Inside, despite first appearances, there’s room for adults across all three rows — at least, some adults, anyway. Setting the second-row captain’s chairs (which make the EV9 a six-seater, though seven-seat configurations will be available) to ensure a comfortable 5-inches or so of legroom for my 5’8 height, there was still sufficient space for my knees in the third-row seat behind. Still, I suspect the rearmost seats will be the least popular generally, given how the front two rows power adjust including reclining, and boast pop-out leg rests along with heating and cooling.
Kia’s attention to detail persists and remains charmingly practical. Buttons on the seat sides, for example, adjust position even if you’re in the row behind, along with USB-C ports integrated into the seats so that they’re accessible across rows. The EV9’s flat floor has led to some cunning storage, too, like a pull-out cubby — that doubles as a rubber-topped tray — for second-row passengers. Storage generally seems ample, and though the front trunk, or frunk, isn’t on a par with what an F-150 Lightning hides under its hood, it’s still a larger box than many EVs offer.
Chris Davies/SlashGearAt the rear, there’s the usual decision between cargo space and three rows. With all three up, you get 20.2 cu-ft of space: not bad, and a removable floor helps separate essentials like the travel charger from your bags. Drop the second and third rows, and it expands to 81.9 cu-ft. A 120V outlet in the trunk supports TVs and other campsite niceties.
Kia’s dashboard feels familiar, though is a little more streamlined than in some of the automaker’s other recent models. Recycled plastics and fabrics are used for parts of the dashboard, seats, and carpets; the seats themselves are trimmed in non-leather polyurethane.
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