Kia EV6 detailed review (inc. 0-100): Why it feels totally different to the Hyundai Ioniq 5!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 มิ.ย. 2024
- I've been waiting a LONG time to drive the Kia EV6 and it has finally arrived in Australia. I'm keen to see if it's any good and how it stacks up against the Hyundai Ioniq 5. This is a review of the 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line - see what Paul Maric thinks of it!
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Intro: 00:00
Exterior 01:08
Interior 04:20
Infotainment 06:30
Safety Tech 09:39
Practicality 11:10
Charging 16:52
On Road 17:51
0-100 km/h 23:08
Verdict 24:19
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Crazy how Kia managed to get the “EV” name for their electric vehicle range. It’s like naming your car model “car”.
or the "T" Model!!!!
The ‘Ferrari the Ferrari’.
CAR6 was taken
The Ferrari 812 'superfast'
GM did have the EV1
I really love your reviews, they are both informative and easy to watch. Keep it up.
Your video and narrative are actually excellent, better than many others even carwow.
Great review Paul.
Looks like a winner. Will be keen to check one out in person in the future and the GT sounds like it'll be mega!
Another great review Paul. Excellent to see it's an improvement over the Ioniq 5, can't wait for the full fat GT!
Still nearly a 2 year wait and looks like $150,000+ for the GT. The exhaust sound is brutal.
Woo hoo! Lucky to have picked mine up on Wednesday - it is awesome! Drives beautifully and love the bells and whistles.
Enjoy your new car...
I love the front end, looks smart unlike a lot of cars with crazy big grilles and EVs that lack something to break up the blank face. Same with that sleek interior that’s not overdone - reminds me of the Golf 8 in a good way.
great comment, its the thing that impresses me the most, how they managed to deal with the bit weird way that EV's don't need griles. The BMW's are comical
I'm picking mine up tomorrow. So excited
Didn't expect to love the look of this so much... Seems to have a unique acceleration sound too, sounds like a spaceship
Paul, you highlighted many good observations. My favourite is when you provide a comparison to Ioniq5 suspension performance (21:14 mark) against EV6 on the same road condition. It really proves the benefit of tuning to Australian roads.
I didn't know Australian roads were full of sine wave undulations...
@@RennieAsh Waverly road in Melbourne VIC is one big sine wave with all the roots uprooting the left lane. Been in a SUV going 60 and it's can feel like turbulence jumping up and down...
The Ioniq 5 with this suspension tune would be perfect.
Another brilliant review. Thanks.
I got mine just 2 days ago, it is only 2WD GT Line but as a 77 year old, driving it I feel like a young bloke again. I love it, the torque is fantastic all the way from zero RPM.
Still happy? What are the positivs and negativs for you after this time? Happy with the range? Cheers
@@ismailweber1899 I really love the car, I think that the range especially around town is a real winner. I have a 7.6kW home wall charger 32Ah So charge from 20 to 100 percent in about 5 hours. I like the clean-cut simplicity of the car, it's the rear-wheel-drive GT Line so, no sunroof which I didn't want, never liked them! and longer range than the AWD and hundreds of Kilos less weight without the sunroof, the extra motor and additional shafts and extra suspension etc. I have a Tesla Powerwall in my garage and 5kW of Solar cells with an SMC inverter, the car costs me nothing to run and nothing to charge.
I've had it now for 3 months and driven it nearly every day locally, I charged it to
100 percent the day I got it, I recharged it again for the first time a few days ago, it still had 45 percent charge left. Some people might like the extra power of the AWD but for an old bloke like me, this one is perfect.
@@glukes9 Thanks a million for the quick response! How often do you charge right up to 100%? I was thinking if I just use the recomended capacity and stay between 20% and 80% battery range, I leave a whole 40% untouched, which is quit a lot unused power. Your thoughts?
