Kia’s flagship EV9 SUV has triumphed on the UK Automobile of the 12 months Awards, profitable the general title and the ‘Massive Crossover’ class.
Celebrating the very best new autos accessible to UK prospects in the present day throughout eight classes, the UK Automobile of the 12 months jury is made up of 30 journalists working throughout the UK on automotive, enterprise and tech publications. Eligible vehicles for the awards will need to have been launched inside the previous 12 months.
Judges praised the EV9 for a number of elements, together with its innate practicality, fashionable design, and lengthy electrical driving vary.
“The uberpractical Kia EV9 might be the car that will get extra drivers out of their petrol or diesel automobile than some other mannequin,” stated John Challen, co-chairman of the UK Automobile of the 12 months Awards.
“Seven seats, loaded with expertise, premium high quality and sufficient miles from the battery to treatment virtually each case of vary anxiousness – plus it’s unbelievable to drive, too.
“The truth that practically half of our judging panel selected the Kia because the UK Automobile of the 12 months 2024 is a large vote of confidence in what’s a severely spectacular and vastly interesting automobile.”
The streamlined Hyundai Ioniq 6 took the runner-up spot, whereas the ultimate podium place went to Volvo’s EX30.
