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Well, Kia was showing off the new GT trim of their EV6 that was introduced early this year. The GT is slated to go on sale in the US in the last 3 mos of this year (Q4).
It's not set up like the Tesla Plaid or the Lucid Air Grand Touring Performance. However, with 576HP, a 0-60 run in 3.4 seconds, upgraded chassis and brakes, and a drift mode, this sounds like it has all the practical performance one might need... well, except for maybe the range - word is that the range is significantly reduced in the GT model. I think they'll need to address that before too long.
Not particularly, 62k versus 55k pounds. I think a lot of people will have a badge problem with a Kia costing more than an RS spec Audi though. Point and squirt EVs typically do well, aside from the MachE which overheats and goes into limp mode after 5 seconds which is embarrassing. Good to see the EV6 GT at the very least can make power for more than twice as long.
For me it's the corners. I've only driven the RWD which is adequate but definitely not fast. The Ioniq 5 was pretty enjoyable drive for a non performance car on the street. I mean, just their take but that's kind of what I'd expect as well. Hyundai/Kia do the tire cheating and stick the sticky rubbers on the press cars. In some ways that's doing you a favor as you can get a take on what the GT-Line and GT are like from jurnos who have driven both cars on the same rubber. At the dealer you'll be comparing LRR eco bricks to sticky summer rubber. You'll for sure notice that. Living here where I can run summer rubber year-round I'm not sure I really would though. Per Kia it's a nearly 70 mile reduction in range going from the Conti RX bricks to the PS4 summer rubber. For most people the AWD (Wind/GT-Line) is probably the way to go. It's fast enough and at least per that it's not like the GT one handles any better anyway. It's just not going to be worth the range hit and cost on something that isn't and won't ever be a performance car. 4.5 is fine, keep the range, save some money, enjoy it. RS3 is cheaper and definitely the better performance pick. I wish they'd sell the hatchback version here.
And another review, this one from Autogefuhl in Germany with a lot of of comparison to premium German vehicles and with the subheading "the compact EV supercar in disguise?" Obviously they do the drag race for the acceleration, but starting at about 14 minutes in they take it to the track and start talking about suspension and handling where it also does very well (for its price point) and does a great job of accelerating out of the tight corners they're testing on.
If the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N is any indication, then this facelift with all its internal improvements is going to be pretty fantastic.
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