The 2022 Kia EV6 Is a Sporty, Futuristic Electric Crossover
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2022 Kia EV6 review! The 2022 Kia EV6 is a futuristic electric crossover -- and today I'm reviewing it! I'm going to take you on a thorough tour of this new Kia SUV and show you all the quirks and features of the EV6, and I'm also going to drive the 2022 Kia EV6 and review the driving experience.
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Thank god that we’re coming out of the “every car looking identical” phase and manufacturers are starting to experiment and diversify design wise.
Next big thing, getting away from SUVS!
Yeah exactly what I though!
The ending of the Japanese 1990-2010 era finally thanks to the Korean! It is not surprising actually as Korea is the artistic county of Asia!
I could not wait more!
If they stay reliable they are gonna crush all the sales!
I agree. I started to modern hate cars for a long time. I was only into classics for a while. New cars have finally been catching my eye
this! for like 5 years every car has looked like a Honda Civic
Just a bunch of trendy design elements ripped off from mainstream car companies that were roughly mashed together.
The climate and media control combo is interesting. I didn't like the idea at first, but then I realized that I never really use any other media controls than the ones on the steering wheel. If I had this car, I'd probably just leave the climate controls up most of the time, with my phone connecting to the car and playing music automatically.
Came here to say this. I actually think this is a good idea even though I admittedly haven’t tried living with it. I do wonder if the lack of physical buttons would be a negative though.
@@travisnoftle6168 Yeah, the touch buttons are still a hard sell for me. The one saving grace here is that at least the temperature controls are still knobs, though I wish the passenger side one could toggle between temperature and fan speed.
Honestly i dont think theyll be used simultaneously so seems cool but lets see
@@user-bs9hq2xw3g Don’t self promote
And on top of that I’m not constantly changing the temperature and fan speed when I’m driving so I don’t think it would be that hard to have to press 1 button to switch back and forth between then. Way better than having these setting hidden in the infotainment screen.
I know looks are subjective. But I think this looks MUCH better than it's sister car the Ioniq 5.
Same.
I bed to differ
They’re both hideous, but the Kia to a lesser degree.
@@-nightraider-1169 bed?
Great cars!
Kia really knows how to design their cars to make it look twice the price.
Kia and Mazda
I think its not Kia making it look twice the price but other manufacturers like BMW or Audi selling it for twice the price
@@lufetm Not to mention that BMW and Mercedes has been making some hideous cars lately.
@@somethung8188 true
@@lufetm have you sat in a Kia vs a BMW? Quality of materials is completely different.
I think the climate control volume situation is genius. It's not used as often once everything is set. I guess car reviewers forget that most cars are driven by the same person and once everything is set to desired temperature, you don't need to fiddle with it every day.
That hasn't been my experience at all. Climate controls are fiddled with every time I get a passenger, which is quite often. I suppose if you always drive alone...
Wrong, I mess with both whenever the temperature changes. Sometimes in the winter I'm wearing heavier clothing and I want it colder, sometimes I'm wearing lighter clothing and I want it warmer, sometimes it's warm enough outside and I just want the AC off, sometimes it's really, really cold and I want it heating on max until I'm not cold anymore. Climate control is an important control to have, and a dial is the obviously best method of controlling it while driving.
This is just Doug being Doug....
@@brofist1959 so then how is he wrong? He didn’t say EVERYONE, he said MOST drivers. Meaning there are exceptions. He’s saying Lots of people get into their car and set their temp controls to their liking at any point during their drive and leave it, instead of fiddling with it constantly.
I set my cars’ climate control to 72 degrees and fan speed to auto when I get them and never touch it again.
This and the Ioniq 5 are easily the most compelling EVs on the market from traditional automakers. Crazy how quickly Hyundai burst on the scene with these, I feel like they hardly talked about EVs compared to VW or Ford and then just came out with 2 absolute bangers in the electric crossover segment.
Thiis
“Actions speak LOUDER than words” that’s why
I saw the ionic 5 same day I saw this I was like what is going on this is awesome..
The climate control/radio control situation is preferable to the situation in most other EVs where it’s all buried in the touchscreen and there’s no buttons at all
Preferable but not the best
5:35 I actually like the idea of the climate control being the same as the radio. A bit ingenious actually. KIA probably realised that no one really needs to constantly fiddle with the climate controls during a trip. You have to think from a consumer perspective. The modern consumer controls the entire radio through the steering wheel it self. So radio controls in the center become irrelevant unless the passenger chooses to play with it.
They were making better cars 20 years ago.
this is one of the best EVs in the world and probably the best EV under $60k
Not necessarily. I have volume knobs on my steering wheel but 99% of the time i end up using the actual volume knob to turn up the volume. I see why its an issue in that imagine youre driving and if youre like me, use the volume dedicated knobs because of habit. Now i have to take my eyes off the road, look at the stupid capacitive touch buttons and make sure im touching the right one to get to my radio. Might not be an issue for all but definitely some! For me personally, i dont like it
@@dragospahontu look up some pics of 2002 kia rio 🤣🤣🤣
@@digitalpetor design is subjective.
Applause to KIA for not drug testing their designers. Good job 👍👏👏👏
why do the same lame shit for 20 years?
160 miles range in winter is a design, and a garbage one at that
@@russia4biden221plenty of range to take the orange menace to jail
Best post all day. Submission closed.
You actually can change the led color on the strip by the vents that goes along the dash, if you press vehicle, lights, then ambient light 👍
Now I'm sold :D
Kind of a common quirk with Doug. He hasn't yet figured out that the glove compartment also holds the vehicle manual and you can read the manual to find these things out before doing a review.
