Kia's new seven-seat PV5 has a smaller boot than a VW Polo
Kia's electric shuttle finally has a seven-seat version. Just do not expect much room left for luggage
Kia has added a long-awaited seven-seat version to the PV5 Passenger, its all-electric shuttle that until now only came with five seats. Orders are open, with prices starting at 39,790 euro including VAT and first deliveries expected from October 2026, as GoCar first reported.
Three rows, and an easy step in
The seven-seat PV5 uses a classic layout, two seats in the second row and a three-seat bench across the back. Because the battery sits low in the floor, the step-in height is just 40 cm, so getting into the third row does not mean lifting your legs over a high sill. Electric sliding doors on both sides handle access at the rear.
The boot trade-off
Boot space drops from 785 liters in the five-seat configuration to a far more modest 318 liters with all three rows in place, a figure GoCar pointed out is smaller than the boot in a Volkswagen Polo. That is the honest cost of a proper seven-seat layout in a 4.70 meter shuttle, not a design flaw so much as basic packaging math.
Two batteries, still awaiting homologation
The seven-seater carries over the same two battery options as the five-seat PV5, a 51.5 kWh pack with a 122 hp motor and a 71.2 kWh pack with 163 hp. Both versions are still waiting on homologation, but Kia already promises a WLTP range beyond 390 km with the larger battery, plus a 10 to 80 percent charge in under 30 minutes.
The cargo range grows too
Kia is not just adding seats. The PV5 Cargo van is gaining a new short-wheelbase L1H1 version at 4.50 meters, alongside the longer L2H1 at 4.70 meters that has been available since launch. The Cargo L1H1 starts at 29,600 euro excluding VAT.
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A seven-seat electric shuttle with a sub-30-minute fast charge and a proper low step-in height solves a real problem for large families and people carriers, and Kia clearly built the third row around actual use rather than bolting it on as an afterthought. The boot space is the one number worth going in with your eyes open about, since 318 liters for seven people and their luggage is tight by any standard, Polo comparison or not.