@@ismailweber1899 That's what I intend doing from now on 20 to 80 percent which is the recommended charge parameters. We bought the car to use as a town car, I have not charged to just 80Percent but when the indicator on the dash shows 80 percent of charge left it also shows a remaining distance of 430kms. Two things I haven't mentioned is, I nearly always drive the car in eco mode and always use i-pedal regen, so I get a lot of regeneration while driving suburban. Another thing to note is, the higher the charge in the battery, the higher the Voltage in the battery, for instance if you put the mode to Sports and push the go-fast pedal with 80pc in battery you will only get 80pc of the power available of having 100pc in the battery, or something like that. In Normal mode it wouldn't make any noticeable difference, but when using Sports-mode it is allowing the battery to use as much Voltage as is available. In Sports mode the car has about the same performance as a WRX.
@@glukes9 Crazy to think the ev6 is capable of achieving wrx stats🥰 I'll take it :) Great thanks for your anwer. I will charge the same except for prob. long road trips going to 90% or even 100%. Other question: Do you recomend using the KIA connect App? Does it do what its supposed to? I read alot of pro's and cons
Great review as usual Paul 😁
Prefer the look of the Ev6.
Paul, did you find the sterring good in the Ev6 as well, or has it suffered the same as the new Sportage, great handling and suspension, but not so with the steering, needs tweaking?
Thanks
It's nice. I especially love the line that starts on the bottom of the doors, wraps around the back and continues to the other side. That being said, I really prefer the Ioniq 5. It's like a modern take on the old Lancia Delta HF Integrale.
Excellent review as I can confirm all your points. Ours is the same as in your review: EV6 GT-Line AWD (just in red) 11-2023 designated as a MY24 model. I can confirm that the car is capable of 233KW charging as we tried it out on a 350KW Super Charger. We charged from 56% ~ 80%. Charge at outside temperature of around 29C started at 133KW and peaked at 233.46KW before slowing down again to around 150KW. Charge time took 9 minutes for 21KWh. We did get the V2L external adapter as part of the purchase (no extra charge) and the excellent V1 Mains charger that can be adjusted from 8A ~ 12A...all part of the package. We added the boot rubber mat and the foot mats. I can recommend both of these. Car is excellent in all the main points and ours is driven mainly in ECO and REGEN "3", as even ECO has got more then enough pickup when needed. So far we got 3K on the clock and it just had it's complementary service check.
Great review - I am next in line from my Melbourne dealer
Thanks for the detail review. Great stuff. Wonder if u have any chance to review the base model? Hardly find on any channel. Thanks
Osm review as always, I always look forward to your reviews. Would be great if you could also talk about the seat underthigh support and how high up your knees are when you sit on the back seat. Also looking forward to how these AWD EVs spar off-road
Just saw one today after ordering the Seltos. Looks awesome! KIA are doing some amazing things at the moment.
If it's not the wind, it's the flies. 😂😂. Great review as always Paul 👍
I was able to nab the Ionic 5 in the first release (a terribly poorly implemented process by Hyundai - Dealer was the saving grace) as it was potentially 'more available'. Not disappointed in it at all but there's things in both the EV6 and Ionic5 that I would love to be able to switch out to make the 'perfect blend. First world problem tho'. Loving not having to pay the current fuel prices, too!
Appreciate your reviews they are interesting and informative. Given you have test driven the ioniq 5 the Kia Ev6 and your Tesla is a daily could you give me a recommendation on which car is the most comfortable for a driver and has the best suspension set up for Australian roads
Thanks Michael
I love the Piano Black keys on the car key 😎
As always a top review
Superb review again. In your (and the viewers?) experience; whats your opinion about living with these matte paints? I chickened out and ordered metallic. In Norway basically 1/4 of the Ioniq 5s are gravity gold matte
I just ordered my EV6 and asked the dealer about the matte paint. Apparently, in addition to the cost of the paint, they mandate you purchase Kia's ceramic coating. It keeps the paint looking good and is covered by the 7-year warranty, but it means you're paying like $3k-$4k just for the paint. I went with Blue.
I ordered mine a few weeks ago and mentioned I was considering the metallic grey and the dealer actually told me that it was a pain to keep clean and strongly recommended against it. I ended up choosing black even thought I really like that silver look
@@haku8645 do you mean the galactic grey metallic or the gravity gold matte?