@@brianbenoit6883 nah, he’s just been hiring the same 12yo who’s never seen the vehicle but has access to google to write his scripts that Mat from Carwow uses
Thank you for this
@@brianbenoit6883 I get why he doesn't read it... it's like building Lego without looking at the manual... it's just way more enjoyable! 😂
I’m glad to see lots of comments disagreeing with Doug’s climate/media control comments. I think it’s an ingenious idea.
It is indeed, I live in the UK and my wife got one of these in November, it’s superb.
Yeah there is no issue with that idk why Doug made it seem like such a problem
If BMW or Audi did this he wouldn’t be complaining at all. He just likes to hate on Kia tbh
Seriously… how many times do you use climate controls and radio controls exactly at the same time? Especially if you’re a guy, the answer is ZERO
I think the climate/radio button set up is innovative. Makes the cabin more minimalistic but useable and doesn’t put everything in the screen. Also is Doug the only one who cares about music titles in the gauge cluster? I never use that function in my car 🤷🏼♂️
Honestly, I never understood his complaint about that. When I listen to my music, I can identify 1000+ songs within the first second. Also with more "difficult" controls in the dash, it just pushes you to use the proper controls while driving, and paying attention to the road: the steering wheel. If a passenger needs to use it, they have plenty of attention to give.
Same here. I wouldn't have a problem with that, and would rather welcome the decluttering of the dashboard.
Music title is a must! In VW/Audis you can have it in 3 separate places!
Agree with all of this. I just think he’s so biased on it being a Hyundai/Kia product. Because if it was a car like MB, Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren anything of that sort he would call it “very innovative” how many reviews of supercars he talks amazing of their technology and these cars don’t even offer Apple CarPlay 🤦🏻♂️
@@SwidrygajlowArek If you blutooth it's probably not a big deal because you can just look at the phone.
After working for Kia for 2 years I am actually kind of hyped for this car and I wish there was an ev stinger.
It would really separate it from the rest of the luxury car brands. And the sting would make sense with electricity.
That and its own logo.
I'm definitely hyped for the ev6 GT and from what I understand it's supposed to be a sort of replacement for the stinger until they have a dedicated electric sports car. Which I guarantee Kia is working on right now
Kia isn't luxury.......
@@ayumu-senpaii like it or not that's the market they're trying to undercut right now by offering features that you would find in a Mercedes or at least the base level
I think (hope) the EV6 GT will be exactly that!
@@DougDeMuro do you still have your stinger?
I actually like that the climate control switches with the radio controls. You typically set your climate and then forget it. This actually seems like a great design to me.
Who does he think that's constantly changing their climate in the car? and whining about not seeing the song in the dash is as entitled millennial as it gets. Move your eyes 15 degrees and you can see the song just fine.
@@deicide100 the car I have has the capability to see what song is playing in the gauge cluster and I literally never use it. I set my climate controls to auto and then forget about it. I agree that a lot of what he complains about is so minor that it won't affect 99% of people.
But in his defense, maybe he does that. Maybe it's a complain from him because he misses it.
@@deicide100 Complaining about fictional, hypothetical, entitled millennial is about as ignorant boomer as it gets.
and on top of that, some climate controls are fixed like the defroster and the auto button
It’s really not. We had the car for 2 weeks and every time you would try reducing the volume the temperature would decrease so you change it then you lower the volume but then realise that you have reduced the temperature and have to swap the screen and increase the temperature
I bought an EV6 several days ago. Some notes on this video:
1) The button to switch between climate controls and radio stuff is totally fine. It's much better than having everything buried in menus in a screen (like Tesla).
2) The way you close the charge door from outside the car is by simply pressing the top button next to the charging port. You don't need to push on it.
3) I assume it's on the modem you are reviewing, but there are four drive modes: Eco, Normal, and Sport. Hold the button, and it will activate snow mode.
How do you like the vehicle so far?
I have been thinking of getting one. How much did you have to put out for it
@@vegancatlady1017 Prices depend, this video isn't 100% accurate on the prices. Generally the cars good, please don't say you can't use wireless apple car play/android auto since you can, you just needa find out how (It ain't a car function)
Doug is the type of guy to hear a typewriter noise and call it "very modern".
I thought this too 😆
This made me chuckle. It's so Doug!
Mechanical keyboard sounds= modern HA HA HA.
A marriage of the old and new. Like a cell phone with a low tech ring tone.
I think the radio/climate is totally fine. I have a 2018 Accord and I NEVER touch the tuner or the volume knob, the steering wheel controls are perfectly fine. Most people will probably change songs with their phone like I do. Also, being able to move the car from the outside is SO UNDERRATED! Countless times I've parked a little too far away for fear of scraping the front. Being about to finish parking from outside sounds so useful. Not to mention its a cool party trick, which is always nice to have when you're splurging on a brand new car.
@@R400TVR It has foreward/backward on the left of the steering wheel. I usually pick a playlist and then seek with the steering wheel. Also most cars nowadays will let you pick a playlist from your phone on the infotainment. I assume the KIA does too
The phone thing is illegal where I live, and most steering wheels have buttons for that anyway. I agree with the volume knob thing by the way, I use it so little that I usually forget it's there and will take the volume down from 40 to zero when parking by holding the steering wheel button for 5+ seconds like an idiot, even though I could just swing the knob round once.
