Kia Reveals EV6, Its First Dedicated Electric Car
Kia has just revealed the first images of its upcoming first dedicated electric model, the Kia EV6, which will have its world premiere later this month.
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My first thought was that's a Leaf with a different front!
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I see a lot of Polestar 2 lines
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I prefer this to the Ioniq 5 in terms of appearance.
Leaf, I-pace... ID3...
The line from in front of the rear wheel into the tail light is quite funky.
When people stop buying the 45k cars!
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We will have price parity at about the same time we have price parity between electricity and petrol. I am not thinking petrol will come down in price.
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I have been loving owning my first Kia and the e-Niro is standing up well to the many dedicated EVs being released by other manufacturers. However, it pains me to say that I find the Hyundai Ioniq 5 more exciting than the EV6. The completely flat floor and the slide forward/back console thingy give it a really versatile interior from what I have seen so far. I also prefer its overall look in the photos that I have seen - what it is like in the metal of course remains to be seen.
Both the new Hyundai and new Kia seem very similar in size. Both are about 300mm longer but also wider and taller than the Niro, and with a much longer wheelbase. I would assume either are likely to feel a lot more spacious inside and give the additional practicality I crave over the Niro.
I wish they were not both wider than the Niro to be honest. Fitting the Niro in parking spaces, garages and the like is already tougher than it should be for a car of its overall size.
I note some kind of anti-SUV sentiment above. Personally I don't class this kind of vehicle as an SUV. It does not have the greater ground clearance that was once essential to the definition and four-wheel drive seems to be an option that will be applied rarely. Inevitably EVs don't have the heavy, energy-sapping drive train or poor aerodynamics that made SUVs something to be resented. SUV as a phrase just seems to have been adopted, or adapted, to mean anything that is not a three-box design. Well, that's pretty much everything nowadays then. I would say that these cars are hatchbacks rather than SUVs.
Both the new Hyundai and new Kia seem very similar in size. Both are about 300mm longer but also wider and taller than the Niro, and with a much longer wheelbase. I would assume either are likely to feel a lot more spacious inside and give the additional practicality I crave over the Niro.
I wish they were not both wider than the Niro to be honest. Fitting the Niro in parking spaces, garages and the like is already tougher than it should be for a car of its overall size.
I note some kind of anti-SUV sentiment above. Personally I don't class this kind of vehicle as an SUV. It does not have the greater ground clearance that was once essential to the definition and four-wheel drive seems to be an option that will be applied rarely. Inevitably EVs don't have the heavy, energy-sapping drive train or poor aerodynamics that made SUVs something to be resented. SUV as a phrase just seems to have been adopted, or adapted, to mean anything that is not a three-box design. Well, that's pretty much everything nowadays then. I would say that these cars are hatchbacks rather than SUVs.
Fully Charged has a take on this too:-
I watched it too. I still prefer the look of the new Hyundai!
The Kia pricing does not present too much of a threat to (say) the Polestar though (at current P2 pricing!)
EV6 £ 40,895 Over 316 miles range (WLTP est.) From Oct. 2021
EV6 GT-line From £ 43,895 Over 316 miles range (RWD, WLTP est.) From Oct. 2021
EV6 GT From £ 58,295 576bhp Dual Motor AWD 0-62 mph in 3.5 seconds From Oct. 2022
The Kia pricing does not present too much of a threat to (say) the Polestar though (at current P2 pricing!)
EV6 £ 40,895 Over 316 miles range (WLTP est.) From Oct. 2021
EV6 GT-line From £ 43,895 Over 316 miles range (RWD, WLTP est.) From Oct. 2021
EV6 GT From £ 58,295 576bhp Dual Motor AWD 0-62 mph in 3.5 seconds From Oct. 2022
£40k is the new normal.
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Are those prices for the 77? Hopefully the 58 will be under £40K
This has come along just in time. My Optima PHEV goes back in Jan and I was resigned to settling for an E-Niro or Tesla (neither of which I really like) as my new car. This looks fantastic and I'll be putting a deposit down just as soon as they will take my (or my company's) money.
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If those prices / ranges are for the 58 it will be averaging over 5 miles per kWh, which for a car that size would be a remarkable claim, so I'd guess they are for the bigger pack.
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If those prices are for the larger pack, there may be a small chance the base 58 2WD will sneak under the £35,000.
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