DON’T BUY A KIA EV6 until you watch this - 3 month Owner Review!
2022 ж. 24 Мау.
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Considering a new Kia EV6? Don’t buy one until you watch this video. After having owned this car for three months, I’ll share what I like and dislike about this car’s exterior, interior, tech and performance. And then, I’ll tell you if I think you should buy this car!
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Regarding The problem with the dual climate control and media. If you press and hold the "switch" button for some seconds you can tell the car to automatically go back to either climate control or media functions after a few seconds after your actions on the control (I would choose climate). Then you know that it is always on this setting. 👍
Just came across this KZhead channel. An extremely well put together, informative & interesting review. Thank-you. I hope you are enjoying your new car & extremely happy with your choice. I'm from & in UK, where I have been waiting 14 months to take delivery of a new BMW X3 M40I, ordered & deposit paid for on 30th April 2021; which i guess means patience is a virtue!
I have also the EV6 AWD in marine blue. I love the styling outside and inside more and more every day. Its so uniq and the driving is great and gives me all the time a big smile. Its the perfect car for me. Greatings from Austria.
Same car in British Columbia, Canada. I have found it to be everything that they say it is and more!
Just test drove an EV6. Had sat in one before and already loved the cockpit that 'surrounds' the driver. As per your comment and others, my only issue that also plagues the otherwise superb Nissan Ariya is the touch strip for the HVAC. Range Rover/Land Rover still do dashboards best: Tactile rotary dials with a digital readout in the middle. Anyway, the EV6 is the one EV that ticks most boxes: Stylish, decent range, fast charging, spacious interior, USB ports in front and rear, great twin screen dash, HUD etc.
Another great video Surround camera view in Kia EV6 GT Line, I have found this unreliable when judging the distance of my vehicle from say a parking line in FRONT of me. The surround camera view suggests I am on the line in front of me when you are in fact 30-40cm away from the line. What has been your experience?
Honda had implemented blind spot cams for a few years now but just phased them out. Loved this tech and I'm glad to see Kia adopting it. The HUD seems pretty amazing.
Thanks for your reviews. I've watched several getting ready for my EV6, a GT-line RWD in Yacht Blue. Ordered in Feb, hopefully it will be here by Feb 2023.
Wow a 1 year wait. What country are you in?
@@kofio7581 Australia. Kia originally planned on bringing only 500 cars to Aus for 2022, but they've since increased that to 600 because of extremely high demand. So basically the only people getting getting an EV6 this year are people who pre-ordered one. I ordered mine a couple days after they officially "went on sale" so I'll have to wait a year, but right now dealers are quoting 2024-2025 for deliveries, unless Kia dramatically increases the number of cars allocated to our market. Right now, 12 month waits are not uncommon for many popular models in Australia. The Tesla Model Y only went on sale a week ago and it already has a 12+ month wait. Most premium brands, even the Toyota RAV4, Corolla, and Mazda CX-5 are running 6-12 months. My local VW dealer hasn't got a single new car on their lot, just a few used cars and several Amaroks.
Great job! Your videos are getting better and better!
Thanks!
Great review. Very informative
I change the in my Kia EV6 12v battery and when I charge my car, give me 300 mile and then when I drive around the local without heat and AC 150 mile but my all 300 mile is gone I don’t know where is 150 mile dropped please can you tell me any tips please 90% give me 300 mile and this never happened before I change the battery I was dropped only maybe 40 -50 mile but not that much
I swear just that radio voice of yours alone will make me sit and finish your vids. But I really appreciate your in depth review on this vehicle. I am waiting a couple more years for the bugs to be worked out. Thank you again for the great info you share about this EV.
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Thanks for a well written assessment. I appreciated the honest critique. Cheers.
You're welcome!
When you push long on the airco button you het the option to chose a default . Whwn you defaults is media it going back after you have change the setting of the airco
Thanks for your review
battery pre conditioning is planed for eGMP platform. OTA updates are now available with june update for the Ioniq5 here in europe and may roll out soon for other regions and EV6
Did this get updated for the EV6?
Very nice car & I agree with the colour. Brand new tech in a brand new model will always have some issues. Charging info & battery pre conditioning can be fixed easily. So puddle light only then aye. Nice review & nice car.
Great video, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
Why didn't you get the GT vs the Line?
Excellent review!
