Excited for this EV. I've got a Mach-E on order and one of the main reasons we didn't go Ioniq 5 or the EV6 was ability to buy, as they're not currently offered for order in the state we live in. I'm excited to see the differences in what I'm getting versus what I'm missing out on.
Same boat. I should get a Mustang Mach-E in a couple of months but the EV6 is tempting. I wish the Kia had a glass roof and a different rear end. The Mach-E is gorgeous and fun to drive but the EV6 is technologically ahead.
Ioniq 5 or EV6 are not available in my state, fortunately I live only 2 miles from the MA border so that is easily solved. I am seriously considering the EV6 myself, but the Ioniq 5 and Model Y are on the list. Just waiting on my Bolt buyback.
If you're going to check out the handling balance you need to approach a corner at speed then brake to cause a shift in weight balance front/rear and then get back on the power to see how it responds. The throttle should have an effect on the car's attitude. Cars set up for Korean conditions can be too soft, so they say. I like this car.
Love the exterior of the Ioniq 5, but the interior is a dealbreaker for me. It looks like two different companies designed the exterior and interior. The EV6 is however looks amazing inside and out, although it sacrifices some practicality for it. It reminds me of the Jaguar I-Pace, which I love. The charging curve is just cherry on top!
EV adoption is accelerating every year. The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing. Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. So last century.
@@mamadouaziza2536 true, except evs we're first going back to the 1800s. Not to mention an ev has batteries and electric motors like any ice made today. But the ev doesn't require oil changes, emissions tests, exhausts, has so many fewer parts overall that would wear out and require replacement or maintence, belts hoses etc. And of course they don't give off poisonous heated fumes. Nor require fossil fuels to run on, which also consumes energy to find, extract, transport, refine, transport, store, pump into your cars tank. And then get burned at 20-30% Total efficiency. Then there's the average evs efficiency. That battery in an average ev is 2-3 gallons worth of energy compared directly to gasoline. Yet that same ev can go 200-400+ miles on the equivalent to just a couple gallons of gas. 👍🏻😎
@@4literv6 If you're going to add in the emissions and inefficiency of drilling transporting fossil fuels. You need to do the same for the materials required to build and run your EV. And modern gasoline engines are not 20% efficient. Toyota's 4cly engines are closer to 45% efficient. And EVS are not as simple as you think there are a lot of secondary systems involved to make it operate. It's not a golf cart. Talk to anybody that owns a Prius. They have both internal combustion and all of the same electrical components in an EV. Battery ,inverter, coolant pumps etc. Anybody that's driven it Prius for a long time will tell you that the most reliable part of the car is the internal combustion engine. You will lose a battery or an inverter or a coolant pump before you have a mechanical problem with that gasoline engine. Totally agree with you that electric vehicles are the future. But they don't solve every use case yet. And they certainly don't work for every budget. And until you can buy a used Tesla Model 3 or Hyundai EV6 for $5,000 on the used market you're not going to reach the entire market. we're still probably looking at a couple of decades before ice is completely replaced. And even then they're going to be certain use cases where it probably still works better. But as more and more people go to Electric the cost for gasoline is going to get to the point where it may be prohibitive to use. Although jet aircraft are a large consumer of fossil fuels and I don't really see anything in the near future that can replace A1 jet fuel. Not for a large commercial jet. With 500 passengers at reasonable speeds. Certainly small private planes could probably go electric.
@@kens97sto171 you actually made some fairly decent point's there. The prius though is a crappy hybrid not an ev. Dual propulsion systems will always be less efficient and require more maintenance. The vast majority of flights in the U.S. today are less than 250 miles one way. Most airplanes are under 80% passenger capacity at liftoff. Those are easily verified. Just like trains are also actually already hybrids. The diesel engine runs a generator which runs huge electric motors. So trains should go pure electric, the fastest one's in the world are electric. Not to mention per metric freight tonne moved per mile, a train is 1/3rd the freight cost as a class 8 semi. Most of those semis are well under 80% of rated capacity when moving freight around. Plus the train is so much cheaper than air freight. It's not even worth mentioning. So electric and evs have plenty of relevant use cases already laid out. And of course electricity is everywhere in any technological society. You can't refuel an ice vehicle of any kind from a standard wall outlet. But you can with any bev. 😁
Great review. The EV6 looks awesome but I'm all in on the Ioniq5. Can't wait to see your review of it. Oh and props to you for doing an EV review not mentioning Tesla even once as a comparison.
