Just saw one drive past me in London with the number plate "EV6" It has a much lower and wider appearance in person compared to pictures and video Absolutely beautiful car especially the rear
Considering an EV6 as next car. H Have watched various reviews on the car and this on the road review is by far the most informative I have seen in terms of driving experience, performance, etc. Brilliant.
For me, both the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6 are the benchmark electric vehicles in their segment, are they better than the Tesla Model Y? Of course and they cost € 15,000 / € 20,000 less than the American model, offering much more. Personally, the one I like the most is the Kia EV6 ... 🤤🤤🤤
Don't forget that Europe Teslas are currently expensive due to tax and import tax. Berlin factory starting to spew Teslas soon, and price will be equivalent to those American. I expect basic Model 3 from 35k Euro. Now imagine having doubt to buy any other EV when 3s are 35k E
@@bozo89CRO You are right that when the Giga Berlin opens, the Tesla Model Y have / should drop in price, do you think they will drop € 15k to be able to compete with the other BEVs in their segment and to be able to benefit from aid from European countries? 🤔🤔🤔I think not, but anything is possible with Elon Musk ...
@@Ronin585 basic standard range model 3 is 33k E in China and 40k E in USA (both without green incentive savings aid), so I expect EU produced will be somwhere in that range - green incentive savings aid
Thanks, I have an AWD. I find the steering and suspension better than I anticipated, yes there are a few minor quibbles, but you get used to them, everyone will have different minor quibbles. Love the blind spot monitoring, I am also a cyclist and very aware when driving, I would hate to hit a cyclist, so this is great, and you soon get used to a quick glance at it. I am 180 cm and the car seating is very comfortable, I am not on lowest level, but agree you can feel a bit close to the top and the sun visor. Sport mode is a bit brutal, and I will rarely use it as the other modes are very quick. I prefer manual control of regen, a habit from my eNiro days. Good review, and this is the best car I have ever owned.
Good review. Tight steering is better than loose steering, you have better control of the car. As far as the regen goes, I think it's a good thing that it takes a little while to kick in otherwise your car would not have a steady control between accelerating and just coasting
It's funny because when I test drive the EV6 I thought the steering was way too light but I guess it depends which car you're coming from. I fully agree with you regarding the seat height, it felt really weird and didn't like the fact I could not see the bonnet as much. Either way I still love the EV6 but will probably need another test drive to make a decision.
Almost bought this 3 weeks ago but got a Sorrento hybrid instead. Honestly....it's small as hell for the price but it's so sexy. Pictures don't do it justice.
When you was reversing to the charging station, why did you use the rear window rather than the excellent, all round, reversing camera system? Did it not give you confidence?
The efficiency seems much closer from IONIQ5 than expected at first. Makes me wonder how much the EV6 has better Cx. Or maybe those cars still have a huge room for software-based improvement.
Noticed for your entire test that you had the sun screen open on the sunroof. Was there a difference in noise wind level with the roof shade closed as opposed to open?
@@BatteryLife yeah I know, and I appreciate it greatly. I was asking thinking maybe I was being unreasonable to expect something that simple in the title. many of the other videos I had to watch just to find out if it was awd or rwd version.
Test drive this, I think interior is way to cluttered with buttons and displays. The user interface is too layered with settings that are hidden, the touch response is too laggy for me. And the regen is so weird to use. I love the exterior styling though!
I love how easy it is to drive a Tesla. No key, no parking brake to press, just open the door, seatbelt on, press brake, and push it to d, and off it goes.
@@zhuljens not if you have two different drivers. On Teslas everything will be adjusted while you are opening the doors. Mirrors, recuperation, steering wheel, climate settings, seats, steering behavior and favorite navigation etc.
@@sworksm552 haha yeah adjusted to the wrong driver and with the brilliant V11 release you scramble looking for the profile settings hidden behind menus as the seat crushes you into the wheel.