I completely agree with you regarding the radio/climate. My opinion is this. I typically set the climate control to automatic, set the temp I want and leave it, no need to really fiddle with it unless the manufacturer did a bad job of heating or cooling based off the temp you select. Once you set climate, pop over to the radio and leave it there. Manufacturers have been doing the auto climate thing for so long I'm surprised you even need that many controls, should be a set and forget component. This wouldn't bother me one bit. Also, Kia did a solid by having the heated/cooled seat controls removed from the infotainment system and placed as buttons. This is one of the best systems I've seen, definitely on the short list if purchasing an EV.
I work at a Kia dealership and at least 5-10 people ask about them everyday there soooo fun to drive!! Also charges 80% of its battery in 17 min. This car is amazing all around
10 years ago I would have laughed in your face if you said I'd want to buy a Kia. This car looks fantastic. Exterior is great, not over the top, but interesting. Interior looks wonderful. Options for a low power model up to crazy power. Good tech, good range, hopefully a reasonable price
Absolute home run from Kia IMO
Edit: just looked up some media reviews and they seem to agree. I'm extremely excited for this car... I just hope my current car can limp along for enough time for it to be available
This car looks sick. Also personally I like the new Kia logo. The old one didn't look slick enough for some of the nice cars they have
So true
Kia is an economy car
@@davidkaplan5517 ua-cam.com/video/naK-d2ORwBY/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Jelle
@@davidkaplan5517 you should look at their line up man, they are not just a cheap brand anymore. That's how they were 15 or 20 years ago. I just got the Kia Forte GT and it's a wonderful, luxurious, fast and fun car. On par with the Honda Civic Si.
@@ScreaminUgmoE Honda Civic is a cheap car too
I actually like the switchable climate/media options, Im sure its a function you just have to adjust to.
I agree. I don’t get why that would be a problem. It’s not like you’re going to do both things at the same time and it switches with a simple touch.
yes I like to, much better than have two rows of controls.
I agree I think it’s a nice touch. Would like to see music shown in the other screen though.
Even less of an issue of the auto climate setting functions well. Just set it and forget it.
At the end of the day being able to see more information will always be better than less. You might not find it annoying, but from a reviewer perspective it is puzzling.
You can change the color of the trim. The switching climate-audio control is great, works fine after a few days of getting used to. You can also set one of the clusters as a default, so if you want the climate-cluster as default, it will switch to that one after a few seconds of not using the other one. The front trunk of the RWD is much larger.
That's actually pretty neat how you can set the panel to default to one set of controls after a few seconds. I'm surprised Doug didn't notice this.
That’s what I was thinking ab the climate control too. I change music every 5 minutes, but who on earth needs that much interaction with climate control? I set it 1 time and drive. I touch the temperature maybe 3 times max on a 7 hour drive, not as big of a deal as Doug makes it.
I agree not so much and issue as it is a quark that people can and will adjust to.
@@CWINDOWSsystem32 You have to press the climate or navigation "button" of the climate-audio control for a few seconds and then a menu appears where you can choose one of three modes.
Mark my words, this will be Hyundai/Kia's "standout" era, like VW of the early 2000s. They are putting way more effort into design and engineering than competitors like Toyota or Honda - hell, even Mercedes and BMW
That would be nice. It’s great to have cars with great design that don’t cost 1% prices
Nobody cares your words
I drove the Ionic 5 Hyundai yesterday. I will drive the EV6, but the cars are functionally identical.
KIA did a way better job on their interior than Hyundai did.
EV are best when the interface is as intuitive as a regular car. I love how Kia has physical touch buttons for the heated/ventilated seats while the ionic5 doesn't.
The climate control thing is actually pretty cool, I mean 99% of the time you're just going to use the touch screen or steering wheel controls.
Oh dear 🤦♂️
I agree. How often are people changing their climate controls? I pretty much just pick a temp and leave it on auto. For stereo controls, I mostly use my steering wheel. It seems like he's trying to create controversy from something pretty minor.
@daaper I agree, I never understood all the hate for integrated climate controls. I mean if you have Auto just leave it on that and adjust the temperature if you need to, and almost every vehicle (including this one) has a permanent button for Defrost.
Seems annoying to me but I'd be willing to try it.
@@jwanta79 What annoys me about my wife's Legacy is that there are icons on the main screen that could function like buttons but instead take you to a second screen. Makes no sense. Should be press to do the function and long press to go to the second screen. Especially annoying for the heated seats. The amount of time required to look away from the road for something that should be simple is unnecessarily dangerous.
As a Stinger owner, I have to say Kia really nailed the external styling on this crossover. The back end actually looks a bit like the Aston DBX.
The styling has turned out to be divisive, I personally like how it looks, but there are many that don’t.
I think Doug likes this car because it's essentially a very slightly raised wagon. It's fast, practical, stylish, and reasonably priced for what you get, much like the Stinger.
I think it's official that Kia is not only rivaling the Japanese, but they have arguably surpassed them. Good job Korea
I think that’s a huge stretch. There’s a lot of functional faults in this that make it impractical in day to day driving which you won’t find in Japanese models. Touch screens and haptics are awful when you need to be focused on driving. I like the styling and sportiness a lot though
@@unl987 “focused on driving” bro don’t act like you’re going to take this to the track. If you need to focus on driving then don’t touch the controls until you’re in a long stretch or at a red light. Nitpicking at its finest.
@@solonyetski Or just stick to physical buttons that I can quickly operate without looking
@@evster7flick you’re being ignorant and you know it.
Yeah right, dream on :)
I love the use of the paddle shifters for regen-brake control. I always love having control in the form of a hardware button.
