How the Kia EV6 Compares With the Tesla Model Y - Cars.com 

Yes it is.

that's fine.... I don't trust KOREAN dealerships in the USA! they have the WORSE TECHS and WORSE SALES! EVER!

They don't need to be better than a Tesla, they just need to be better than the ice cars in it's price range

@@davekozlowski1266 Mild electrification seems to add about 8k to the price of a car like the RAV4, which makes it a tough decision, and full electrification seems to add about 20k to the price of a car. This will come down over time, as we can see in the Ford Maverick, where for the first time a hybrid model is cheaper than the gas only version. Consumers responded enthusiastically, and the Maverick has a 1 year waiting list. The Koreans have access to basically infinite capital, and they can price new cars at whatever they want; but so far they are getting about 50k for them, because they are very nice. The market lets you charge a premium for electric only, and until more competition arrives, it will be a high-end product.

These (EV6 / Ioniq 5) are actually the 2nd generation of EVs from Hyundai group. The first generation being the original Ioniq, Kia Niro, and Hyundai Kona. All of which were also well-regarded for their time!

The reason why the the Japanese are behind at this moment in time on their EVs (at least according to Honda's CEO) is due to wanting to wait for the better battery tech (solid state) to become mainstream before they go all in. They believe in a couple of years the lithium ion batteries will be outdated so they feel like it is better to wait it out for the solid state tech. I kind of get the logic as many auto experts are saying that due to the advantages solid state batteries have, more people will be investing in switching to an EV.

I'm 6'3"..... And it was "tight"

It depends a bit on how long your torso is - some people well over 6' have no problems, some just under struggle. I am 5'10" with a long torso and it is ok for me but I do have to have the seat as low as possible.

I 'm 5'6"...so it's ok with me 😅

Kia hda2 beats autopilot with most tests I have seen. It has a 0-60 of 4.6 seconds. It comes with over 25 safety features and has a 5 star rating in the nhtsa tests, just like the model 3. Also it costs less than the model 3.

The Kia driver assist is not better than a Tesla by far the price of the autopilot of the Tesla makes the Kia better

@@youngchirp12 Autopilot is free with every Tesla. It’s something I activate probably 30-40x a day, so it makes a big difference. At least with Kia it should be fairly easy to test drive to see if it works.

@@areyoudownwithp yeah I know autopilot is free with every Tesla cuz I have full self driving on my Tesla and I drove the ev6 that's why I say Tesla is by far with the driver assistance better than a Kia

Dude thats not even autopilot , thats an automotive assits hardware which easiy hacked by see eye aey. Except u one of them 😅😅 This ev implementation hypocrissy making people dont realize that u need several extended gadget or electrical adaptor buildt in at your own home. Not echofrendly at all. Its better using small block diesel generator with small homemade electric car. Everybody knew evsedan manufacturer ovvner (€lites) even more worst than motorcycle manufacture. They rules fossilfuel , hydrogen , ethanol , biodiesel , and else to made u thinking ev 》 the only option. How the heck military vehicles and or govt motorcades could easily switch to fully ev with big powerbank every single day ?? Even 0tredeau's motorcade still give canadian familiar exhaust sounds each single day. (Libs knew that)

Yes that is true but I guarantee you this next model 3 and model y will have ventilated seats too as well all the things they got in the ev6 I'm pretty sure he can put them on the Tesla

I personally hate it, it turns on during summer. The rain sensor and headlights sensor's aren't that Good either. Besides that I like the car a lot.

@@kaliberoh955 I have no problems with the rain sensor/auto wipers, althought it would be a simple fix to just add sensitivity option to auto wipers. The auto high beams on the other hand are really bad... hope they switch to matrix soon, and also hope they do matrix better than those auto high beams

@@kaliberoh955 not that good? my model 3 2022 is a nightmare. When it rains the wipers auto doesnt work and when it doesnt it gets triggered so much i just turn it off. Also in the winter with the A/C set on auto it just keeps turing on the windsheld defrosting. Like what the actual fuck my car must be possessed

"Kia build quality" Are you sure? Check the forums. (Numerous recalls already)

Until you actually DRIVE that route, don't believe the Kia charge speed. Watch the actual charging tests, preferably those with multiple vehicles at the same time in a "real world" journey. (Try RSymons RU-vid channel) You'll be surprised.