All the little “problems” you mentioned I didn’t experienced that when I tested the Ionic5 and the Enyac iv80. I didn’t drove the ev6 but by hearing and seeing you drive it i think the Ionic5 is the nicest one of those 3. This saturday i’m going to drive the mustang Mach e. If the Hyundai still feels better than the MachE or the price difference is to big for what you get. Than i think we will choose the Ionic5 73kwh RwD.
There still things i can’t understand in the car world. Like what you said. That the armrests are a little uncomfortable.. and more little things that are a little more uncomfortable.. but lets be honest…. For prices like€45k €50k and €60 you can expect the most comfort right? For paying those prices you should feel like a king in the best seat with the best materials around you?
@@namanverdu thanks paul we will make a decision tomorrow. After comparing the mustang and comparing the prices. Even if the mustang drives a little more fun than the price is also a reason.
@@BatteryLife ok, thanks and yeah, probably not. Awesome car and great review, I really enjoyed it. Soon testdriving the GT Line AWD, really looking forward to it. Enjoy your day, take care
My money is on Berlin produced Model Y LR. Other companies are waaay behind Tesla car technology and VW chief recently admitted that. Just watch Munroe live EV comparisons
@ Woody In the end EVs are still car not computer. And when it comes to building cars Tesla still is behind compared to the Germans or South Koreans for that matter.
Ioniq 5 will put the handbrake on automatically when ‘auto hold’ is on. It will always turn it off when starting to drive. Ev6 will probably do the same.
@@BatteryLife why wouldn’t you? It’s an awesome feature. But yeah I get what you mean. They could still make it work without auto hold I guess but they must had a reason to only turn it on when auto hold is enabled.
Tesla is in trouble. The finish and interior of EV6 blows the 3 and Y out. Only saving grace for Tesla is speed and range. 8 years on market, still haven’t fixed finish issues, and bland, over simplistic and unintuitive interiors.
After researching.... Charge times, electrician costs to in stall a 220 breaker, $206 yearly registration for Ohio and over inflated price of EV's I having a hard time spending 50k..
@kpk781 the average price of an EV is $56,000… Puts your payment well over $900 per month… The average family can not afford that. Sure you can buy a base model Leaf for $33,000 but who wants a car with only a 150 mi charge?
@@BatteryLife Of course you are going to give a few negative comments. No car is perfect (unfortunately). Thanks for the balanced reviews. They mean more than some of the overly positive ones that are around.
Drove it. Arriving In id3 you push the brake, open the door, exit the car. It goes on a full-stop-mode itself. In there you brake, then manually!!! apply the hand brake, then push on/off button (why?????!!!!) and then exit. I couldn’t force myself doing 5 times a day not feeling like an idiot. Why everyone speak about numbers but not about the important stuff??
I had an Ioniq 5 AWD LR parallel to my Model 3 LR, I gave it back because of loss of power after fast charging and a lot of software issues. But nevertheless I think Tesla and the Hyundai Group are far far away from the German car manufacturer... On Monday I will also check the EV6.
I'm sick of watching videos of people driving a car for the first time and showing us how they struggled to use it. Next time, drive it around for a week, learn how to use it then make your video.
That is the price you pay for trying to be one of the first ones to drive cars! The cars are earlier at the dealer than press cars or sometimes even earlier than customer cars.
He says it's way better yet he complains about the Kia the whole ride .... A relative just had their hybrid battery go bad in a Kia ... I think I'll pass
Since a lot of people don't seem to understand, I will explain again. Video title: drive review Me saying in the first 15 seconds: drive review Video content: driving Thumbnail: My personal opinion Result: EV6 in my opinion drives way better than Model Y. Suspension and steering!
@@BatteryLife and what about the autopilot? You never really tested it in Ev6. How does it handle in sharp turns. What happens if you never react to the warning? If you have a heart attack- will it stop safely or just disconnect at high speed and make a crash? You test modern cars. Test their modern features!
