Kia EV6 GT Review: FASTER than a Lamborghini!

this is the new Kia ev6 GT and it's a little bit like the martial art Taekwondo because it's Korean with quite a punch you see this is effectively Kia's answer to the Tesla Model 3 or model y performance now I'm going to show you how much of a punch it's got later in the video when I launch it see how quick it can go from naught to 60 miles an hour now in this video I'll also talk you around the exterior upgrades of the standard V6 and the interior changes plus what they've done to the chassis to make it more fun to drive because on my Watson and you're watching car wow Buy sell car wow let's start this video by talking about the design changes that Kev made to the GT version so first things first you've got your GT badge there and a larger roof spoiler they've also redesigned the rear bumper slightly it's fairly subtle but now the cars is sort of diffusery thing going on there and these reflectors are vertical rather than horizontal here's the rear of a normal gt9 model so you can compare the difference okay moving down the side you get 21 inch alloys standard with a unique design then you probably noticed as well look what's going on with those brake calipers yes on this GT version you get this lime green luminous high-vis effect on the brake calipers it reminds me of a Porsche hybrid moving to the front this part here has like vertical slatwares on the GT line it would be horizontal similar story here we've got some vertical slack rather than the horizontal effect once again I'm going to show you the GT line model so you can compare it to this this looks slightly more aggressive but it's very hard to spot the differences really well I think I do like about this particular car though is the number plate ev6 hot that's quite cool rather than hot price well the GT version of the Kia ev6 starts from just under 63 000 pounds which is about seven thousand Pounds more than the normal dual motor version in GT line S trim now if you want to make sure that you're paying a fair price for your next car in order to compare different offers just head to Caraway all you have to do is Google help me car wow and my team and I help you choose the right car for you and get it for a fair price from one of our trusted dealers here on the inside there are only a few changes over the standard Kia ev6 the most notable are the sport seats which are very comfy and actually more comfy than the standard seats because those have a headrest which sort of push your head forward into a bad posture position not so with these I prefer them also the GT gets this unique lime green stitching to match the calipers and also you've got the GT button there more on that in a bit other than that it's pretty much identical so overall quality is pretty good there are a couple of scratchy Plastics lowered down but it does feel solid really clever design I like the way you can toggle in between the infotainment system and the climate control and you have some physical buttons for the climate control the infotainment system is okay a little bit laggy at times but it's fine and you've got a big digital driver's display I also like the fact that you get some really good surround view cameras very handy on your parking like you can look all the way around the car you've got a little 3D image of it there and this feature which I love when you indicate you actually see what's in your blind spot from a camera on each door mirror love that and the driving position as well nice you see a bit higher up than you would do in say a Tesla Model 3 but it's not quite as high as what you class as a normal SUV sort of just like a slightly pumped up hatchback what's that vaping this car is always beeping it's probably because I'm in Reverse it was wise that it was beeping otherwise I'd have reversed and knocked cameraman Lewis over here in the back like with the front sport seats you get a suede effect with the lime green stitching other than that it's just like a normal care ev6 which means headroom's good knee room's good the only real major issues are the fact that the seat is quite close to the floor so there's not much under thigh support and you can't really stretch your legs out under the seat in front oh nice fine let's move on to practicality and storage space so the Kiri V6 has a front boot if you have the rear wheel drive version you actually have 52 liters of space under here but the dual motor versions because you've got a motor underneath here have less storage space just 20 liters so you're not going to be able to fit your normal charging cables in here just cables for your phone spying me while at the back of the boot is average in size for the Stana care ev6 it's 490 liters for this high performance version though is 10 liters less it's a bit less space underneath here to store your real cables that's because you've got a bigger more powerful rear motor and it just eats into space a little bit another five or nine things about the Kia ev6 GT just like with the Norway V6 there is no Wireless Apple carplay or Android auto which means you have to plug the phone in if you want to use those functions and your USB ports are there and so you have to have the phone in this bin that's particularly annoying with this high performance model which you're going to be driving quickly because your phone's going to end up rattling about in there as you hoop it around the bends for some reason in the UK you currently can't specify the GT version of the ev6 with the power on its sunroof you can get it on the normal car without this high performance version don't know whether that'll change in future but if you buy one now that could be rather when the Germans do high performance versions of their electric cars they like to add in some high performance sounds which add to the experience of driving the more expensive and quicker model here could have done that but they didn't makes the same noises as a standard ev6 for some reason Kia has limited the paint choices on the GT version of the ev6 to just three this gray a black and a white that's a lot while the range topping version of the normal eb6 the GT line comes with electric seats and standard for some reason this more expensive GT doesn't get them they're manually operated however that was on to five cool things about this car because you do at least get a quick release system for the backrest so you can go from upright to horizontal to Upright again as quickly as that continuing the seat theme the GT model gets heated seats in the rear as standard that means that your back passengers can heat their back passages the car has five different driving modes so you have Eco and you'll notice that as you scroll through the LED lights change to match the mode normal there we go slightly different color sport always gone red and then GT mode which have a separate button for it