@@rogerstarkey5390 Kia still has far fewer and far less serious recalls than Tesla has had in recent years.

@@rogerstarkey5390 Not really. At the end of the day I trust my judgment most of all. I have driven both cars along the same route. The Tesla had far better acceleration, but the wheel also liked to twist and the suspensi9n felt like a far older car. In fact my 10 year old Toyota, who has never had any suspension work done on it, felt better. The EV6 also felt far better. Not as nice as a Porsche, but still far better handling and stability.

have you test drove the Toyota bz4x? what 's your opinion between EV6 and bz4x?

YES, this is a BIG difference. The EV6 is eligible for the $7,500 federal tax credit and the MSRP is less. Another plus for the KIA is that it is sold and serviced by every KIA dealer throughout the US. So even in rural America you're much closer to a KIA repair facility than with a Tesla.

@@eurosteve50 Tesla has weird pricing their way more expensive than mainstream rivals like this and a vw id4 and are closer to luxury brands like Audi and Mercedes but without any of the luxury 😂🤷🏼‍♂️ VW id4 in base set up is $16k cheaper than even the Kia in this video I feel like that’s the best “value” EV

Have you actually tried to buy one?? The markups are insane. It's not cheaper than a Model Y in the real world. Also Tesla's service is Mobile. I'm 6 miles away from a service center but they still come out to my house.

Buy the Tesla 100 times easier than ev6 ,They will add 10k more

@@RezandJen very easy to find dealers that sell at MSRP. People just have to put in the work, but there are many locations in different states that charge MSRP.

Yes it has all the hardware , software for these modes is a must.

Had owned cars for 12 years and yet to have a break in or keyed scratch. All depends on where you park the car and what neighborhood you live in. If I am in such a place would rather buy a hybrid Camry or RAV4 and stay safe and attract less attention.

Korean version has it. Locked to only that market for some reason though

@@BrightChocolate yea I agree, it’s hardly a must have. Nor does it really actually discourage criminals in the first place.

In my 25 years of owning 20+ cars there's never been an incident of scratching on any one of them. Maybe the problem is with some Tesla owners being a douchebag. And yeah nobody's going to be jealous of someone driving a Kia 🤣

Telsa only makes 4 models. So they can make 10s of thousands of one model. They also make only EVs. Kia makes many different models and different types of vehicles. The Kia EV6 is ramping up. It's only in its first year where Tesla's 3 and Y have been made for a few years now. It's going to take some time before Kia is building a lot more EV6s and they also have more EV models coming out, like the EV6 sedan.

@@benjaminsmith2287 But wasn't that the whole thing that everyone was saying... "Just wait until Legacy Auto gets in the game" and "They're going to SWAMP Tesla with cars" .... The Kona and Niro EV's have been out since 2018 and they started importing them to the USA in 2019. Each are STILL limited both in production AND the number of states they're available in. Here in South Florida we can't even get the Kona EV not even in a special order and as for the Niro EV, the dealerships WON'T take orders because they don't even know when is the next time they will get them... When they do get them customers get into a bidding war over them. NOBODY gets the stated "$289 a month lease" A Kia Dealer told me that he was so excited when the EV6 was announced, because he figured that it would end the electric car shortage at the place, but the EV6 has changed nothing they STILL don't make enough and most dealers only get 1 or 2 every couple of months. He told me he could literally sell 2 or 3 a day with all the demand, but of course there is no REAL supply. Let's face it, Hyundai doesn't want to ramp down their other cars to sell EV's because they have way too much money invested in that business. They bring in people interested in EV's and use that as a way to "Bait and Switch" customers into buying their ICE cars or a Hybrid.

In Australia still cannot order a Model Y and the wait on the Model 3 is 9-12 months currently.

@@zubinix hopefully now that the European gigafactory is open Tesla can redirect their exports from Europe to Australia and New Zealand, either way you slice it Tesla is not only making way more EVS than everyone else but they're also ramping production and expanding capacity faster than practically anyone else

I live in SW FL and you ha ve call around . I had to drive to Tampa to pickup my GT line AWD but I did it and had to pay a 5k markup since it was in stock and a Matte Gray GT L

EV6 only has 0.5m smaller turning radius.

@@engineeringtheweirdguy2103 Agree, it's not much. Both bad.

