Rear Wheel Drive on Kia EV6 - Handling OK?

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Harry_Zoe

Discussion Starter · Mar 30, 2021

I watched the Fully Charged look at the EV6 earlier. I was disappointed to hear that the 2WD version will be rear wheel drive. Am I just being old fashioned in not liking the idea of a rear wheel drive car? My most recent experience of that was a friend who gave up on a RWD BMW one winter into owning it as he couldn't control it in even moderately slippery conditions. Is there anything about an EV that would make driving a RWD version any safer/more pleasant than an ICE equivalent?

I haven't watched anything on the Hyundai 5 yet - is that the same?

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RunningStrong

· #10 · Mar 30, 2021

BMW are notorious for fitting wide, low profile and sport orientated tyres on even their most inappropriate M-Sport badged cars. Which is unhelpful in snow. Easily fixed with winter wheel set.

cah197 said:
All comes down to the traction control and stability control system.

The Tesla version works quite well, but not so much the Renault one. Wouldn’t want a RWD Zoe with this system.

So you’ll have to test drive one, but I suspect you won’t be able to truely test it unless you’re on a track to air field.

Interesting as Renault are one of the few manufacturers to sell a RWD hatch back.

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