2027 Kia EV3 - Coming to USA

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Two battery options:
58.3 kWh - 220 miles - 10-80% charging 29 minutes
81.4 kWh - 320 miles - 10-80% charging 31 minutes
400v class architecture
Light, Wind, Land, GT-Line, GT trims.
AWD available
261 HP on AWD models
288 HP on GT
NACS port on front right
Launches late 2026
Priced not listed, but expected to start around $35k

Basically the exact same length as the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt.


https://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/medi...v3-debuts-at-new-york-international-auto-show

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The single motor (FWD) version been on the market here for just over a year. It's about the same size as the outgoing Niro and I suspect has the same powertrain. I quite like it myself but am not looking for a new car yet.

There have been a tiny handful of reported "ICCU" failures, the item that handles AC charging, supplies the 12V system and provides V2L, but not nearly as many as on Hyundai-Kia's 800V EVs.4
 
Finklejag said:
Do they really need five trims of the same car?
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It's possible they are unsure which trims the market will want and may pare them down at a later date. It's nice to see premium compact EVs on offer. Not every EV needs to be midsize. I have an Expedition and a Blazer...I don't need more large vehicles. I just bought a Niro Wave because the ID.4 and Ariya are larger than I preferred.

DemoFly said:
400v is a bummer. Doesn’t matter to most folks but matters to me.
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Are you taking a lot of road trips with multiple charging stops? I'm sure it's a cost reduction measure. I'm curious how much it adds to the cost of the vehicle.
 
jghall00 said:
It's possible they are unsure which trims the market will want and may pare them down at a later date. It's nice to see premium compact EVs on offer. Not every EV needs to be midsize. I have an Expedition and a Blazer...I don't need more large vehicles. I just bought a Niro Wave because the ID.4 and Ariya are larger than I preferred.



Are you taking a lot of road trips with multiple charging stops? I'm sure it's a cost reduction measure. I'm curious how much it adds to the cost of the vehicle.
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6 to 8 a year. Once you charge at 250kw or faster it’s hard to go back to something slower.
skyactiv said:
I'n guessing you prefer the 800v architecture?
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Yeah. DCFC is twice as quick in real world scenarios, from my experience. Preconditioning the battery is an imperfect thing most of the time.
 
If you prefer to use Tesla superchargers like I do, the 800v architecture provides zero benefits, unless you have one of those fancy deals like the Lucid Gravity where the rear motor steps up the voltage. I'm probably not ever going to buy a Gravity, I don't want to afford it.
 
Brons2 said:
If you prefer to use Tesla superchargers like I do, the 800v architecture provides zero benefits, unless you have one of those fancy deals like the Lucid Gravity where the rear motor steps up the voltage. I'm probably not ever going to buy a Gravity, I don't want to afford it.
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It's great, but like you I don't want that much money wrapped up in something I'm just going to drive the value out of.

I've had a few people ask me why I didn't get an X or an S Plaid. Don't get me wrong I like the Model S Plaid and I did the math. I could have bought it. I just can't imagine having something that has the ability to depreciate that far just to get 20k miles thrown on it a year. If that wasn't the case I would have bought something much dumber than a GTI for my last car.

From what I've seen most extremely high income earners making well beyond what I make tend to drive $30k cars. There's something to learn from that. My neighbors across the street have wracked up countless repos and currently have two lifted trucks and an Escalade. I wonder when I'll see one of those towed away?
 
Torrid said:
From what I've seen most extremely high income earners making well beyond what I make tend to drive $30k cars. There's something to learn from that. My neighbors across the street have wracked up countless repos and currently have two lifted trucks and an Escalade. I wonder when I'll see one of those towed away?
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My boss, who I would describe as extremely high income, drives a Laramie Longhorn RAM 1500. But he also owns a DB9. The wealthiest person I knew (she's now deceased) drove Buick station wagons, because that's what best fit her dogs. But she also bought and sold yachts that cost 10's of millions like most people trade cars and owned an entire island in the Bahamas. Think a lot of it comes down to priorities and preferences, these aren't decisions being made based on the finances.
 
Torrid said:
It's great, but like you I don't want that much money wrapped up in something I'm just going to drive the value out of.

I've had a few people ask me why I didn't get an X or an S Plaid. Don't get me wrong I like the Model S Plaid and I did the math. I could have bought it. I just can't imagine having something that has the ability to depreciate that far just to get 20k miles thrown on it a year. If that wasn't the case I would have bought something much dumber than a GTI for my last car.

From what I've seen most extremely high income earners making well beyond what I make tend to drive $30k cars. There's something to learn from that. My neighbors across the street have wracked up countless repos and currently have two lifted trucks and an Escalade. I wonder when I'll see one of those towed away?
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I let someone depreciate my car for me. I bought a lease return. Someone paid $20k to drive 15k miles.
 
DemoFly said:
I let someone depreciate my car for me. I bought a lease return. Someone paid $20k to drive 15k miles.
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I've had horrible luck with used cars. I even went low miles certified pre-owned last time. It may be more expensive to buy new, but I'll drive every bit of value out of it myself from now on. I won't be trading in anything early anymore.
 
Torrid said:
It's great, but like you I don't want that much money wrapped up in something I'm just going to drive the value out of.

I've had a few people ask me why I didn't get an X or an S Plaid. Don't get me wrong I like the Model S Plaid and I did the math. I could have bought it. I just can't imagine having something that has the ability to depreciate that far just to get 20k miles thrown on it a year. If that wasn't the case I would have bought something much dumber than a GTI for my last car.

From what I've seen most extremely high income earners making well beyond what I make tend to drive $30k cars. There's something to learn from that. My neighbors across the street have wracked up countless repos and currently have two lifted trucks and an Escalade. I wonder when I'll see one of those towed away?
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My theory is the tech will eventually filter down to something more reasonably priced. I don't remember what Teslas cost in the beginning but I know it was something stupid expensive.
 
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