Kia’s EV9 three-row electric SUV carries over into its second model year essentially unchanged, but with a $700 price increase for the Light Long Range model.
Pricing for the 2025 Kia EV9 starts at $56,225 (with the mandatory $1,325 destination charge added in) for the Light Standard Range, the only model with the smaller 76.1-kwh battery pack. The Light Long Range upgrades to a 99.8-kwh pack for $61,225 with destination. Both Light models have a single-motor rear-wheel drive powertrain. Light Standard Range models are rated at 215 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque with smaller pack while Long Range models are rated at 201 hp.
2025 Kia EV9
The rest of the lineup consists of Wind ($65,225), Land ($71,225), and GT-Line ($75,225) models with the larger pack and dual-motor all-wheel drive powertrains. All three all-wheel drive models are rated at 379 hp, while GT-Line models see an increase from the standard 443 lb-ft of torque to 516 lb-ft, which also drops the 0-60 mph time to a sports-car-like 5.0 seconds.
EPA-rated range is unchanged, topping out at 304 miles for the Light Long Range. That decreases to 230 miles for Light models with the smaller battery pack, while Wind and Land models are rated at 280 miles. GT-Line models have larger wheels that contribute to a 10-mile range penalty.
2025 Kia EV9
Arriving for 2024 as the second Kia model based on the E-GMP dedicated EV platform, the EV9 quickly drew critical and consumer attention. We named it Green Car Reports Best Car To Buy 2024, and early demand quickly led to dealer price gouging.
The 2025 models are already subject to one recall to address a software issue that could cause digital gauge clusters to fail. This recall, which also affects some 2024 models, is the second one for the EV9 recently. Another one addresses a separate software issue related to the optional remote parking system.