@@Slarti2 unfortunately it comes with the territory. Both are AWD so steering is restricted, plus they both have a long wheel base to take full advantage of their size for the SUV class. Both of which together is a deadly combination for turning circle

I'm pretty sure if you want to power something with the Tesla you can all you got to do is to get an inverter and there you go

Yea I’m 6 4 and I don’t have this issue unless I lean towards to side I mean I did notice I clipped it at first but once my seat was in the right spot it’s not an issue anymore daily driving the car.

Technically the model Y handles better. It did significantly better in the moose test for stability and handling than the EV6. The model Y is also a full time AWD, whilst the EV6 AWD variants switch to RWD at speeds over 40 km/h. It’s also thanks to teslas stiffer sportier suspension for the handling too which has the drawback of being less comfortable.

Also should point out that the Tesla has a longer battery warranty than the Kia and doesn’t require any servicing like the Kia does

Not much faster in reality, and often at the cost of battery life, which is reflected in kia battery warranty being shorter than Teslas.

Same!!

For the Kia it is really 51,500 if you include the tax credit.

Tesla Robotaxi coming in 2023. , GAME OVER.

@@markplott4820 what happened to your tesla becoming an autonomous taxi and therefore an appreciating asset, in 2021? :-P

@@USUG0 - actually the USED value on ALL Tesla have gone up, without Robotaxi, TESLA is launching Robotaxi in 2023 with Single Body casting, and TESLA is launching FSD wide beta before year end.

@@markplott4820 it's the value of most used cars that has gone up because of the market situation right now.

Of course they cannot do it. If they could they would have.

@@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726 they can .. they wanted to do it differently… now in future updates they will.

@@Reddylion you are delusional. It is not as easy as it seems. The best coding talent is at Tesla. The KIA will not allow you to pre condition your car before charging. They said they will fix that by the middle of the year. No over the air software update. KIA as years behind Tesla and everybody who is not paid to tell you otherwise will confirm that.

@@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726 stop spreading lies or half baked information. people who don’t research will fall for your lie and assume it’s correct about battery conditioning and over the air updates etc the fact is there is battery conditioning present now in modern Niro ev aswell as ev6, they always had OTA updates. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-7eXW7YVvZXU.html

@@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726 actually, the precondition update was released late last year. By your logic, that also means that Tesla is not capable of all the features the EV6 has that Teslas do not. Like an instrument panel (imagine having one of those in a car!), or a heads up display (so the driver is actually looking at the road), Carplay and Android Auto, 360° camera, actual buttons to control common features (so you dont have to buy special gloves just to drive your car), a sunroof that opens with a shade (so you aren't constantly baking under the sun), cooled ventilated seats (a common feature on cars much cheaper than a Tesla), a comfortable ride (though, why would people want to be comfortable in their car?), vehicle to load capability, 800v charging, decent build quality, driver assistance systems that are not constantly giving false alerts (phantom braking), and styling that is interesting. If Tesla were capable of doing these things, they would have. So they must be completely incapable. Of course, I don't really believe that. I'm just pointing out how flawed your argument is. Tesla is absolutely capable and so is Kia.

He covered ride comfort

I owned a Tesla Model 3 Dual motor and traded it in for EV6 GT line and it rides miles better than a Tesla. Quieter, smoother and overall more comfortable. Not as quick but better brakes and more Regen settings with paddle shifters and easy to change drive modes from steering wheel vs a damn menu on screen

Will it?

I doubt it lower prices

From what I hear now everyone is competing for the same limited battery resources, driving prices up. Until battery tech improves and resources increase I’m afraid EV production will be severely limited. And demand for them is only going up

There’s no dealer mark ups for the ev6 if you order directly from the manufacturer. Similar model to Tesla, ironically.

@@LoveStrangeDr Hahaha not where I live. Dealership here are marking them 10k. Either way I ended up getting a Model Y. I love the dedicated charging network, OTA's, in home service 250kw charging. All stuff the Kia doesen't have or even offer.

@@RezandJen That's great! Both cars have pros and cons but I believe EV6 charges faster. Anyhow, congrats on your buy and no need to try to defend your purchase!

@@LoveStrangeDr how can you order direct? the website says to contact dealer, then you run into the mark up. tesla has never had a markup

@@peaaye1890 varies by state.

