I've owned an EV6 GTL AWD for just over 2-1/2 years. Still love the vehicle with a couple of minor exceptions (combined infotainment/climate control screen being one). I haven't had any of the ICCU/Battery problems with mine. I plan on keeping it for at least another 3 to 5 years before replacing it with something. I know I could be holding my breath here, but I'm pretty confident that superior battery technologies will be available by ~2030. While the jump from the 77.4kWh to the 84kWh battery with this facelift is nice, it's not enough of a boost to really brag about, although I have read that it's the same size and weight as the older battery pack. All in all, Kia and Hyundai have really been knocking their designs out of the park in recent years. I love that they are still committed to EV development while other manufacturers are slowing down.
On the 2022-24 EV6s, any AWD version has a heat pump, the RWD versions do not have a heat pump -- trim does not matter, it is purely based on if the car is AWD. Having AWD also adds a heated steering wheel, which isn't available on the RWD.
A big improvement in my opinion is the hands-on detection for lane keeping assist. This way you don’t have to exert any torque - it just senses your fingers on the wheel. I’ve had both kinds of system and I much prefer the capacitive steering wheel.
As someone who has small kids, a power button is a MUST in a car. I will not even consider a car without one. Just because the driver gets out, why does the climate and the infotainment system have to turn off in cars without one?! When i get out to charge the car, get mail, ect my kids in the back seat need the climate need to stay on. I get you can go in and keep climate on but thats annoying when you have to do it every day!! They just need to have it as an option in the system to have the car either do it when the driver gets in and out or use the power button. STOP this talk of just get rid of the button!!
Two weeks ago I leased an EV6-GT for business use only. Lease price was a major factor so first considered Equinox which is cheaper. But local Chevy dealer claimed only black interiors available so moved on to Kia. While the Wind model was fine for business, dealer said Kia lease deal is much better for GT and took $17.1K off MSRP. Putting enough money down, you can get a $49/mo lease. I prefer the opposite putting zero down, roll taxes into payment, and all other fees. Sign & drive away for only $400/mo for 24 mo, then get a new one. Not too shabby. BTW, our other EVs are EQS 580 & Tesla mS, both good for road tripping.
With the easy availbilty of port adaptors, I'd be much more excited about the extended range and power. Both native CCS1 and J3400 vehicles are going to be in adaptor land for quite some time. In fact for these 800v cars, staying outside of the Supercharger network for now makes more sense. But glad to see these cars getting a refresh.
While the 135 kW charging speed doesn’t seem fast, it holds that speed across a long range of the charge curve. The net result is 10 to 80% charge time of 30 minutes instead of 20 minutes on a 350 KW CCS charger. I would gladly spend 10 extra minutes for access on road trips when necessary to the most dependable, reliable, and accessible charging network in the US. Being able to slip into any of the 17000+ Tesla enabled charging stalls without blocking any other car is a huge plus for me.
I Drive a Kia EV6 and i am very pleased with it. And i like the Look much more than Ioniq 5. If they improve the Software and mile/kwh it would be almost perfect.
I watched Bjorn's review of this car and the headlights have improved dramatically, this was really the main shortcoming of the original as those original reflective headlights were poor. Here in BC Canada we need great lights for the mountainous terrain road are twisty and with lots of wildlife and we need great headlights especially in the fall and winter dark months! The big uptake is the battery and the NACS port is in the Tesla friendly location rear drivers side and also the rear invertor has also been upgrade for better 400volt charging! Well done Kia! The audio system is a lot better than my 2023 Ioniq 5's Bose system that was the 2023 model I had on order but did not take delivery as I want the more space the Ioniq 5 had, and the Ioniq 5 also had better LED Projection headlights compared to the 2023 model EV6!
I love my ‘24 EV6 (despite glitchy Android Auto with no wireless, and the poor Nav with so-so preconditioning). But something nobody talks about the size/intrusiveness of the A pillars. Those things are whoppers, and it looks like the ‘25 refresh has not addressed this visibility/safety issue
1. Software, I do not know what you mean. Route planning? Stereo? Basic car functions? 2. I am considering buying this car with the J3400 port so that it works well in the future. I would intend to use it with a non tesla charger with an adapter. In a few years J3400 will be everywhere. 3 Efficiency. Has it lost M/per KWH efficiency due to less efficient wheels. Kia’s have always had surprising losses if AWD and fat tires.
Are Kia ev6's being easily stolen still a thing or has that been fixed? Also is there a video somewhere on one of the Out of Spec channels where Coleton goes into more detail on why he has fallen in love with the EV6?
Here in Western Canada we need access to Tesla Superchargers as our CCS network is appalling poor without any real effort by our Federal Government to improve fast DC charging like you all have with the NEVI funding.
A big improvement in my opinion is the hands-on detection for lane keeping assist. This way you don’t have to exert any torque - it just senses your fingers on the wheel. I’ve had both kinds of system and I much prefer the capacitive steering wheel.
270kW charging on an 84kWh pack is really impressive. It's basically Porsche charging speeds for Kia pricing.
I've owned an EV6 GTL AWD for just over 2-1/2 years. Still love the vehicle with a couple of minor exceptions (combined infotainment/climate control screen being one). I haven't had any of the ICCU/Battery problems with mine. I plan on keeping it for at least another 3 to 5 years before replacing it with something. I know I could be holding my breath here, but I'm pretty confident that superior battery technologies will be available by ~2030. While the jump from the 77.4kWh to the 84kWh battery with this facelift is nice, it's not enough of a boost to really brag about, although I have read that it's the same size and weight as the older battery pack. All in all, Kia and Hyundai have really been knocking their designs out of the park in recent years. I love that they are still committed to EV development while other manufacturers are slowing down.
