COMBINED SIX ROWS OF SUCCESS: ALL-NEW KIA EV9 AND TELLURIDE NAMED TO CAR AND DRIVER’S 2024 10BEST TRUCKS AND SUVS

We are so excited to announce that the all-new 2024 Kia EV9 three-row EV SUV and the 2024 Telluride SUV have both been named to Car and DRiver’s 2024 10 Best Trucks and SUVs list! For the 5th consecutive year, the Telluride has earned this esteemed honor while also paving the way for the EV9 to win its first award (in its first year of sales no less!)  Both vehicles are highly regarded and sought after by drivers thanks to their stunning engineering and tech features, durability and dependability, and outstanding safety features.

“We have harmoniously integrated the Telluride’s proven formula into the EV9’s innovative all-electric architecture, positioning it as a captivating EV option that’s poised to mirror the Telluride’s legacy of success” said Steven Center, COO & EVP, Kia America. “This is a momentous achievement and a testament to the extraordinary skill of our engineering, design, and product development teams.”

Much like the Telluride, the all-new 2024 EV9 continues to wow drivers around the globe.  The EV9 delivers the most highly sophisticated and in-demand features all wrapped up with a nice neat bow into one powerhouse EV SUV package!  With its eye-catching exterior design, luxuriously rich interior appointments, leading vehicle dynamics, and DC fast charging capabilities, it delivers world-class performance, comfort, and dependability.  It comes available in four trim levels: Light, Wind, Land, and the sporty GT-Line, as well as two battery size options and rear-wheel drive or dual-motor AWD configurations.  It’s also rated at an EPA-estimated all-electric range of 304 miles on the Light Long Range RWD. 

 Assembly of the EV9 is scheduled to move to the state-of-the-art Kia facility in West Point, Georgia in 2024.

“Kia did an excellent job designing the cabin for the EV9’s role as a family bus with lots of room and—in plusher trim levels—plentiful equipment,” said Car and Driver European Editor Mike Duff. “The EV9 GT-Line is also ridiculously fast for what it is, dispatching the 60-mph benchmark in just 4.5 seconds, 2.2 seconds ahead of the 291-hp Telluride.”

Car and Driver’s 10Best list represents a comprehensive look at the best vehicles on sale since it allows previous winners to compete to defend their spot. To be eligible, vehicles must be on sale in the month of January 2024 and have a starting price (including any federal tax and destination charges) under $110,000. Car and Driver editors drove more than 80 new cars, trucks, and SUVs over the course of two weeks before assigning each vehicle a score of zero to 100. Votes were then tallied and averaged to arrive at the 10Best of 2024.

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