- Kia is cutting the price of certain EV9 trims by $1,000 or $2,000.
- Most models also get a modest range boost of up to 10 miles.
- Kia still hasn’t announced pricing for the EV9 GT performance variant.
With America’s newfound love of tariffs, you’d expect most cars wearing an “import” badge to get more expensive. However, Kia manufactures the EV9 three-row crossover in West Point, Georgia now, so not only is it not raising prices, but it’s also making some trims cheaper for the 2026 model year and giving the model a slight range boost. The EV9 remains eligible for the full $7,500 federal tax credit.
The base Kia EV9 Light SR equipped with a single 215-horsepower motor driving the rear wheels, a 76.1-kilowatt-hour battery, and an EPA range of 230 miles costs the same $56,395, with the $1,495 destination charge included.
The big-battery EV9 Light LR, whose 99.8 kWh battery is capable of a claimed 305 miles, a one-mile improvement over the 2025 model, is now $2,000 less, priced at $59,395.
The price difference between the standard-range model and the long-range EV9 has therefore decreased from $5,000 to $3,000, making the latter much harder to ignore given its significant range gain.
The all-wheel-drive EV9 Wind AWD’s price remains unchanged at $65,395. With 379 hp, it needs just five seconds to hit 60 mph from a standstill. It gets the third row of seats, along with a dual sunroof, front and rear LED lights, heated, ventilated and powered front seats and plenty of other toys. The more expensive all-wheel drive trim, EV9 Land AWD, which gets all the available bells and whistles as standard, is $1,000 cheaper now, so it will cost you $70,395.
Both the Wind and Land models get a three-mile range increase for 2026 and are now both rated at 283 miles, up three miles over the 2025 model year EV9.
The current range-topper, the EV9 GT-Line, has the same power output as the other AWD variants but gets a boost mode that temporarily ups torque from 443 to 516 lb-ft. Thanks to the extra torque, the claimed sprint time drops to 4.5 seconds. It’s also $2,000 cheaper than before, with its price falling from $75,395 to $73,395, as well as a 10-mile range increase to 280 miles.
Kia still hasn’t announced pricing for the 500+ hp EV9 GT, which gets more powerful motors, bigger brakes and stiffer suspension. It’s expected to arrive in “late 2025” and probably cost over $80,000.The 2026 model year EV9 is also getting a native NACS charging plug in place of the current model’s CCS connector.