I was getting excited bc the Ioniq 5 was scheduled to make it Stateside next month (I've got an EV6 reserved) but it just got pushed to Winter. Hopefully, the EV6 won't be pushed back also. Until then I'll just have to watch these videos! Really excited to see what your reaction is to rain on the back window.
I have seen at least 15 different Ioniq 5`s in the last few days. My neighbour even got one, so was able to check it out more closely. Car is great , and as everyone says its a clear SUV and I understand why it was given the highest score ever by the Norwegian AA. Their headline even was "In 100 years, this is the car historians would be talking about " with a score of 85/100. The BMW IX3 got 83points and the Model Y got 83.
@@travelguy78 WOW! It will be really interesting if people will say that after living with the car for a few months. The charging is incredible & I hope the durability is consistent as well.
I owned a 2017 Optima PHEV and was SUPER impressed with Kia's EV tech back then. I own a Model 3 today, but am not a total tesla fanboy and am definitely paying attention to the EV6 and Ioniq 5. Sadly, I live in the Midwest, in a mid-sized metro and the charging infrastructure is absolutely abysmal for non-Teslas (there are 3 superchargers between me and the nearest public DC fast charger!). Hopefully this will change and open up more than the coasts for more broad EV adoption.
Damn.. I live in a desolate desert town and there are tons of public chargers everywhere from level 2 to CCS. Walgreens, Walmart, Kohl's department store, Circle-K, 7-11, casinos, public library and of course Electrify America, EVgo, ChargePoint. There are only about 220k residents in town. I think a lot has to do with freeways and major roads near by.. There are at least 20 huge dealerships here too that have chargers.
@@mamadouaziza2536 Indiana. Republican run red state that penalizes anything remotely green. My local city council even tried to not use our chunk of the VW settlement money for new public level 2 chargers. It's free money and they fought against it!
@@BillGardiner Ok.. Now I appreciate it more where I live.. They even have a remote battery charging service (like a tow truck) that will come out to charge your car if you get stuck on the road.
Kyle, what's the seat height like when compared to the Ioniq5? My wife has hip arthritis and higher seating (ala SUVs) is more comfortable for her. Love your videos. Kevin
I think, black is not a good color for the EV6, because the black contrast styling elements are without any effect now. All other colors are the better choice for this car, I think.
When he didn't put the charging cable and caution sign back in the trunk storage bin, I thought, "Man, that's going to slide around all over the place when he drives." Later, "Pardon the noise, I have no idea what's back there!"
this has made me want the vehical now. but big question is are the seats comfortable that is the biggest question for me. almost looks like bucket seats but also don't look to comfortable
One reason I pick the IONIQ 5 over the EV6 is the back of this car; It’s OK in black, but if you chose a lighter color, not for me. The belt line (the bottom of the side windows) is way too high; gives the impression of driving in a military tank. The interior / dash design is better than the IONIQ 5.
Can’t wait for the pricing for Canada to help with my decision on which one to get. I like the EV6 and know it will cost more, but how much more. This one is at the top of the list. How about all the EV options in Europe, North America is so far behind in choice at this time.
Well a lot of these cars won't pass the USA safety regulations and or rules set by California.. The Ioniq 5 and EV6 are coming to North America.. People in the States are Tesla buyers though and I don't think any other EV brand will unseat Tesla or come close.
