It is amazing what Kia and Hyundai have developed into in the past couple of years. I was planning to get a Stinger GT for a while, had a test drive.. liked it... but I feel its a bit "too much" of car for my parking situation and in general the routes I take. So I decided for a i30N and am very happy with it. But if the next car has to be electric... I hope this one will be available...
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It's insane that Hyundai (Hyun-DAY), Kia and Genesis have come so far so quickly. I actually they've leapfrogged the Japanese car companies in many respects. While I was formerly a big BMW/Mercedes fan, I was aiming for an Ioniq 5 or Ioniq 6 but this Kia looks incredible (I actually prefer the interior of the Kia). Amazing video!
Have the EV6 AWD since Mai and made already several longer trips (it‘s not a track race car but for sure a GT = Gran Tourismo). And more important with soft throttle and a good look ahead you will end with an average of 15,7 kWh per 100 km. Still it‘s fast with 0-100 of just 5,2 Seconds from stand and not already rolling. Measured 608 Nm do the rest. Inside it‘s really quieter than a Mercedes EQE (very loud A/C) and roomier too at half the price. And we have perfectly adjustable electric seats over the GT‘s Sportseats. So if you need not to drift and impress Tesla, Lamborghini, Porsche and Ferrari owners already the less motorized versions are impressive compared the rest of the plot and actually available cars. Only the Ioniq 5,6 or Genesis GV60 are coming close. In a long distance test in Germany the EV6 got an index value of 1,03 and was winner in all classes. The next best EQS got 0,92 and the Porsche Taycan 0,90 with the 800 Volts architecture too, the rest was to forget.😜😎
@@Dudulelr The GT is purposely not designed to be massively different to the normal trim levels. It only has subtle visual accents that differentiate from the lower specs. It doesn't need to shout to prove it's credentials.
No longer one of the German premium models is the most suitable electric car for long distances, but the Kia EV6. With an index value of 1.03, the 800-volt Stromer from South Korea is the first vehicle ever to have a charging index that is larger than 1. To explain: The ideal for the motorway defined by P3 would be to charge electrical energy for a range of 300 kilometres (km) in 20 minutes - the P3 Charging Index thus compares consumption with real charging capability. An electric car that meets this target would be rated by P3 with a charging index of 1. The EV6 even manages slightly more, the second-placed Mercedes EQS comes to a value of 0.92.
Yet again and along with the Polestar, videos like this are the only thing making me excited about EV's. To witness the smiles and laughter from driving it is such a good sign of things to come. Thank you. Bravo Kia as well. What a great bit of technology.
You have to respect the consistency and continued improvements by massive leaps every time... its awesome to see such impressive cars come from kia... The new design stuff looks incredible and very interesting... let alone the power and mad smiles it has created in this post.....
I bought a Kia Niro in 2017 used it for rideshare. Over 5000 rides. Seats and trim hung in there, car ran flawlessly over 100k miles. I would buy a Kia in a second. This car is intriguing. Thanks Misha
I tested the EV6 AWD / GT with some 350HP?! and instantly fell in love with everything about the car and I am not even a car guy. Since it is above the amount of money I am willing to spend I also went for the Niro EV, which has a very similar cockpit but isn't as great and almost perfect as the EV6 is, but it is more affordable, has over 200HP, a 64KW battery and is more efficient hence has more range for the money. Inside I feel at home and I have never felt more relaxed while driving than in this car, with HDA (Highway autopilot) every jam is giving you time to read and statistically save energy/gain range. The relax seat can even recline wile driving 🤣 while watching videos while driving has been blocked but there is a workaround for that. You have a 230V 3KW outlet and can power your house from it, so it goes both ways. Kia and Hyundai really have come a long way in the last 10 years, pretty amazing ... great prices and then 7-8 years of warranty on top ... what more can you ask for!
@@n1vca cool, if you buy a Niro EV over the 52 mpg hybrid your an idiot. The platform is excellent but range and charging aren’t worth the hassle. The EV6 is very expensive. One thing I didn’t like about my Niro is they overfilled the oil 3 separate times. By a liter. Again first year model. They had it wrong from the factory info. Their technicians aren’t the best, this is a invitation to disaster. Glad you like the car.