Agreed. I have a chevy bolt and I love being able to use the regen paddle to control my speed. It’s nice to be able to coast like a normal car.
I have no idea what any of that means
@@joeytribiani9779 You're on UA-cam, just search about it ;)
I have a 22 kona electric and the regen paddles are awesome I have barely touched the brake pedal in 8000kms trading in a ioniq 5 for awd and longer range soon can't wait
but doesn't it become dangerous when you forgot that you've set regen to 0 and life off the pedal expecting to stop with stopped traffic Infront of you? assuming you're constantly changing the regen of course
i think a better solution to resting your feet when they're tired off regen driving all the time is putting it on autopilot, especially on freeways where fatigue usually happens.
The audio / climate control thing and audio track display are not problems for me. They're big problems for Doug, apparently. The blind spot feature is fantastic! Nice to see Koreans branch out on design elements. This is the first Korean car I would consider.
From the external design point of view it should win car of the year. I really appreciate the brand audacity on last designs. We deserve more kia like mindset around.
Yeah, i had been waiting for Doug to review it, i've seen this car on the road here in Holland a couple of times, and it always makes me look at it again from different angles.
I think it looks much much better in red, or black though, kinda pity that he went for silver.
I was not aware that it was based on the Ioniq, which i also think looks great, but i do think the EV6 wins it for me, because of the more aggressive front and stylish back.
This car design is just a mix of ripped off design elements from all possible mainstream car companies. Just the way Korean cars usually are. Chinese copy the full design, Koreans take a bit from everyone and put them together.
Uhh no
@@romka_ind I don’t see how this is valid criticism, every shape you can possibly think of has been made so far, there’s not much more new to discover with whatever budget the car companies in question have. Also the recent trend of trying to figure out which other car newly introduced cars look like is very exhausting and takes away from whatever else they have to offer. I find this car very refreshing and new looking.
@@romka_ind Didn't know Americans and Europeans designed unique spaceships to be original and "not ripping off anything". Great to know
To be honest, with modern climate control, you choose your desired temperature, you set it in auto and you just forget about it like your home thermostat. I can't even remember the last time I chose myself the fan speed or the air direction on my car for the past 4 years I had it.
For me it depends on the season. Winter my car is set to a temperature on auto. Any other time of the year it varies a lot.
@@Harey0407 I'm with you, but even in winter I often will toggle the defrost when I start the car, it would definitely be a pain if I forgot to turn the audio down and want to quickly turn the volume down with the dial and be adjusting the defrost at the same time... Although for the once a month that happens I don't seeing it being a huge concern.
@@ThatGenericCanadian the front and rear defrost have their own dedicated buttons. They don't change with the toggle.
My brother just got his EV6 3 weeks ago! Just perfect !!! Incredible car and believe me , here in France it's allready a succesfull car ! Thanks again for this video Doug !👍👍👍
I'm in the US, just got my Wind e-AWD a few days ago. It's an incredible car. I traded a Subaru WRX for it.
I actually like the climate control switches with the radio controls. Once I set it, I’ll just forget it. Seems more intuitive.
Yeah, who will adjust the volume, the temperature and changing the audio track at the same time? I find the system intuitive
Hyundai / Kia / Genesis really putting some of the major car players to shame recently
I’ll be honest, this is an electric car I’d be happy to drive. I really dig the styling, especially that satin paint.
The satin paint does look stunning, but does require special care. Hand wash only, no automatic car washes.
Yeah goodbye Tesla, I was considering model X, it this would save me a significant amount of money and looks way better
@@v1nigra3 Tesla really is a lot of money and especially for what seems to be mediocre build quality. I’m not in the market for an electric (maybe in a few years) but the only advantage Tesla seems to have over what other manufacturers are putting out, is their charging stations. Even here in Iowa they’re freaking everywhere.
@@StayZero556
Tesla dropped the passenger lumbar on the model 3, they took out the charger also.
I actually like the climate and media control design. Seems like a neat way to minimize space
Yay! More space for.... dashboard
@@amg863 better than a bunch of cluttered buttons, no?
And also think that some cars have the climate control in the navi system :)
They could have stretched that control screen downwards and included both.
@@soidus Nah that would ruin it. Those massive screens are getting too massive. Volvo as much as I also like their systems, the screens in the long run are just going to die at some point. Putting the climate controls separate from the main screen means they will last longer.
Kia is my favorite brand at this moment. This car has lovely styling, futuristic yet elegant and well thought out.
This car needs to be at least $10k less than it is. Mid 40s to low 50s? For a Kia? They've lost their mind. I understand they want an EV on the market but no one is going to drop $50k on a Kia. And if they do, they're stupid. It needs to get into the low to mid 30s starting range and top out at $40k. Then they would sell a ton of them. But $50k? No.
@@plasmac9 Telluride SX’s are sold out of all across the country. People are willing to wait in line to drop 50K on a Kia.
@@Maxfli82 That's not an indicator of anything. Every car manufacturer is sold out of every car. When they can only make a handful, of course they are going to sell them. What a stupid comment.
@@plasmac9 basics of economics, supply and demand, anything sells. Prices can change.
@@plasmac9 So what you're saying is that you'd pay $50k for a car worth $40k, as long as it had a different badge slapped on it.
So much of this review fails to mention what makes the EV6 better than the competition. Here are a few examples, sunroof that actually opens. Much faster charging times. Android Auto/Car Play.
Somewhat disappointed in this review, historically Doug has done so well with reviewing vehicles. Based on many of the comments here, he was off the mark by spending so much time talking about being inconvenienced by the climate control/audio controls being on the same panel.
