Kia’s smallest and most attainable electrical car – the EV3 compact SUV – has simply launched in Australia with a four-strong mannequin lineup, however the Korean model’s native arm has now confirmed dual-motor all-wheel drive and high-performance GT variations are additionally on the way in which.
Talking with media on the Australian launch of the 2025 Kia EV3, normal supervisor for product planning at Kia Australia, Roland Rivero, confirmed the as-yet-unrevealed EV3 AWD and the EV3 GT AWD will come right here, however “not this 12 months”.
“[Kia] World already let it slip in Korea – sure, there’s a GT AWD to come back. Very a lot a efficiency oriented model. There may also be a twin-motor all-wheel drive variant, so watch this area,” Mr Rivero stated.
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EV3 GT-Line
Off the again of the worldwide launch in Seoul final 12 months, CarExpert caught wind of preliminary particulars of the upcoming dual-motor variants – although Kia wouldn’t verify any of the extra particular particulars.
CarExpert understands each the EV3 AWD and EV3 GT will utilise the bigger 81.4kWh Lengthy Vary battery pack, with the GT hero probably aiming for a complete energy output of round 250kW. Kia formally says the car “nonetheless below growth and will bear adjustments”.
The high-performance variant is known to be concentrating on a sub-6.0-second 0-100km/h acceleration time, which is a little bit slower than the sub-4.0-second occasions quoted by the bigger EV6 GT and EV9 GT fashions. Maybe a few of the “adjustments” to be come might be an much more potent drivetrain.
Twin-motor variations of the EV3 are anticipated to be revealed in some unspecified time in the future later this 12 months, with an Australian launch anticipated in 2026 based mostly on Mr Rivero’s feedback. Later in a one-on-one interview, Mr Rivero indicated Australians can count on GT-Line AWD and GT AWD fashions to bolster the higher finish of the small electrical SUV vary.
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EV3 GT-Line
The 2025 Kia EV3 lineup arrives in Australia with two battery sizes and a sole single-motor drivetrain, producing 150kW and 283Nm. WLTP vary for the Customary Vary is a claimed 436km, extending to as much as 604km for the Lengthy Vary.
Pricing begins from $47,600 earlier than on-road prices or $48,990 drive-away (excluding WA), making the EV3 probably the most reasonably priced electrical car from the Korean carmaker but. Its subsequent most attainable EV is the bigger EV5, which is priced from $56,770 drive-away.
Kia Australia expects to promote round 400 EV3s per thirty days in its debut 12 months within the Australian market, translating to annual quantity across the 4800-unit mark.
That might eclipse Kia’s whole 2024 run of EV gross sales with only one mannequin line, and snap on the heels of the favored BYD Atto 3 EV (5751 items in 2024).
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