The concept reveals of the past few years have been nothing short of amazing here at Jim Butler Kia of St. Louis. When these futuristic and groundbreaking ideas first make their way to the mainstream, they can be jaw-droppingly visionary. When the Kia EV3 was officially revealed, it emerged uniquely with a distinct and boxy charm.
The glitz, glamor, and notion of things to come during the Milan Design Week 2024 gave auto industry execs and fans from all walks of life some living and breathing examples of what to expect from future models. “Cube-sized and cute” is the way to describe the EV3’s first visual impressions, with its trademark squared-off hood and hatchback rear glass. Existing as the current market’s spot-on description of a “true compact”, the EV3 is 14 feet long and about five feet tall.
This cheery and quite capable EV sits fairly low to the ground, which provides the visual effect of sporting a much smaller waist. The sideline and wheel wells have a dark cladding, and all EV3 versions ride on 19-inch wheels with a very cool two-tone finish. There are four new color choices for the EV3, as you can now pick Aventurine Green, Shale Grey, Frost Blue, and Terracotta to tie together a charming aesthetic along with a slightly robotic vertical headlight design.
The Car and Driver review team was incredibly impressed with the design playbook that Kia used for this innovative model, which strays drastically from most of the edgy and aggressive models currently out there. Without a single “mean bone in its body”, the EV3 comes across as a cute and excited puppy. The trim line looks like it will consist of a standard model that properly evokes the Kia design language and EV spirit, followed up with the sportier and aggressive GT-Line.
The GT-Line will hit the pavement poised for eco-friendly and thrilling performance with different body cladding, a unique front bumper, and GT-Line-only 19-inch wheels. Layout is expected to carry over the similar very spacious and simple concept, with seating for five and plenty of accessibility. The trend of the ever-expanding screen size has also not abruptly halted here, as consumers have loved enjoying the cabin’s comforts just as much as they would at home. Here there will be two 12.3-inch models across the dash, connected by a 5.0-inch panel providing the climate control readout.
There is also a natural language voice control currently in development, which will be able to control the car’s functions or complete map searches based on spoken commands. The urge to snack while counting miles is undeniable, as the proverbial Wheat Thins or Ritz can make the commute or after-school event much more bearable! The EV3’s console lid can pull out cleverly as a table for just this purpose, and then slide back to make room for a clutch or cute cellphone bag. Regenerative braking will be controlled from the steering wheel for the first time in a Kia vehicle, and the GT-Line trim is likely to offer all-wheel-drive.
