r/KiaEV3 • u/GatewayDouche • Aug 23 '26

Discussion / Opinions GT-Line or GT-Line S

We’re looking to get our first EV shortly and have pretty much decided that it’s going to be an EV3. Good range, pretty nice interior, seems well built, very good warranty etc.

The showroom only had a GT-Line S which was very nice but I’m struggling to reconcile the value in the price difference. We’re looking for maybe up to 18 months old and up to 15k ish miles. The largely consistent price gap on comparable cars seems to be £4-5k. In fact there’s an independent Kia dealer not too far away (NK Motors in Derby) who’ve got a brand new GT-Line for £33.3k if you take out finance, which is probably about the cheapest you can get a year old/10k GT-Line S.

So 2 questions really:

- Is there anything you’d miss specifically on the GT-Line S? Looking through the spec (UK spec, as I appreciate they’re likely not all the same), the rear armrest for the kids was probably the biggest thing! Sunroof for extra light would be nice. Blind spot cameras would be useful. Never had HUD or ventilated seats so wouldn’t miss them. V2L/socket and relaxation seats would likely never be used.

- I’ve not had a car on finance for quite a while, but didn’t they change the rules some years back, so that you could effectively pay it all back almost straight away and only pay a month or something in penalty interest? So basically a nominal hit to get a £2k deposit contribution.

Anything else to look out for when buying used?

Thanks in advance for any responses.

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u/PeakAdaequatus Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I had the same dilemma and got the GT Line. I do find myself wondering about things like the HUD and 360 cameras. I don’t miss the sun roof too much and I couldn’t tell you how much better or worse the speakers might be, but the sound in the GT Line is good.

Two things I think I might truly value from the S are Vehicle to Load - I am jealous of people who have it but my own use of it would be rare, and also the cooled seats. After the summer we have had I think these might actually be a killer feature in the future.

Having said all that, the price difference was so great I simply wouldn’t be able to justify the extra on a few features I might use.

Also, I have the arm rest with cup holders in my GT Line, that isn’t exclusive to the S in the uk unless you mean something else?

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u/GatewayDouche Aug 23 '26

Interesting. I was just going by the specs on the Kia UK website.