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Posted 1 September 2025
Kia’s latest family SUV electrifies the UK’s most popular segment
Kia has revealed UK pricing and specifications for the EV5, a fully-electric family SUV offering space for five across two rows, a 329-mile all electric range on a single charge*, and copious levels of practicality and storage space. The EV5 range starts from £39,295, with order books now open and first customer deliveries due to start later this year.
The EV5 sits alongside Kia’s UK, European and global best-seller, the Sportage, further electrifying the UK’s most popular and fiercely competitive C-SUV vehicle segment. The new model means Kia now offers family SUVs with fully electric, plug-in hybrid, hybrid and pure internal combustion powertrains, maximising customer choice.
As with the EV3, EV4, EV6 and EV9, the Kia EV5 is offered in three generously equipped trim levels: ‘Air’, ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’. With each equipped with a wide variety of features, Kia aims to keep the buying process as simple and understandable as possible.
At a glance
All variants of EV5 are offered with the same 81.4kWh battery pack as the EV3 and EV4. On the EV5, this enables a range of up to 329 miles on a single charge (WLTP ‘combined’ cycle).
The EV5 is powered by a single front-mounted electric motor, applying 160kW (214bhp) and 295Nm torque through the front wheels. This allows the EV5 to accelerate from 0-to-62mph in 8.4 seconds, on to a top speed of 102mph.
400V technology achieved through Kia’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) architecture ensures charging stops, when necessary, are minimal hassle. The EV5 is able to charge from 10-to-80% in just 30 minutes** when plugged into a 150kW (minimum) DC fast charger, and in just 7 hours and 20 minutes on an 11kW AC charger (10-to-100%).
Although a family SUV with space for five, Kia’s designers have made a specific focus on aerodynamic efficiency. On the move, Active Air Flaps in the front bumper open and close automatically to optimise cooling efficiency and maximise aerodynamic performance. The EV5 also features a full body undercover, as well as wheel strakes and deflectors, to aid airflow.
Wheel gaps have been reduced to aid airflow around the wheel arch and reduce drag, while the subtle rear boattail shape to the roof improves aerodynamics by reducing the size of the wake, and allows the EV5 a drag coefficient of 0.29CD (0.30CD on ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’).
The EV5 is 1,875mm wide, 4,610mm long, 1,675mm tall and has a wheelbase of 2,750mm. Although sitting alongside the new Sportage in Kia’s SUV line-up, this makes the EV5 10mm wider, 70mm longer and 30mm taller than the Sportage, with a wheelbase 70mm longer than that of the Sportage.
The centre console offers a varying amount of storage space, totalling 16.5 litres. The upper tray, suitable for mobile phone and water bottle storage, offers 3.2 litres of storage space, the centre storage box 3.3 litres, the lower tray 5.8 litres and the sliding rear tray 4.2 litres.
The boot floor is adjustable up and down by 100mm, either maximising storage space or creating a flat loading lip. With all seats upright, the EV5’s boot capacity is 566 litres, extending to 1,650 litres with the second row folded. For charging cable storage, the EV5 also has a 44-litre under-bonnet cargo compartment (‘frunk’). The boot offers an opening width of just over 1,000mm, ideal for loading everything a family might need, such as pushchairs, luggage, or larger sports equipment.
The Kia EV5 is equipped with a wide variety of the brand’s cutting-edge technologies as standard. This includes Kia’s new connected car Navigation Cockpit (ccNC), integrated into the dual 12.3-inch display and infotainment screens. This allows for wireless Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™, a range of on-demand features, and a smooth and refined user experience. The EV5's displays also integrate an additional 5.3-inch climate control touchscreen, accompanied by physical rocker switches on the centre fascia to quickly control heating and ventilation.
A customisable 12.3-inch Head-Up Display (HUD) is also offered on top-spec models and features integrated Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™.
The EV5 is one of the first Kia vehicles to integrate the brand’s AI Assistant, powered by ChatGPT. First rolled out to EV3 models, customers can use the AI chat assistant to interact with and control the vehicle’s features directly and intuitively. The integration of generative AI also makes Kia’s voice assistant even more capable. Generative AI comprehends complex contexts through natural language understanding, enabling it to converse naturally with users. Activated by saying “Hey Kia”, the AI assistant can support travel planning, suggest stop-off points and POI information, and answer FAQs regarding the owner’s manual. It can also provide entertainment, such as music recommendations, voice games, jokes and trivia questions.
Every EV5 comes equipped with Kia CarPay and Plug & Charge as standard, and free of charge. CarPay allows drives to locate and pay for parking through the vehicle’s central infotainment screen, while Plug & Charge streamlines the charging process. When the EV5 is connected to a Plug & Charge-compatible charge station, the charging session can be activated automatically with no need to authorise via charging card or app.
Kia will also offer four levels of Entertainment Packages on the EV5. When parked, these give customers access to music streaming via Amazon Music or Soundcloud, Netflix, Disney+, YouTube, casual games, and other entertainment services via the main infotainment screen. Services can be interacted with via the central infotainment screen.
The Kia EV5 joins its electric siblings, the EV3, EV4, EV6 and EV9 in Kia’s bold strategy of launching nine EVs in the UK by 2027. It is Kia’s electric Sportage equivalent, and follows in the footsteps of Kia’s global, Europe and UK-wide best-seller.
Kia EV5 Pricing | OTR |
Kia EV5 ‘Air | £39,295 |
Kia EV5 ‘GT-Line’ | £42,595 |
Kia EV5 ‘GT-Line S’ | £47,095 |
*Range figures may be subject to small degree of change, following final homologation. All range figures are determined according to the standardised EU measurement procedure (WLTP). Individual driving style and other factors, such as speed, outside temperature, topography and the use of electricity-consuming devices/units, have an influence on the real-life range and can possibly reduce it.
**In order to achieve the maximum charging speed, EV5 must use a 400 volt electric vehicle charger that delivers at least 150kW of electricity. Actual charging speed and charging time may be influenced by the battery temperature and weather conditions.
***LG webOS content at launch: YouTube, LG Channel, Netflix, Disney+, Stingray Karaoke, Playworks, Baby Shark, El Dorado, Gold Tower Defence, TikTok
