Kilometres travelled
0-10,000 km
Did you buy this car new or used?
New
How much did you pay? (including all on-road costs)
111000
What were your needs when you bought this car? Has it fulfilled those needs?
I wanted a mid-upper range EV which had received good ratings from professional reviewers. When the EV 6 was voted 2022 COTY in both Europe and Australia and when it was highly rated in the USA I ordered one. To date I haven't been disappointed. There are a few things I'd like to see changed - such as the placement of the speedometer readout, which is largely blocked by the steering wheel, and the lack of space in the storage area under the boot floor, but these are minor considerations in view of the overall excellence of the car.
What were your initial thoughts about the car? Tell us why it appealed to you.
probably best summed up by an Australian magazine which described the EV 6 as being "Swift, silent and brilliant to drive."
What have you discovered since owning the car?
The 'real world' range is nothing like the advertisements. Driven reasonably briskly on anything apart from a completely flat surface the range is more like 350 Km, rather than the 480 claimed by Kia. 480 km is probably achievable, but only under ideal - and probably unrealistic, circumstances.
What do you like/dislike about the car?
Not much.....possibly the lack of foot space under the front seats for rear seat passengers and the fact that the flat floor and the low-mounted rear seat forces passengers to sit with their knees in a raised position. I don't regularly carry rear seat passengers, but if I did I'd imagine that this could become an issue on a longer journey.
Any other comments on the car?
The water-based paint is very thin and while I haven't had any damage to date, I'd anticipate this being something that I'll have to contend with in the future.
Reliability
5
Features/technology
5
Performance/economy
4
Value for money
4
Overall rating
5
Lastly, would you buy this vehicle again?
No
Why would/wouldn't you buy it again?
I'd possibly want to experience another manufacturer's EV efforts and as new models are emerging with rapid succession I'll be looking for something that performs better, and isn't a Tesla - which in my opinion is one of the ugliest cars on the road at present.