2027 Kia EV9 carries over with 305-mile range and standard Land Nightfall package

Carryover model, revised Land trim

The 2027 EV9 carries over from 2026 with slight design and packaging updates, according to specifications evchargingstations.com lists. Four trims remain: Light, Wind, Land and GT-Line. They are offered with two battery sizes, rear- or all-wheel drive, and six- and seven-seat layouts. The Standard Range pack comes only on the Light. Kia lists 0-60 mph times ranging from 5.0 seconds in the Land and GT-Line all-wheel-drive versions to 8.8 seconds in the Light Long Range rear-drive. The Light Standard Range rear-drive is rated at 7.7 seconds.

The Land now includes the formerly optional Nightfall Edition Package as standard, at a $500 lower MSRP than the 2026 Land Nightfall Edition. Its torque rises from 379 to 516 lb-ft.

Kia's online configurator still shows the 2026 model year, so shoppers cannot yet see the full 2027 line-up. The Wind gets black-finish 19-inch wheels and Glossy Black exterior garnishes. Wolf Gray paint is newly available. Kia has still not brought the performance GT version it promised in 2024 to the US.

Range and charging stay where they were

The Standard Range battery holds 76.1 kWh at 632 volts. The Long Range pack holds 99.8 kWh at 552 volts, 31% more capacity. Kia quotes the same EPA combined range as before. Kia rates the Light rear-drive Standard Range at 230 miles. The Long Range pack takes that to 305 miles, nearly 33% more. The dual-motor AWD powertrain reduces the Long Range figure by 7.2% to 283 miles. The top GT-Line AWD Long Range, with larger 21-inch wheels, gets 280 miles.

Energy consumption including charging losses runs from 2.4 to 2.6 miles per kWh. That is 82 to 89 MPGe depending on powertrain. EPA highway ratings show energy consumption increases noticeably at higher speeds, a result evchargingstations.com attributes to the EV9's large size and boxy shape.

The charging setup is unchanged too. The car uses a NACS inlet for both AC and DC charging, a format already fitted to the 2026 model. Kia EVs have had access to Tesla's Supercharger network since April 2025. CCS1 fast chargers remain reachable through an adapter.

2026 model discounted

CarBuzz reported that EV9 sales fell 33% in the prior month to 1,789 units and found a $10,000 Kia Customer Cash discount at every dealership it checked, with some adding more. According to Carscoops, one Light rear-drive model was listed $16,000 under MSRP. It cost $40,694 instead of $56,735 before the $1,545 destination fee, below the $46,490 starting price of the Telluride hybrid. A 2026 GT-Line advertised by Kia Santa Monica showed up to $20,000 off: $56,045 from $76,045, made up of $10,000 customer cash plus a $10,000 dealer discount.

Electrek reported on 17 November 2025 that Kia had launched a $10,000 customer cash discount across every EV in its line-up, and that without the $7,500 US tax credit the two Korean brands were covering the gap with discounts.

Georgia production

Kia builds the EV9 at its West Point, Georgia plant. The plant makes five models: the gas-powered Sportage, Sorento and Telluride, plus the electric EV9 and EV6, and it recently added the Telluride hybrid. It broke ground in 2006, began production in 2008 and employs about 3,200 workers. Kia says it can now build more than 550,000 vehicles a year in Georgia: 350,000 at West Point and 200,000 at the Metaplant, where the Sportage Hybrid became the first Kia built at the Metaplant.

Sean Yoon, president and CEO of Kia North America and Kia America, said Kia wants 50% of US sales built in the same country within two years.