@@gottalovethetube here in the UK it’s called “steel matte grey”. The gold colour is not available here
Thank you for not using the usual "pretty expensive for a Kia" line that a lot Aussie reviewers seem to be using for this car! I wish I had the budget to get one of these, but alas...
Regardless it's a expensive car....
Is sine waves really the only relevant handling test? I have more trouble with the way some cars handle rough or bumpy roads rather than whether it bounces a little. As long as it's not made to be hard/rough suspension
Thank you very much for the review. Quick question: Has this been a pre-production GT-line? At least in Germany we do not have actual physical buttons for seat heating/cooling but touch sensitive areas. They happened to be activated if the hand is just ever so slighly touching while operating the climate/Media "bar" above 😞
Hi Paul, very good review as usual. This KIA EV6 is the nicest looking car in 2022. Looking forward the test drive one.
It's a great looking car!
@@CarExpertAusdon’t waste your money
I prefer the design of the Ionic 5. The EV6 and even the Sportage are a bit too polarising IMO.
I love this car compared with other EV's on sales..
Paul, with window test... You hold it all the way to open and close it. There is no auto up or down on passenger windows?
Love the look of it, in & out.
They're not sold out for two years - I walked into the local dealership after your last video on the EV6 and put down a deposit, delivery is expected in June (four months away).
Kia is bringing 500 cars per year to Australia. There are currently 1500 orders. That is where the 2-3 year delivery claim comes from. But, in actuality, the 500 cars are split up with each dealer getting a set allocation. So if you can find a dealer who has fewer orders, you may still be able to get a car sooner. I placed a deposit on my ev6 a couple days ago and was quoted 18 months. Every dealer in Adelaide quoted me a similar time.
Any plans to review the Polestar 2?
Will you be doing a BYD when they come out?
Looks epic love the grey and great it’s EV
Absolutely gorgeous car. Been waiting for it to arrive in NZ but sadly don't think I can justify the finances.
Great review. Not too over the top! I too am surprised by the lack of overall storage. Without a spare I would normally expect to see a sizeable boot space under the rear floor. The frunk space is a why bother. In time they will learn how to better integrate all the components and create space. There is also no room to put anything under the back seats. I carry a fair bit of safety gear and not having a spare I like to carry the ability to jack and remove a wheel so I can get it repaired or at least install a plug more easily.
I do worry about third party batteries and overall thermal management. I see great things coming from this company in future and appreciate this Korean company is starting to head in this direction. Unlike Japanese counterparts.
Biggest drawback is the lack of a reliable charging network. We all don't live in the big cities.
Have had a deposit in since October with my local dealer. Not a hint of when/if it will arrive. Some dealers have received demo cars seems mostly the RWD versions.
Do any of their models have matrix LEDs with active shadowing?
One of the best EV for the Price
Liked your review. You looked like you enjoyed driving the EV6. If you get a chance to try charging it, that would be great. Thank you.
I picked up my RWD EV6 last week so can echo all of your comments - great review. Regarding styling and the Ionic 5 comparisons you’re spot on, all in the eye of the beholder - I5 looks really odd to me whilst EV6 great - but I respect others views. Quick note on costs, I spent $3.17 at a public charger putting about 100km range in the battery, so sub $15 for a full ‘tank’. I’ll be saving $6-7k a year on fuel, insurance and servicing compared to my old X5. So, after 10 years or so it’ll pay for itself!
Thanks for charging costs, no one ever mentions the cost
Curious, what is the time required for a complete recharge, curious how long of a stand still we're looking at, thanks.
Don't believe Paul touched on this, but being an owner you now have the experience, thankyou.
Hey bro, I am looking for a ev6 gt line rear wheel drive . Just wondering how do you charge the car at home .did you buy the home charger the Kia recommend?how fast is charging at public charging station? If you have to choose between Tesla y rear wheel drive and ev6 gt line RWD , which one will u choose? Thanks
Ok, thanks for questions on charging.
A standard household 3 pin socket will take forever (1.3kw - 40 hours), but a 350 kw public charger does 10-80% in 18 mins. A standard public charger at 50kw throws in 40-50% per hour. But everything is on curves. Charge is fast from low, charging is slow at over 80%.
