The first car for a young family needs to balance comfort, intelligence and family needs, and such a choice seems to be uncommon in the current market, but the best of them is the Kia EV5.
As Kia's strategic model launched in the Chinese market and oriented to the world, the EV5 starts at 159,800 yuan, with a standard range of 530 km and an ultra-long range of 720 km.
Compared with the competing models of Volkswagen, BYD and other brands, Kia EV5 has a considerable lead in design, electric, space, cockpit, and intelligence.
In terms of appearance, the Kia EV5 highly restores the concept car styling design, adopts a new digital tiger roar front face, integrates the Star-Map star mark LED headlight group, full of science and technology, the body lines are tough and full, and the rear and front face design styles are in the same vein, echoing the front and rear, complementing each other.
In terms of range, compared to competing products, the Kia EV5 has the longest battery life and the shortest charging time for the same battery life.
The EV5 530 Air version has a range of 530 km and can be charged in just 27 minutes. The Song Plus has a range of 520 km and takes 30 minutes to charge, while the ID.4 Crozz has a range of 442 km and takes 40 minutes to charge. In terms of price, the EV5 530 Air version is also only 159,800 yuan.
Faster charging thanks to Kia's dedicated E-GMP platform for electric vehicles, E-GMP is a new technology-intensive platform equipped with a new PE system, covering a newly developed motor, reducer, inverter and battery to control the motor, etc., supporting high-performance dual-drive motors, which can achieve multi-functional fast charging and bidirectional charging.
The lighter the weight of an electric car, the longer the range. The new PE system reduces overall volume and weight, reduces energy transfer losses between parts, and maximizes performance and efficiency. This allows the EV5 to go from 30% to 80% in fast charging mode in just 27 minutes.
In addition, the EV5 adopts a front MacPherson independent suspension and a rear five-link independent suspension, which has a good sense of handling, excellent ride comfort, and reduces the phenomenon of brake nodding.
Compared with competing products, Kia EV5 has a unique 67L ultra-large capacity trunk, and the trunk volume can be expanded to a maximum of 1718L, with a unique rear seat 0° flat folding, creating the largest storage space in its class, far exceeding Song plus, ID.4 Crozz, Buick E5 and other models.
In terms of comfort and convenience, the Kia EV5's intelligent induction electric tailgate and heated front seats are the only configurations in the same class, which are very rare in the 150,000-yuan class of models.
In addition, the EV5 also has electric adjustment for the main and co-driver, rear backrest adjustment, openable panoramic sunroof, and V2L external discharge, which further improves the comfort of the car.
In terms of the cockpit, it is based on the consideration of children's health in the family car scenario. The interior materials of the Kia EV5 are made of 10 essential sustainable, healthy and environmentally friendly materials to create a healthy and environmentally friendly cockpit for mothers and infants, which is also the healthiest choice for the 150,000 yuan class.
In terms of intelligence, the front row of the EV5 is equipped with a 27-inch integrated triple screen, including a 12.3-inch colorful LCD instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch multimedia touch screen and a 5-inch air conditioning touch screen, and is also equipped with the latest generation of Kia's ccNC intelligent connected entertainment system applied for the first time in China.
While taking into account the needs of Chinese users, Kia has partnered with Baidu and Tencent to focus on strengthening the use of apps commonly used by Chinese users. Among them, EV5 has developed in-car WeChat, iQuting, and Tencent small scenes of dozens of practical apps, covering audio, video, games, life services, etc.
In terms of cockpit interaction, the EV5 applies Baidu Maps and Baidu voice functions, and supports Baidu CarLife and Apple Wireless CarPlay, of which CarPlay supports wireless connection and wired connection. In addition, the EV5 also supports voice memos and valet parking.
It is worth mentioning the safety features of the EV5, which is the most important issue for automotive products, especially electric vehicles. With 80 years of experience in car manufacturing, Kia has created the safest intelligent driving system and the most secure travel guarantee.
Specifically, the Kia EV5 comes standard with the only front-mounted mid-mounted airbag in the 150,000 class, with the most 7 airbags to maximize passenger safety. At the same time, the car adopts a multi-skeleton structure, with a proportion of 73.6% of high-strength steel, plus a disc rear brake with better braking effect, to create a safety system in an all-round way.
In terms of battery safety, the EV5 adopts wrap-around battery protection to achieve an ultra-high safety level of no fear of collision, no fear of wading in water, and no fear of high temperatures.
In order to better meet the needs of the Chinese market, the EV5 is a family SUV designed for the main group of Chinese millennial consumers, developed by nearly 400 Chinese elite engineers, produced in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province, and launched in the world for the first time in China.
When buying a car, you can also enjoy the rights and interests of super-value car purchases, such as 3-year 0 down payment and 0 interest super-value financial rights, financial discount of up to 23,000 yuan, 8-year or 150,000 km warranty for three electric vehicles, 5-year or 100,000 km warranty for the whole vehicle, 7,000 yuan replacement subsidy, 5-year free unlimited full data traffic, etc.