On the 2022-24 EV6s, any AWD version has a heat pump, the RWD versions do not have a heat pump -- trim does not matter, it is purely based on if the car is AWD. Having AWD also adds a heated steering wheel, which isn't available on the RWD.
One feature that would be great to have is keep the charge flap on the passenger side, but have AC outlets there.
I love my Ioniq 6.
A big improvement in my opinion is the hands-on detection for lane keeping assist. This way you don’t have to exert any torque - it just senses your fingers on the wheel. I’ve had both kinds of system and I much prefer the capacitive steering wheel.
As someone who has small kids, a power button is a MUST in a car. I will not even consider a car without one. Just because the driver gets out, why does the climate and the infotainment system have to turn off in cars without one?! When i get out to charge the car, get mail, ect my kids in the back seat need the climate need to stay on. I get you can go in and keep climate on but thats annoying when you have to do it every day!! They just need to have it as an option in the system to have the car either do it when the driver gets in and out or use the power button. STOP this talk of just get rid of the button!!
Two weeks ago I leased an EV6-GT for business use only. Lease price was a major factor so first considered Equinox which is cheaper. But local Chevy dealer claimed only black interiors available so moved on to Kia. While the Wind model was fine for business, dealer said Kia lease deal is much better for GT and took $17.1K off MSRP. Putting enough money down, you can get a $49/mo lease. I prefer the opposite putting zero down, roll taxes into payment, and all other fees. Sign & drive away for only $400/mo for 24 mo, then get a new one. Not too shabby. BTW, our other EVs are EQS 580 & Tesla mS, both good for road tripping.
With the easy availbilty of port adaptors, I'd be much more excited about the extended range and power. Both native CCS1 and J3400 vehicles are going to be in adaptor land for quite some time. In fact for these 800v cars, staying outside of the Supercharger network for now makes more sense. But glad to see these cars getting a refresh.
While the 135 kW charging speed doesn’t seem fast, it holds that speed across a long range of the charge curve. The net result is 10 to 80% charge time of 30 minutes instead of 20 minutes on a 350 KW CCS charger. I would gladly spend 10 extra minutes for access on road trips when necessary to the most dependable, reliable, and accessible charging network in the US. Being able to slip into any of the 17000+ Tesla enabled charging stalls without blocking any other car is a huge plus for me.
I Drive a Kia EV6 and i am very pleased with it. And i like the Look much more than Ioniq 5. If they improve the Software and mile/kwh it would be almost perfect.
Coleton, I would love to find out if you have had any OTA updates on the software since you acquired your car?
Sound is okay in the EV6. Subwoofer sucks and I added a bigger powered subwoofer to help.
Colton, when will Kia have Supercharger support? Here in SW Florida near OOS Dave, I can’t find any MagicDocks.
It is supposed to start Jan 15, just over a month away.
It will just give you more chargers to use but charging on the tesla magic dock is slow because of 800v.
I watched Bjorn's review of this car and the headlights have improved dramatically, this was really the main shortcoming of the original as those original reflective headlights were poor. Here in BC Canada we need great lights for the mountainous terrain road are twisty and with lots of wildlife and we need great headlights especially in the fall and winter dark months! The big uptake is the battery and the NACS port is in the Tesla friendly location rear drivers side and also the rear invertor has also been upgrade for better 400volt charging! Well done Kia! The audio system is a lot better than my 2023 Ioniq 5's Bose system that was the 2023 model I had on order but did not take delivery as I want the more space the Ioniq 5 had, and the Ioniq 5 also had better LED Projection headlights compared to the 2023 model EV6!
NACS LESSGO!!! Let’s get through this transition as soon
As possible to unify EVs. The quicker we do it, the lesser the pain of change.
I love my ‘24 EV6 (despite glitchy Android Auto with no wireless, and the poor Nav with so-so preconditioning). But something nobody talks about the size/intrusiveness of the A pillars. Those things are whoppers, and it looks like the ‘25 refresh has not addressed this visibility/safety issue
KwH charging, watt charging, a brief overview of the terms for Isaiah is in order.
My Ioniq6 has a heat pump
1. Software, I do not know what you mean. Route planning? Stereo? Basic car functions?
2. I am considering buying this car with the J3400 port so that it works well in the future. I would intend to use it with a non tesla charger with an adapter. In a few years J3400 will be everywhere.
3 Efficiency. Has it lost M/per KWH efficiency due to less efficient wheels. Kia’s have always had surprising losses if AWD and fat tires.
The front headlights are off putting. They seemed to fix the rear.
Are Kia ev6's being easily stolen still a thing or has that been fixed? Also is there a video somewhere on one of the Out of Spec channels where Coleton goes into more detail on why he has fallen in love with the EV6?
Hmmm, my 2024 Ioniq6 auto-presents door handles.
Here in Western Canada we need access to Tesla Superchargers as our CCS network is appalling poor without any real effort by our Federal Government to improve fast DC charging like you all have with the NEVI funding.
A big improvement in my opinion is the hands-on detection for lane keeping assist. This way you don’t have to exert any torque - it just senses your fingers on the wheel. I’ve had both kinds of system and I much prefer the capacitive steering wheel.