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    "If you think 100km/h in 5.3 seconds is good..." bonkers Kia EV9 GT electric car incoming as Australia's wildest 4WD nears

    Is this what the Kia EV9 GT will look like? (Image: CarScoops.com)
    Andrew Chesterton
    Andrew Chesterton
    Contributing Journalist
    24 Nov 2023 • 2 min read

    A flagship Kia EV9 GT is around 12 months away from launch in Australia, with the hardcore electric 4WD promising serious performance.

    The GT badge is reserved for Kia’s fastest electric vehicles in Australia, like the Kia EV6 GT, which boasts a twin-motor electric powertrain that produces 430kW, enabling a sprint to 100km/h of just 3.5 seconds.

    While the Kia EV9 GT is unlikely to be quite as fast, given its size and weight, the flagship EV will no doubt deliver more power, and a quicker sprint to 100km/h than the regular dual-motor EV9.

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    And that should make for a fast 4WD. The existing Kia EV9 GT-Line, for example, arrives with an electric motor at each axle producing a combined 283kW and 700Nm. That, along with an ‘Acceleration Boost' function, means a sprint to 100km/h of 5.3 seconds.

    But that, says Kia Australia, is just the beginning.

    “If you think 5.3 seconds is good…” Hints the brand’s Product Planning chief, Roland Rivero, before confirming the new model will arrive in “around 12 months”.

    The current flagship in the EV9 range, the GT-Line, lists at $121,000, with a GT to start north of that. (Image: Tom White) The current flagship in the EV9 range, the GT-Line, lists at $121,000, with a GT to start north of that. (Image: Tom White)

    “Just like EV6, after around 12 months above the GT-Line came a GT,” he says.

    The EV9 GT won't be cheap, though. The current flagship in the EV9 range, the GT-Line, lists at $121,000, with a GT to start north of that.

    In EV6 guise, the GT commands a roughly $10k premium over its GT-Line sibling, listing at $99,950.

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