- Kia’s devoted EV for the compact SUV market receives the celebrated award of ‘Greatest Automobile Under €40,000’
- The Golden Steering Wheel Awards are one of the crucial essential prizes within the German automotive business
- The EV3 has a segment-leading vary of as much as 605 km and affords the flexibility and affordability to be the principle automobile of the family
- Praised for its type, area, tech and worth, the EV3 is without doubt one of the most effective EVs available on the market
- The EV3 just lately received the ‘Automobile of the Yr for 2024’ on the Electrifying.com Awards and the ‘Small SUV/Crossover of the Yr’ on the Information UK Motor Awards
Regardless of solely being launched this month, the Kia EV3 has received its third main award. This successful streak continues by receiving the coveted ‘Greatest Automobile Under €40,000’ title on the 2024 Golden Steering Wheel Awards. The win continues Kia’s spectacular observe document in these awards, with the EV9, Niro EV, Sorento and XCeed all having obtained titles in earlier years.
Launched in 1976, and offered by AUTO BILD and BILD am SONNTAG, the Golden Steering Wheel Awards mix a public vote with professional critiques and are thought-about one of the crucial essential prizes within the German automotive business. With a segment-leading vary of as much as 605 km and an revolutionary inside design that optimises area, consolation and accessibility, the EV3 impressed the judges and reviewers, to return out on high in a extremely aggressive section.*
“It’s an honor to obtain this award, as it’s a recognition from most people in addition to business professionals” mentioned Karim Habib, Government Vice President and Head of Kia International Design. “With its distinctive mixture of Design, Useability and Expertise, the EV3 is the results of the dedication and dedication of our engineers, strategists and designers at Kia to creating sustainable mobility accessible to all.”
A complete of 78 autos had been nominated by two editorial groups in seven classes, earlier than readers chosen the finalists. A distinguished 18-member jury put the finalists by in depth testing on the DEKRA Lausitzring race circuit, in Schipkau, Germany. DEKRA analysed the motive force help methods, whereas the editorial workforce at Laptop Bild evaluated every automobile’s competence in connectivity.
Robin Hornig, chief editor of AUTO BILD commented: “A golden begin for the brand new Kia EV3! It affords loads of options and strong ranges at a gorgeous worth – a convincing supply for individuals who worth worth and efficiency. And it is a protected funding, as a result of Kia affords a 7-year producer’s guarantee on the EV3, which covers each the automobile and the traction battery.”
The popularity for the EV3 on the Golden Steering Awards follows wins on the Electrifying.com Awards, for ‘Automobile of the Yr for 2024’, and on the Information UK Motor Awards, for ‘Small SUV/Crossover of the Yr’.
One of the best worth electrical compact SUV available on the market
Kia’s first devoted electrical compact SUV is prepared for all European journeys and existence, and units a brand new benchmark for design, effectivity and efficiency in a high-demand market section.
The Kia EV3 leverages the premium-level applied sciences of the EV6 and EV9, each multi-award-winning autos, whereas including new applied sciences and options, akin to Kia CarPay that allows prospects to pay for objects and companies from contained in the automobile. The 605 km vary of the EV3 goes as much as 773 km when the automobile is used purely in metropolis driving conditions.* The automobile is supported by Kia Cost, the model’s community that provides entry to greater than 800,000 charging factors in 28 European nations, and may cost from 10 to 80 % in slightly below half an hour.
Amongst a number of sensible applied sciences, Kia is without doubt one of the main producers to carry Automobile-to-Load (V2L) charging to the compact SUV section, enabling the automobile to energy exterior gadgets. The EV3 can also be able to bi-directional charging, together with Automobile-to-Grid, Automobile-to-Dwelling and Automobile-to-Constructing, which can regularly be launched to European markets. Over-the-air updates, personalised show themes and options on demand can be found through the Kia Join Retailer.
Exemplifying Kia’s dedication to sustainability, the EV3 has a brand new trunk liner created from recycled supplies collected as a part of the cooperation with The Ocean Cleanup,
the worldwide non-profit venture with the mission of ridding the oceans of plastic. The high-quality waterproof trunk liner is made with 40% recycled ocean plastic.
As a part of the corporate’s broader imaginative and prescient of turning into a pioneer in sustainable mobility, Kia is aiming to have 20% of the plastics utilized in our autos come from recycled sources by 2030.
The EV3 is now accessible in Europe. Kia plans to introduce an all-wheel drive (AWD) variant in addition to a GT mannequin, increasing the vary of selection for patrons past the present two-wheel drive (2WD) fashions.
