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A new flagship for Kia, the 2024 EV9 three-row crossover is the largest vehicle to use parent company Hyundai's E-GMP electric vehicle platform.

The EV9 is due to reach U.S. dealerships in the second half of 2023, and it's due to become the brand's flagship model, with a price approaching that of luxury brands.

The Niro EV has the right building blocks, but Kia miscalculates on value for money, the importance of AWD, and fitting into the lineup below the EV6.

The EV6 is closely related to the Hyundai Ioniq 5, which was a finalist last year. But we think it outperforms its corporate cousin in several respects.

The issue, potentially affecting less than 900 U.S. cars, could allow water onto the power control unit, causing a sudden vehicle stall.

Production at the Georgia plant for Kia will start in the first half of 2025, alongside several Hyundai and Genesis EV models.

Kia's lowest-priced EV now soundly beats the EV6 in EPA range—although it's not all that much more affordable.

The entire affordable lineup gets an efficiency and range boost—now up to 53 mpg, 33 plug-in electric miles, or an estimated 253 miles for the EV.

That base price for this second-generation model represents a $1,800 hike over the previous-generation 2022 Niro Hybrid LX, but at up to 53 mpg combined fuel economy is better than that of the outgoing model.

With the base Sorento Hybrid S dropped from the lineup, there's more of a pricing step up from the new Sportage Hybrid to the larger Sorento Hybrid.

According to Kia, it can out-accelerate models from Ferrari and Lamborghini—as well as the Tesla Model Y Performance.

The Sportage PHEV will be available in all 50 states but is unlikely to be eligible for the reconstituted EV tax credit.

Kia is looking to turn the heads of a certain kind of racing and motorsport fan with its debut of the quickest EV6 electric vehicle.

The Kia side of this nearly identically equipped dynamic duo of EV cousins is tuned better—although a recent rainy-weather drive in a RWD model put heat pump tech on our wish list.

The vehicles manufactured at this factory will be what Kia calls "Purpose Built Vehicles" (PBVs), which is the automaker's term for electric commercial vehicles—only they look far from utilitarian in the traditional sense.

The first Sportage hybrid proves to be the best Sportage, and is a better value than compact crossover rivals.

To arrive at the Niro Plus, Kia says that it stretched the length of the Niro EV by 10 mm (0.4 in) and its height by 80 mm (3.1 in), with a slimming-down elsewhere to expand passenger space.

The electric pickup is being designed on the same E-GMP platform underpinning the upcoming EV9 SUV, plus the Kia EV6, Hyundai Ioniq 5, Genesis GV60. But U.S. plans aren't certain yet, a Kia America exec underscored.

The family of electrified hatchbacks returns with more mpg, miles of range, and features.

Kia confirmed its Concept EV9 electric SUV will launch in Europe in 2023, but it hasn't revealed if and when it might be coming to the U.S.