I’ve installed a home charger (Evie I think) but I have 3 phase so I get about 10% per hour.
The trick is to plan ahead and just stick it on and leave it. Most of us have the car in the driveway most of the time.
@@sevin2080 Oh, and no, wouldn’t get the Tesla - don’t like the body shape of Tesla’s. EV6 very well reviewed globally.
EV Competition it's going crazy.I do like the design!
The GT version is my dream car!
The Kia looks like very professional and it looks like a spaceship
20:42 You should bring the 2022 F1 cars here and see how they handle the bumps.
How does the road noise compare to Tesla?
Paul.. waiting for your review on the new Lexus NX! Chasing Cars and Cars Guide already done theirs! Hopefully it's not far away! I shortlisted the EV6 but the NX seems more value for money
He must have friends on the inside 😅
I'm mean the looks is simply gorgeous especially in grey and red both ev6 and ioniq 5 is one of my favorites
Hi paul. Subscription from me is how i show you that i really enjoy your videos. Maintain the standard. Perfecto!
Love from Brunei 🇧🇳
Can you review a chevy tahoe diesel
Would be good to see a new Ioniq 5 review for the 2023 version
so is the ipedal technically the one pedal drive mode?
I dont really like coupe suv's but ioniq5 and ev6 just looks so nice and balanced
Can you review 2021 marcedec g wegon
Woah wait a minute! Those are actual buttons for the heated seats at the front of the center console... in Canada it's a piano black capacitive touch pad style!
Yes....I was lucky that ours a 11-2023 MY24 model also has the proper buttons, instead of the capacity ones that everybody complains about. Ours is also a fully specked out EV6 GT-Line AWD. I don't know if this is just an Aussie spec or if all the newer models have been changed to the physical buttons version.
There are no incentives to buy these EV's given their exorbitant price tags. These are prices of prestige cars. Great review as always.
Design is great!
Are all 4 windows one touch up/down?
any chance of doing a tesla review
where is the ideal charging location on cars? i have seen them in different locations? your chargers sometimes require nose to tail parking while others are conventional parallel.
It is stunning.
Where are the front and rear fog lights?
Can you do kia ev6 v tesla model 3
Paul, was the ride worse, better or equal to your Tesla? Would you buy one if they were more readily available?
Definitely better. The Model 3 Performance is too firm for driving in and around town - this one was firmer than the Ioniq 5, but not too firm.
i really love door test
Ioniq 5 has that outlet under the backseat aswell!
When are we going to see spare wheels on EV’s not all of us live a suburban life. Also V2L, V2G/H capability would be nice
I would love one... but the waiting list is a bit ridiculous
Just curious - outside of the fact we have a limited EV market in Australia, I wonder how Kia’s brand and price positioning in the EV space will work out. Especially against Tesla that undercuts it on price but still has a fresh air to the brand, and is often compared to the 3 Series and C Class. While Hyundai and Kia have shed their 90s to 2000s reputation, they still firmly feel like a mainstream manufacturer that’s now in luxury pricing territory. I’d even say Mazda or VW occupy the upper side of mainstream, and it would be less of a push for them to make a car like the EV6. Nothing on the car though, seems great though the half hatchback half wagon shape is a bit polarising. I’d prefer a sedan tbh but I know most Australians (and people around the world for that matter) would take a medium size SUV, so it’s crazy they didn’t use a bestseller platform for their new design.
Both Mazda and VW have EV models on the market but can't offer the Knowhow that others on the market can, all European electric cars have problems, very poor range and long charge times. European cars have waited too long, Asia and America are now years ahead in their design and performance.
I understand that the weight of the batteries needs to be offset, but would it be possible to drop the motor outputs for greater range? Surely something like 180kW and 400nM would be ample for comparable pace to a petrol family car, and would return a better range? Or do electronics just not work that way?
Just like any car, it depends on your right foot....
@AMLagonda I plan to place a "+" and "-" on the toes of my shoes to avoid confusion.
Apparently gloss back doesn't exist anymore. Piano black is where it's at.
