Kia EV9 Sweeps 2024 World Car Awards

The 2024 Kia EV9 secured two awards on the 2024 World Automobile Awards, held in the course of the New York Auto Present. A panel of 100 automotive journalists from 29 nations selected the EV9 because the recipient of the ‘World Automobile of the 12 months’ and the ‘World Electrical Car’.

Established in 2003, the World Automobile Awards signify a worldwide commonplace for automotive excellence, recognizing distinctive achievements throughout the ever-changing automotive trade.

This marks Kia’s newest triumph on the World Automobile Awards, having claimed victory thrice already. Previous wins embody the Kia Telluride as World Automobile of the 12 months, the Kia Soul EV as World City Automobile in 2020, and the Kia EV6 GT, which secured the title of World Efficiency Automobile of the 12 months in 2023.

Expressing profound honour on the twin victory, Kia’s President and CEO, Ho Sung Tune, underscored the model’s dedication to pushing the boundaries of know-how and design. He reiterated Kia’s dedication to delivering excellent autos that redefine the worldwide driving expertise.

The Kia EV9 has additionally obtained quite a few different accolades, together with the ‘Household Vehicles’ class on the Golden Steering Wheel Awards, the 2024 North American Utility Car of the 12 months, and the ‘Greatest Premium SUV’ on the 2023 Newsweek Autos Awards.

The Kia EV9, produced by Kia is a seven-seater all-electric mid-size SUV.  It isn’t presently obtainable in India however is anticipated to be launched later this yr.

The Kia EV9 is obtainable internationally in 5 trims, starting from the Gentle rear-wheel drive to the GT-line all-wheel-drive. The variants primarily differ cosmetically, with the top-spec trim boasting a variety of as much as 430 kilometres on a single cost from its 379bhp peak energy and 71kgm peak torque electrical powertrain. The SUV options an onboard energy generator able to 110V and a full LED system.

The highest-spec variant may also tow weights as much as 2260 kilograms. The GT-line trim contains unique roof rails, 21-inch sports activities wheels, GT-interior color and stitching, a 12-inch heads-up show, ADAS options resembling distant good parking help, entrance and facet parking collision avoidance help, blind-spot detection, junction collision avoidance, rear cross-traffic collision avoidance know-how, and a leisure mode, which incorporates upgraded driver and passenger seats, amongst different neighborhood options.

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