goes yellow and that puts the coin to maximum attack for every single setting that you can configure there's also a my drive mode so if I go into settings I can configure things exactly as I like it so for that I want everything in hardcore apart from the suspension which I'm going to set to normal which is the softest setting for the Adaptive dampers perfect Kia clearly mean business with this car because they fit it with an electronically controlled limited slip rear differential which can send power to the rear wheel with the most grip for excellent Corner exiting traction so you can make the most of that limited slip differential Kia has actually fitted the GT with a direct mode to activate it you need to first put the car into GT mode then turn off the stability control and traction completely then you pull off on both these paddles drift mode is now engaged goodbye tires now let's talk about the most exciting upgrades to this car and that's to the motors so they put out a combined 585 horsepower which is 260 horsepower more than the standard dual motor version of the ev6 you've also got 740 newton meters of torque which is insane now kids also worked on the car's brakes so they're big at the front and the rear compared to the standard car they've also tweaked the suspension so it's slightly softer at the front and stiffer at the rear to make the car a little bit more tail happy there is one problem though the GT version of the Akira V6 is almost 100 kilos heavier than the normal dual motor car weighs in at 2.2 tonnes now you may have a couple of questions about this car first one being was a prototype there well care sometimes does this thing where they give you a pre-production model to review so this call will never be sold to a customer for all intents and purposes it's exactly what the customer will get you also might be doing that I said the power output was 595 horsepower whereas here it says 577 brake horsepower that's because I say metric horsepower not this old-fashioned English way of brake horsepower to be fair though which are probably reporting things in kilowatts an hour now if you're thinking about buying a new cars such as this you're probably gonna have to sell your current car and if you want to find out what it's really worth you can use car wow all you have to do is just upload some photos give a brief description then add digital bid on your car and if you want to you can accept the highest offer from the dealer Community House take the car away put the money in your account if not you just want to find out where your car's worth there's no obligation to sell and the service is completely free if you want to try out now yourself just click on the pop out banner up there or follow the link in the description below or if you want to do a later date or tell your friends and family about it all you have to do is Google help me car wow and we'll help you find average your car is really worth okay let's see what this ev6 GTS like to drive I mean maximum Attack Mode oh my God the throttle response is insane is it like through the bends oh I cannot put down its power stays pretty flat through the turns the steering is relatively quick but you don't feel much through it oh you can't fault the performance but what you can't fault is how it rides over bumps oh my gosh British country roads are generally pretty bouncy and this thing is just skipping all over the place so what I've done is set up my driving mode pressing the button I've got everything else in sporty apart from the suspension which is now in the softer setting and that is better does mean it leans a bit more in the bend so it doesn't feel quite as sharp but I'm not being shaken like a Polaroid picture it's much more composed still not as composed though as the normal Kiri V6 which rides on slightly smaller wheels and is also lightable about 100 kilos you know it's quite a heavy car 2.2 tons doesn't ever feel quite as sporty as the Tesla Model 3 Performance that is more fun to drive it just is what's this car like to daily drive while the umph from the extra performance is really handy when you're overtaking on the mode twice so I'm at 50 miles an hour I'm going to floor it GT modem that's 70. you are up to speed I like that it is super super quick however one thing you do notice with this car compared to the standard ev6 is when you're going about 70 miles an hour because you've got sportier tires they just seem to create a little bit more road noise than the normal car maybe it's the 21 inch hello Wheels as well so it's a little bit less relaxing I'll tell you what's also a little bit less relaxing and that's the range you see Kia claims this high performance version of the ev6 will do 263 miles on a charge but I'm averaging 2.6 miles per kilowatt hour which when you multiply that by the battery capacity of 77 kilowatt hours you get a real world range of 200 miles now that's a mixture of town driving and Motorway driving not going particularly quickly though when I was driving this thing just in town it was averaging 3.4 miles per kilowatt hour which then would be a real world range of 260 miles but with the colors you're probably going to commute in it aren't you which will of some faster Road sections you might be better off with the standard car if you want to maximize your range now I'm going to launch the Kia ev6 GT so I could get this from 0 to 60 miles an hour I'm going to start off in eco mode where the power output is limited to 293 horsepower what will be the north 60 time let's do it fairly sedate takeoff building power now though 6.75 seconds let's up the ante now I'm going to switch into sport mode where power is increased to 466 horsepower what will be the quarter mile time now here we go foreign [Applause] 4.25 seconds what a difference but there's still more to come finally then I'm going to press the green GT button going to GT mode and now I have the full 585 horsepower Kia says that's good enough for note 60 in 3.5 seconds but what will it be let's find out got some wheelspin there blimey this is another level naught 60 3.71 seconds not quite as quick as Kia said because I lost traction on the front axle but wow it's quick [Music] [Applause] so then what's my final verdict on the Kia ev6 GT should you avoid it consider it shortlist it or just go right ahead and buy it well I reckon you should shortlist it it's not the most fun to drive performance EV but you can't deny it's blooming quick I hope you enjoyed the video if you did give it a like do you agree with my verdict though let me know in the comments below click on those windows there you can watch some more videos and on that box there you can subscribe to this channel if you haven't done so already so make sure you do that thanks for watching

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Length: 13min 1sec (781 seconds)

Published: Tue Oct 25 2022