Just my opinion but I couldn't give a damn about crazy acceleration for normal day to day use. Biggest problem for me with the Tesla is that it looks entirely awful both inside and outside and I just couldn't live with that unfortunately. All very subjective of course.
“Many times” faster? This is no slower than AWD TMY. And the coming GT will kill the Y performance too. You really show stupid and ignorant Tesla fanboys are.
A Thumbnail made for views. There's no point in mentioning Tesla when you talk about just one time... Kia still has a key, to many buttons, calculating a route on GPS is a joke, slower then Model Y. Design is subjective. On second hand market Tesla cars keep much better the value, that Kia value will go dow pretty quickly.
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Just saw one drive past me in London with the number plate "EV6"
It has a much lower and wider appearance in person compared to pictures and video
Absolutely beautiful car especially the rear
Considering an EV6 as next car. H
Have watched various reviews on the car and this on the road review is by far the most informative I have seen in terms of driving experience, performance, etc. Brilliant.
I do my best. Glad you liked it.
For me, both the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and the Kia EV6 are the benchmark electric vehicles in their segment, are they better than the Tesla Model Y? Of course and they cost € 15,000 / € 20,000 less than the American model, offering much more. Personally, the one I like the most is the Kia EV6 ... 🤤🤤🤤
Don't forget that Europe Teslas are currently expensive due to tax and import tax. Berlin factory starting to spew Teslas soon, and price will be equivalent to those American. I expect basic Model 3 from 35k Euro.
Now imagine having doubt to buy any other EV when 3s are 35k E
@@bozo89CRO You are right that when the Giga Berlin opens, the Tesla Model Y have / should drop in price, do you think they will drop € 15k to be able to compete with the other BEVs in their segment and to be able to benefit from aid from European countries? 🤔🤔🤔I think not, but anything is possible with Elon Musk ...
@@Ronin585 basic standard range model 3 is 33k E in China and 40k E in USA (both without green incentive savings aid), so I expect EU produced will be somwhere in that range - green incentive savings aid
from 2016 Kia is the best for regulat people! Better than Tesla who's an ugly mdfk car!
@@bozo89CRO There is no plan to change the price when they will go out of the Berlin factory...
Thanks, I have an AWD. I find the steering and suspension better than I anticipated, yes there are a few minor quibbles, but you get used to them, everyone will have different minor quibbles.
Love the blind spot monitoring, I am also a cyclist and very aware when driving, I would hate to hit a cyclist, so this is great, and you soon get used to a quick glance at it.
I am 180 cm and the car seating is very comfortable, I am not on lowest level, but agree you can feel a bit close to the top and the sun visor.
Sport mode is a bit brutal, and I will rarely use it as the other modes are very quick. I prefer manual control of regen, a habit from my eNiro days.
Good review, and this is the best car I have ever owned.
It’s worth mentioning that the steering weight is adjustable, depending on what car setting you are in
This car looks insane in reality, forget what you see in pictures and videos.
So true
Good review. Tight steering is better than loose steering, you have better control of the car. As far as the regen goes, I think it's a good thing that it takes a little while to kick in otherwise your car would not have a steady control between accelerating and just coasting
It's funny because when I test drive the EV6 I thought the steering was way too light but I guess it depends which car you're coming from. I fully agree with you regarding the seat height, it felt really weird and didn't like the fact I could not see the bonnet as much. Either way I still love the EV6 but will probably need another test drive to make a decision.
It’s adjustable
30-32 kWh/100km is what an Audi E-tron consumes around 110-125 km/h... The EV6 seems to be VERY energy efficient!
Yes..
Given my Petrol Audi blew up at 70,000km with full service history, I wouldn’t go near an Audi with that many volts under my ass.
“There an ioniq 5 there” 😂
Only fault from me is that the cabin is too dark. Would benefit from a large panoramic sun roof
Agree, very very dark cabin. Rear visibility is bad as well.
