I went for the top one, the 20 inch wheels look gorgeous, yes a few less miles, but the HUD and sun roof and sound system,AWD etc all make for an excellent package.Should also have the best resale value. For most parts of the UK the heat pump will never pay its way, yes if you are top end of Scotland and do huge winter mileage, and need every last mile of range,then just about.. For me ,I reckon at least a 20 year payback time. Had mine a year now and very satisfied.

No mention of heads up display, smart park, blind spot cameras or collision avoidance on GT-lineS?

We bought our EV6 Wind because your video review at the beginning of the year. It's been 8 months since and we are still very very happy with EV6. We average about 3.9 KW per mile even with our crazy driving. Thank you for your reviews.

@stephenholland5930

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean 3.9mi/kWh?

@Lifecoach7Ra

Жыл бұрын

We made 6500 km since May driving rather fast and sporty with 13,6 kWh on 100 km or 1,9 liter of gas equivalent! Best car in 54 years after owning many German ‚premium‘ brands but starting once with Healey and Jaguar…😎😜

@Lifecoach7Ra

Жыл бұрын

P.S. we own the basic AWD with all packs expect the Meridian sound and glass sunroof in Snow White pearl, of course also with heat pump, black only ‚leather‘ seats and white ceiling, which makes the car brighter and even bigger inside. We also got very hot black winter wheels from the importer. We mostly drive with Eco mode and full clima with 21° as we have a Gordon Setter too. Tried the same routes here with the i4, iX1, EQE350 and nearest came to our 16,3 kWh (with the most power in correct fully loaded comparison, so more or less the ‚same‘ product with the same equipment) BMW with 18,5 kWh and the EQE with 22,5 kWh. Kia and Tesla are on the same level. The Kia is actually the Best Buy in value for money. Also in a few years we think that reselling also with this brand will be better than with all German and European brands (Stellantis). Hyundai Group cooperates with Rimac-Bugatti and now independent from Volkswagen naturally Porsche, also using an 800 volts system. Suspension is mechanically adaptive from ZF Sachs, only used in some Mercedes AMG and Maserati. The E-GMP plattform was tuned by the best Albert Biermann, formerly leading BMW M-Sport. So there is a lot of potential in Genesis, Hyundai and our beloved KIA. We wanted the GT but found that in Switzerland 333 measured horse power (PS) and 608 Nm of instant torque are quite enough to keep the lead with most competition costing as twice as much!😎🤓😜

@siobrade8273

Жыл бұрын

@@Lifecoach7Ra You need to give us your secret weapon on how you get 13.6 kWh / 100km, driving 'fast and sporty', especially in an AWD. Honestly. That would be driving about 50 ~ 70 kph in average, on flat windless terrain me thinks.

I chose the Air, interior looked more durable than the faux suede in others. And it's an amazing car, even though it's the base model.

Me I have chose the single motor GT LINE S I agree with your thoughts on the single motor version but I like the s for the looks with those 20 inch wheels and the extra tech like the 360 camera head up display and sound system along with all the other extras that it comes with. I didn’t spec it with a heat pump because you can buy a lot of electric for £900 and your only using it in the cold winter drives which we do less of at that time of year. All I’ve got to do is wait for it to arrive 38 weeks and counting up to yet.

I have the EV6GT line and I agree it is the best model to get overall. I went for the heat pump as I live in NE England. Even with mostly motorway driving I have averaged 3.9 miles/kWh over the last 9 months.

As a research freak I opted for the exact model you suggest for all of those reasons. Yay!!

Bingo! First comment from someone with exactly your recommendation. I bought a EV6 GT Line RWD 9 months ago. Whether driving around London or a road trip to France, it’s brilliant in every way and the best car I’ve ever owned.

@Phocuss

2 күн бұрын

how many times did you charge when going to France? and how long did it take? was it hard to find charging stations?

As an Owner of a EV6 RWD GT Line without Heat pump for over a year now I wholeheartedly agree with this recommendation. It's the pick of the bunch !.

I got the Wind RWD, and I have never regretted it, even when my mouth waters over the gorgeous GT. The Wind is the right amount of "Nice!" for me.

We bought the Wind with technology package and AWD. We live in snow country and it’s been rock solid all winter. We love this car. 🎉

@DeanoOutDoors

7 ай бұрын

I am about to purchase the same Trim Level. We too live in very snowy country, may I ask what tires are you running?

hi there, just wanting to know what is the servicing cost for the Kia EV6 ? I cant seem to find this online thanks andrew

The GV60 at only a small premium over the Kia is worth a consideration if the slightly shorter length and thus boot size is not off putting- 4695mm length of the Kia cf. 4515mm length of the GV60. 572L for the Kia boot space cf. to a more modest but totally usable 432 L for the GV60. That shorter length makes for easier city and multi-storey parking. And the GV60 has a more luxurious feel. But as always it’s great that there’s increasingly more choice in the EV sector with the MG4 setting the whole market place on fire. I decided on the GV60 as I couldn’t wait on the 12 months plus delivery time of the Kia. At Farnborough Fully Charged UK 2022 was able to place a deposit and pick from some preconfigured GV60 models getting a delivery in just 7 weeks!

