Kia EV6

I hope you are right, that the pricing of tesla will come down when tesla Germany is up and running but I, personally don't think they will.

Don’t shoot me - haven’t been following the thread . I have two questions!

1: would anyone even dare buy one without a home charger ? Just in app complex and no prospect of one for a while . Wouldnt be doing a whole lot of driving as have access to other car .

2: does anyone know when you could expect delivery of you ordered one now ? What’s the lead time in these ?

thanks

Hi MarkN

nice overview on your channel . What’s your opinion on the the GT spec 20 inch wheels on Irish backroads ?

Would ppl be Better of dropping to the earth spec for the potential smoother ride of the 19 inch wheels ?

Or the 20s are fine for backroads ?

you seemed the think the bigger alloys did ok today on backroads during a short spin ?

please comment on motorway consumption at 120 as well in the full review if you can

look forward to the in depth report next week

Realistically if you don't need the range of the Larger Battery in the Kia, is it still worth a switch from the €42k Ioniq 5?

Is it fair to compare the Premium Ioniq 5 58kw that you tested with the much punchier and 8k more expensive 77kw GT variant of the EV6 in terms of Drive and power etc.?

thanks and video is interesting . I’d be interested in how the EV6 compares with I5 in terms of ride - I really think there was too much air in the tyres in the one I drove it was beyond stiff !

In the UK though they have something called the GT Air trim as opposed to Earth. So maybe that's the difference. It was the same in my local dealership, but the car was white (as opposed to pearl) as maybe there's something special about it.

Not too sure what I'm driving next week. I'd assume the driving experience is basically the same.

So I went and drove the Skoda enqay as a comparison to the EV6. It convinced me to go for the EV6. By the time I'd added in all the options to get the equivalent car to the GT line I was at 63K and had to start pealing back options to get to the grant ceiling. Now, you might as do you really need all those options and sure aren't they gimmicks but most of the driver assist stuff I decided I would actually use and things like the heat pump I felt are smart to get. The clincher was that it has a max charge capacity of 125kw versus the 350kw max of the EV6.

The drive itself was eerily quiet. The quietest car I've ever driven. You feel a little like you're driving a tank but it was very zippy when it needed to be. Very nice to drive, as was the Ioniq 5. It also looks very well, the pictures don't do it justice and the boot was massive. I've a test drive of the EV6 on Tuesday but I'm most likely to go with it.

That's exactly it, I think some of the above is miss representing the differences between the two cars. The Hyundai dealer was saying the same, "its just a different skin for 15k more".

Depending on how you fiance the car as well, with Hyundai charging 2% more for HP the cost of a mid level Ioniq is working out the same or more than the GT earth.

Sure look, it's all Marketing, having a cheap entry level builds an impression the Ioniq is better value.

In reality I think the 73kw Ioniq 5 would cost a bit more than that.

The 58kw exec-plus is being quoted as 43,000 from dealer I'm talking with, so 73kw would probably be around 47,000.

Test drove one today, unfortunately the salesperson came with me and because it's so popular we pretty much went around the block while sitting in traffic!

In terms of being quite tall (6ft 1"), it wasn't as nice to get into as the Ioniq 5 because it's lower to the floor. But once you're in it's very comfortable.

After that it's just about preference of whether you prefer being lower to the ground.

Little annoying that I couldn't test drive it around the local country roads, that would have been a proper test of the handling.

Thanks, will check it out.

That seems to be the main difference between the 2 - EV6 handles better and is more sporty, but the Ioniq 5 is more comfortable.

Test driving is not helping me really, I always forget what one was like after a while. Think I have a bit of FOMO as well, once I actually buy one I'll stop looking at cars and not even worry about what else is out there :)

I think the EV6 has less chance of it's look dating as well, it's a bit safer but nice and sporty. Ioniq 5 is completely different, but maybe more marmite.

Yeah, I'd much rather have gone on my own. Going to try and go back in Weds and see if we can drive again.

I've just shown the Nobby video to my partner and she's kind of sold.

Think it's the sleeker and sportier look.

Ioniq 5 I do like the design of, just wonder how it will age.

One thing I think let's down the EV6 are the colour options - they're just a bit boring.

I really like the teal Tuscon and the infinite blue Mach-e. Best EV6 is probably the standard one you see in most marketing.

Think spec let's it down.

Test drove that Audi today (advance) and it was fine in terms of handling but no real wow or comfort factor for me.

Missing a bunch of spec without options as well.

I've gone back to the dealership and asked exactly this. Seems wording is a bit muddled. KIA videos aren't super helpful. The specification specifically calls out Adaptive Smart Cruise Control with Stop & Go Functionality, which was a KIA feature before HDA2.