Now I have to watch the other channels to see if it’s the same car and the charging port is clean 😆😆😆
It was really slack of them
I did the same. Seems like Chasing Cars is the guilty party 😀
Man I wish the Sportage GTLine came in that matte finish. *drool*
It's a good looking paint finish!
Are any matt finishes appearing in car yards yet? How do they look after a few years? How is resale price?
kia is the new hyundai top spec. i want this in the GT when it arrives please.
Does the rwd long range have enough power? I don’t need AWD but I like the power of it? Not sure if it’s worth the range downgrade tho
I test drove a RWD model and it has plenty for everyday duties. With 4 people aboard I was still able to outrun everyone at the lights and startle my wife and kids. Sure, it isn't a supercar beater, but 0-100 in 7.3 is quite decent. Faster than most SUVs, Ute's, and compacts.
Can you please reviewa tesla?
Can you tow a trailer on these cars? If so, how much can it pull? Tesla has some kind of towing system.
1600kg braked, I think 700kg unbraked. I asked about a towbar when I ordered mine. The dealer said it hasn't been released for Australia yet, but it is coming in a few months.
I would buy this instead of the Tesla M3. Splendid car. Only negative from me is the boot space & the frunk.
How does the inside of the bit where you charge the car get so filthy? Is it not properly sealed and protected by the elements? Strange stuff...
Does anyone know yet whether the Aussie EV6 has the Kia Connect ability for the phone app and does it have OTA updates ?
I read it has OTA updates. Haven't heard about the app, but I imagine it is coming.
I really want my next car to be an EV and this would have been a contender - but not at the prices as they stand.
Very nice good looking car
Did you say MAP pockets? In an electric car 🤔 Seen one of these on the road today and man they look smart.
Plus and minus on the accelerator and brakes might be a reminder that it's an EV. Positive and negative terminals in the battery
5.5 secs 0-100 is pretty good. Kind of almost nipping at the heals of SS or xr6t but far more refined and better build quality. I still love my SSV even if it's not very green LOL
In WA, drive away between $80k and $98k now... competing with some great cars at those prices.
I have a dumb question. If your carefully worked out route, has bumper to bumper holiday traffic, what happens to this EV's max range? Will you still get to your pre-planned destination, though taking an hour or two longer?
And must be just me...the ONLY Kia EV6 model I'm interested in, is the RWD Base model. Anyone driven one in AU yet?
EVs generally have significantly greater efficiency at lower speeds. So probably yes?
@@mysnapshotdiary This. They’re not like ICE cars that have an efficiency sweet spot going at expressway speeds for hours on end. I think the minimal amount of energy used at low speeds and idle will more than offset the extra hour or two of A/C and electronics running.
I’m a lucky owner of the RWD EV6. It’s great. You really don’t need any more acceleration. Early days on the charging game, about to tour around Tassie and the plan will be not to run below 150km range so always fully confident in the battery/range.
Its really nice all round but where it lacks is the price vs the Tesla model 3, once kia can drop its price's on there EVs they could dominate the market
Paul, please always do a horn test. A horn that sounds like a budgt tweet is not good.
Nice car, but with the 500 car allocation to Australia this year and the 10,000 people that want one - well lets just say its like seagulls to the hot chips.
Nice review for those 500 people though.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Great review, thank you. I would say that this is the first EV car I would consider, however the price just kills it. In that price range you're in Lexus NX hybrid territory - and no eternal wait.
Lexus have just advised of their plans to quit all hybrids over the next 24 months.
Can we get a mahindra pik up review?
كيا إبداع 👍
Yes it is sensational Paul. EV6, what does the 6 mean. Is it the 6th gen in their history?
Kia is releasing a whole line of "EV" cars from and "EV1" city car to an "EV9" large luxury car. Like BMW's 3, 5, and 7 series.
18.8 kwh/ 100 km would cost $ 7.50 at 35 cents per kw charging at home. 😮 my diesel ⛽️ 12L/100 costs me 😢 about $21 so about a third of the running cost. But off peak rates might be 20-30 cents per kWh 😮 so it's appealing
Paul cannot hide how he likes Kia better than Hyundai anymore lol
would have thought the charge ort door was was weather proof