Hi, thanks for the video! Is it more comfortable to drive then the Model 3? I'm a high milage diver and get very sore shoulders and neck so looking to change
Thanks Kyle, great review, but I am very hesitant to believe that Kia's infotainment system will show any real updates of charging stations for trip planing, here in Canada I just recently updated my maps and my 2020 Kia Soul EV (limited - 64KWH) still does not have Electrify Canada in BC, Petro Canada, both very popular and have been here for 2 years and critical hyper DC charging stations, Kia smarten up!!! I was so turned off I am actually considering a VW ID4 AWD as I know and have seen that VW has more interest in charging station location and trip planning. I have put a CAD$1000.00 deposit.
I wanted this, I'm a kia guy but after seeing the Mercedes EQS its hard to compete and look back at this car again lol. Plus the ev6 seems to not be good for taller people and I'm 6ft3 so it's probably not comfortable for me.
9:12 Haha, that's so funny. I _hate_ the fact that many american cars dont have a parcel shelf or trunk cover! And even worse, no partition net (dog guard). Even the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has an optional, flexible partition net with two posisions. Check if your car has it- and do a detailed review of it. Please. It's something all car manufacturers should copy. Most German and Swedish station wagons and SUV's have it as standard equipment. In the ID.4 it's an option.
Pre production and not U.S. spec. I'll be interested more when it's available here, pricing is finalized for the U.S. market. And you can test an actual us spec car on us roads, plus charge it at readily available chargers. 🤔
I could see some people using the coffee house while charging. Grab a to-go, pull out your book and pretend you’re there. It’s not for me, I find it anxiety inducing.
Kyle is king of EV driving reviews
This is the smoothest, most detailed and informative car review I've ever seen. Thanks !
So great to see Kyle close to my hometown testing the EV6 which I preordered in spring...
I like this guy. One of the most honest reviewers of vehicles. Kia has started to impress me more and more!
That’s It! Sounds of Nature is what all my cars have been missing.
Love the cafe sound. It’s the way I did grad school.
Excited for this EV. I've got a Mach-E on order and one of the main reasons we didn't go Ioniq 5 or the EV6 was ability to buy, as they're not currently offered for order in the state we live in. I'm excited to see the differences in what I'm getting versus what I'm missing out on.
I hear that. I wanted to buy an ID.4 but they are not for order in my province. So I am buying a Mach-e.
Same boat. I should get a Mustang Mach-E in a couple of months but the EV6 is tempting. I wish the Kia had a glass roof and a different rear end. The Mach-E is gorgeous and fun to drive but the EV6 is technologically ahead.
Agreed if you need a BEV now, Mach-E makes sense to buy.... but I would worry about resale value when there are more BEV like the EV6 on the road....
Ioniq 5 or EV6 are not available in my state, fortunately I live only 2 miles from the MA border so that is easily solved. I am seriously considering the EV6 myself, but the Ioniq 5 and Model Y are on the list. Just waiting on my Bolt buyback.
Amazing to see where Kia has come from to what they are putting out now.
If you're going to check out the handling balance you need to approach a corner at speed then brake to cause a shift in weight balance front/rear and then get back on the power to see how it responds. The throttle should have an effect on the car's attitude. Cars set up for Korean conditions can be too soft, so they say. I like this car.
thanks for the video i have just ordered an ev6 in black i have chosen the rwd version making 220 hp and 510KM range iam from france
Sounds of nature would be a great feature to get young kids and babies to fall asleep in the car!
i hope the US model doesnt loose a lot of features like they did with the K5
Love the exterior of the Ioniq 5, but the interior is a dealbreaker for me. It looks like two different companies designed the exterior and interior.
The EV6 is however looks amazing inside and out, although it sacrifices some practicality for it. It reminds me of the Jaguar I-Pace, which I love. The charging curve is just cherry on top!
agree i Pace still king
@@buzzofftoxicblog791 looks wise, yeah. Tech wise, it's being lapped by others
love the looks of the i Pace.... but it costs way to much for a very inefficient BEV....
EV adoption is accelerating every year.
The number of electric vehicles and types of vehicles and trucks is growing.
Electric vehicles are just better. No noise, no emissions, less fuel costs, less maintenance costs and amazing technology. Gasoline and diesel are OLD polluting technology. So last century.
Hmmm... Same technology that most ice cars have.
