Kia EV5： The Dark Horse in the Compact SUV Market

? In August 2023, during the 26th Chengdu Auto Show, it officially ushered in the world’s first show and started the pre-sale simultaneously. On November 17th, 2023, KIA EV5 was officially launched at Guangzhou Auto Show, and a standard endurance version was launched. On February 1st, 2024, the KIA EV5 720 long battery life version was advanced, providing a higher cruising range.

? The official suggested retail price of KIA EV5 standard battery life version is 149,800 yuan for 530Light version, 159,800 yuan for 530Air version and 174,800 yuan for 530Land version. The official suggested retail prices of KIA EV5 720 long battery life version are: 720Air version 184,800 yuan, 720Land version 201,800 yuan and 720Wave version 225,800 yuan respectively.

? Appearance: KIA EV5 adopts family-style design style. The front part adopts closed air intake grille and irregular headlight group design. The side lines of the car body are tough, with suspended roof design. The tail design echoes the front face, showing a sense of the future.

Interior: The whole car is dominated by coffee color. The center console is equipped with a large-size touch screen and an integrated double screen design. The seat is designed in a rotating way, providing wireless charging board, seat heating/ventilation, panoramic canopy and other configurations.

? The standard endurance version is equipped with a 64kW·h battery pack and a 160kW motor, and the standard cruising range of CLTC is 530 km. The long-life version is equipped with an 88kw·h battery pack, with a target cruising range of 700km. The EV5 720 long-life version is equipped with 88.1kWh battery pack, and the actual cruising range can reach 720km, and it only takes 27 minutes to recharge the battery from 30% to 80%.

? As a compact SUV, KIA EV5 has excellent performance in comfort and space utilization, especially after the launch of the long-life version, its market competitiveness has been further improved. To sum up, KIA EV5 is a pure electric SUV with high cost performance. With its unique design, excellent performance and reasonable price, KIA EV5 has attracted wide attention from the market.