Kia Makes Nightfall Standard on the 2027 EV9 Land and Cuts Its Price by $500
The three-row EV starts at $54,990 before a $1,645 destination charge, with four trims up by $90 to $190 and the Land now bundling the Nightfall package and Boost torque.
Kia has priced the 2027 EV9, and the headline move is on the Land trim: the Nightfall Edition package that used to be an option is now standard, and the trim lands at $69,990 before destination, which Kia says is $500 less than a 2026 Land with Nightfall cost. Every other trim moves up by $90 to $190, and the destination charge rises to $1,645.
The pricing follows the carryover 2027 EV6 pricing Kia announced a day earlier, and it keeps the three-row EV9 in the same $55,000-to-$72,000 band it has occupied since the 2026 refresh.
Trim by trim
Here is the full 2027 lineup, with the change against 2026 MSRPs from Kia's May 2025 announcement in parentheses. None of the figures include the $1,645 destination charge, which is $150 more than the $1,495 Kia charged on the 2026 car.
- EV9 Light Standard Range: $54,990 (+$90)
- EV9 Light Long Range: $57,990 (+$90)
- EV9 Wind: $64,090 (+$190)
- EV9 Land: $69,990 (+$1,090, Nightfall Edition now standard)
- EV9 GT-Line: $71,990 (+$90)
The Wind picks up black-finish 19-inch wheels and Glossy Black exterior trim, and Wolf Gray paint joins its color list. The Land's standard Nightfall gear means black exterior garnishes, a black headliner, and black synthetic leather seats with a unique stitching pattern.
The torque math
The Nightfall package also brings Boost, the function that was previously a GT-Line feature. Kia's release frames the result as a 36% torque increase, from 379 lb-ft to 516 lb-ft. Kia's own spec sheet for the 2026 dual-motor Land lists 443 lb-ft, with 379 being the horsepower rating shared across all-wheel-drive trims, so measured against the published Land figure, the Boost gain is closer to 16%. Either way, a Land buyer now gets GT-Line-level torque for $2,000 less than a GT-Line.
The release doesn't list range, and Kia hasn't said whether the 2027 numbers change. For 2026, Kia's estimates were 305 miles for the Light Long Range, 283 for the Wind and Land, and 280 for the GT-Line. Kia also confirmed a 500-plus-hp EV9 GT as part of the 2026 model year without ever pricing it; the 2027 announcement lists five trims and doesn't mention the GT at all.
Where it sits
The EV9's closest rival is built on the same platform. The 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 9 starts at about $58,955 before its $1,600 destination charge, roughly $4,000 above the EV9 Light Standard Range, though it brings a larger 110.3-kWh battery and a 335-mile rating in base form. The Rivian R1S remains a different price class at $76,990 plus $1,895 delivery for the 2026 model. The Volkswagen ID. Buzz, the other three-row EV in this bracket, won't be back in U.S. showrooms until 2027 as a 2028 model.
The timing is not easy. The federal $7,500 EV tax credit expired at the end of September 2025, and Kia's record third quarter came on the back of Telluride and hybrid sales while its EV volume fell. Holding the EV9's price increases to $90 on four of five trims, and effectively cutting the price of the Land as most buyers were likely configuring it, reads as an attempt to keep the West Point, Georgia-built SUV moving without a federal incentive behind it.
Kia hasn't said when 2027 EV9s reach dealers, and the release doesn't give updated range or charging figures. The full release points to Kia's specification and feature sheets for the details that will matter in a cross-shop, and we'll update this story when the EPA posts 2027 ratings.
