2027 Kia EV3 Price, Range and Specs (USA and Canada): Where to Buy
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- — Prices here are the ones Kia published this week: the US lineup announced on 12 August 2026 and the Canadian lineup on 13 August. Canadian cars were said to be arriving at dealerships later in August, and US-market EV3 production was moving to Kia's plant in Pesquería, Mexico, from August 2026.
- Kia America announced US pricing on 12 August 2026 and Kia Canada followed on 13 August. The EV3 starts at $29,890 in the US before a $1,495 destination charge, and at $36,995 in Canada before $2,749 of freight and fees. Both are manufacturer’s prices, not what you will be quoted.
- The longest-range version is not the most expensive one. EPA rates the Wind FWD and Land FWD at 321 miles, while every all-wheel-drive trim including the $45,890 GT is rated 280. The cheapest way to the 321-mile figure is the $34,990 Wind FWD.
- The two countries’ range numbers are the same numbers. Kia Canada’s release gives 356, 517 and 451 kilometres as Kia estimates; converted, those are 221, 321 and 280 miles — the US EPA figures exactly.
- The rebate picture is opposite in each country. The US federal EV purchase credit ended on 30 September 2025, so there is none. Canada’s EVAP pays $5,000 on transactions of $50,000 or less, and on list price eight of the ten Canadian trims clear that cap — one of them by $5.
Kia priced the 2027 EV3 in both North American markets this week: from $29,890 in the United States and $36,995 in Canada. The US announcement came on 12 August 2026 and the Canadian one a day later, and the interesting details are in what each number excludes and in which trim actually goes furthest.
The short version: the longest-range EV3 is not the most expensive one, the two countries publish the same range figures in different units, and only one of the two countries still has a federal rebate.
How much does the 2027 Kia EV3 cost in the US?
From $29,890, plus a $1,495 destination charge that Kia’s MSRP does not include. That is why you will see the same car quoted at $31,385 elsewhere — it is the same price with delivery added.
| Trim | MSRP | EPA range |
|---|---|---|
| Light FWD | $29,890 | 221 mi |
| Wind FWD | $34,990 | 321 mi |
| Land FWD | $38,490 | 321 mi |
| Wind AWD | $38,690 | 280 mi |
| Land AWD | $41,690 | 280 mi |
| GT-Line AWD | $43,490 | 280 mi |
| GT AWD | $45,890 | 280 mi |
Add $1,495 to every line for the delivered price, which takes the range from $31,385 to $47,385.
How much does the Kia EV3 cost in Canada?
From $36,995, plus $2,749 in freight and fees, for an all-in $39,744 before tax. Canada gets a longer lineup than the US, including GT-Line Limited trims that the American list does not have.
| Trim | MSRP | All-in |
|---|---|---|
| Light FWD | $36,995 | $39,744 |
| Wind FWD | $40,995 | $43,744 |
| Wind AWD | $43,495 | $46,244 |
| Land FWD | $43,495 | $46,244 |
| Land AWD | $45,995 | $48,744 |
| GT-Line FWD | $45,995 | $48,744 |
| GT-Line AWD | $48,495 | $51,244 |
| GT-Line Ltd FWD | $49,995 | $52,745 |
| GT-Line Ltd AWD | $52,495 | $55,245 |
| GT AWD | $55,995 | $58,746 |
The all-in column is Kia Canada’s own, and it is built from $2,185 of freight plus up to $564 of other fees, levies and duties. Licence, insurance and sales taxes are on top. Do not compare these with the US table by exchange rate: they are two separate pricing decisions, and the Canadian lineup is not the same set of cars.
How far does the 2027 EV3 go on a charge?
Up to 321 miles, and the trim that does it is not the top of the range. EPA rates the front-wheel-drive Wind and Land at 321 miles on the 81.4 kWh battery. Every all-wheel-drive version, up to and including the GT, is rated 280.
| Version | US EPA | Kia Canada |
|---|---|---|
| Standard battery | 221 mi | 356 km |
| Long range FWD | 321 mi | 517 km |
| Long range AWD | 280 mi | 451 km |
Those two columns are the same numbers. Convert Kia Canada’s kilometres and you get 221.2, 321.2 and 280.2 miles — the EPA ratings to the mile. Kia Canada labels its figures “Kia-estimated” rather than citing Natural Resources Canada, which publishes the official Canadian ratings, so treat the km column as the US rating restated rather than as a separate Canadian test result.
The cheapest route to 321 miles is the Wind FWD at $34,990. Choosing all-wheel drive costs you 41 miles of rated range whatever you pay.
Does the EV3 qualify for an EV rebate in the US or Canada?
In the US, no — there is no federal purchase credit any more. In Canada, yes, for most of the lineup.
