Days after teasing a major reveal at the 2024 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show, Kia has unveiled two

Kia has shown what rugged versions of its EV9 and upcoming PV5 van might be like with a pair of concepts at the 2024 SEMA show.

Kia unveiled two adventurous concepts at SEMA, the EV9 ADVNTR and the PV5 WKNDR. Both look excellent, but the adventure version of the PV5 van looks like a perfect product for modern America, filling a void never quite covered by more pedestrian commercial vans like the Ford Transit Connect.

Kia’s spacious three-row EV9 got a rugged facelift for SEMA, transforming into a new adventure-themed concept aptly named ADVNTR. Appearing alongside it is the WKNDR concept, based on Kia’s Platform Beyond Vehicle (PBV) modular concept that was first revealed at CES earlier this year.

Kia showed up to the 2024 SEMA show with a pair of all-electric, off-road-ready concept vehicles that capitalize on the outdoor adventure craze.

Two concepts take the stage at Kia's booth at SEMA and prompt the possibilities with EVs as they become more common.

The two Kia concepts on display in Vegas this week both focus on off-road driving. We have a reworked version of the EV9 electric SUV, and we have a modified PV5 van. The latter was presented at the CES (Consumer Electronics Show) in Las Vegas last January. The models are called EV9 ADVNTR and PV5 WKNDER.

Kia just debuted a ruggedized three-row EV SUV based on a production vehicle and a far-from-production EV adventure van concept at the annual SEMA Show.

It turns out that there was a tough, off-road-ready SUV lurking just under the surface of the flagship Kia EV9, as demonstrated by the new EV9 Adventure concept that was revealed at the 2024 SEMA show in Las Vegas.