I did, retiring a Porsche 997 in the process to weekend duties only. It's awesome, I even took it on a track day (I've posted a video on RU-vid) and it was hilarious, really good fun.
I own one and i’m getting far more range than the EPA rating. When I charge to 80%, my range is 200 miles. That equals 250 miles on a full charge and it is improving the longer I own it. I drive mostly in Normal mode (not Eco), which is plenty fast, with occasional bursts in GT mode. If you don’t drive like a hooligan, it’s easy to beat the EPA range. By the way, the seats are not ventilated.
This car doesn't make any sense compared to a Tesla Model Y Performance. They put down similar acceleration numbers but the Model Y has about 100 miles more range and is far cheaper even before the tax credit. I'll be surprised if they sell more than a few hundred of these in a year.
Maybe it doesn’t make sense in a logical way… but to people who wants something different than the omnipresent TMYP (and don’t care that much about range) the EV6 GT is a feisty competitor. It’s interior is quite different, and in my opinion, the driving dynamics are way above the TMYP. 😊
@@andersteilmann8005 Yeah, I agree but you're talking about a niche buyer. Which is what will account for the few units they'll sell. They should have stuck a bigger battery in this car but I'm sure they already thought of that and found it was prohibitively expensive.
I have driven a lot in the Y (lovely car) and own a EV6 GT… and there is a reason to that. 😊 In my mind the GT has an interior much more to my taste, way better seats and a driving dynamic and feel that the model Y can’t match. Range is really not relevant to me, because I don’t drive that much and only charge it (at home) once or twice a week. I seldom do longer trips, and if I do, we already (I live in Denmark) have fast chargers in great numbers scattered around along all highways I drive. I would not want it to have a bigger battery (with the present technology), because besides it being more expensive, it would add more weight (I guess an approximately 20% increase would result in a little less than 100kilos of extra weight). To me it’s not necessarily a good trade off regarding handling and the extra money… and maybe also a reason why KIA hasn’t fitted a larger battery in the GT. Besides that, the Y (and its sibling, Model 3) is hugely omnipresent… and even though I think it’s a very nice car, I like to drive in something more special and (up till now) rare. 😊
Reviewing an electric gt 600hp, while making the range a big issue. Like reviewing the mustang gt I owned, talking about how much gasoline you burn when you hit that pedal. Of course they consume, they are performance cars😈😤
