A Kia EV6 owner tells all: AA Ireland

[@smaemurray]

Beautiful car. Great decision. Happy motoring.

[@leahy202]

Great video love this car just collected this car on Monday and it’s a dream and preheating works for me it needed a software update and everything good

[@myopenmind527]

Love my EV6. It’s a great drive, looks great and incredibly well specified whether you go for the Earth or the GT line model. Still waiting for my home charger but that won’t be long now.

[@55victorf]

Good One .....Tiger face...enjoy it ! Grettings from Lisbon 🇵🇹

[@hondamonkeyboy]

The best reviews out there are from the people who own and drive them. No question.

[@TheAAie]

We shall do more then!

[@hondamonkeyboy]

@@TheAAie Don't get me wrong because I appreciate your own and other channel makers reviews. It's just that an owner review is of additional benefit to a potential purchaser.

[@TheAAie]

@@hondamonkeyboy totally agree. There is a limit to what you can tell from a few hours or days.

[@93455Driver]

My only gripe would be some of the controls are buried in the menus eg seat heaters, which means taking your eyes off the road. I think this is one of the better EVs out there and the 800v architecture is very forward thinking. Hope that Ireland invests in the charging infrastructure to help promote the sale of more EVs.

[@myopenmind527]

There’s a button in the central console for seat heating.

[@kennethsmyth]

There is literally a button in the centre console for seat heaters

[@93455Driver]

@@myopenmind527 Apologies, I got the Ioniq 5 and EV6 mixed up.

[@Harhawink]

The EV6 is literally onw of the most button-heavy EV's on the market. Everything on steering wheel, door panels and central armrest/console are buttons. Only shortcut buttons for infortainment or climate are. (Except for seat heating and wheel heating which also happen to be buttons) Meanwhile ID.4/ID.5 is missing backlight for basic stuff like climate controls. Impossible to control when its dark lol.

[@iainmorrison9048]

Honest review, thank you

[@markpritchard3707]

Great video, I really can’t decide between the Model Y or the Ev6 gt line s. I’ve been reviewing both for the last month and still can’t decide, test driven both and still on the fence.

[@TheAAie]

Nice choice to have, Kia is a lot better value though

[@ThePantheons]

If you were to compare this to a "compact SUV" like the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross or Mazda CX-5.. is this tiny? What's the elevation of the EV-6? similar height?

[@TheAAie]

It’s longer, would have a longer wheelbase but perhaps sits a little lower.

[@reggiemorgan6121]

Only thing that stopped me going with this was the cabin noise. Not sure if its from the wheels, lack of insulation, or wind from mirrors but its quite bad from multiple accounts :(

[@f15active]

Just out of curiosity what specific colour is this EV6? I'm pretty sure it is Steel Grey (KLG).

[@ColmHanratty]

Just seeing this now Greg - yes, it's the Steel Grey.

[@elektrischverhaal5166]

Does it have a heat pump? Could make a difference with cold temperatures outside

[@markbury2094]

It does

[@93455Driver]

Are Tesla Model Y's available in Ireland? If yes, surprised that was not on the shortlist.

[@TheAAie]

They aren’t here just yet but also quite a bit more expensive- starting around €70k

[@93455Driver]

@@TheAAie Gotcha, I think I prefer the EV6 especially the interior.

[@stephengrogan]

I’d say he’s delighted to be saving B.I.K using his new electric ⚡️ vehicle for work 😉 #yourwelcome

[@kierandonnelly4188]

For all the mentions of the safety of the car, though, that twisted seat belt on the driver is just triggering me :)

[@ColmHanratty]

Kieran, as someone who can be prone to a bit of OCD, I can confirm that this has also troubled me since seeing the video!

[@kierandonnelly4188]

@@ColmHanratty LOL in good company then :)

[@trich2862]

Me too, I kinda just wanna reach in an adjust it, right? :)

[@YorkshireHillbilly]

With newer long distance vehicles like the EV6 it’s not really range anxiety anymore, It’s charge anxiety. My EV6 is a dream car, I love it but, mine does suffer from this pre-heating issue. Even after the recent software updates. It’s not a hardware problem as I do get heat when the vehicle is powered on, just not before. Also, Lidl for the win! 26p a kW and they’re everywhere. I even don’t mind going in for bakery treats and spending 30-40 minutes relaxing while charging up.

[@deanfletcher7273]

It's a cross-over. CUV. Like a "Coupe / SUV"

[@r0ut366]

It is, but the truth is CUV doesn't really mean anything anymore. Like its Ionic 5 first cousin, the EV6 is really just a big hatchback but there's no TLA for that - BHB anyone? Regardless, I like the look.

[@gerrywhelan7426]

Looks like this has a jolty suspension, hold on to your heads.

[@jt19767171]

Very bad view in the back mirror,you can almost not se the white car

[@kierandonnelly4188]

Yeah but, to be fair, the camera appears to be mounted a bit below the rear view mirror's position and so the camera will naturally have a worse view out the back than the mirror does.

[@aRANDOMqUICKIEgunsandfun]

also depending on how deep the buckets are for the rear seats you could just remove the rear headrest or at least the middle one and get great visibility.

[@ThePetrolhead94]

Car has a rear view camera that can be turned on at any time when driving Mirror is grand

[@dongorth9102]

Where do you keep your LUCKY CHARMS...Glove box or Boot???

[@samteknic]

Is this a Kia sponsored video? Most people with an EV6 are finding the pre heat function doesn’t work.

[@ThePetrolhead94]

Mine works fine Only early cars had this issue

[@TheAAie]

No, it isn't sponsored.

[@Bakermann86]

Was an issue with early cars and It seems to be fixed with Software update.

[@ianmasterton6948]

We had an absolutely terrible trip to northern ireland. The charging is free up there and all the charge points were occupied ALL the time. Nightmare. Ended up in Clearwater Finglas with hardly any miles left. Anybody in South Dublin want to buy a KIA EV6, drop me a line. €55000 with no waiting list.

[@TheAAie]

Charging in Northern Ireland is awful but is apparently to get better. That’s a shame it happened.

[@smaemurray]

Charging is still free for NI. There lies the problem.

[@GarrettReynolds-nt4df]

😂 Try and sell it 😂

[@otleybull]

Starting price for the EV6 is 44k and that doesn’t have a heat pump, absolutely scandalous!

[@Bakermann86]

It does have a Heat Pump - at least in Denmark?

[@davidobrien9453]

​@@Bakermann86 Same here in Ireland. It comes down to the Kia distributors for each country as to the specs and what is available. Here in Ireland just the Earth and GT Line specs for RWD. No other choices or options other than limited choice of colours!

[@pocketfella5176]

Ask your man again in another 6 months I think he will change his mind about electric cars, as do most people in the UK that purchased one and said never again

[@elektrischverhaal5166]

😂 LOL i just sold my Kona Electric and bought an EV6. Once you go EV….😏

[@ColmHanratty]

Time shall tell! Feeling happy about my decision at the moment anyway.

[@jasonspollen8998]

He's not in the UK. He's in Ireland, and can get to any part of the country he likes without topup charging. In some cases he'd need a topup to get home. But with that great range he'll pass many chargers on any day's journey.

[@vincentohanlon]

Get back in your pocket there fella

[@stevemulroy1417]

Yawn…. Right, yeah… of course… 🙄