Perhaps when the GT is released he’ll have a different viewpoint. I also can assume that Kia is going to sell a lot of these and that will also change his tune.
To be fair he probably didn't charge it himself and didn't know about the charge speed. I do agree that an inordinate amount of time was spent fussing over the hvac/radio.
There was also no mention that the EV6 has a wireless Qi phone charging pad as a standard feature behind the "shifter".
The "sunroofs" that don't open, aren't called sunroofs😉
Over here Texans are eating up these new gen Kia’s like breakfast egg, I can’t blame them they look great and pack a real good amount of thrust.
On Kia selling a bunch: I bought mine a few days ago. Went back the next day to drop off some stuff for the car I traded in, and the other three they had were sold. This is in South Carolina... That should tell you something lol
He was also totally wrong about the mach e being faster. The comparable car is the mach e premium with 346 hp and awd against the kia ev6 gt line 320 hp awd. The ev6 consistently turns 0-60 from 4.4 to 4.8 and the mache only sometimes gets below 5. The ev6 comes out of the hole much quicker due to being around 400-500 lbs less weight.
I like the climate/media control setup. Looks very clean, and once you set your climate, you’re really not changing it that much.
Hyundai and Kia both offer a whole lot in their EV that would make me passover the Tesla options 3 and Y.
Heated/Ventilated seats are a great touch. The NIRO EV I tested had them.
However, they need to make their car's interiors larger and make sure AWD is always optional while maintaining a 300 mile range.
Without the Tesla charging network, all other EV's have far too much range anxiety for drivers who do not have a private residence in which to install their own charger. A charging network is what is going to sell EV's to those who don't own a house, which is going to be the majority going forward.
@@QarthCEO
I live in NYC: there are plenty of non-Tesla chargers. However, I have TWO HOUSES that I can charge at if I need.
@@PassportBrosBusinessClass Not sure why anyone needs to even own a car in NYC, but whatevs.
@@QarthCEO That's cause you don't understand what it means to live in NYC.
I've lived here 40 years.
@@PassportBrosBusinessClass Damn, sorry to hear that, bro.
As a young Turkish man, I've been watching this channel since it has couple hundered thousands subscribers and every passing day it hurts me more to watch all these current technologies of my time and not even being able to buy 90s cars without paying 20x of the average wage in my country.
Nice a review of the EQXX All-Terrain! :D
@ikehKimocii-18❤️🔥 NO!!!
I was looking for this comment, really surprised how many people didn’t make the comparison.
Hey Doug. That led light below the air vents can be changed to different colours.
Yep
Impossible
Yup, yet another thing Doug didn't bother checking on or researching, now shoots from the hip with straight up a false statement. Have seen it a lot recently and Doug should know better. Plus I'd be willing to bet some marketing brochures for the car would tout this as a cool feature anyway. Doug's getting lazy. Even Redline reviews had their review out faster with 800k subs. Doug used to be first access for almost everything and that ain't the case anymore.
@@richardnavratil9661 I understand that reviewers have limited time with the car, but c'mon man dig through the menus just a litttttle bit.
@@richardnavratil9661 i agree. doug is getting very lazy because a simple browse through the infotainment and he would know you can change the ambient lighting to several different colors 🤦🏾♂️
You can change the color of the ambient lighting under displays. 👍 Also, The charge door has a button to close it electronically right inside the charging door. I think pressing it as you did works too but it is a nice option to have. Love your videos man.Long time sub.
To be able to get the car out from a tight parking space with just driving it through the key is amazing. I'm in a wheelchair and have the Hyundai Ioniq 5 (sister car to EV6). And I had to use it one time when an idiot pushed his old Volvo in between two handicap spots where I've parked. Got my car out without any problem. Great!
Quick question. I’m a paraplegic a/TiLite chair. If I’m with someone can the chair be placed in the back w/o dropping the back seats. ?
@@gassman55 Yes, no problem. I’m a complete (Th11-12) injury and use a Panthera X wheelchair. They seem very similar.
Both the space in the front seat and the rear is so generous.
Doug's next kia review needs to be the next generation sportage. He's done almost every other kia model so far.
These bot replies are getting out of control.
The new Sportage is exactly the same inside
@@CWINDOWSsystem32 Just report them for spamming.
I don't change the temperature in my car that often. Monday to Friday, it just sits there at 20. On longer trips in the weekend, it may go up or down a couple of times. The most used climate function is definitely the recirculated/outside air switch.
I must say .. KIA has come a long way … the new designs are awesome .. from Sonet, seltos, sorento, carnival etc .. all are fire 🔥.. excellent works KIA
I'm not a fan of "way to futuristic looking cars" but this. This one I'm loving 🤤
What a clean front end design! Reminds me of the now discontinued Scirocco.
I had one almost 40 years ago.
Ooooo. How right. I never noticed.
19:54 - Even if the front storage compartment is small, there's still room for a spare charging cable or a bottle of washer fluid.
I think this car looks great and I'm looking forward to seeing these on the road.
Exactly. It's for cable storage, and it works alright for that.
The RWD version has a significantly bigger front compartment.
I don't see an issue at all with the climate control/ media control situation. In all my years of driving, I don't mess with climate controls that much. I set it to auto, set the temperature I want, and move leave it alone. I may need the defroster or something from time to time, but not enough to worry about this design being a problem for me. Not sure why it bothers you so Doug lol
If BMW or Audi did this he wouldn’t be complaining at all. He just likes to hate on Kia tbh
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A Honda CR-V is about 3400lbs. This is from the IIHS website. They list vehicle weights there as part of vehicle data measurements during crash testing. It's amazing how most vehicles come in between 3000-3500 lbs, including many crossovers. Midsize and large SUVs are more, but compact cars usually aren't that much less. The VW Golf is not less, for example. Few exceptions exist to this rule, namely a number of Mazda models.