The US federal credit of $7,500 for a new electric vehicle ended for vehicles acquired after 30 September 2025, so a 2026 buyer cannot claim it. State and utility programs still exist and vary by where you live.
Canada replaced its old iZEV program with the Electric Vehicle Affordability Program, which pays $5,000 on a battery-electric vehicle for transactions made on or after 16 February 2026, stepping down to $4,000 in 2027. The catch is the cap: the final transaction value must be $50,000 or less, counting base price, options, dealer fees and accessories, but not freight, PDI or taxes.
Run Kia Canada’s list prices against that and eight of the ten trims clear the cap. The two that do not are the GT-Line Limited AWD at $52,495 and the GT AWD at $55,995. One trim deserves a warning of its own: the GT-Line Limited FWD at $49,995 is $5 under the line, so a single dealer-installed accessory could put it over.
What are the 2027 EV3’s specs?
Two batteries, up to 288 horsepower, and a NACS port as standard. The 58.3 kWh pack drives the front wheels; the 81.4 kWh pack is the long-range option and is what makes all-wheel drive available.
- Power: the GT is a dual-motor all-wheel-drive model rated at 288 hp
- Charging: on a 350 kW DC charger, Kia quotes about 29 minutes for 10–80% on the Light and about 31 minutes on Wind, Land and GT AWD
- Port: NACS, so Tesla Superchargers are native rather than an adapter problem
- Other: a battery heater is standard, and a heat pump is available on all-wheel-drive versions
Where can you buy a 2027 Kia EV3?
At Kia dealers in both countries, with Canadian cars said to be arriving through late August 2026. There is no separate reservation system to join and no online-only configurator route — this is a conventional dealer launch.
One thing worth knowing about where the car comes from. The EV3 has been built at Kia’s Gwangmyeong plant in South Korea since 2024, and US-market production was moving to Kia’s plant in Pesquería, Nuevo León, Mexico from August 2026. That matters mainly for the Canadian rebate, which requires assembly in Canada or a country with a free-trade agreement, and for anyone tracking tariff exposure on imported cars.
What this guide does not tell you
What you will actually pay. Every figure here is a manufacturer’s list price on the day it was announced. Dealer markups, discounts, finance rates, provincial and state incentives, and the fees Kia lists as varying by region all sit between this table and your driveway.
It does not tell you how the car drives, because nobody outside the press fleet has driven the North American version yet. It does not give Natural Resources Canada’s official range ratings, because Kia’s Canadian release cites its own estimates instead. And it does not tell you whether a specific Canadian car clears the $50,000 rebate cap, because options and dealer fees count toward it — on the trim with $5 of headroom, that is a question to settle in writing before you sign.
How we verified this
The prices are Kia’s own, from each market’s announcement, and they have not been converted. The US figures come from Kia’s US media site for the 2027 EV3; the Canadian figures come from Kia Canada’s pricing release of 13 August 2026. US dollars and Canadian dollars appear only against their own market. A conversion between them would produce a number no buyer in either country will ever be quoted.
Two prices circulate for the same car and both are correct. Kia’s US MSRP for the base Light FWD is $29,890 and excludes the $1,495 destination charge; coverage quoting $31,385 has added it. The same applies at the top of the range, where $45,890 and $47,385 are the same GT. We give the MSRP in the table and the destination charge beside it rather than picking whichever number reads better.
The Canadian range figures are labelled by Kia as estimates, not as official ratings. Kia Canada’s release gives “a Kia-estimated 356 kilometres”, “517 kilometres (FWD)” and “451 kilometres (AWD)”. Converted at 1.609344 km per mile those are 221.2, 321.2 and 280.2 miles, which are the US EPA ratings to the mile. We are reporting that correspondence, not asserting how Kia produced the figures. Natural Resources Canada publishes the official Canadian ratings, and Kia’s release does not cite them.
The EVAP arithmetic is ours, against Transport Canada’s published rule. The program pays $5,000 on a battery-electric vehicle where the final transaction value is $50,000 or less, counting base price, options, dealer fees and accessories but not freight, PDI or taxes, and it requires assembly in Canada or a free-trade partner. Applying that to Kia Canada’s MSRPs puts eight of ten trims under the cap, with the GT-Line Limited FWD $5 below it. Because options and dealer fees count and freight does not, the two figures either side of the cap depend on how a particular car is specified, which is why this is written as a threshold to check rather than a promise.
That is also why we have not repeated a claim in some coverage that every Canadian trim qualifies. On Kia’s own list prices, two do not.
The US incentive position is a change of law, not a Kia decision. The federal credit for new electric vehicles ended for vehicles acquired after 30 September 2025. We have not listed state, provincial or utility incentives, which vary by where you live and change often.
We have not driven the car and this is not a review. Charging times, horsepower and range are manufacturer and EPA figures as published this week; independent testing will come later and may differ.