Kia EV9 2023 News

Why the 2020s belongs to Korea and not China or Japan

By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Aug 2025

Sorry, Swifties. While we appreciate the cultural phenomenon that is singer/songwriter, artist and philanthropist Taylor Swift, this is not a paean to a great pop star, but, rather, a reference to the year that marked Japan’s stellar ascension as the biggest threat to the established carmakers of that time. Their fear was existential as well as actual.

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Byron's Top 5 cars of 2023

By Byron Mathioudakis · 26 Dec 2023

Here are my personal and somewhat subjective Top 5 Cars of 2023... and in alphabetical order, because – like reading – objectivity is fundamental.

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Why my top five releases of 2023 are all EVs

By Tom White · 25 Dec 2023

I didn't expect my entire list to be fully electric cars, but these five are all stand-outs in their own right.

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Kia to reveal two new smaller EVs

By Chris Thompson · 06 Oct 2023

The first-ever ‘Kia EV Day’ is just a week away, and the South Korean brand is set to use the inaugural event to reveal not one, but two new model concepts.

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Kia thinks it has Tesla beat in Australia

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Aug 2023

Kia Australia says there are several key areas its vehicles are "above" Tesla's best-selling models in Australia, listing the reasons customers would buy an EV6 or EV9 over the Tesla Model 3 or Tesla Model Y.Elon Musk's electric vehicles are the best-sell

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A cheaper Kia EV6? That's the $64K question!

By Byron Mathioudakis · 24 Jun 2023

Kia is on a roll when it comes to electric vehicles (EVs), due to the spectacular achievements of the EV6.

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Skoda’s sleek new EVs coming by 2026

By Chris Thompson · 26 Apr 2023

Options for electric cars across new car segments like different-sized SUVs and even wagons are about to get a lot more broad, especially if Skoda has anything to say about it, with half a dozen EVs set to go on sale over the next three years.

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Why the Kia EV9 might be the world's best SUV

By Byron Mathioudakis · 30 Mar 2023

Pencilled in for a late 2023 launch, there’s still plenty left to reveal – including the all-important pricing info – but a clearer picture of what Kia’s anticipated circa-$100,000-plus EV SUV alternative to an BMW X7, Mazda CX-90 and Volvo XC90 is emerging.

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2024 Kia Picanto facelift: what we know

By Byron Mathioudakis · 19 Mar 2023

With the ageing MG3 likely to vanish and the Suzuki Ignis’ future up in the air, Kia is set to take the high ground by offering the lowest-priced new car in Australia with the next Picanto.

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All-new Kia EV9 revealed!

By Andrew Chesterton · 15 Mar 2023

The Kia EV9 has finally been revealed, with the Korean brand's all-electric answer to a Toyota LandCruiser or Nissan Patrol breaking cover overnight.

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