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Kia EV3
148kW GT-Line S 81.4kWh 5dr Auto [2025]
Kia EV3
Download vehicle brochureThe Kia EV3 is a compact SUV that offers stylish and refined electric motoring at an affordable leasing price point. First launched in 2024, the EV3 enjoys an impressive range of up to 372 miles between charges as well as generous amounts of power. With a 460-litre boot, expandable to 1,250 litres by folding down the back seats, and 25-litres of storage space under the bonnet it’s also a practical leasing option for busy families.
Key facts & figures
- Fuel Type: Electric
- 0-62mph: 7.9 seconds
- Manufacturer OTR: £42,995
- Body Type: Estate
- No. of seats: 5
- CO2 emissions: 0 g/km
- Battery Range (official): 362 miles
- Vehicle efficiency: 4 miles per kWh
- Battery Capacity: 81.4 kWh

It is hard to believe it's already a decade since Kia introduced its first-ever production electric car.
When it first came out, the Soul EV was one of the first battery-powered cars on the UK’s roads. It could manage just over 130 miles on a single charge. But now it’s time for Kia’s electrified genesis to depart.
In recent years, Kia has refined its electric range with the introduction of a more consistent naming system.
The EV6, a fantastic blend of a hot hatchback-inspired SUV, wowed critics when it was introduced in 2021, followed by the large, new, imposing flagship SUV, the EV9.
Added to electric versions of some of its existing combustion-engined line-up, Kia is well and truly on the march, aiming to sell 15 types of electric vehicles by 2027.
Now the EV3i s here, too, promising more of the same goodness, but following in the Soul's footsteps, it has much to live up to.
It is slightly smaller than the Kia Niro EV, but it looks like a futuristic version of it. That said, the looks have even more in common with the comparatively gigantic EV9.
Can the EV3 follow in its larger siblings’ footsteps, though? We have taken it out for a test drive to find out.

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