Kia EV6

Both driver and passenger seats are electrically operated on the Earth trim. Both also have the relaxation/zero-gravity feature.

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With the exception of the sunroof which I'd miss more if it was proper panoramic, and the nicer looks of the GT Line (not a fan of the black plastic trim on the earth) there's quite a few bits I prefer about earth spec (as well as 10%+ saving in price)

I prefer the all leather of the earth model, not that mad on the 2 tone suede/leather of the GT line

Also prefer the smaller wheels for improved comfort and also range (seems to offer 5% more and some of the real world reviews seem to have it at even more of an advantage). I've never had an electric car I wouldn't like more range in and I may also be taking on a more than slightly ambitious annual trip to the south of France (circa 2000km each way) so again anything to improve range here would be good.

Some of the other stuff like cooled seats, surround cameras etc are nice but not worth an extra 10% of an expensive enough car to me anyway. The earth seems to have all the same driver assistance (which again would be handy on 2000km of motorway driving) as the higher spec so there is no major advantage there.

Finally, I'm not sure if the grey colour I like it most (Steel grey, this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohOEZ9byehk ) is available in GT Line, it's not listed on the site/configurator.

There are fewer colours available on the GT line also. I wanted the grey but it's only available on the Earth model. There are two blue options on the Earth model but only one of them is available on the GT (Yacht Blue) so just be careful there too. The Yacht Blue is a nicer blue in my opinion anyway.

Thanks, I sent you a message!

What swayed you to the EV6 over the other 4? Congrats by the way!

I found the Ioniq 5 uncomfortable as well.

For me it was between the EV6 and the Enyaq. For s similar priced Enayaq I just wasn't getting what I wanted. There were a few bits that I have in my own car and would not be happy not having them in a new car but the other selling point for me was future proof. Let's say I keep the car for 5 years, the Enyaq at 50Kw would just be very slow I would imagine and that would affect the trade-in price. You could pay for the faster speed but you only get that faster speed at a really low battery percentage so not really worth the upgrade I think.

Question for fellow owners, has anyone come across a solution to cover up the interior piano black trim on the centre console, door arm rests etc?

I've only 1000km on the clock and there's a few scratches already (wedding ring scratching centre console, coat zips getting the door arm rest)

The wind trim in the US has a matt or satin finish which I prefer (and it might be more resilient to abuse). I've attached the best picture I could find (also with the physical buttons for heated steering wheel etc)

Pretty much EVERY EV6 has this problem.

Well known at this stage.

Kia have yet to deliver a fix afaik.

Hard to know if its a bug or a "feature". I've seen people talking about it being the same on the KIA eNiro. I've managed to get preheating working by both 1) having it plugged in and 2) setting a planned departure time. Bit of a pain in the head tbh. The weird thing is that you can get the AC to come on via the App but regardless of the set temperature will only blow out cold air (or I guess ambient temperature air). So not a great user experience.

Btw, "discovered" the fully declinable seats today, super pleasant.

not true about E-Niro. Remote app activated heating works like a charm from day one on my one. EV6 on other hand does blow cold air like you said. De-frost function non existent at the moment. Strangely enough it heats only steering wheel while remotely activated

Should the granny cable lock into the car even if it's not charging? I was able to unplug the cable even with the car being locked. The car wasn't charging at the time.

Same as on my Sorento. That’s how it is designed to function.

Thanks for that.

I managed to place an order for an Earth Model due to arrive at the end of March (according to dealer) yesterday, could well be on this ship.

Didn't manage to get ideal colour I wanted (I'm getting Gravity Blue, I assume it's a previous order that someone pulled out of) but considering most dealers were saying July/August would be earliest and that's not set in stone/price might well be higher then, I will be very happy to get one 3 weeks after ordering if it happens!

It's a case of if. The global supply chain is fucked, it might never appear here given how things are going. When we got the GT line they said end of 2022.

Regarding dogs in the boot, our pitbull 24Kg, fits well in the back. There isn't a massive amount of space, so I'd have to have a think about a longer journey but for a trip to the vets it's fine.

I've still no update on my November GT line order 😔