@@thereissomecoolstuff Why would I want to have a thermal engine in my car, that is really stupid, loud, stinky and lots of stuff that can break and is environmentally irresponsible these days. Have you checked the intervals and service costs to operate a combustion versus an EV? You would not have run into your oil problem in the first place. Here in Germany if you have an EV you pay no annual taxes, you get money back by not wasting CO2 (THG), you have free parking in cities, I am paying a third of what I would pay for the same distance with a combustion engine, we have fast chargers everywhere. If we would do a trip into the mountains (I hike almost every weekend) with my totally silent over 200HP it is just super relaxed and when driving down the mountain your brakes would be glowing while my battery is almost full again. I tolerate combustions cars to be bought only by people who don't have the money for high initial costs of an EV or those that have special modes of operation (e.g. big and heavy trailer) or live in a country with a shitty charging infrastructure and no solar power at home. Also with the additional heat pump I can remotely heat the car in the winter very efficiently by smartphone or turn the AC on in the summer before I enter the car ... try that with your historic combustion car. Do you also have AC power with 3KW load capability in your car?! I have never been traveling as relaxed as I do with an EV, love it.
@@n1vca great comment. I get Germany rewarding electric vehicle owners. I don’t agree electrical will be dominant sooner than later. A majority of Americans are hurting financially. They aren’t going to buy an expensive car for a while. Unless they invent one thousand mile batteries in the next 3 months I think EVs are going to languish.
Great review👍 I’ve had mine for a year now and 14,000 miles. Its a stunning car, the performance never gets old, range is 250 miles summer and 200 winter, and with the fast charging the few times I’ve had to charge at a public charger are super quick, 10-15 minutes max to top up sufficiently to get home where it slow charges overnight at 8p/kWh. In a year, not a single thing has gone wrong and the battery capacity is still 100% I came across a Ferrari 812 Superfast the other day, the KIA easily matched its acceleration, that’s crazy (the Ferrari did sound good though👏) My weekend car is a BAC Mono so I’m hard to please by the way! It’s the ultimate ‘Q’ car really👏
Kia/ Hyundau are really pushing. They are almost starting to drive the market. I havecrecentlyvrecieved a new sportage HEV and I'll be honest I am completely blown away with the comfortand build quality.
Sure looks like a lot fun. Now I can start to understand why people still hold on to their year old preorders for the ev6 gt. Especially when you consider prices have gone up over 10.000 Euros in the last year. Ive tried tracking my little Born twice now; I even upgraded brake fluids and got some cheap used non aero wheels and 235mm Pilot Sport 4s from a nearby Jeep dealer (apperantly lots of Jeep drivers where swapping their summer performance tyres for all season ones). Tire wear is pretty bad though; and of course everyone is overtaking me in high speed sections since it only does 160 km/h. Overall my little Cupra EV is already great fun, but also very slow compared to modern hot hatches. To me it still seems like the first company that can produce an EV sub 1,5 to with decent performance figues in a hatch or coupe shape should have lots of customers.
@@BennyStLeger As we are currently living with large global inflation this will unfortunately be the norm for all businesses in the short term. They can't affort a 10%+ hit for honoring pricing.
Impressive! Also cool to see you on my home track! (I'm responsible for the half moon shaped motorcycle skid marks at 02:42 but it looks like my other ones have been overwritten by the Kias by now...😁)
Wow! What a fun car for a Kia! I think they did a good job. If you have the opportunity to drive it on the ring, please do, I am very curious how it handles. Drifting seemed difficult, because of the hot tires. In addition, it shows how sticky the tires are. Also, if an aftermarket suspension comes out for this car in a few years, how will it perform? I am very curious and excited!
Thanks for the vid buddy! Awesome car! 3 months ago there was a 12 month lead time at least here in Sweden. Also 6-7 months ago I could get one for 720k SEK now the list is 819k. P2 Perf with pilot and plus pack is 780 ish and model 3 perf is 749. Also the P2 is the only one of the 3 that at the moment gets the 70000 sek (50000 after new year) bonus. I have the P2 perf on order and a Model 3 perf. Ordered both before the price increases and the model 3 is here in 1-2 weeks time and the P2 I Nov. Still have not decided what to do .... Arlanda test track, they have another layout as well fun tracks with the MX5 :)
First off, WOW, I'm glad I'm subscribed on time, great content! I have an assumption that brakes in EV can be relatively smaller if the recuperation responsiveness is high, two simultaneous separate brake mechanisms, coupled with great condensers with durable invertors. An electrical motor in itself is durable and simple AND recyclable. It's the feeding and phasing stuff that gives up the ghost easily and needs cool care. This vid brought me into some RichardBurnsRally vibes, specially because I think that physics engine is capable of emulating this "handling model". Modders? What a car to import.