Could you please tell us where the tow hook is located in ev6 for the towing(pulling )?

Thanks for the review! I’m thinking of buying an EV6 and am hesitating between AWD and RWD because I live in the alps in switzerland so I’m gonna drive a lot in little moutain roads and in cold temperatures and wet/snowy conditions… Do you guys think the RWD could do well in such conditions or is it best to buy an all wheel driver? Thank you a lot!!

@honesty_-no9he

6 ай бұрын

RWD should be fine just make sure you get the heat pump and third party EV centric Winter tires.

You did well. Well done. You're a keeper.

Tick, Tick & Tick. I’ve had my GT-Line RWD in Yacht Blue (why are the colour options so limited!?) for 3 months now (ex demo) and love it to bits. The best motoring decision I’ve ever made!

I agree with your judgement 🎉

It's all about personal choice and for me I want those typical FAST ev acceleration nuumbers. So with the EV6 GT I'm getting 21" wheels, sunroof (deal breaker for me), AWD of course.

@ninamousavifar5172

8 ай бұрын

I am about to sign a deal to buy EV6 GT, Im getting lots of doubts cause mine does not have sunroof and that is a deal breaker, also just found out that the seats do not have pockets. I already don’t like the fact the new seats are manually plus not having pockets and poor range is changing my mind in the last moment.

I'll let you know if and when my EV6 GTLS AWD with Heat Pump is delivered. Ordered from Kia 1 YEAR ago today, still no sign of the vehicle being built. Ask Kia UK when it will arrive and they tell you January to December 2023!!! 😭

Insanity that a car at this price point doesn't have a heat pump as standard. All EVs should have them!

After an 11 month wait my GT Line S rwd should be delivered next week. Hopefully worth the wait.

@RKSidd

4 ай бұрын

How is it? Should be picking mine up next week. Not looking forward to the rough ride of the 20" wheels though

@neilconstable2544

4 ай бұрын

15 months and 10000 miles on and completely reliable with no issues to report. The ride is fine and not too choppy. Efficiency drops to about 3.6 m/kWh in winter but 4.8 is seen regularly in summer. Using off-peak charging at 7.5 p/kWh the equivalent mpg figure is around 300. I'm sure you'll enjoy it....

The AWD non-GT-line sounds like a good value.

I have the GT-line which is the GT-line S in your country... Couldn't imagine shopping lower. Just wait for the Solterra or BZ if you want cheaper and slower in exchange for more range. The feature set of the GT-line S is not worth losing.

I would choose the GT. The only downside is that it doesn't have a sunroof. Manual seats are better than electric as I can move them more quickly for that one time per year when the mechanic has sat in the drivers seat.

Test drove a GT Line S and found the ride quite harsh and preferred the Polestar 2 for spec and value for money. Unfortunately, with the price of the vehicle and now the cost of electricity, it’s probably cheaper in the long run to run a diesel or petrol vehicle. It’s a shame that every utility company and vehicle manufacturer is more focused on profits than saving the planet.

@Lifecoach7Ra

Жыл бұрын

Choose the 19“ wheels and get a better ride than with a Polestar 2 or Mercedes EQE with air suspension. Ride with adaptive dampers from ZF Sachs (only used on some Mercedes AMG and Maserati) was fine tuned by Albert Biermann who was leading BMW M-Sports for 30 years. Are you an expert of that caliber or just subjectively feeling a difference. I went for the expert driver and feel happy on our narrow and bumpy roads. Very pricise in cornering such as a much smaller car!

Nice car...great styling ( except for the rear and pointless fronk ) but still far too expensive... Sub 20k EVs needed to make the magic happen captain

This is all wrong. What you actually do is go to the dealer, or sit at your computer, intending to buy the model you need and then move up at least one trim level before adding more options you want but will hardly ever use.

