Kia EV5 praise
- Reviewers praised the Kia EV5 as a family-sized electric SUV that meets broad practical needs. - Multiple reviews highlighted the EV5's interior space, tech features, and competitive pricing for families. - The EV5 is being framed as a mainstream family EV contender across several recent reviews (x.com)
The Kia EV5 is landing in Britain as a family electric sport utility vehicle priced from about £39,000, and reviewers keep describing it in the same terms: roomy, well-equipped and built for ordinary households. (topgear.com, autocar.co.uk) Top Gear’s December 18, 2025 review called the EV5 “a useful electric family SUV” with “a very spacious cabin” and lots of standard equipment. Carwow’s review said the EV5 has “loads of space inside,” while RAC Drive said it is one of the better electric family sport utility vehicles for comfort and space. (topgear.com, carwow.co.uk, rac.co.uk) Kia UK says the EV5 offers up to 329 miles of range on the Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure cycle and peak charging of 150 kilowatts, enough for a 10% to 80% charge in 30 minutes. The company’s UK pricing page lists the model with a 7-year, 100,000-mile warranty, and Autocar reported order books opened at £39,295 on September 1, 2025. (kia.com, kia.com, autocar.co.uk) The pitch is straightforward: the EV5 is the electric counterpart to the Kia Sportage, one of Britain’s most popular family cars. Autocar said the Sportage had passed 45,000 UK sales in 2025 by the time of its EV5 review, and described the new model as Kia’s answer in the fast-growing class of family-sized electric sport utility vehicles. (autocar.co.uk, forbes.com) That matters in a market where buyers have already been pushed toward larger electric family cars by the success of the Tesla Model Y, Skoda Enyaq, Nissan Ariya and Renault Scenic. Carwow said the Model Y remains Britain’s best-selling electric sport utility vehicle, while RAC Drive grouped the EV5 into the same crowded mid-size segment. (carwow.co.uk, rac.co.uk) The reviews are not all praise. Top Gear said the EV5 “drives as well as it needs to” rather than standing out for fun, and its separate driving review said the suspension can feel bouncy on rough British roads. (topgear.com, topgear.com) Even so, the common thread across the coverage is that Kia did not try to make the EV5 a niche electric car. Reviewers keep comparing it to the cars families already buy, which is why the EV5 is being treated less as a statement model than as a mainstream one. (topgear.com, carwow.co.uk, autocar.co.uk)