Also, I think the problem with that is when you drive hard, the batteries get hot and don't allow high (or maybe even no) regen, and that is when you need the brakes the most.
I do like this car's performance and the looks are nice personally (I'm Korean so biased lol). However, the driver's dash has smooth animations for the throttle and power response, but the compass and speedo are terrible to look at when the rest of the display is smooth.
Respect for this Kia and other options! Still a fan of the original and ultimate best in the class, the Tesla Model 3 Performance. 162 mph top speed, Track mode, quicker than the Polestar 2 stock and Supercharger network. Love all these other options, but still shocked to see the Model 3 still tops the list
Nice going Misha, but you want to polish up on your drifting skills, because this is really going to save you in the event of a tail happy slide, uncontrollable, yet very controllable and satisfyingly so when you DO have control. Also make sure to put gravity into account in a slope when it is down a slope or jumping over one. Tires will obviously pick up grip in the bottom of a slope in a corner. Calculate this one wrong and the wall will be the next thing you see🤣
@@amperformance7998 if ioniq6 has N version, Kia would definitely make a performance version of each... well except for EV9 ofcourse, that's just a 3 row family SUV.
I wanted it at the time, but with over 500 hp it was not available, so it only became a 400 hp I-Pace, which also performs quite well on the Nordschleife 💪🏻😎
This car and the Hyundai N Vision 74 are so important for the Korean car brands. I'm a happy owner of an i20, which doesn't have anything sporty about it, but these new cars are very impressive - and I hope to see more of them.
Very impressive for a fat SUV, and from kia!! Hope we can see it on the ring very soon. I converted to EV aboute 6 years ago, never looking back. I now have my lightweight go-kart BMW i3s, its such a fun little car for around town and on twisty mountain b-roads.
really? I have had and driven various ev's and whilst they are awesome for getting you from a to b in a super relaxed manner, especially with single pedal driving, I would never describe any of them as go kart like, especially compared to some of the lightweight hot hatches and kit cars out there. I love ev's but they deffo ain't that fun if you want an involved go kart like experience!!
@@robertowen8281 I was talking about the i3S, one of the lightest EVs. Lighter cars are more fun to drive, more respinsive. The S version is like a m sport setup. Other / normal EVs are way to heavy and sluggish.
Misha will you try an Alfa Romeo Giulia QV or GTAm? I'm so curious about your opinion because you are a BMW driver. You will be impressed by the steering wheel reaction and handling that is better than the competitors. Would be very interesting to see in this channel
I remember a video of you spotting prototype cars and the design of this caught my eye as a daily driver and was planning to ask santa for it (figurativelu speaking) ... I was kinda disappointed to read "EV" in the title but man it does loook really fun and when you get a chuckle at the wheel you know it can be a fun ride. Stocked for ring lap video from you in the future and with hopefully better brakes :D
If you increase the regen to max you will have to use the brakes much less agressively which gives gives you much more braking power when needed rather relying on the brakes alone
I love my KIA EV6 GT-Line. I saw the review and decided to get it, boy I was surprised on how good KIA & Hyundai did on the vehicle and on all their new vehicles. When are you going to do a Nurburgring run with the KIA EV6?
Geweldige video, ik zal al te wachten totdat jij aan de haal zou gaan. Ik heb er 1 in bestelling staan, sinds vorig jaar november, in het zwart. Mocht je niet in de mogelijkheid zijn om eerder op de ring te rijden met een GT, dan mag je die van mij misbruiken :) Nogmaals dank, en ik geniet elke dag van je video's! Keep up the good work !
@@mgcharoudin jammer, ik wacht ook op mijn EV6 GT, noch 12,5 Maanden wachten als het goed is. en ja 75K voor aftrek laat noch steeds 56K ex btw over, Denk niet dar ik m ooit voor trackrijden zal gebruiken, maar toch wel regelmatig op de auobahn ben. En natuurlijk bij een stoplichtje hier en daar ...
Fun video on that closed course but I would really like to know how it handles on real roads. At least one reviewer thinks it has some issues with suspension and needs to be put in soft mode which then is not that different than the regular suspension on the GT Line. We need some more tests like that. Thanks.
