Kia EV5 First Drive – Woozers – 5 min read

I’m the last writer in the country to drive Kia EV5, and this oversight is unforgiveable. So, please forgive me.

The shape you either love or hate, I love it. Kia EV5 plays on your inner yernings of space and efficiency, but she is a big ol’ bus. Whereas EV9 feels huge because it is a block of flats with 4 wheels and a battery, EV5 is meant to be the smaller sibling but still feels bigger than Lady Bracknell’s handbag.

Our first drive is based on a few round-town trips.

What I like

I live the looks. What looks great on EV5 and EV9 looks dreadful on K4, and catastrophic on Tasman.

EV5 is smooth with a quality feeling of premium Zen. The capacious cabin has a friendly and familiar Kia interior design. The technology works easily and without fuss, and the GT-Line has AWD and 230 kW / 480 Nm for a nippy yet relaxed 6.1 0-100. The 88.1kwh battery feels heavy but that only makes EV5 feel glued to the road. There is decent fast charging and a host of premium inclusions.

Seats in the EV5 GT-Line are trimmed in genuine simulated fake artificial leather, so no cows suffered. I’d like there to have been soy-based plastics used but perhaps this is something for later. There is seat heating, cooling, and a luxe back massage, and the now familiar curved dash continues to feel top drawer.

The cabin is spacious, and although it is fashioned entirely from plastic, feels classy and elegant. The gear lever is column mounted (Mercedes/Tesla style) but as it twists instead of levering, you don’t keep reaching for neutral instead of the right turn indicator.

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ABOVE: kia EV5 GT-Line 

At $71,770 it is clearly aimed at the badly-wounded Tesla, and its rejuvenated Model Y, but despite the nip-n-tuck, EV5 aces the aging American on looks, feel, and value. The performance Model Y is faster, but the big T is firmly umbilicalled to its erratic figurehead. Many are now asking who wants to be associated with a psychopathic megalomaniac? Regardless, Teslas are aging badly despite the recent (and rather desperate) update.

I recently drove the Cadillac LYRIQ and the experience was not dissimilar to the Kia, which is something I’d take as a compliment.

The group’s brilliant VTL plug (interior) and VTL adaptor (exterior) are a great comfort in situations such as the recent cyclone, where power was out all over the city, surrounds and all over South East Queensland. As the climate becomes less stable, we will rely on these features more and more. Despite a 3kw output limit, it is enough to run a couple of essentials, using about 10% battery a day.

TOP TIP: Don’t set the joint on fire with a million power boards.

The sound system astounds in the nicest possible way.

EV5 GT-Line is silent in town, a Zen space of quiet contemplation, even in the most hideous of afternoon snarls.

So far, I’m in love despite her tiny foibles.

Not So Much

The column mounted electric steering feels strangely ethereal. A longer drive should shed light on the situation.

I’ve had mixed luck with the Hyundai Group’s HDA (highway assist). obviously it is user error, something I will sort it in a video review. I am told HDA is as easy as falling off a log and I shall hold Roland to that.

I thought there would be walk-away locking.

The seats are quite firm, as is the suspension. More on that as the week transpires. Although the car was delivered with only 70% charge and a range of 350km, that distance in town gets you a very long way. We used 4% travelling 6km and sitting for a few moments programming the tech.

The over-speed warning still requires deactivating the speed sign recognition system completely. The bongs are still annoying, and the system is still inaccurate. The same goes for all speed sign recognition, in all brands, on all models. It is a daft idea that still needs a touchup.

Specifications HERE: MY25 Kia EV5 Spec sheet

More details in our FULL REVIEW including a Video critique.

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