Last week at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the most impressive seats I sat in weren’t in a sports car or a super-luxury sedan, but in an electric three-row crossover. Kia debuted the new EV9 GT at the show, a 501-horsepower performance version of its excellent family hauler, and the seats in all three rows are simply awesome.

With 501 horsepower and a 0 to 60 mph sprint of just 4.3 seconds, the 2026 EV9 GT is the most powerful and fastest three-row SUV in Kia’s lineup.