Driving carefully the front motor is disengaged, and the throttle response is much softer, so it behaves/sips electricity more or less like any other EV.
hehe, Mischa, a track guy, i understand that loosing grip in the rear feels abit un-natural-loosing time. I, that is an expect of loosing grip everywhere and always (slow on track) say, more speed, more tireslip, wider driftcircle. But i think its probably more like trying to drift an old auto car to modulate the tirespeed, it would take time to get use to the "power-ramp in" on the motor. A electric car is probably easier to run super overpowered of the tiregrip, so the throttle input is more 1:1 with the gas pedal....me guy-guessing alot here.
Man the drift mode activation looks more complicated like ordering that thing ;) Nice car it looks cool and the little details are really cool as well (damn that door handles :) I remember my uncles first kia sportage back then in the 90’s :D
Odd that the designer would say to draw insperation from the delta intégrale when the ioniq 5 is way closer to the proprortions of that car than the EV6. Now that you've driven the i5N, how would you compare the two?
I just went in one of these today, amazing car! The local dealer got 2 ones in black available for purchase. 771K in Swedish krona. A little stiff price for me but it was a fun drive and cool they got the car on their premiere opening of the store. They were sold within the hour. 💪🏻
Are you sure it were GT’s and not GT-Lines (325hp)? The production hasn’t started yet (all the cars in this video were preproduction cars), and it’s not expected that any private person will be getting a GT before Q4 this year. 😊
I'd say the Hyundai Ioniq 5 looks more like a Lancia Delta in it's body shape, but not taking away the fact that this is a good looking car! Tesla who?...
@@mitchellsteindler I don't think this is as big a factor as it was, say a year or two ago. I think the only thing Tesla has going for it is the supercharger network. The cars aren't anywhere near as inspiring as a Polestar 2, or any of the South Korean contingent. Not to mention Tesla is slowly opening the network up to other manufacturers.
@@theweeknd2725 Again, I'd say they were sweating when the Model 3 first came out a few years ago, but now the electric cars coming from big manufacturers are WAY more appealing and have caught up with Tesla levels of efficiency. Tesla owners will swear by them. People who appreciate design, build quality and customer service, won't.
Don't get the integrale lookalike comparison. Not even if I remove my spectacles and squint. This is an extremely modern looking beast. Love the car though.
I watched already few videos from this event, special the one from "Qualmedie", but I'm looking forward to see you driving this "Beast" on the Green Hell 🤗
this is how promotion should be done, this and top gear youtube channel taking the cross taycan on a rally stage are the only videos that have truly made me interested in an ev
You can’t pre-order one in Germany since end of January 2022. Newsletter just came in. New price sometime in September and hopefully can then be ordered again at a later time. First deliveries for pre-orders supposedly start in winter 2022.
4:06 the brakes look very good actually: 6 piston callipers, two piece rotors. But it’s a heavy and powerful vehicle I suppose more weight on the front and maybe it needed a size larger and thicker rotors. Anyway with high performance brake pads it should be fine, maybe some brake ducts but that’s probably not possible
I saw the nose of that new Kia and immediately thought it looked like a VW Scirocco R and I love it. Granted, I think the Scirocco R is one of the best looking hatches made in the past 20 years.
Nice car, but distance to empty was going down from 224 to 176km only within this couple of minutes at a low speed test track. Still shows us the limitations of EVs…
Did you ever drove the Kia Stinger GT on the Ring? I have seen a 5 year ago test drive. But cant find a Ring Video. Its a really nice Kia too.... like you said... think about Kia 10 years ago :D
Does the left-foot trail braking confuse the ECU? Most cars won't allow you to have both pedals pressed at the same time, it just kills the power to save you from yourself, so to speak.
Metals to manufacture the batteries are scarce, delays to get EVs are getting crazy long, not enough charging stations, electricity production could hardly follow (not even talking about clean electricity), not to mention that EVs prices are skyrocketing… Would love to get a Kia GT at 65k€ (which is already expensive for a car) but it seems to be impossible. As a person who believes in energy transition, I am sure we are on right track but it will take decades, not years.
I had one (some sort of EV6) try to chase me in my Veloster N. It was sure as hell catching me. But once a sweeper turn came they freaked out and panic slowed while I kept accelerating past 110 MPH in a 35 MPH zone. 🥴
How is the handling compared to polestar 2 performance? And how is the ride comfort on normal Daily driving compared to the p2 performance? Thanks in advance
