I know I'm a little late to this post, but it's great to see someone else drag racing their EV6 GT. After test driving a 2023 Yacht Blue EV6 GT in July, I traded my FULL bolt-on 2021 mustang GT for it as I just couldn't believe how much faster is felt than the mustang. So a couple of weeks later, I took it to my local dragstrip and right out of the gate, it ran faster than my mustang ever did, at least at that particular track. I went 11.33 at 119 first pass ever. That was in GT mode, about 85% SOC, regen set to 1, no other mods. My fastest time so far is 11.31 at 120 (at a different track). However, those passes were in July and August when temps were in the 80's (Northeast, OH). One thing I have experienced is, as the weather gets colder, the car seems to get slower. Here are some recent times to demonstrate (same track for all): Temp: 66 Deg F. 1/4 mile: 11.47 Temp 58 deg F. 1/4 mile: 11.55 Temp: 49 deg F (last week), 1/4 mile: 11.62 I have not been able to duplicate the 11.3x runs I was getting when it was hot out. Not sure what else to attribute it to. I tried regen set to 0, traction/stability control completely off, battery pre-conditioning on, max power mode on, none of that seemed to make any difference. Also, Max power mode doesn't seem to do anything. When I turn it on, the gage stays at about 80% and never moves. I just wonder if this only works when it is much colder, like below freezing. I am going to try playing with Drift mode, which I haven't done yet. Anyone else here-have you experienced any of this? Any other suggestions? Kia claims 1/4 mile time of 11.6 so I'm still within that but 11.3 is more impressive. Still love the car though.
Keep in mind the Tesla owner had his car in track mode. This is not ideal for drag racing as it does pull voltage from the pack in order to keep the motors and battery cool for circuit racing.
Imagine if this was a 1/4 race. The GT would've pulled away further I believe. I could be wrong tho. The GT has more HP but it's heavier while the 3P has less HP but is lighter.
As a follow-up to my original post, I am thinking that as temps cool, the battery is slightly less efficient (more resistance). That could explain the 2-3 tenths of a second difference between runs at 85 Deg vs 50 deg. 2-3 tenths of a second is probably not noticeable on the street, but is an eternity in drag racing.
I completely forgot the EV6 has a battery optimization mode to warm up the batteries. Going to turn that on next time. It's designed to allow faster discharges so it should cut my time down a bit.
@@el.chepito1985: I really don't think battery pre-conditioning will do much unless it is really cold out. Would be great to hear from a Kai engineer on this.
@@chrisarquette8746 it's not preconditioning it's an optimization mode on the GT model it's meant to help with performance. It's only on GT model and can only be used over 70% SOC
@@el.chepito1985 I’ve heard that turning on the battery preconditioning mode for performance and setting regen to 0 helps. Don’t know why or how. I haven’t tested them yet but I got a GT last week and I’m going to start trying some different settings.
I have a 2023 Kia EV6 GT. I have 2 friends that own a 2022 Tesla model 3 performance. We have all raced at a 1/4 mile drag strip and my Kia just starts to rapidly pull away from the Teslas right around the 1/8 mile mark onwards. I am generally about 2-3 car lengths ahead of the Teslas at the finish. The Kia EV6 GT is really fast….but my friends Tesla model 3 get almost 100 more miles of range which really bugs me 🤪🤪
@@el.chepito1985 How do 0-60 and quick spirited pulls affect the ev6? i have a 135 round trip commute coming up each day and want to make sure i have room for some pulls. i will be charging in my garage.
Whilst the model 3 and model Y are a little more sluggish than the EV6, I don’t necessarily think the Tesla is so behind in general. Long term, yes, Tesla will be overtaken by the larger innovation and rapid pace in China and even South Korea; but at least for right now Tesla has a good following that could hold out for several years.