Yeah but then you bump your head against the roofline when your larger than 1.88m
They must've changed how Regenerative Braking works. It kicks in as soon as I let off the pedal after accelerating
Very possible
Almost bought this 3 weeks ago but got a Sorrento hybrid instead. Honestly....it's small as hell for the price but it's so sexy. Pictures don't do it justice.
No rear wiper? Are they mad?
When you was reversing to the charging station, why did you use the rear window rather than the excellent, all round, reversing camera system? Did it not give you confidence?
I always like to see for myself.
Nice I hope Kia improves all those mentioned.
That title will upset the tesla fanboys
Banditmos, agree to that. The fast upcoming competition in the EV market, is for sure making "some" shareholders nervous...
@@stennordenmalm1735 I don't think so. The market for BEVs is huge. You still gave 90% of ICE cars.
Nope, we have a Model 3 and are looking at an EV6 for our sending EV. :)
Interesting the parking brake doesn't engage automatically. My telluride does this automatically
How's that even relevant?
The efficiency seems much closer from IONIQ5 than expected at first. Makes me wonder how much the EV6 has better Cx. Or maybe those cars still have a huge room for software-based improvement.
EV6 is heavier than the Ioniq 5, that is probably one of the reasons
Noticed for your entire test that you had the sun screen open on the sunroof. Was there a difference in noise wind level with the roof shade closed as opposed to open?
No, very quiet!
i love when you're reversing into the charge bay you look behind you.....when you have a massive reversing camera within the car! haha
I don't trust those.
@@BatteryLife and/or the parking sensors 😉😂
Is it to much to ask for to put whether its the awd or rwd in the title?
It is !!! Third word!
@@BatteryLife yeah I know, and I appreciate it greatly. I was asking thinking maybe I was being unreasonable to expect something that simple in the title. many of the other videos I had to watch just to find out if it was awd or rwd version.
very useful video , great job !
thanks for another great video
I wish the ID.3 had that fancy imaging showing all the stats of the battery as you drive.
@4:48 - that green mercedes should be the future shape of motoring. small and full of space.
Test drive this, I think interior is way to cluttered with buttons and displays. The user interface is too layered with settings that are hidden, the touch response is too laggy for me. And the regen is so weird to use. I love the exterior styling though!
Speed demon is the phrase Chris. You aren’t a speed demon. ;)
I love how easy it is to drive a Tesla. No key, no parking brake to press, just open the door, seatbelt on, press brake, and push it to d, and off it goes.
That is truly amazing!
Same for VW IDs
@@zhuljens Just thinking the same, my ID. 3 does just that 🤔
@@zhuljens not if you have two different drivers. On Teslas everything will be adjusted while you are opening the doors. Mirrors, recuperation, steering wheel, climate settings, seats, steering behavior and favorite navigation etc.
@@sworksm552 haha yeah adjusted to the wrong driver and with the brilliant V11 release you scramble looking for the profile settings hidden behind menus as the seat crushes you into the wheel.
My 2023 EV6 has very aggressive Regen brakes on level 4 MAX
Ipedal rules
All the little “problems” you mentioned I didn’t experienced that when I tested the Ionic5 and the Enyac iv80. I didn’t drove the ev6 but by hearing and seeing you drive it i think the Ionic5 is the nicest one of those 3. This saturday i’m going to drive the mustang Mach e. If the Hyundai still feels better than the MachE or the price difference is to big for what you get. Than i think we will choose the Ionic5 73kwh RwD.
There still things i can’t understand in the car world. Like what you said. That the armrests are a little uncomfortable.. and more little things that are a little more uncomfortable.. but lets be honest…. For prices like€45k €50k and €60 you can expect the most comfort right? For paying those prices you should feel like a king in the best seat with the best materials around you?
I got the Ioniq 5 RDW 73kWh for 2 weeks now and love it. You won’t regret that decision what so ever.
