KGM Torres EVX review

Not trying to squeeze in more seats does mean that everyone will have plenty of head, knee and legroom. There’s a small central tunnel that the middle-seat occupant will need to straddle, but it’s unlikely to cause a major issue if you have to put three people in the back on a longer trip. Anyone looking to put child seats in a Torres EVX can utilise the two ISOFIX points on the outer positions of the rear bench. You can also keep the sun off those in the back of top-spec K40 models with the retractable sun blinds fitted into the rear door cards.

The boot is an impressive 839 litres on paper, which is even more than the standard petrol Torres, although the height of the available space below the retractable parcel shelf isn’t that great. There is further room beneath the floor for cable storage, but KGM hasn’t added any additional storage assistance, such as a cargo net or ‘curry hooks’. In the end, you get a huge box in which to throw items, but you will hear them rolling around.

The towing capacity is impressive for an EV, at 1,500kg for a braked trailer or caravan. That’s significantly up on rivals such as the Volkswagen ID.4 and Skoda Enyaq. It can’t quite match the smaller Volvo EX30, which can manage up to 1,600kg in some configurations.

With the Torres EVX being a new car, we don’t have any Driver Power customer satisfaction survey information. It does use BYD for its battery technology and electric motor, and the brand, while not all that well known in the UK yet, has been making EVs for a long time, so we hope its electric expertise will pay dividends for KGM. And if anything does go wrong, the car is backed up by a seven-year/90,000 mile warranty, which also guarantees that the battery will retain 70 per cent capacity over that period.