Kia has commenced the bookings of its first EV for India, the EV6. The booking amount is set at ₹3 lakh. Prices for the EV6 will be announced on June 2 and Kia plans on selling only 100 units of the EV6. The EV6 will come to the country via the CBU route and it is expected to be priced above the ₹50 lakh mark. The EV6 will come in a sole GT Line variant and come with two powertrain choices.
What to expect
The new Kia EV6 brings along a long-range, zero-emissions powertrain, 800V ultra-fast charging, and a neat styling package to the crossover SUV market. Talking about the design aspect in particular, at the front, the DRLs display a sleek appearance. They form part of the car’s digital tiger face, a design progression that is in line with Kia’s tiger-nose grille for the electrified era. Below this, a low air intake visually widens the front of the car. As part of the optimization of airflow from the front, the air is channeled through and under the car’s flat floor for optimum aerodynamics.
Moving inside the EV6, one of the major highlights of the EV6’s cabin is a curved high-definition audiovisual and navigation (AVN) screen. Extending from the steering wheel across to the center of the car, it displays an instrument cluster in front of the driver and infotainment and navigation above the center console. Underneath the AVN screen, the HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) settings are situated which provide haptic feedback when operated, while below this panel, the dashboard slopes away towards the front of the car. Some of the features include an Augmented Reality heads-up Display, a 14-speaker Meridian sound system, a pair of 12.3-inch screens, connected car tech, electronically adjustable front seats, and a sunroof.
In terms of safety, the EV6 comes with a host of ADAS features such as lane-keep assist, blind-spot monitor, adaptive cruise control, and forward-collision assist. The EV6 in India is offered with a sole 77.4 kWh battery pack. It is offered in the rear-wheel-drive guise wherein it produces 229hp and 350nm of torque. The all-wheel-drive variant makes 325hp and 605nm. The more powerful variant can achieve 0-100 km/h in 5.2 seconds and reach an electronically limited top speed of 192km/h. The EV6 gets two charging options- a 50kW that can charge from 10-80% in 73 minutes and a faster 350kW option that can charge from 10-80% in just 18 minutes. The EV6 gets a claimed range of 528km.