@@mamadouaziza2536 true, except evs we're first going back to the 1800s.
Not to mention an ev has batteries and electric motors like any ice made today.
But the ev doesn't require oil changes, emissions tests, exhausts, has so many fewer parts overall that would wear out and require replacement or maintence, belts hoses etc.
And of course they don't give off poisonous heated fumes. Nor require fossil fuels to run on, which also consumes energy to find, extract, transport, refine, transport, store, pump into your cars tank. And then get burned at 20-30% Total efficiency.
Then there's the average evs efficiency. That battery in an average ev is 2-3 gallons worth of energy compared directly to gasoline.
Yet that same ev can go 200-400+ miles on the equivalent to just a couple gallons of gas. 👍🏻😎
@@4literv6
If you're going to add in the emissions and inefficiency of drilling transporting fossil fuels. You need to do the same for the materials required to build and run your EV.
And modern gasoline engines are not 20% efficient. Toyota's 4cly engines are closer to 45% efficient.
And EVS are not as simple as you think there are a lot of secondary systems involved to make it operate. It's not a golf cart.
Talk to anybody that owns a Prius. They have both internal combustion and all of the same electrical components in an EV. Battery ,inverter, coolant pumps etc. Anybody that's driven it Prius for a long time will tell you that the most reliable part of the car is the internal combustion engine. You will lose a battery or an inverter or a coolant pump before you have a mechanical problem with that gasoline engine.
Totally agree with you that electric vehicles are the future. But they don't solve every use case yet. And they certainly don't work for every budget.
And until you can buy a used Tesla Model 3 or Hyundai EV6 for $5,000 on the used market you're not going to reach the entire market.
we're still probably looking at a couple of decades before ice is completely replaced. And even then they're going to be certain use cases where it probably still works better. But as more and more people go to Electric the cost for gasoline is going to get to the point where it may be prohibitive to use.
Although jet aircraft are a large consumer of fossil fuels and I don't really see anything in the near future that can replace A1 jet fuel.
Not for a large commercial jet. With 500 passengers at reasonable speeds.
Certainly small private planes could probably go electric.
@@kens97sto171 you actually made some fairly decent point's there.
The prius though is a crappy hybrid not an ev. Dual propulsion systems will always be less efficient and require more maintenance.
The vast majority of flights in the U.S. today are less than 250 miles one way.
Most airplanes are under 80% passenger capacity at liftoff. Those are easily verified.
Just like trains are also actually already hybrids. The diesel engine runs a generator which runs huge electric motors.
So trains should go pure electric, the fastest one's in the world are electric.
Not to mention per metric freight tonne moved per mile, a train is 1/3rd the freight cost as a class 8 semi.
Most of those semis are well under 80% of rated capacity when moving freight around.
Plus the train is so much cheaper than air freight. It's not even worth mentioning.
So electric and evs have plenty of relevant use cases already laid out.
And of course electricity is everywhere in any technological society.
You can't refuel an ice vehicle of any kind from a standard wall outlet. But you can with any bev. 😁
I'm an EV fan too but that doesn't mean the alternative is trash. That idiotic extremist attitude is just ape like.
I cannot wait for you to get your hands on an Ioniq 5. I love the way that you review. Very relatable.
Same here
Great review. The EV6 looks awesome but I'm all in on the Ioniq5. Can't wait to see your review of it. Oh and props to you for doing an EV review not mentioning Tesla even once as a comparison.
To be honest, looking at price, specs, interior, exterior and charge speeds (other video) there is a new benchmark car and this (and Ionic 5) is it.
Epic! Thanks for this, i' m getting so excited about my purchase of GT-Line now :D
If you like ausfahrts in Germany you should visit Sweden. We have infarts and utfarts.
Everyday day I watch and search this car for release videos by journalists because I want this car so bad!
My next car right here. I love the styling.
I was getting excited bc the Ioniq 5 was scheduled to make it Stateside next month (I've got an EV6 reserved) but it just got pushed to Winter. Hopefully, the EV6 won't be pushed back also. Until then I'll just have to watch these videos! Really excited to see what your reaction is to rain on the back window.
