The Kia PV5 Cargo range has grown to include new variants with pricing formally announced for the larger L2/H2 body size and the Chassis Cab.
Arriving almost a year on from the original L2/H1 PV5 Cargo arriving on these shores, since then the line-up has also expanded to include a smaller L1/H1 too.
In L2/H2 guise, however, the Kia PV5 Cargo goes up against larger small vans like the Maxus eDeliver 3 as one of the few vans on the entire market that is offered with a taller height to extend load space.
So, while the length of 4,695mm is identical to the original PV5 Cargo, the height extends from 1,520mm to a lofty 1,815mm. This therefore increases load space from 4.4-cubic metres to a sizeable 5.2-cubic metres.
This puts the PV5 Cargo L2/H2 within range of medium vans like the Ford Transit Custom (5.8-cubic metres) while still being compact enough to navigate urban roads with ease. The flip side of this, however, is it is unlikely the L2/H2 will squeeze under many multi-storey car park entrance limits.
Ideal for transporting taller items, such as larger plants and upright equipment, three-door versions of the PV5 Cargo L2/H2 have a maximum payload of 630kg, while Walk Through models with four-doors is set at 600kg.
The PV5 Cargo L2/H2 is only available with the larger 71.2kWh battery, which returns a combined WLTP range of 239-miles, though Essential, Plus and Plus Walk Through grades are available.
In addition to the L2/H2, the Kia PV5 Chassis Cab is also now on sale, giving businesses the flexibility to convert it into various body types, including Dropside and Tipper.
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The extension to the Kia PV5 Cargo line-up doesn’t end there, however, with a Crew Van version also due to appear in 2027.
Moreover, it will come with an innovative sliding and folding system that Kia says will give it the genuine flexibility to be a family car at the weekends while fulfilling business tasks as a van during the week.
Then there is the Kia PV7 (above), which was revealed earlier this Autumn, which will be straddle the Medium and Large Van categories with up to 6.1-cubic metres for the L2/H1 version and up to 8.0-cubic metres with the high-roof model.
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