@@namanverdu thanks paul we will make a decision tomorrow. After comparing the mustang and comparing the prices. Even if the mustang drives a little more fun than the price is also a reason.
@@jdnrotterdam2150 I’m intrigued as I’m in a similar position. I’m test driving the EV6 tomorrow. Let me know what you pick
@@joey-pn3xe for us the ev6 test is next week. Last weekend we tested the EnYac iv80. I liked the Ionic5 more that one we tested 2 weekend ago
I know this is old news but I have the Ioniq 5 and with break pedal it does 220kw regen!
awesome
Nice review, will wait to see what Cindy says. 😀
If I get press car one day.
Can't wait for Toyota and Honda to release their EV's in 2-3 years.
Which windows had the acoustic glass in it? Curious to know if it was everything but the rear window.
No idea.
Everything except the rear window and rear door windows
Is it possible to switch between the AWD an RWD?
Eco is only rwd
@@BatteryLife that will be good, then with eco mode we don't lose a lot of range 👍
This must not be the 320 HP dual motor model?
239 kW awd
I love how cellphones are banned in cars but 6:05 is allowed lmao
Is it possible to get circular speedometer display, or is it set to that strange 3d like display?
I am not sure. I don't think so.
@@BatteryLife ok, thanks and yeah, probably not. Awesome car and great review, I really enjoyed it. Soon testdriving the GT Line AWD, really looking forward to it. Enjoy your day, take care
My money is on Berlin produced Model Y LR. Other companies are waaay behind Tesla car technology and VW chief recently admitted that.
Just watch Munroe live EV comparisons
Technology is not everything. I prefer a car that drives nice and Teslas are not to my liking.
@@BatteryLife if that rings your bell you should get Mercedes then
@ Woody In the end EVs are still car not computer. And when it comes to building cars Tesla still is behind compared to the Germans or South Koreans for that matter.
Woody.... "way behind"??
Open your eyes
My money is on Tesla stocks to get me an EV6 for free. So thank you for your support!
Ioniq 5 will put the handbrake on automatically when ‘auto hold’ is on. It will always turn it off when starting to drive. Ev6 will probably do the same.
What if I don't want Auto Hold?
@@BatteryLife why wouldn’t you? It’s an awesome feature.
But yeah I get what you mean. They could still make it work without auto hold I guess but they must had a reason to only turn it on when auto hold is enabled.
Can you please do a 0 to 90 per cent? 0 to 90 per cent? Pleade?
0 to 90% what? Charging?
Are you still going to buy the GT you preordered?
No, I have Walter for another 22 months
@@BatteryLife Can you sell the slot?
Brilliant thankyou.
No heating on the aircon.... just... only fans 😂
Just 424km of range? Yet they announce 740km of range... all I wanted was 600km of range, but not even close
in the summer at 70 km/h you can get your 600km
Imma sell my model 3 and get one of these.
Tesla is in trouble. The finish and interior of EV6 blows the 3 and Y out. Only saving grace for Tesla is speed and range. 8 years on market, still haven’t fixed finish issues, and bland, over simplistic and unintuitive interiors.
Handling too.
After researching.... Charge times, electrician costs to in stall a 220 breaker, $206 yearly registration for Ohio and over inflated price of EV's I having a hard time spending 50k..
@kpk781 the average price of an EV is $56,000… Puts your payment well over $900 per month… The average family can not afford that. Sure you can buy a base model Leaf for $33,000 but who wants a car with only a 150 mi charge?
Good ev content
Errrr, @ 150 km/h the autonomy drops VERY quickly...
Why so negative bud, ive a few of your ev 6 videos and there's plenty of negative comments, its a good car
It is a great car. I am pointing everything out. Does not mean each is a reason not to get it.
@@BatteryLife Of course you are going to give a few negative comments. No car is perfect (unfortunately). Thanks for the balanced reviews. They mean more than some of the overly positive ones that are around.
Model Y has a boot space that's about twice as big though.