I like the new kia logo, very fitting for the direction the company is moving. The old one was very bloby and outdated
I agree, my brain cannot see the "K backwards N" thing that a lot of people have been saying. It's clearly KIA and way sleeker than the previous oval logo.
Agree
@@ChunkyBunny2 My brain cannot unsee it. It needs a fine line between the I and A.
I really really like the climate and media controls! You would never use both at the same time and doing it like this makes them dedicated but as minimalist as possible. It should please anyone that wont shut up about them being in the screen, but also not look outdated and cluttered at the same time.
When you first entry enter the car you may want to make adjustments..
Some quirky USDM specific fact: the rear blinker is on the light bar, while the rest of the world's version of EV6's rear amber light blinker is on the "weird trim with triangles" Doug mentioned on 15:50
I actually like the climate/radio control... It's a genius move from KIA
I personally think capacitive buttons and touch screens are *terrible* to use while driving - you have no “feel” for what button you’re pressing, and that’s crucial when you don’t want to take your eyes off the road and your arm is wobbling around.. you know.. cause you’re driving.
That's a GREAT design for the climate and radio. I never have to mess with my climate, I set my temp then to auto and that's it. I like how it simplifies the always over done dash.
The only people who can service these vehicles are the dealers. That adds a tremendous amount to cost of ownership.
I set the climate control in my car to my desired temp once also. Pressed "AUTO" and haven't touched it since.
At Doug. A suggestion you should angle 📐 the top - steering , Ext. - 62 degrees. Acute angle! Better for us to read.
Great vid man. Love your reviews
16:03 thanks, now I cannot unsee it
Seriously, I really like this car, and I'm glad that the interior, despite being really futuristic, it still looks like a car interior, unlike tesla's interior in which there's only the center screen and the steering wheel, and nothing else.
I kind of like the switchable climate/volume deal. Seems pretty clever to get to a minimalist design while still giving you all the controls you'd want. That rear though...
But it’s usually 1 step process in most other cars, but here is a 2-step process, and it can sometimes confuses you to make the wrong adjustments, for example, you want to turn the volume up or down, then after you turn the knob, you realize it’s currently displayed in Climate control menu, so you actually turn the temperature up or down. Also you have to take your eyes off the road to see down there what is currently displaying.
@Jim Russell sure, it’s definitely better than those Teslas for sure, but still worse than cars with actual separate controls for each.
I'm really surprised the charging speeds weren't mentioned. The EV6 can charge to 80% significantly faster than the Mach E, and for a lot of people that is a big deal. It should be considered as part of the Weekend Score as it has a huge effect on how enjoyable the car is to take on road trips.
I can explain the FOB movement controller M/O. Having lived in Korea for almost 20 years, parking is at an extreme premium space wise. Thus, parking garages, lots etc have significantly smaller allowances for space, so having this feature is VERY handy in the RoK!
This is the EV I am most excited about as soon as my dealers have the GT version, I will test drive it. I might trade in my stinger for an ev6 gt just waiting to see if I stay with my stinger or get the ev6 gt. This is the only EV I have been truly hyped for Kia is killing it!
With the current automotive supply chain issues going on, it'll probably be 2 years before dealers will even have one on the lot that isn't a customer order or requires a deposit to even test drive one lol
@@RWDtech oh well I'll continue to enjoy my stinger until I get the opportunity also I don't like being a day one adopter to any new car there are always bugs to work out.
@@RWDtech here in europe we already have them and they are just awsome
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@@karlk.6819 you must be a BMW E39 owner 🤣
i like how KIA made this crossover look sportier than CT5-V. Feels like we're entering the golden age of electric car design.
it truly is a wonderful thing
Really appreciating the frequent uploads Doug ; )
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Hyundai/ Kia is making their concept vehicles into actual production models and in loving it. The Hyundai Santa Cruz, Hyundai Ionic5, Kia EV6, Kia Carnival, Kia Niro... Yes I can’t wait to order my Santa Cruz trucky truck soon.
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@@shashind.9591 Beat it kid
They're killing it on all fronts. Got myself a '22 K5 gt....I'm loving it
Doug, your reviews are always lively, love to watch them. The EV6 has the coolest remote features....the press and hold and the car goes forward or backwards very slowly. I almost want to go get one now. I live in an historic area, have a drive to the street, of course, but parking is tough at times. If I pull up in my drive, without fail someone pulls in behind me and "I will only be 1 minute (bull roar)." But, when I have friends visiting and want to give them space off the street, I have to go out and pull forward....and then back....Oh yeah, I like that feature...Kia used to be a not so great car, but they have changed...wow, have they :) Thanks for the review.
Is this EV6 the base model?
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I think Doug needs to get an EV himself because he is missing some important stuff here:
front trunk is very small? yes! but it fits the charging cable that no EV owner wants do tig out from under a fully loaded rear trunk. so even a very small front trunk like this one creates a great benefit for the user.
next thing when judging this EV vs the mustang machE: this KIA (like the Ioniq 5) charges like a beast! it charges from 5-80% around 50% faster than the machE that’s FIFTY with a Y! In 18 min! relative to its battery size (c-rate) this is by far the fastest charging EV on the market which is usually a big consideration when buying a family (first car) EV!
If it's anything like the Ioniq 5 then the frunk is actually smaller. Not sure exactly why, but for NA the RWD models are still the small version. In EU the frunk is larger with RWD. The Mach E still has a much, much larger frunk even in AWD.
@@mrjustina possible, all I am saying is that it is still very useful as long as it fits the charging cable …
2 spoke steering wheels are coming back into present day vehicles from the 80s and 90s which is nice to see
They suck
Easily the best looking EV crossover to date. Might be my first Kia.
1:47 - Now we are a the point where we call the KIA EV6's design "more traditional". I love it.
Thank you, So Sexy i'm Sexy. And yeah, Kia/Hyundai have started putting out some bonkers design in the last few years and I love it.
Sometimes I thing dough is watching a different movie 😂
@@reoswedewagon1651 Yup Hyundai Ioniq 5, lets rip of the front and rear from 30 year old Zagato designed Alfa SZ and call it a new futuristic design :)
@@romka_ind Yeah, just like how the Alfa SZ ripped the front from the 1971 Mercury Cougar and the rear from the 1982 Pontiac Firebird.
If you look hard enough, every car is derivative. The Ioniq 5 looks like nothing else on the road today, and that's what matters.
@@reoswedewagon1651 those are not even close :)
Actually I rarely ever touch the climate controls in a car with automatic climate controls. If I had this car it would mostly be set to display radio controls. My car now has auto climate controls and the more in depth controls for it are hidden in the screen. I'm fine with it though because it maintains my favorite temperature regularly without me touching a thing.
Me neither. It's set at 68 and on auto. I do touch the radio more. I think the EV6's dashboard is great. I like a few buttons.
When it's 10 degrees out I want hot air blowing on my hands. Then when it's warmed up I want to turn down the temp. Then when it's comfortable I want to change to the floor vents. At various times I adjust the temperature as needed. For media and radio I'm probably 50/50 between using the wheel controls and the central controls/screen. I think some software changes could improve things but to me this sounds very annoying and I see I'm far from the only one to think that.
@@kamX-rz4uy Well, if you’ve ever driven a car with automatic climate controls and paid attention to what it does, you’ll notice it does a few things to try and optimize your climate controlled experience, to a point you don’t really need to touch anything while it’s doing it’s thing. All cars are different but let me tell you what mine does on a cold day. When I first start the car, it blows nothing. The system is on, but the fans are off for now because it knows I just started the car, there is no heat yet. Once the engine temperature starts to rise it kicks the climate fan on high speed, high heat, through the defroster ports (possibly my feet too but I’m usually so bundled up I can’t feel for it) because it knows being this cold out, your windows must need to be warmed up as well, you’ll still feel the warm air blow on your face because the windshield is at your face anyway. What I do to warm up my hands in this time is put my hand over the side window defroster vent, works exactly the same as if I’d directed it to my face. Once the interior has warmed up a bit it directs more air flow to the floor and decreases fan speed. Hot air rises, warming the floor will assure the car warms up bottom to top. If you’ve been driving for quite some time and you’ve got your temp set to a certain comfortable temperature, the car may lean the hot-cold blend more towards cold to try and regulate that set temperature, but it will never stop the fan circulating air. It will balance back and forth between the two as long as you continue driving and it may never blow through the face vent the whole trip, but you’re warm, you’re comfortable, and you didn’t have to touch a thing. That’s how my car does it and a lot of others I’ve driven. This is why I don’t feel the need to mess with the climate controls beyond setting the desired temperature.
@@man_on_wheelz If it works for you that's great but I like more control because I like to have specific temperatures and air flow direction at times that's different than what the car likes to do. Some days I don't touch it at all, other days I do a lot of adjustments. Have used automatic controls for a lot of years now and they have gotten better over time but there are still many times that I do adjustments. I see others doing the same. Automatic controls are nice and decrease interaction but not enough to relegate the controls to second class.
Came back to this video after test driving this at the Chicago Auto Show. Color me impressed! I wish I'd had more time with it! The moment you sit down in it you feel like you've stepped into something from the future. This was my first time driving an electric car and when they told me to go ahead and put my foot in it, without hesitation I got that thing up to 60mph in no time, hearing the (simulated, I'm sure) whirring sound of acceleration. Loved it, the future of electric cars is definitely looking bright!
You should try Charger or Challenger with 6.2 L supercharged, instead of this box.
The "old-school radio-looking things" are called nixie tubes. They were used for numeric displays before LEDs were available.
Surprised you didn’t mention the charging capability of this car as its one of its biggest strengths compared to rivals like the Mach e
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What’s unique about its charging capabilities?
@@kdm784 and this is why he should have mentioned it in the video, it is the charging speed, the car has 400/800 volt system it is capable to charge 10-80 percent in about 18 minutes (when the battery is warm enough)
@@skyfox77 that is definitely a huge advantage right there I agree.
Whats good, and/or different about the "charging capability"? Your comment is extremely vague. It sound like youre saying Doug should have mentioned THAT you can charge the car... but everybody knows that. So what are you talking about?
I am about to order this as my first company car. Unfortunately full electrical cars are the only types that aren't heavily taxed in Belgium.
So I am extremely happy that Kia has entered the EV market and especially how they did it.
It's the only brand that has EVs with a decent mileage between charges in this price range.
Thanks for the review because now I have a general idea on what to expect besides range :)
Not going through with it because delivery time is an estimated 18 months so could be even more...
Sucks big time :(
Had the pleasure to drive it in December.
You missed the HUD in front of the driver. Really makes the experience better (and ut show the track playing 😂). Also, I totally agree with that seating experience where it feels like a crossover but a car. I like it!
The RWD has bigger frunk than the AWD. GT will make 0-100 in 3.5 sec (in a KIA!!!).
Kia has stepped up their game lately!
GT in 4.6 - 4.4 0-60
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The HUD is in the GT LINE S.
Doug is the type of guy to reveal the latest cars first before somebody does
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And then be like "here the countach periscopo just because we didn't do this version of the countach yet"
He may have wildly personal opinions on cars but he's so through that everyone is like "you're allowed that Doug, you give all us other people ammo to argue for our own type of drivers/buyers"
What they should have done is to make the option to get both information/ climate control in a split screen, or option to program you most used features on the big screen.
Its not difficult to either choose climate or music.... I cant imagine someone losing sleep over not seeing them simultaneously.
Good review. As always. Personally I like the radio/climate integration. Personally I set my temp and forget. Usually in auto, but even still, I don't think climate is something not tinkered with often per ride.
As someone who lives where there are large temperature and humidity swings I use my temperature controls a lot. How they did the controls looks neat but I definitely have reservations about it.
Allow me to explain this key fob movement of car thing. I lived in Korea for several years about a decade ago. What happens culturally there is that when parking in garages or lots that get really full, you can literally park behind someone and block them in, but you are to leave your car in neutral so you they can push you car out of the way to get theirs out. Not joking, this is for real. The ability to position your car close to others while not being in it is an extension of this culture. I think…
Used to poke fun at my fiancés 2013 kia rio, but it's been a hell of a vehicle for us. Cool to see what Kia has been up to.
I honestly see this cas as such a better alternative to the Ioniq 5... Lower price (Here in Europe the Kia is 5k less), better range thanks to the bigger battery, in my opinion better interior in every way, faster charging and better looking (in the front at least)
I think the better range and better charging are related to each other. The bigger battery pack gives you bigger range but I think also allows it to charge faster.
Kind of like the interior better on the EV6 but I definitely like the exterior styling on the ionic 5 a bit more.
The cars are actually quite a bit different for me each other. I was watching Alex on auto and he mentioned that the wheel bases actually different on the ionic 5 .
I would have assumed the cars were identical under the skin but apparently that is not the case, the ionic is a bit wider and has a little bit wider interior seating in the rear because of that.
I think the efficiency is better on the EV6 because it's a bit more aerodynamic in the front than the ionic 5 which has that rather distinctive square headlight.
@@kens97sto171 all the kia's even the basics have the fast charge capabilty, for the ionic you have to get the middel of the road spec. Same with al lot of other options the ev6 has, and the inoic just doenst
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I understand they all have DC fast charging. My point was that I think the larger battery pack version can charge at a higher peak rate than the smaller battery pack version... But the smaller pack may take less time to charge overall. All depends on the charging curve from 0 to 100%.
Saw this car in person and I think it looks better vs on screen. Both me and my wife are impressed.
Worked at Kia couple months ago. Saw a lot of these.
Looks more fututistic than the Mach E
As a gen Z I think that I'd like the simplicity of the dual function screens for climate and volume, I rarely change the temperature in cars tbh
I have a 2011 Sorento with 220k miles and only ever had to replace tires, brakes, battery. KIA is killing it.
Nice styling, seems like a good car. And as a big dude who has a special hate of people who park too close and force me to squeeze back into my car, I really REALLY like the move-the-car-forward-or-back-from-the-key-fob feature!
It kinda reminds me of the latest Saab 9-5.
Thanks for a great review. Your comments were helpful, insightful, snappy, and fun. I think you've hit the nail on the head: a real car that is also desirable in terms of how it drives, how practical it is, how fast it goes, and how much it costs. A goal that I think the other competitors are still not meeting.
love it when doug can be on top of launches!
Yeah, I love it when he doesn't know basic facts about the car before reviewing it, like 0-60 times. Super dedicated to his "craft"!
Styling aside, I don't know if directly comparing the EV6 with the Mach-E is an apples to apples kind of thing. Ford has clearly focused on performance with the Mach-E which is why its range suffers (just like the Taycan), while I think Kia has focused on appealing to a broader audience with an all around cross-over. That may change a bit when the GT is released.
This is one of the most beautiful cars in 2022.
An EV review should also include charging capabilities especially needed on longer roadtrips, or did I not pay attention? For this KIA the fast charging capability is amazing due to its best in class 800Volt boardnet. Same like the Ioniq5. Comparable fastcharge capabilities to the far more expensive 800Volts Porsche Taycan!
Good point, however mentioning that less than 5% of current publicly available dcfc are using 800v architecture and offer 150+kwh charging speeds is also very relevant. In comparison all of teslas lineup can recover 180-200miles of range in 15 mins on their 400v v3 scs.
Most recently car and driver got 187miles in 15mins on the plaid which is teslas least efficient ev sold atm.
So hyundai and Kia do not lead in charging times out in the real world, and don't have plug n charge compatibility with all public chargers either.
That climate/radio button bar toggle is really freakin' cool, though I can see how irritating that could be in practice.
It's A LOT better than integrating them on the screen. At max it's only 1 extra press compared to traditional controls.
The charging features are really quite good. Also dig the fact you can power tools or other items right off the car...
I wish Doug would get into the CarPlay/Android Auto options when talking about the dash and media controls. Wireless vs wired and how well it integrates into the system.
It does have both, however, in models with built in navigation, they have to be wired. This is a licensing issue, not a hardware issue.