I have seen at least 15 different Ioniq 5`s in the last few days. My neighbour even got one, so was able to check it out more closely. Car is great , and as everyone says its a clear SUV and I understand why it was given the highest score ever by the Norwegian AA. Their headline even was "In 100 years, this is the car historians would be talking about
" with a score of 85/100. The BMW IX3 got 83points and the Model Y got 83.
@@travelguy78 WOW! It will be really interesting if people will say that after living with the car for a few months. The charging is incredible & I hope the durability is consistent as well.
Very good review !
Thank you !
I owned a 2017 Optima PHEV and was SUPER impressed with Kia's EV tech back then. I own a Model 3 today, but am not a total tesla fanboy and am definitely paying attention to the EV6 and Ioniq 5. Sadly, I live in the Midwest, in a mid-sized metro and the charging infrastructure is absolutely abysmal for non-Teslas (there are 3 superchargers between me and the nearest public DC fast charger!). Hopefully this will change and open up more than the coasts for more broad EV adoption.
Damn.. I live in a desolate desert town and there are tons of public chargers everywhere from level 2 to CCS. Walgreens, Walmart, Kohl's department store, Circle-K, 7-11, casinos, public library and of course Electrify America, EVgo, ChargePoint. There are only about 220k residents in town.
I think a lot has to do with freeways and major roads near by.. There are at least 20 huge dealerships here too that have chargers.
@@mamadouaziza2536 Indiana. Republican run red state that penalizes anything remotely green. My local city council even tried to not use our chunk of the VW settlement money for new public level 2 chargers. It's free money and they fought against it!
@@BillGardiner
Ok.. Now I appreciate it more where I live.. They even have a remote battery charging service (like a tow truck) that will come out to charge your car if you get stuck on the road.
Kyle, what's the seat height like when compared to the Ioniq5? My wife has hip arthritis and higher seating (ala SUVs) is more comfortable for her. Love your videos. Kevin
I think, black is not a good color for the EV6, because the black contrast styling elements are without any effect now. All other colors are the better choice for this car, I think.
5 Star car like it Kia well done
When he didn't put the charging cable and caution sign back in the trunk storage bin, I thought, "Man, that's going to slide around all over the place when he drives." Later, "Pardon the noise, I have no idea what's back there!"
this has made me want the vehical now. but big question is are the seats comfortable that is the biggest question for me. almost looks like bucket seats but also don't look to comfortable
One reason I pick the IONIQ 5 over the EV6 is the back of this car; It’s OK in black, but if you chose a lighter color, not for me. The belt line (the bottom of the side windows) is way too high; gives the impression of driving in a military tank. The interior / dash design is better than the IONIQ 5.
Almost every review I’ve seen of it has said that the rear end looks way better in person than on screen
@@mmavcanuck I saw it in person - loved it!
no don't drop that sub woofer. I saw a lot of reviews from Korea about that Meridian sound system. It is a good system at a good price.
Can’t wait for the pricing for Canada to help with my decision on which one to get. I like the EV6 and know it will cost more, but how much more. This one is at the top of the list. How about all the EV options in Europe, North America is so far behind in choice at this time.
Well a lot of these cars won't pass the USA safety regulations and or rules set by California.. The Ioniq 5 and EV6 are coming to North America.. People in the States are Tesla buyers though and I don't think any other EV brand will unseat Tesla or come close.
It would look good in british racing green.
Under "Sounds of Nature" I would like a Saturn V Launch option
11:18 Did you noticed the heads up being blurry?
Great Review Kyle. 🎉👏
how far can it go?
Hi, thanks for the video! Is it more comfortable to drive then the Model 3? I'm a high milage diver and get very sore shoulders and neck so looking to change
LOVE IT !!! What about range and efficiency ? Could you make a run to find it out ? Thanks Kyle :)
Range is 331.5 miles all out just proven in Korea with US spec EV6 on a different channel. Cheers.
This was a real world range test. It would have been longer if they had driven really slow but that wouldn't be realistic.
