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Kia’s Next SUV Concept is Basically a Lounge with Swiveling Seats and a Solar Roof

The Concept EV5 wants you to hang out outside of it just as much as inside.

by Jackson Chen

Updated: Feb. 20, 2024

Originally Published: March 26, 2023

Kia's conceptual version of its mid-size SUV, the EV5.

Kia

Kia has been eager to establish a design philosophy for its blooming EV lineup. With its latest Concept EV5, the midsize SUV solidifies a lot of the design cues from its older sibling, the recently-revealed EV9.

Interiors of Kia's conceptual version of its mid-size SUV, the EV5.

Kia

We first saw Kia’s swiveling seats with its full-size electric SUV, the EV9. If the three-row boxy build was too much car for you, the good news is that Kia is bringing them back with the slimmer Concept EV5.

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