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New Delhi: Kia have revealed the EV2 electric crossover during the ongoing Brussels Motor Show. The EV2 is Kia’s sixth and the smallest model to date in the line-up from the born-electric vehicles made on the E-GMP platform. Worldwide, it is placed to rival the likes of the Renault 4 and the upcoming Volkswagen ID Cross.
On the outside, the EV2 does look similar to its bigger cousins from Kia’s line-up of electric SUVs. The EV2, though, has a revised version of the brand’s ‘tiger face’ front and gets a boxy shape for maximum interior room. There are the vertically stacked split headlamps, which are unique, a lot of body cladding all around the vehicle and the tail-lamps, which look like extensions of the body cladding over the back wheels and look similar to the Syros sold in India.
The design from the outside is clean and with fewer sharp lines and edgy surfaces. There’s a GT trim, which gets sportier front and back bumpers. Wheel sizes would be between 16 to 218 inches for the regular variants, while the GT-trim should get 19-inch trims. In terms of dimensions, the EV2 is 4,060 mm in length, 1,800 mm in width and has a wheelbase of 2,565 mm.
On the inside, it is quite similar to the Syros sold in the Indian market. You get the Kia’s dashboard centred on three screens, which is 1 12.3-inch instrument cluster, a 5.3-inch climate control display and the 12.3-inch central touch screen. For EV2, Kia have come up with a new ‘lite’ version of Kia’s infotainment system, which Kia has said lowers the cost. It is still capable of receiving over-the-air updates.
Made for intuitive use, the Kia EV2 comes with a balance between modern tech with a user-friendly cabin featuring numerous tactile buttons on the steering wheel and centre console.
A key highlight of this model is the flexible seating options, where buyers can choose between a standard five-passenger layout or a more specialised four-seat setup. In the four-seater version, the back comes with two standalone reclining seats that slide to expand the luggage area to 403 litres. The five-seater provides a respectable 362 litres of storage. Both setups come with a 15-litre front trunk (frunk) for smaller items.
Other highlights include digital key 2.0, a high-end Harman Kardon audio system, Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) and Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) power sharing bi-directional charging and a Level 2 ADAS safety package.
The EV2 gets two battery options, which are a 42.2 kWh LFP battery for a range of 317 km, and a Long Range version comes with a 61.0 kWh NMC pack, which offers 448 km and will enter production in June. Standard range variants will come with a 147 bhp front-mounted motor, and Long Range gets a smaller 136 bhp motor.