Doing a 3 point turn or reversing a car in a parking, gotta keep turning it left and right for D and R. Kinda annoying
Why did I believe it was 0-100 kph in 3 seconds? I thought it was supposed to be a supercar
The GT version with 585hp and 3,5s 0-100 will be available in 2022.
@@BatteryLife thank you!
Drove it. Arriving In id3 you push the brake, open the door, exit the car. It goes on a full-stop-mode itself. In there you brake, then manually!!! apply the hand brake, then push on/off button (why?????!!!!) and then exit. I couldn’t force myself doing 5 times a day not feeling like an idiot. Why everyone speak about numbers but not about the important stuff??
Arriving with auto hold enabled you push the brake, push on/off and exit the car. It will put the car in park and hand brake on automatically.
compared to the Model Y way to heavy for my multi-parker garage - even the RWD version is heavier than Model Y…and all those beeps are boring
Electric car super👌 future
I had an Ioniq 5 AWD LR parallel to my Model 3 LR, I gave it back because of loss of power after fast charging and a lot of software issues. But nevertheless I think Tesla and the Hyundai Group are far far away from the German car manufacturer...
On Monday I will also check the EV6.
I'm sick of watching videos of people driving a car for the first time and showing us how they struggled to use it. Next time, drive it around for a week, learn how to use it then make your video.
That is the price you pay for trying to be one of the first ones to drive cars! The cars are earlier at the dealer than press cars or sometimes even earlier than customer cars.
That's a risky statement ... playing with fire ;)
lol... he may need to hire bodyguards .
Lol 2:52 they're cheching a KIA.
Kia/Hyundai killed Model Y before it even landed in Europe xD
14:45 but Kia Ev6 charger is in the front 😆
??? Really? Think you're confused.
Yes really, we are both entitled for our own opinion. ;) Take care.
Good bye tesla.
Stuff is better and cheaper
He says it's way better yet he complains about the Kia the whole ride .... A relative just had their hybrid battery go bad in a Kia ... I think I'll pass
Since a lot of people don't seem to understand, I will explain again.
Video title: drive review
Me saying in the first 15 seconds: drive review
Video content: driving
Thumbnail: My personal opinion
Result: EV6 in my opinion drives way better than Model Y.
Suspension and steering!
👍⭐👍
Tesla is many times faster in acceleration yet you say "it drives better"
Yeah...something is not adding up
Acceleration is just a part of "it drives better" There is also suspension,steering,stability, noise,...
All of those are better in the EV6
@@BatteryLife and what about the autopilot? You never really tested it in Ev6. How does it handle in sharp turns. What happens if you never react to the warning? If you have a heart attack- will it stop safely or just disconnect at high speed and make a crash? You test modern cars. Test their modern features!
acceleration is only a (rather small) part of driving experience..... unless you only drive on drag strips.
Just my opinion but I couldn't give a damn about crazy acceleration for normal day to day use. Biggest problem for me with the Tesla is that it looks entirely awful both inside and outside and I just couldn't live with that unfortunately. All very subjective of course.
“Many times” faster? This is no slower than AWD TMY. And the coming GT will kill the Y performance too. You really show stupid and ignorant Tesla fanboys are.
A Thumbnail made for views. There's no point in mentioning Tesla when you talk about just one time... Kia still has a key, to many buttons, calculating a route on GPS is a joke, slower then Model Y. Design is subjective. On second hand market Tesla cars keep much better the value, that Kia value will go dow pretty quickly.
The return of real buttons is coming
@@stennordenmalm1735 Yep real buttons will make a comeback. Touch screen controls are a hateful fad in cars
If the Kia loses value quicker than a Tesla then that's a plus for the second hand market, no?
800V is future proof. :-)
Thumbnail works. I need to play the youtube came a bit if I ever want to life of youtube. Thumbnail is my opinion and true and mentioned in the video.
192km top speed.... 🤣🤣🤣🤣 sux