well done Ginny. good vid

Guys it might be good but it is definitely too expensive for the range you get

I miss in this video 2 points from which the first may be important. An AWD version has an advantage over the RWD.....that is maximum trailer weight. It is also the most important reason for choosing that version. This is for a RWD max 750 kg and for the AWD (325 hp) 1600 kg. As example...This will count for any glider pilot who is taking his 2 seater glider to an airfield..(total trailer weight 1500 kg). Or any other sport for which you need to transport often a trailer more than 750 kg. second point, some less important. About ranges in comparison to speeds.... If I miss 15 miles of range (AWD) on 300 miles (5%) I need to slow down only 2,5% in speed for having the same range in comparison with that other car. Not driving 62 mph (100 km/h) but ca 60,5mph (97,5 km/h) In 5 hours driving my 300 miles I'm less than 6 minutes slower with that AWD. (My own calculations about usage with different speeds....I suppose the effects on the range will be the same with an EV 6 as with my ioniq 5)

@Lifecoach7Ra

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely agree as I drive my EV6 AWD with 16,3 kWh average on 100 km. Most important is foresight and a soft throttle pedal. Also you can play around with best recuperation setting or go totally on AI and let the car learn your profile. P.S. the 1600 kg trailer is best in its class. Mercedes EQE e.g. only 750 kg.

Back in March 2022 I almost bought the EV6 GT line, with a £10,000 deposit I would have been £600 a month. I backed out as I thought it was too much money in the end. Now it costs another £4000 deposit to get that same monthly cost, which kinda is anoying for me. But at the same time, petrol prices have come down and electric prices have gone up, which in the end it was the right choice to not buy it and stick with my Kia Ceed GT for now, which to be honest, is allot faster car.

The trims are very weird at least according to kia's website in my country, I think because of the war in ukraine different selections that were supposed to be there are now missing, you can't even select it even though it was sold previously. Perhaps it depends on country? Not sure why kia would make the cars very different depending on country though? Examples: - Optional upgrade to White/Black seats is gone (where the seats are primarily white - not to be confused with Black/white option). In my country this option no longer exist for any model... - GT & GT Line sports seats NOT electrically driven but with the old fashioned levers from the beginning or depending on country? Saw in other yt reviews actual cars, at the time/country you could not even pick electrically drivven. However today in my country kia's website says that they are electrically drivven? Perhaps they "fixed" that for the world or is it per country thing also? - GT Line and lower models only available option is 19" wheels in my country today (AWD/RWD doesn't matter) - GT only available option is 21" wheels in my country today, - Sun roof only available for GT Line & GT models (is it the same everywhere? no idea)

@ianhouliston46

Жыл бұрын

Kia in the country the ev6 is sold in decides what spec's they put out ,that's why there all different.

I went all in with GT line S AWD, but skipped the heat pump. It's 4c today and I can say it's worth spending the extra cash. Full charge shows up as 228miles with the heating system on.

@adrianrobertson7950

Жыл бұрын

My Air mileage has dropped recently with the colder weather but still happy with 275-285miles at 4° without heat pump and 17k miles

@ianhouliston46

Жыл бұрын

Use heated seats before heater.

Ditched my GT Line after 18 months, what a waste of money. Sold it back to the dealer who conned me into getting it lol, made my deposit back and some but the kia depreciation is obsurd!!!! lol The brand loses value like nothing I have seen before. Went with a used 3 year old Audi e-tron 55 Launch Edition with all the factory options, 30k miles driven, £98k car for less than the Kia new.... Much less, £0 deposit as well. New 21" wheels and rubber, 3 years extended warranty, 1 free MOT. Never looked back. The EV6 is a plastic nonsense sorry guys, really nice looking car but its not very good, the amount of issues I had in 18months were crazy. Glad to see the back of it. The biggest issues was range, nowhere in its life got 300 miles unless you drove at 40mph. More like 250-270 if your lucky if you don't drive fast if you stay away from the motorway, whats the point in having a fast car then?... lol. Charing speeds.... hmmm the charge curve on the EV6 is pretty standard, where the e-tron pegs it from 1% to 145kw and remains at that speed to 80%, EV6 does not! and is slower even though it can do a lot at almost 235kw. Heat Pump con..... don't waste your money. Kia's GOM.... tell lies. if your driving at 60mph and getting 3.5m/kwh and your range says 270 miles (3.5 x 77.4) you should see 270 miles range at 100% that's what the car will tell you, however, GPS tracking on my satnav and phone tell me that out of 100% battery the car only done 240GPS miles.. I raised this with Kia, they told me my iPhone, Satnav and Google maps on another device were lying and the car was right.... OK then Kia :)

You won't feel smug at a 50kWh charging station. Rather somewhat frustrated I suspect.

Please do a volvo ex30 vs smart #1 face-off. Who doesnt like a bit of sibling rivalry?😉

You have missed out a lot of the tech differences especially with GTL S and that would make the difference for me rather than cost. As for the mileage drop just add the HP to back that up as EV charging begins now to get worse and worse through demand and lack of points and reliability of those that are available. I am and EV owner and advocate but now concede the advantages are dropping and travelling any distance is becoming more difficult and charging points less reliable not more. As this sinks in the EV sales will I think drop off many I know have or are returning to ICE due to sheer frustration and charging anxiety.

