Will 4800 Aussies Choose KIA EV5 over Tesla Model Y? - Media launch road trip review

Will 4800 Aussies Choose KIA EV5 over Tesla Model Y and other medium sized electric SUVs? That's what Kia Australia is hoping but it might be tricky as the base model Air is missing some features Chinese EVs have as standard.

Find out my thoughts after attending the 2 day Kia EV5 Australian media launch and test drive event last week, driving several hundred km in the rain and sun across EV5 Air standard range, EV5 Air long range and EV5 Earth AWD long range.

Video footage taken while I was driving is thanks to my co-pilot Matt from The Right Car Youtube Channel who was also reviewing the same cars. Some video where the car is different colours to what I drove is B-roll video supplied by Kia.

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00:00 Introduction
00:26 Driving twisty roads in the rain
01:12 Ride & Handling
01:23 Sat Nav & Kia Connect
01:40 Android Auto & Apple Carplay
01:50 Using Waze
02:15 Handling in wet weather
02:40 Kia/Hyundai Regen Paddles are Awesome
03:20 EV5 Air popular fleet choice?
03:56 Boot space & why V2L is handy
04:42 Wireless charging disappointment
05:00 Reverse camera sadness
05:33 Front Right Charging Port Makes Neerav Sad
06:20 Earth AWD motorway experience
06:47 What about GT-Line?
07:01 Verdict: Air, Earth or GT-Line best?
07:20 Will EV5 sell 4800 a year?

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Financial Disclosure:
Kia Australia paid for my meals and accommodation while attending their event. My opinions remain completely independent.
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