Kia is working on a fully electrified model range for the coming years. We have already seen it with a recent release like the Kia EV9, although it seems that it is only the beginning. They are now presenting a compact-size electric SUV prototype that will be launched in the Chinese market later this year. Although seen what has been seen, this Kia Concept EV5 It has enough ballots to expand to other markets judging by its approach and its updated design.
This prototype adopts the Opposites United language, which is the latest from the Korean firm and which gives it that futuristic touch that follows the style of the EV family. It wants to stand out both in urban environments and outside them through a very marked front that presents the Digital Tiger Face. It is the way in which the faired front grill is resolved, always with nods to the firm’s traditional grille and introducing new lighting that will give much to talk about in the coming years.
We talk about the starmap headlights from Kia, which refers to a constellation that unites its stars through light. That digital lighting also extends to a clean side, with the door handles flush into the bodywork and some very prominent wheel arches that are necessary to house some 21 inch wheels. At the rear of the Kia Concept EV5, the rectilinear shapes stand out, from the roof spoiler to the bumper, through some very recognizable LED rear lights.
Looking inside you can fully recognize your condition prototype. It wants to offer a very generous space to its occupants through details such as the flat floor or innovative swivel seats. It also aims to achieve a pleasant atmosphere through a wide panoramic roof (which acts as a solar panel) or the materials used on its different surfaces, including some sustainable made from seaweed and recycled PET bottles. Highlights ambient lighting and advanced technology.
Minimalism is the norm in the Kia Concept EV5 and there are no buttons anywhere. They are all clean surfaces and on the dashboard there is a single panoramic screen that serves as digital instrumentation and also as a screen for infotainment. More information about the prototype remains to be known, including its electric propulsion system. In any case, doubts will be cleared when its production variant for China is presented and, hopefully shortly after, the one that will arrive in Europe.
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