Go big or go home as this will be a long term purchase. So GT it is.

The drivers headroom is terrible. At 6 ft 1 after a test drive i had to rule it out

@glukes9

Жыл бұрын

I'm 6ft 2 and I find it perfect, the seats are adjustable

@Antiguan_Dart

Жыл бұрын

@@glukes9 The sunroof option makes a significant difference in available headroom - with sunroof you loose some available headroom.

Also what's never mentioned is that if you go for the AWD versions, when the time comes to change your tyre's - you have to change ALL 4 tyre's at same time!!!! This will prove a very expensive experience, so it's better to go for rear wheel drive only - not as exciting but much cheaper in long run !

@1958plymouth440V8

Жыл бұрын

Changing all 4 tyres on an AWD vehicle is more of a problem for ICE-powered vehicles compared to EVs. For ICE vehicles, even slightly different tread depths across can eventually seriously hurt the drivetrain because all the driven wheels are connected through differentials and transfer cases. Different wheel rotation speeds can result in premature wear in the drivetrain. But because AWD EVs have motors on each axle rather than needing to split the power from one motor to all 4 wheels, you don’t need to replace all 4 tyres to avoid the risk of mechanical damage to the entire system, since the front axle and rear axle are not physically connected - just make sure you have even tread wear on a per axle basis to be safe, rather than the whole car.

@peteruk8925

Жыл бұрын

@@1958plymouth440V8 Hi Tedrick thank you so much for your reply and explanation, I'm not a mechanic only been reading on motoring site's. I feel now that I can really look into a AWD like EV6 or Tesla types of EV. I appreciate your help with my earlier content.

@mowcowbell

Жыл бұрын

If you are properly rotating the tires every 7500 miles, you will get longer tread life.

How about a video about which VW ID.3 is the best buy?

Sorry but you lost me at £44k for the base model😬🙄

@julianbishop7811

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I’ll stick with my Kia ceed green line diesel. Eight months old when I bought it and over 30 grand cheaper.

@julianbishop7811

Жыл бұрын

Gt line. Poxy spell check.

ELECTRIC IS EARTH OF WATER OF GLORY

poor tom catching strays 😂😭

Mg 4 ev all day

Kia/Hyundai. The most common vehicle I saw on the tow truck. Slap Chop.

Good evening

Do not want any of them as they are too highly priced for my simple means.

@darrenfahy1744

Жыл бұрын

I'm with you. All trim levels are ten to fifteen k overpriced in my opinion. The Chinese brands will clean up as a result.

@mluu510

Жыл бұрын

I agree. EVs are still too expensive. They will be cheaper eventually though

@Lifecoach7Ra

Жыл бұрын

Okay got your point but do not mess up onions with pears. A BMW or outdated EQE Mercedes are more than double the price with all accessories. Why should one get a rather big GT Crossover for free? Go for an MG or iD3 or an electric bike that is cheaper definitely. Quality has a price also in Korea and Kia changed in one generation from cheap but reliable after J.D. Powers and TÜV one of the best brands with few minor issues to more ‚primium‘. So if you really need an iPhone get it in two years or so! Otherwise such comments are enoying only. Either you can afford or not.

@rustybaws

Жыл бұрын

@@darrenfahy1744 you need to wait a very long time for the likes of the Ioniq 5 there is that much demand at these prices. They can't produce them quick enough. I don't think Hyundai/Kia have any need to be worried. I agree they are pricey but you have to pay nearly 30k for some small cars like a higher spec corsa at nearly 30k. Car prices are daft right across the board. I had to wait 1 year for my Ioniq 5, it's a tremendous car. Best I've had in over 2 decades driving.

Too-much-money.

The problem with the EV6 (for me) is the looks at the rear. I simply loath the design.

@sab0nes

8 ай бұрын

Get the I5

@MaximS12358

Ай бұрын

It is one controversial butt. I could only tolerate it at best. But the rest of the car is great

Bit ugly imo

The Hyundai ioniq 5 looks much better in every way. The Kia rear end looks awful. Ironically it's probably a very good car!

@phoarey

Жыл бұрын

Totally disagree after seeing both.

I dont agree I think its Ugly and far too expensive, when th Chinese made cares come to the uk they will be much cheaper and just as many gadgets, so it's a No to the ev 6

@hertzvador2220

Жыл бұрын

TBH, I don’t think KIA makes money on this. Only Tesla is profitable ATM.

Too claustrophobic for tall people in my opinion. None of them.

@iansaint3503

Жыл бұрын

Completely untrue, they have far more leg room than similar ICE cars.

How much power do they have ??

What about the "3" ?