Kia EV9 vs Peugeot e-5008: 7-Seat Electric

For a Belgian family going fully electric and wanting a genuine 7-seater, the Kia EV9 and the Peugeot e-5008 are the two serious candidates. The e-5008 starts at €47,510 incl. VAT, the EV9 at €62,390: nearly €15,000 apart. The right choice depends mostly on how often you actually use the third row.

EV9 or e-5008: which one to go on holiday with seven aboard?

For a family that regularly travels far with six or seven people, the Kia EV9 is the rational choice despite its price. Its third row seats real adults, its 800 V charging recovers 239 km in fifteen minutes, and its body of more than five metres swallows luggage once the bench is folded. The e-5008 keeps one decisive argument: it costs nearly €15,000 less.

The nuance matters, because these two cars do not play in the same league. The EV9 is a large SUV built to carry seven adults; the e-5008, more compact, is a comfortable 5-seater with two occasional jump seats. For a family that fills the third row every weekend, the price gap is justified. For one that unfolds it twice a year, it becomes hard to swallow.

What we'd avoid: aiming for the Kia EV9 Business 76.1 kWh at €62,390 if you often drive far. With 443 km WLTP, or roughly 330 km of real motorway range, you multiply the stops. For going on holiday, the 99.8 kWh battery (563 km WLTP) is the worthwhile investment, even at €68,390.

What real-world range for a long family trip?

On paper, the Peugeot e-5008 wins. Its Long Range version, with a 98 kWh battery, claims up to 668 km WLTP according to Peugeot Belgium, against 563 km for the Kia EV9 in 99.8 kWh. On that spec line, the advantage clearly goes to the French car.

The reality of a holiday departure is harsher. A family of five or seven, with a full boot and a roof box, at 120 km/h on the motorway, sends consumption climbing. The Kia EV9 uses 19.8 kWh/100 km on a mixed loop at 14 °C, but rises to 27.2 kWh/100 km on the motorway according to the Automobile Propre Supertest. In plain terms, loaded motorway range drops to around 350–400 km for the EV9 and 430–480 km for the e-5008 Long Range.

So the number that matters is not the WLTP range but the number of stops. And that is where the match rebalances: the EV9 charges so much faster that a fifteen-minute stop is enough to recover most of it. On a Brussels-to-southern-France run, both cars stop, but the Kia gets going again sooner. To dig into cold-weather behaviour, see our piece on the real-world range of an electric SUV in the Belgian winter.

How much does each 7-seat electric SUV cost in Belgium?

The price gap is the first arbiter. The Peugeot e-5008 starts at €47,510 incl. VAT in Allure trim, 213 hp electric motor, according to the Peugeot Belgium configurator in June 2026. The Kia EV9 starts at €62,390 incl. VAT in Business 76.1 kWh, rising to €68,390 for the 99.8 kWh battery that delivers usable range. At comparable spec, the gap exceeds €15,000.

This gap is softened by use and tax. As a company car, both SUVs emit 0 g of CO₂ and stay 100% tax-deductible in 2026, whereas emitting powertrains see their deductibility shrink. For a self-employed director or an SME owner, part of the EV9's premium is therefore offset through tax, as our piece on company-car SUV taxation explains. For a private purchase, however, the €15,000 gap lands in full.

Which SUV keeps a real boot with 7 seats?

Neither, and that is a truth marketing sheets avoid. In 7-seat configuration, the Peugeot e-5008's boot drops to 348 litres, the size of a small city car. The Kia EV9 does barely better, around 333 litres behind its third row. For a family heading on holiday with seven aboard, suitcases and a pushchair, neither is enough without a roof box or a trailer.

Modularity separates the two schools. Fold the e-5008's third row and you recover 916 litres in five seats, up to 2,232 litres once the second bench is folded too. The EV9, larger, frees up more volume with the bench down and adds a front boot (frunk) of 52 to 90 litres, handy for storing the charging cables. On the Belgian market, that frunk is a genuine plus in daily use.

Is the EV9's third row usable by adults?

Yes, and it is the argument that justifies the price gap. At 5.01 metres long with a generous wheelbase, the Kia EV9 offers a third row where adults fit on trips of an hour or more, with heated seats on some trims. The Peugeot e-5008, nearly 30 centimetres shorter, reserves its third row for children or for adults over short distances. That is the concrete difference between a true seven-seater and a 5-plus-2 backup.

Which charges fastest on a long trip?

The Kia EV9, and the gap is clear. Its 800-volt electrical architecture accepts high charging power and recovers up to 239 km in fifteen minutes at a fast charger, according to Kia Belgium. The Peugeot e-5008, on a 400-volt architecture, charges more slowly, though it stays in its category's average.

In practice this makes a real difference on a holiday drive. On a Brussels-to-Mediterranean run, the EV9 turns its charging stops into fifteen-minute coffee breaks, where the e-5008 needs longer stops. The number that matters for a family in a hurry: across two or three charges, the EV9 can recover an hour of travel. That is exactly what offsets its slightly shorter real-world range than the e-5008 Long Range.

EV9 or e-5008: which one for your family?

For a large family that often travels far, fills the third row every weekend and wants a single vehicle to do everything, the Kia EV9 is the right call despite its €62,390 entry ticket. Genuine seven-seat space, unbeatable 800 V motorway charging, reassuring size: it plays in the league of large electric people-movers. The owned downside: the price, and a footprint of more than five metres that complicates city parking.

For a family that drives mostly within Belgium, unfolds the third row twice a month and wants to limit the upfront outlay, the Peugeot e-5008 is the rational buy. It costs nearly €15,000 less, posts a better WLTP range and parks more easily. Before signing, the smart move is to test each car with the whole family aboard, third row occupied and boot loaded, not empty at the dealership. To widen the comparison, see our guide to the best electric SUVs in Belgium and, on the combustion side, our Skoda Kodiaq vs Peugeot 5008 duel.