Kia EV3 UK pricing and specification announced

[Rob]

The new Kia EV3 will be priced from £32,995 in the UK, the brand has announced.

Kia UK has announced pricing and specifications for the Kia EV3 today, with pre-orders opening from 1 August for the brand’s most affordable electric vehicle yet.
Following the example of the EV6 and EV9, Kia will offer three grades to EV3 buyers in the UK: ‘Air’, ‘GT-Line’ and ‘GT-Line S’, each with a generously equipped specification as standard.

All versions come with LED headlights, a 12.3in instrument display and infotainment touchscreen, as well as heated front seats.

Entry-level Air cars get 17in alloy wheels, grey cloth upholstery and a 58.3kWh battery. This yields a range of 267 miles and can be recharged at up to 102kW.

An 81.4kWh unit is also offered, bumping range to 372 miles and maximum charging speed to 128kWh. It costs an extra £3000.

GT-Line trim, priced from £39,495, gets the bigger battery, 19in wheels, electrically adjustable lumbar support for the driver’s seat and tinted rear windows.

The flagship of the EV3 lineup is the ‘GT-Line S’, with a price tag of £42,995. Like the ‘GT-Line’, it features the 81.4kWh long-range battery pack and WLTP ‘combined’ cycle range of up to 347 miles. It also represents the pinnacle of the EV3 line-up with the following specification highlights: electrically adjustable front seats, a head-up display and bi-directional charging, among other features. It is the only trim level to also offer an efficiency-boosting heat pump, which is an extra £900.

The GT-Line and GT-Line S cars lose 25 miles of range, down to an official limit of 347 miles, due to their larger wheels and additional on-board tech.

All versions of the EV3 are powered by a single electric motor sending 201bhp and 209lb ft through the front wheels.

UK customer deliveries will start from late 2024, with customers able to choose from all variants from launch. Fleet customers will benefit from the two per cent BIK (benefit-in-kind) rate for EVs in 2024/25 and three per cent for the 2025/26 tax years.

[Rob]

Full Kia EV3 Models and Specifications:

Standard equipment across the EV3 line-up
Every EV3 offers a generous repertoire of standard equipment. This includes:

Three-screen dashboard layout
12.3-inch driver display
5.3-inch climate control touchscreen
12.3-inch touchscreen navigation system
Wireless Apple CarPlay™ and Android Auto™
Kia Connect telematics system with seven years’ free access
Over-the-air updates
Heated front seats and steering wheel
Front and rear parking sensors
Reversing camera system
60:40 split/folding rear seats
Automatic air conditioning
Centre console with additional underneath storage
Automatic headlight control
LED daytime running lights, high mounted brake lights, rear lights and rear fog lights
eCall system
Electrically adjustable, folding, and heated door mirrors with LED indicators
Electronic parking brake with autohold function
Front, rear, side and curtain airbags with front passenger airbag cut-off switch
25-litre frunk
Gloss black roof rails
Luggage board
Rain sensing front wipers
Rear spoiler
Smart key with motion sensor
Start/stop button with Smart Entry System
Thatcham category 1 security alarm and immobiliser with interior protection
Forward Collision Avoidance Assist 2.0 (FCA 2.0) with city, pedestrian, cyclist, junction turning and junction crossing functionality
Highway Driving Assist 2.0 (HDA 2.0) with hands-on detection
Smart Cruise Control 2.0 (SCC 2.0) with stop and go functionality
Intelligent Speed Limit Assist (ISLA)
Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA)
Rear-Cross Traffic Collision Avoidance Assist (RTCA)
Safe Exit Warning (SEW)
Rear occupant alert
Driver Attention Warning (DAW)
Drive mode select with five-settings
Hill-start Assist Control (HAC)
ISOFIX child seat top tethers and anchor fixings for rear outer seats
Regenerative braking paddle shifter with iPedal functionality
EV3 ‘Air’ from £32,995
The starting point for the EV3 line-up is the ‘Air’ grade. This is priced from £32,995 on-the-road for the 58.3kWh battery pack, and £35,995 with the long-range 81.4kWh battery pack. Both battery packs feature a front-wheel drive single-motor powertrain, producing up to 201bhp and peak torque of 283Nm. The 58.3kWh battery pack is capable of travelling up to 267 miles on a single charge, while the long-range 81.4kWh has a maximum driving range of 372 miles (WLTP ‘combined’ cycle).

‘Air’ models additionally feature:

17-inch alloy wheels
LED headlights
‘Air’ body styling with cool blue interior accents
Body-coloured flush door handles
Black side sills and wheel arches
Black window surrounds
Grey cloth upholstery
As with almost all Kia models, the generous list of standard equipment means the only option for customers to choose is the paint. EV3 ‘Air’ models feature an eye-catching Sunset Orange as standard, with four optional premium colours – White Pearl, Midnight Black, Lithium Silver, and Frost Blue – available for an additional £625.

EV3 ‘GT-Line’ from £39,495
By choosing the ‘GT-Line’ grade, the EV3 features the long-range 81.4kWh battery pack for a driving range of up to 347 miles (WLTP ‘combined’ cycle), more aggressive ‘GT-Line’ styling cues, and an even longer list of standard equipment adding the following over ‘Air’ variants:

19-inch alloy wheels
‘GT-Line’ exterior styling
Gloss black door mirrors
Two-tone ‘GT-Line’ upholstery
LED headlights with ‘small cube’ design
Automatic flush door handles
Gloss black side sills, wheel arches, and window surrounds
Alloy pedals
Rear privacy glass
Electric driver’s seat lumbar support
Sliding console
Customisable ambient lighting
Wireless mobile phone charger
Digital key
Like the ‘Air’, the EV3 ‘GT-Line’ is offered as standard with Sunset Orange paintwork. For £625 extra, available premium paint options are White Pearl, Midnight Black, Shale Grey or Pistachio Green.

EV3 ‘GT-Line S’ model from £42,995
The flagship of the EV3 lineup is the ‘GT-Line S’, with a price tag of £42,995. Like the ‘GT-Line’, it features the 81.4kWh long-range battery pack and WLTP ‘combined’ cycle range of up to 347 miles. It also represents the pinnacle of the EV3 line-up with the following specification highlights:

8-speaker Harmon Kardon Premium Sound System
Customisable head-up display (HUD)
Front sunroof with tilting and sliding functions
Electric front seats with memory functionality for driver’s side
Front premium relaxation seats
Heated rear outer seats
Front ventilated front seats
Smart power tailgate
Vehicle-to-Load (V2L)
Remote Smart Parking Assist 2.0
Blind-Spot View Monitor
360-degree Surround View Monitor
Parking Collision-Avoidance Assist
The ‘GT-Line S’ is priced at £42,995 and is offered with the same choice of standard and premium exterior paint finishes as the ‘GT-Line’ model. Additionally, the ‘GT-Line S’ model is available with an optional heat pump for £900.

[Rob]

More pictures of the Kia EV3 have also been released: