- The Kia EV6 has obtained a mid-cycle refresh that features important modifications, in and out
- Among the many updates is a much bigger battery and much more energy for the EV6 GT variant
- Pricing info might be introduced nearer to the market launch within the first half of 2025
An up to date EV6 made its debut in Kia’s residence market of Korea in Could, and the model designed for the U.S. lastly made its debut on Thursday on the 2024 Los Angeles auto present, the place Kia additionally confirmed a high-performance EV9 GT.
The up to date EV6 will go on sale within the U.S. within the first half of 2025, as a 2025 mannequin, and manufacturing will happen at Kia’s plant in Georgia. The present EV6, Kia’s first devoted EV, arrived available on the market for the 2022 mannequin yr and spawned the high-performance EV6 GT for 2023. The updates made to the 2025 EV6 additionally prolong to the EV6 GT.
The outside styling modifications embody new headlights with a design extra like what Kia has launched on current mannequin additions such because the EV9 electrical three-row SUV and K4 compact sedan. Kia calls the headlight design the Star Map. The modifications on the rear are way more refined. The one seen distinction is a brand new graphic for the curved mild bar of the taillights.
2025 Kia EV6
Inside, there is a new steering wheel design, twin 12.3-inch digital screens for the gauge cluster and infotainment system, and a redesigned heart console. Kia mentioned it additionally added extra sound insulation to cut back noise within the cabin. The electrical motors are additionally claimed by the automaker to be quieter.
Mirroring modifications made to the associated Hyundai Ioniq 5 for its personal 2025 replace, the up to date EV6 ditches the present mannequin’s 77.4-kwh battery in favor of a brand new customary battery with 63 kwh of capability and an accessible unit with 84 kwh. Kia estimates the 84-kwh battery will ship as much as 319 miles of vary, when paired with rear-wheel drive. Including all-wheel drive will scale back the determine.
The 63-kwh battery comes completely with a single motor on the rear, rated at 167 hp. The 84-kwh battery comes with both a single motor on the rear, rated at 225 hp, or a dual-motor, all-wheel-drive setup rated at 320 hp.
2025 Kia EV6
The up to date EV6 GT comes customary with the 84-kwh battery and dual-motor, all-wheel drive, however with output bumped to 601 hp. The output can be raised to 641 hp quickly, utilizing a GT mode. The present EV6 GT’s output tops out at 576 hp. Additionally new for the up to date EV6 GT is what Kia calls the Digital Gear Shift (VGS). Much like the N e-Shift function on the associated Ioniq 5 N, the VGS simulates the texture of gears being shifted utilizing the management software program for the electrical motors. It additionally makes use of pretend engine sounds.
Kia hasn’t revealed any efficiency figures, however mentioned the up to date EV6 has a towing capability of two,700 kilos, up from 2,300 kilos at current. The car routinely detects trailer weight and adjusts the remaining vary estimate to swimsuit.
All EV6 fashions include 800-volt know-how, making high-speed charging utilizing a DC fast-charger doable. The most recent model will include a NACS connector as customary, which is able to make utilizing one of many many Tesla DC fast-charging stations handy.
