The EV for your family? Kia EV6 2023 GT-Line AWD review

[@fangitjoe]

These EV reviews should be talking about the car's App and OTA software update capabilities which should be provided on all high end EVs these days. It's really a major fail that Kia do not provide any EV6s with the App in Australia despite the fact that they are available in other markets! The App provides a host of remote access functions, but most importantly remote control and monitoring during charging, both AC charging and fast charging. Also AFAIK OTA software updates are not possible in Australia and can only be carried out at a Dealer. These factors (and a few others) put me off buying one even though I loved the car.

[@brendasnow8255]

I bought one, and love it. I feel a little guilty that I’m not using the big rear seats, which are heated or cooled. This car has everything. Really, really fun to drive! One feature of EVs that I hadn’t known was that, when driving down steep hills, there’s no need to brake, because it doesn’t freewheel downhill (because your foot has to be on the accelerator to keep moving). Living in a very hilly area with lots of curves, that’s nice. I plug mine in to my household current, but there are fast chargers not far from me, along I-81. I just charge at home overnight; sometimes I plug it in whenever I get home and just leave it until I need it, but I’ve set it to charge to 90%. It was easy to connect my phone to the car, and I just lay it on the charging plate while I drive.

[@coldude2559]

Can't wait to take delivery of mine in about 5 years!!!

[@Trust-de-process]

😄😄😄😄😄

[@GudieveNing]

Great review! Having been for a test drive in one, can concur with all your observations. One of my fav EVs.

[@DutchAussieProductions]

Thanks for a great review, Emily. Nice to see an Australian review of this car. Have a nice day.

[@mikenorsa5193]

Could be a sweet car to drive but it's sad that Kia can only allocate a few hundred per year to Oz. Hopefully production can ramp up more and Australia can become a more inviting country for EV makers to send their cars to. Teslas are excellent but we definitely need variety and good competition. Ones more than a handful of people can buy.

[@brendasnow8255]

In the U.S., I paid $52,000 after negotiating, because Kia gave me the $7500 discount that is available in the U.S., but not to EVs made outside the U.S.

[@VH-gw3qi]

Another great review, you gave us all the highlights / important information without the waffle that some car reviewers love, thank you ! 😊

[@elrebelde4610]

Still waiting for ours since march. Official Kia car calculator says $96 209 drive away ...... and dealer will probably charge you more on top. There has also been an increase of $4k in last couple of months sadly.

[@Fechual]

El where can I get access to the Kia Car Calculator? That price seems insanely high for the EV6 GT. Not sure how they can justify $96K+ for this car? If you are going to drop that much, there sure are a lot of other EV's to take a hard look at.

[@elrebelde4610]

@@Fechual It is on official Kia Australia calculator - build/order. I know, pricing of EVs in Australia is ridiculous. We are thinking about cancelling the order and getting our deposit back.

[@thabangtlou9325]

Excellent review.

[@sambale9527]

Love evs

[@Reddylion]

Kia 👍

[@djizzah]

straightforward review, range anxiety is a killer though, hybrid of some type seems better

[@chefgav1]

Hybrids are a good stop gap .infrastructure is no where near ready or reliable

[@Clove_Parma]

For those that are still predisposed to anxiety, there's the Niro hybrid - range anxiety is a problem most common for ICE car owners, not those already using EVs

[@keriddunk1520]

Kia Sportage phev is better

[@kman4310]

How much does it cost to charge ?

[@tc88888888]

I have a tesla 3, it costs about 10 dollars at home and 30 at a charger.

[@kelvpoon]

Did you talk about the price?!

[@chefgav1]

Near 100k

[@kelvpoon]

@@chefgav1 ok model Y it is then…

[@Jonse70]

I thought the GT Line had 19" wheels. 🤔

[@zero11010]

3:20 you say it’s easy to charge …. You barely used the car by your own account. How many different charging stations did you go to? An issue in America is how often the stations just don’t work. This is hard to anticipate and it further frustrates the experience. I’m not a fan of Tesla, but their charging network is fantastic.

[@claudiocorleone7856]

If you charge at charging stations you defeat the purpose of these cars. I am buying one to save money at the pump and tired of being hostage to big oil. It costs me 400$ a month in gas. I don’t plan to spend 400$ in charging stations as I will be charging overnight at home. This car is great for city driving and I wouldn’t take long distance drives .

[@zero11010]

@@claudiocorleone7856 no. It doesn’t defeat the purpose of the cars. Seems like you should look into people’s experiences as electric car owners. The car needs to function on longer car trips as well as basic around town driving. I’m not sure if you’re familiar with public charging stations … they’re everywhere. They’re everywhere because they’re needed. They’re needed because people cannot only charge at home. The time to charge. The distance people can travel on a charge. The state of public charging stations …. These things are all huge issues for electric car owners.

[@zero11010]

2:50 so, you drove some distance out of a city. And that plus a week in driving was a total of about 130 miles of range? A lot of people do that in a single day. It doesn’t seem like you really explored the car much in a week. That’s unfortunate and it makes me question your opinion of the car if it amounts to about 2 hours of total time behind the wheel.

[@bigalsbash]

With half of the battery used 💁‍♂️

[@stevenlee7195]

whats the point of reviewing this if the car is not available to the public?

[@bigalsbash]

Mine will be here this month 👍

[@michellelin643]

People watch KZbin can afford $75K EV ?

[@mharro88]

They're not available. Zero point in this review

[@kuldipsingh366]

The idea is make them popular via car reviews and charge whatever Kia can.

[@TheMaverisk]

Quite expensive

[@honghehuang5291]

廉价车

[@scollyutube]

Handles like a large SUV i.e badly, except its not a large car, and the realistic range in real life usage was under 400kms, in summer even, when I demoed it. Anybody over 6ft, your head will touch the sun roof, and you can't see the dashboard i.e speed through the steering wheel. At 1.4 times the cost of a Tiguen R or Kodiaq VRS or even the top Kia Sorento, nope.

[@HotYogaDoctor]

I don't agree! 1. Handles superbly. 2. Range is between 450 and 480 and likely to drop with airco use over summer to 430. 3. Have had far taller people than 6 foot comfortably occupy any seat. 4. Adjust the steering wheel slightly to keep the essentials visible for tall and short drivers. We found a very happy medium where dash and head up are optimally placed for all drivers.

[@verygoodbrother]

what's kms?

[@HatlessChimp1]

They expect upto 30% degradation of the battery at 7 years.

[@HotYogaDoctor]

@@HatlessChimp1that's not strictly correct. The figure you appear to quote is where most manufacturers allow their guarantee to kick in. Only IF the battery degrades by 30% will they replace the battery at their expense. The expectation therefore is that it will degrade (and there will be some degradation) that would under normal circumstances not even approach that figure. It's a commercial calculation that minimises their exposure (and allows for extraordinary circumstance). It is not an admission or a confession of battery life.

[@Batobalani1989]

1st

[@kunzmanm]

Not practical