Kia EV3 2025 pricing locked-in: BYD Atto 3 and Hyundai Kona rival undercuts EV5 and offers more than 600km driving range

Kia has confirmed pricing and preliminary crucial parts for its smallest electric automobile but, the EV3, which is in a design to advance in sellers in leisurely March.

The four-variant fluctuate opens with the EV3 Air Regular Differ priced at $forty eight,990 drive-away in all states and territories bar WA, where it’s $49,990 on-the-avenue.

The Regular Differ EV3 Air has a 436km utilizing fluctuate from its 58.3kWh battery and you’ll pay plenty more for the Air Long Differ ($56,490); its 81.4kWh battery offers a formidable 604km WLTP utilizing fluctuate.

All Kia EV3s utilize a single entrance motor producing 150kW and 283Nm.

Kia’s pricing puts the smaller EV3 reasonably end to the entry-diploma EV5 ($56,770, sooner than on-avenue costs) nevertheless the bigger automobile is built in China, in desire to South Korea, and makes utilize of completely different battery expertise to the EV3. The EV5 is anticipated to be the volume seller.

The Kia EV3 measures 4300mm lengthy, 1850mm huge, and 1570mm tall with a 2680mm wheelbase, making it slightly of smaller than rivals be pleased the BYD Atto 3 Regular Differ ($39,990) and Hyundai Kona Electrical Regular Differ ($54,000, both sooner than on-avenue costs).

Beneath the Kia EV3 is a 400-volt version of the wider Hyundai Motor Company’s E-GMP platform, which underpins revised iPedal3.0 one-pedal drive machine. The auto will now retailer your regen strength desire when grew to develop to be off in desire to defaulting to the heart setting.

In step with Kia, snappy charging happens at up to 150kW within the EV3, taking 29 minutes (Regular Differ) or 31 minutes (Long Differ) to rejuice from 10-80 per cent.

Out of doors, the Kia EV3 adopts the corporate Star Scheme lights and Tiger Face invent parts nevertheless with a special, low-site stance and tasty, bulging wheelarches. The GT-Line variant will get bright, sporty styling nevertheless no further bid.

Kia is but to lock in fat specification crucial parts, nevertheless we all know the Air trims will secure 17-creep alloy wheels, LED lights, over-the-air tool updates and gray fabric upholstery.

All EV3s purpose Kia’s triple video computer screen site-up with a 12.3-creep touchscreen and similar dimension digital driver’s present with a 5.3-creep native weather retain a watch on panel nestled between. The EV3’s boot is rated at a mountainous 460 litres.

Physical buttons for on a standard foundation feeble capabilities and smatterings of soft touch affords are promised internal. The EV3 furthermore boasts automobile-to-load functionality.

EV3 Earth variants will secure 19-creep alloy wheels, synthetic leather-primarily based mostly upholstery in your sequence of Subtle Grey or Tangerine, while the GT-Line is well-liked by Medium Grey upholstery, a head-up present, sunroof and eight-speaker Harman Kardon sound machine.

The EV3’s arrival in Australia this month is anticipated to be followed by the EV4 microscopic sedan. An noteworthy more cheap Europe-built EV2 remains off the playing cards for now, even though, as import costs might perhaps perhaps well furthermore manufacture it too dear in our market.

2025 Kia EV3 pricing in Australia

Costs listed are drive-away

• EV3 Air Regular Differ — $forty eight,990 ($49,990 WA)
• EV3 Air Long Differ — $56,490 ($57,490 WA)
• EV3 Earth — $62,690 ($63,690)
• EV3 GT-Line — $68,490 ($70,490 WA)