kia has revealed details of the final intensive testing program the Kia EV9 is undertaking ahead of its world debut in 2023. The all-electric Kia EV9 will become the Kia’s flagship model and will accelerate Kia’s brand transformation - affirming its presence in sustainable electric mobility.

The EV9 has been developed over a period of 3.5 years to set new standards in design, performance, range, driving dynamics, technology, and comfort – every facet of the EV9 is currently being pushed to the limits of durability at Kia’s global Namyang R&D centre in Korea.

During its final testing phase, the EV9 is relentlessly subjected to a gruelling verification program on a 4WD climbing hill and a rough terrain track, as well as a deep-water wading test, to ensure maximum reliability even in the most challenging conditions. Kia’s high-speed, handling, and low-friction tracks place every element of the EV9’s performance and roadholding under the strictest scrutiny.

In addition to the test program at Namyang R&D centre, like every Kia model, the EV9 has also been subjected to a punishing testing regimen in locations all over the globe. For example, the unforgiving cobbles of the Belgian road enable Kia’s engineers to subject the EV9’s ride comfort and build quality to the harshest possible trials.

Kia EV9 production model will represent the pinnacle of what is possible with an SUV. Developed on the Kia’s advanced Electric Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), this model will usher in a new era in sophisticated, high-technology, sustainable mobility.

Expected to be in the market globally in the first quarter of 2023, the Kia EV9 will follow in the footsteps of the brand’s ground-breaking all-electric EV6, which has been one of the top selling EVs in New Zealand so far.

Here at AA we cannot wait to see what wonders the EV9 does when it comes to the NZ Market.