Kia EV3 2025: Korean small electric SUV makes world debut with 600km of range and EV9 tech 

Korean automobile producer Kia has lately debuted its most modern mannequin, a little electrical SUV called the EV3.

The EV3 debuts as a extra compact change to the soon-to-launch EV5 midsize SUV and already released EV9 colossal SUV, measuring in at 4300mm prolonged, 1850mm huge and 1560mm enormous, with a wheelbase of 2680mm.

For reference, that’s a identical size to Kia’s combustion-powered Seltos little SUV.

This plot the EV3 will very likely compete with rather a pair of extra compact electrical SUVs, such because the Volvo EX30 and XC40, the Hyundai Kona and even the MG4.

Even supposing native pricing is yet to be confirmed, the brand new EV3 little electrical SUV has been locked in by Kia Australia for a 2025 launch.

Typical equipment confirmed, extra to come

Kia has confirmed a lot of customary parts for the brand new EV3, including:

• Widescreen uncover including 12.3-wander cluster, 12.3-wander touchscreen and a 5.0-wander climate adjust show hide
• Extra than one riding modes
• Third-period i-pedal regenerative braking
• Harman Kardon sound plot
• Recycled inside of aspects that comprises PET presents
• Vehicle-to-load (V2L) charging
• Digital/phone key
• Arcade recreation rep entry to
• Kia’s new AI assistant
• 460-litre boot and 25 litre frunk

A number of of the confirmed ADAS safety parts encompass:

• Forward collision avoidance abet (AEB)
• Lane conserving abet
• Twin carriageway riding abet
• Reverse parking collision avoidance abet

Battery size, electrical motors and fluctuate

Powering the Kia EV3 might perchance well well be the probability of two battery sizes: a 58.3kWh customary battery and a prolonged-fluctuate battery with a ability of 81.4kWh.

The EV3 makes utilize of the same E-GMP platform as found in objects such because the Kia’s have EV6 and the Hyundai Ioniq 5.

Both customary and prolonged-fluctuate batteries will strength a single 150kW/283Nm electrical motor, which is prepared to likely power the entrance wheels completely.

Kia claims that the estimated WLTP riding fluctuate for the EV3 will be 600km. The fluctuate for the smaller battery pack has no longer yet been published.

The Korean trace has additionally mentioned that the EV3 will be in a field to payment from 10-80 p.c in an estimated 31 minutes.

Efficiency, with that you simply furthermore mght can imagine hotter GT variations to come

The EV3 will be in a field to flee to 100km/h in 7.5 seconds, whereas its high tempo has been capped at 170km/h.

There is a high probability that the upcoming EV3 will additionally be equipped with a flagship, high-efficiency GT variant, but this model is yet to be confirmed by Kia.

An EV3 GT is amazingly inclined to make utilize of a dual-motor electrical setup, whereas outputs will be as high as 350-400kW.

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