@@noseonscent1935 Was on the Asian Petrolhead channel ? May be I watched it :)
Is there a V2L plug under the rear seat like the ioniq5?
Waiting for it.
I wonder how the auto speed change would work on Dutch highways where the speed limit changes depending on traffic conditions.
Thanks Kyle, great review, but I am very hesitant to believe that Kia's infotainment system will show any real updates of charging stations for trip planing, here in Canada I just recently updated my maps and my 2020 Kia Soul EV (limited - 64KWH) still does not have Electrify Canada in BC, Petro Canada, both very popular and have been here for 2 years and critical hyper DC charging stations, Kia smarten up!!! I was so turned off I am actually considering a VW ID4 AWD as I know and have seen that VW has more interest in charging station location and trip planning. I have put a CAD$1000.00 deposit.
I prefer this one with regards to the Hyundai
I wonder if it can do ventilation while the main heat is on.
Is it quiet on the open roads and is the build quality better than the model 3.
What about ride quality (i.e. smoothness over bumps, etc.)?
I am glad they are working on the breaking that is a deff downfall to my niro @30:33
I wanted this, I'm a kia guy but after seeing the Mercedes EQS its hard to compete and look back at this car again lol.
Plus the ev6 seems to not be good for taller people and I'm 6ft3 so it's probably not comfortable for me.
Great video!
What is and how does a tire mobility kit work?
What is that green dot? Is your camera using a laser for aiming or something?
im a lil excited but why are evs all rwd. why not make them front wheel drive?
Amusing and informative ADHD review
EV6 dashboard design is better than Ionq5....
The center console is however a bit crowded..
Does it have a equivalent to Tesla Dog mode? Run HVAC and warn you if HVAC not working over the phone?
According to the Norwegian price list the GT and GT Line will have "camping mode".
@@espenl.7763 But won't alert on phone if ac stops. Bummer, dogs died that way from ac failure. Not pet friendly then.
No rush now
I didn't like the look at first either, but in black I think it's sexy.
Thank you.
Totally with you,, black looks better, hides the funny ugly line which cuts through the back wheel.
As far as I heard, the EV6 does not support wireless Android Auto/Apple Car play.
9:12 Haha, that's so funny. I _hate_ the fact that many american cars dont have a parcel shelf or trunk cover! And even worse, no partition net (dog guard). Even the Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo has an optional, flexible partition net with two posisions. Check if your car has it- and do a detailed review of it. Please. It's something all car manufacturers should copy. Most German and Swedish station wagons and SUV's have it as standard equipment. In the ID.4 it's an option.
Electric car super 👌👍😍 future
Wireless Apple carplay?i don't think so
@David Moore it does not have wireless Apple carplay/Android auto
wrong, there is no "wireless" AA or CarPlay (and no hotspot at all)
What's the big fascination with driving at high speed ?
Pre production and not U.S. spec. I'll be interested more when it's available here, pricing is finalized for the U.S. market.
And you can test an actual us spec car on us roads, plus charge it at readily available chargers. 🤔
Wow nice bro 🙏🙏🇬🇧👋🇺🇸
Tesla hold my beer.
Do you miss your strawberry thing? the ev6 draws a lot of attention. it not a gray mouse. If you are shy you choose a tesla.
The styling is cool I think the wheels look busted tho.
Tesla has left the chat.
I could see some people using the coffee house while charging. Grab a to-go, pull out your book and pretend you’re there.
It’s not for me, I find it anxiety inducing.
Cool, your shirt looks like a vintage Johnny Carson suit. Eat lots of schnitzel!
The wheels look rubbish on the left of the KIA. When are manufacturers going to learn that they need left and right-hand rims made.
Looks ugly!
But you like the German cars. Suspect taste.
@@rogerstarkey5390 ??
Kia has no identity. Every other car looks like another make and model. Weird
That might have been true 20 years ago
If you like "predictable" buy a VW
that makes asian cars the best getaway cars.
toyota? honda? hyundai? kia? nissan?
i don't know