Model Y significantly cheaper now with tax credit

I don't get why people saying Tesla's are ugly look at the ev6 back that s*** ugly as f*** now the front looks decent same thing with a Tesla I mean the back of the Tesla looks f****** amazing the front of the Tesla people saying look ugly like a egg to me I think the Tesla way better than the ev6 by far

Yeah that's true but still your car going to be in service for about a week or two so what's the f****** point

You do realise Tesla doesn’t require any regular servicing like the Kia does right?

I was thinking the same thing! Although, to be fair - there are a few 5' 6" reviewers out there (ie. Sofan from Redline Reviews, Yuri from The Straight Pipes come to mind). But yeah, overwhelmingly 6' plus.

Hey Ricky! Thanks for watching. We did take these EVs to the drag strip and put them through a lot more testing, you can check that out here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3olBvdpMlbs.html

Who wants a dedicated button for adjusting your side view mirrors taking up space when you’ll only ever touch them once the entire time you own the car?

Are you worried about a few inches on your door pillar being occupied? You're acting like that space is actually being used in a tesla thanks to it not having those buttons. Anyways that's not even what I was talking about, I'm referring to buttons you actually use every time you get in a car. Like your volume, climate controls, sunroof, windows, etc. Not sure why you are strawmanning my point. I'll assume Musk fan-boy though. @@engineeringtheweirdguy2103

Check out the Kia EV3 coming out this year.

Not anymore in most places. Even here in Australia the Tesla model Y is significantly cheaper than the EV6

You care what your neighbor thinks about what you drive?

@@JamaicanMeCrazy 👍

You sound a little insecure..

This makes me laugh. I drive an ev6 first edition and I regularly get double back stares, questions, and compliments about it. I have even caught people taking pics of it parked. For reference I do live in LA where every third car is a Tesla. People stop caring about the badge when they look past it at the actual car

@@danielp2673 same here i got pulled over by a cop all he talked about was my ev6

Weird, everyone who drives my Tesla says the opposite. Infact they have a term for it. Called “the Tesla smile” or “the Tesla giggle” it’s weird to have a term for enjoying the feel of driving a car when they are not enjoyable to drive. Wouldn’t you think?

Couldn’t care less, I have a cat.

@@xdude57 😂

I get it but you get damn 7500 back from Tax rebate and Kia is much cheaper and has Android auto and Apple car play. EV6 has same interior space possibly more. Cargo space, yes the Y has more but how much you really need.

⁠​⁠@@kkgolf5371not any more. teslas now much cheaper than the EV6. Also you have to plug your phone in to the car to get android auto or car play so you can stream your music. You can stream your music in the Tesla even without your phone! So no plugging it in with a physical cable every time you enter the car. And yes the Y has significantly more boot and frunk space. But it also has objectively more interior space with higher head rooms and the drivers seats being off the floor meaning you can stretch your legs out straight under the seat infront, the EV6 can’t do that. Although it is true that both cars have roughly the same amount of knee room. But that’s not the only factor for passenger space.

worth every penny.

Well it was voted car of the year 2022, so probably worth it

Imagine paying 60k for a large, spacious, comfortable, well made, well designed, highly specced, high performance, technologically advanced car.

Look under the hood, prince

And yet it was awarded the car of the year award 2022. Also reviews are all saying it is a great car. You mean all channels are dirty, including the car of the year comitee? I wouldn't think so.

@@mackan7086 of course they are. Don't you get it? Who pays the bills? The advertisers. Who spends nothing on advertising and everything on r&d? Tesla. I also fell for the fake reviews until I drove it myself. What a disappointing and eye opening experience.

@@whynotstartusingyourbrain8726 "of course they are"...hahaha conspirational much? I can't win this discussion when all logic is set aside 🤯, I'm out

@@mackan7086 it's so funny hearing stupid people talking about logic. That is the logic. KIA pays for advertising on TV channels. Of course the reviews on these channels are positive. Tesla doesn't pay for advertisment. Thus they are not even mentioned in car of the year reports. It's not rocket science, man. Just use your brain.

Another fan boy. i own ev6 its far from boring 0 to 60 in 4.4 seconds every pull

How is it trash?

You have lost the plot.

Compared to a Tesla fan boy Plaid who paid 155k yes it is. Loser