The Passenger of Has Disappeared from the Dutch Street Scene Due to High Taxes. But Make Them Electric and That Disadvantage Disappears. Kia Dives Into the Gap of Spacious Passenger Transport for a Low Price With The PV5.
Kia PV5? Was that car called pbv?
No, but you’re getting close. In January 2024, The Koreans Unveiled Their PBV Concept Cars at CES in Las Vegas. Platform Beyond Vehicle , It Means. From a small pv1 to a huge pv9. The Idea: A Scalable and Flexible Electric Platform, Where the Layout of the Commercial Vehicles Can Already Take Place In The Factory, So That The Hatchet Doesn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’tn’t Be Used Again At The Dealer. Work Vans, Food Trucks, Wheelchair Transport, Refrigerated Transport: Everything was available to order. The PV5 is the first concrete production car to emerge from this project. It is available as a cargo version, with sixteen possible layouts for the time being, but also as a ‘ passenger ‘ with five seats. A Seven-Seater Version with Three Rows of Seats is Planned For Deep in 2026.
We Already Saw The Kia PV5 Concept in January 2024 in Las Vegas.
And So It’s Electric?
Indeed. For the passenger version, there is currently a choice of two batteries: 51.5 and 72 kWh, Both NMC batteries. You can get 288 and 400 kilometers respectively on paper. The Power Adapts to the Amount of Electricity: 121 and 163 HP. How much you need logically deeping a lot on the use. Passer Transport in the City is Sufficient with the Entry-Level Model, for your family you want the larger battery. Both Models Can Fast Charge Up to 150 KW.
Isn’t it just an MPV?
No, certainly not. Driving is like the interior: It is far from a Large Passenger Car Like the Kia Sorento. The Chassis is simple and softly damped, so there is a lot of movement in the body when you drive over a threshold. The Road Holding in Bends is Good Enough, As is the Confidence on the Highway, but the Difference between car and bus should not be underestimated. There is comfort, althegh people on the future third row of seats will notice that there is a lot of movement in the reear axle. The Steering is Light But Distant and You Are Noticevy On The Box. You really Climb on Board. This does not apply to the back seat, which has a remarkable low floor. The pv5 does benefit from modern technology when it comes to autopilot and multimedia, this is all in good order. Moreover, Kia Does Not Make the Mistake of Hiding All Options in the Screen. Masses of Physical Buttons Make the Ergonomics Excellent. Kia’s Well-Known V2L Technology is also present, so you can always use a 220 plug.
Extremely Much Space In The Back Seat
You were talking about the interior?
Oh yes, we had described that yet. Space is of course the Magic Word. In One of the Three Seats in the Back You Have Masses of Head and Legroom. The trunk sacrifices 1,310 liters, which is not just remotely feasible for any Passoer car without folding down the second row of seats. With the future third row of seats in the pv5, we can assume that will still be QUITE A BIT of that trunk space Left. If you fold down the second row of seats, you go over 2,300 liters. Unfortunately, You Cannot Fold the Seat Cushions Further Forward To Create A Completely Flat Loading Floor. The cockpit is nice and robust, and the materials are such that a spilled cup of coffee causes little panic. The Difference Between A by Like This and An MPV is significant.
A nice robust cockpit, where you can spill your coffee without stress.
Which cars is the kia pv5 targeting?
As a passenger bus, The Volkswagen ID Buzz is of Course The Standard Competitor. Also electric and also for passer transport. It is more Expensive if you look at the starting price, but the vw start with a larger battery. The Big Advantage is of Course the Lack of High BPM. That previously made the passer bus disappear from the market in the Netherlands. With a small battery, The PV5 Already Starts at 40,000 euros, which is QUITE Attractive.