I know I'm a little late to this post, but it's great to see someone else drag racing their EV6 GT. After test driving a 2023 Yacht Blue EV6 GT in July, I traded my FULL bolt-on 2021 mustang GT for it as I just couldn't believe how much faster is felt than the mustang. So a couple of weeks later, I took it to my local dragstrip and right out of the gate, it ran faster than my mustang ever did, at least at that particular track. I went 11.33 at 119 first pass ever. That was in GT mode, about 85% SOC, regen set to 1, no other mods. My fastest time so far is 11.31 at 120 (at a different track). However, those passes were in July and August when temps were in the 80's (Northeast, OH). One thing I have experienced is, as the weather gets colder, the car seems to get slower. Here are some recent times to demonstrate (same track for all):
Temp: 66 Deg F. 1/4 mile: 11.47
Temp 58 deg F. 1/4 mile: 11.55
Temp: 49 deg F (last week), 1/4 mile: 11.62
I have not been able to duplicate the 11.3x runs I was getting when it was hot out. Not sure what else to attribute it to. I tried regen set to 0, traction/stability control completely off, battery pre-conditioning on, max power mode on, none of that seemed to make any difference. Also, Max power mode doesn't seem to do anything. When I turn it on, the gage stays at about 80% and never moves. I just wonder if this only works when it is much colder, like below freezing. I am going to try playing with Drift mode, which I haven't done yet.
Anyone else here-have you experienced any of this? Any other suggestions? Kia claims 1/4 mile time of 11.6 so I'm still within that but 11.3 is more impressive. Still love the car though.
The max power mode needs quite a while for me to show precondition status, 20-30 min from a cold start
But cool video, last car i had was model 3 perf and now i have the Ev6 GT :)
Thanks.
Same here👌🙌
I didn't realize the Kia is faster than a Model 3 Performance.
Just the GT model and not by a lot but considering it's larger it's pretty good. It's also quicker than the Model Y Performance
Keep in mind the Tesla owner had his car in track mode. This is not ideal for drag racing as it does pull voltage from the pack in order to keep the motors and battery cool for circuit racing.
Imagine if this was a 1/4 race. The GT would've pulled away further I believe. I could be wrong tho. The GT has more HP but it's heavier while the 3P has less HP but is lighter.
@@volcalstone yeah on a longer race it would have been a bigger win.
As a follow-up to my original post, I am thinking that as temps cool, the battery is slightly less efficient (more resistance). That could explain the 2-3 tenths of a second difference between runs at 85 Deg vs 50 deg. 2-3 tenths of a second is probably not noticeable on the street, but is an eternity in drag racing.
I completely forgot the EV6 has a battery optimization mode to warm up the batteries. Going to turn that on next time. It's designed to allow faster discharges so it should cut my time down a bit.
@@el.chepito1985: I really don't think battery pre-conditioning will do much unless it is really cold out. Would be great to hear from a Kai engineer on this.
@@chrisarquette8746 it's not preconditioning it's an optimization mode on the GT model it's meant to help with performance. It's only on GT model and can only be used over 70% SOC
@@el.chepito1985 : Where would I find this mode?
@@chrisarquette8746 on the right third of the screen. You scroll up or down to it
What settings did you have on for your EV6? Did you have preconditioning set for max performance on battery? Regen set to 0?
Just GT mode and I always have Regen at 3
@@el.chepito1985 I’ve heard that turning on the battery preconditioning mode for performance and setting regen to 0 helps. Don’t know why or how. I haven’t tested them yet but I got a GT last week and I’m going to start trying some different settings.
@@el.chepito1985so you didnt have full 430kw, only 398kw max.
@@marianbencat6658 any link to this info you can provide?
@@el.chepito1985 you can see that on that EV screen - energy consumption in Real time.
MUSK - don't hold my beer. lol
Kia is a beast.
I have a 2023 Kia EV6 GT. I have 2 friends that own a 2022 Tesla model 3 performance.
We have all raced at a 1/4 mile drag strip and my Kia just starts to rapidly pull away from the Teslas right around the 1/8 mile mark onwards.
I am generally about 2-3 car lengths ahead of the Teslas at the finish.
The Kia EV6 GT is really fast….but my friends Tesla model 3 get almost 100 more miles of range which really bugs me 🤪🤪
But you can be at the track all day long and every run drains their power like crazy. Check that out next time you are out there.
Also do an endurance test on the highway. Their range is horrible there
@@el.chepito1985 How do 0-60 and quick spirited pulls affect the ev6? i have a 135 round trip commute coming up each day and want to make sure i have room for some pulls. i will be charging in my garage.
Whilst the model 3 and model Y are a little more sluggish than the EV6, I don’t necessarily think the Tesla is so behind in general. Long term, yes, Tesla will be overtaken by the larger innovation and rapid pace in China and even South Korea; but at least for right now Tesla has a good following that could hold out for several years.
It's a good brand and I'm sure the new model will be a little quicker and a little better.
@@el.chepito1985 Agreed!
My stealth performance with 19 inch wheels would beat both these slow junk piles 0-60 2.8 seconds without roll out in my car