Kia India has officially opened its order books for the upcoming Syros EV. Prospective buyers can pre-book their vehicle for Rs. 25,000 through the Kia India website or at any authorised Kia dealership. With this announcement, Kia has also revealed most of the information about the car. Here’s a look at the details.
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Kia Syros EV Range and Battery Options
The Syros EV will go on sale with two battery pack options (Nickel Manganese Cobalt, or NMC, batteries): a 51.4 kWh Extended Range unit and a smaller 42 kWh unit. With the former, the Syros EV has a claimed ARAI-certified driving range of 526 kms, and a claimed 443 km range with the latter. These numbers are impressive, to say the least. In fact, the Syros EV could be the only EV in its segment to offer a 500+ km driving range.
The Syros EV also supports DC fast charging. With a 100-kW charger, the 10%-80% charge time is pegged at just 39 minutes. There is also a ‘Battery Conditioning’ feature that optimises battery temperature for faster DC charging. As standard, the Syros EV comes with 10.8 kW onboard AC charging capacity.
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Features
The Syros EV will also offer a pretty long list of features. EV-specific features include paddle shifters for regenerative braking with Auto Mode and i-Pedal, Vehicle-to-Load (Internal), a Battery Heating System, Digital Key, Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS) and Shift-by-Wire – Column Type.
Inside, Kia claims the Syros EV is the first in segment to offer a massive 30-inch Trinity Panoramic Display Panel — integrating a 12.3-inch instrument cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen navigation cockpit and a 5-inch climate control interface — supported by Kia Connect 2.0 with 95+ features, Over-the-Air (OTA) software updates, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, and a Harman Kardon premium 8-speaker sound system and a wireless phone charger.
In terms of premium features, there’s a 60:40 split rear seats with slide and recline, front (seat and back) and rear ventilated seats (seat only), a four-way powered driver’s seat, dual-pane panoramic sunroof, 64-colour ambient mood lighting, dual-camera dashcam, multiple USB Type-C charging ports including a new 100 W front USB-C charger, among others. The Syros EV also gets a Level-2 ADAS suite with 16 autonomous functions.
Kia Syros EV Variants and Colour Options
The Syros EV will be available in seven variants across two battery pack options: HTK, HTK+, and HTX with the 42 kWh battery pack, and HTK+ ER, HTX ER, HTX+ ER, and X-Line ER with the Extended Range battery option.
There are nine exterior colours to choose from — Glacier White Pearl, Frost Blue, Gravity Grey, Pewter Olive, Magma Red, Ivory Silver Matte, Ivory Silver Gloss, Aurora Black Pearl and, for X-Line ER: Xclusive Matte Graphite & Aurora Black Pearl. The cabin offers multiple interior themes, including Cloud Blue & Grey, Onyx Black & Off-White, and the exclusive Onyx Black & Hunter Green theme.
Ownership Incentives
To make its newest EV offering more attractive to prospective or first-time electric vehicle buyers, Kia is offering ownership incentives with the Syros EV, including a 15-year battery warranty, an assured buyback program, and a battery subscription scheme.
Moreover, Kia’s EV charging ecosystem, K-Charge, offers access to over 20,300 charging points across 23 charge point operators. They can be used and paid for via a single wallet on the MyKia app.