I have a Ioniq 5 in the UK we now have battery precondition which was recently software upgraded by my dealer. In the I5 You must have the Eco pack to have this upgrade.
Is the battery not getting hot?
Just added a second one to the family. a Wind and now a GT Line. Both are great cars!
Congratulations!
Have they fixed the navigation routing planned charging spots or are you still using plug share?
Nope - still using ABRP...
I’m in my second month with the Ev6. Love the car overall, and have had much the same feelings. A few small problem areas for me…one is the door handles…these just don’t work as easily as ones you can grab. No reason for them IMO. Also, I don’t love the seating position for me. Can’t get my elbows to sit resting while steering quite comfortably. The dual climate/radio is annoying for me too, although not too bad. Also the suspension is not exactly “smooth” to me. If you have a road with lots of dips/bumps, my RAV4 is noticeably more stable and does not jostle you around as much. And while it is good on twisting roads, it is not great. It still has an imprecision (steering and suspension) and is not exactly up to the best handling sedans. But it is a very comfortable cruiser on freeway. It is also very quiet, approaching high end cars sound insulation which makes it feel very premium. I have had a couple amazing ~15 min fast charge sessions at 350kw electrify america stations, and even level 2 charging at home on a 40 amp charger is very fast too. Room in back is great. I wish the car had a bit more head room (and a panoramic sunroof, like the VW Id4 and Audi etron have). Acceleration is amazing in sport mode (I have 4wd Wind trim). And efficiency has been good usually around 3.3m/kWh. Overall a fantastic well rounded electric option. Now they just need to get more of them to be available…I paid well over msrp for mine, and got it used so have no tax credit either. But I think the car will keep that value fairly well for a few years when I sell it.
Thanks for sharing!
Do you mind me asking what you paid over? We bought ours in March 2022 for $5k over. Apparently could sell it now for slightly over the purchase price and wondering if we should bail and wait until Q3 or Q4 to rebuy when the market gets wonky.
I actually love the way the radio and climate control switch back and forth. I think that's ingenious the way they did that and used the same knobs.
is the rearview mirror visibility very restrictive? is there an option to display the rear camera on the screen other then just parking?
Yes, the rear visibility is pretty restricted. Haven't checked if I can turn on the rear camera while moving forward - usually the front camera comes on by default... Will have to take a look at it...
8:20 they classify all SUVs as "station wagons" even though that's not how we refer to them, so all crossovers and what we could call actual station wagons are "small station wagons". I do agree with you though, the EV6 is more like a station wagon with the cabin space extended and the cargo shrunk. It certainly lacks the headroom of an SUV.
I enjoyed your reviews however the seats seem very comfortable to me systems work great I would like to have a key when I leave my car it locks .but all things considered great car .much better ride than a Tesla !
I think you're the only one who has mentioned the low illumination of the headlights. This might be a deal breaker for me because we have plenty of rainy days in the PNW. Could you provide some video examples?
What was the improvement to the meridian sound system following the update?
The vocals were much improved, bass was better, and didn't have to turn up the volume super high to hear it...
@@THEDRIVERDOWNLOAD...what type of eq (bass/mid/treb) control do you have and is there a speed sensitive control setting (auto volume up/down depending on speed)? Because w/the ota update, none of the physical components changed. Power of the headunit/amps did change. The only thing that could possibly have been changed is how the sound was processed or delayed. I know sound is subjective to each listener. What were your audio settings prior to the update and did you have to make any changes after the update?
Turn on the heat button which will help for preheat for charge
Great video Mahesh
Just put a deposit down on the KIA EV6 GT and this video just gets me more excited for it! I realize its not a perfect car, but compared to the competition, I like how sport it looks and feels. PS I'd be happy to send you a tip on PayPal or Zelle, but KZhead takes too much money!
Can't wait for you to get your GT!
i like your ownership experience,i have one (only wind modell ) 100% agree the complain and likes i drive 3k miles on my ,i found not a best when driving on higher speed on corners ,do not stable on ,and slide out easy.and that modell a stupid door opening handle not pop out ,like yours ... i am not crazy the seat eader... my biggest un like the instrument front panel visibility ,top right and left the steering cover 20-20 % from the top ,kia need make bigger ,or smaller wheel.or move the display . quality is good ,to bed to cheap out the rear doors,insulation .(open and closed a front door ,do it a rear ,you will found the closing noise halo sound like a cheap car door sound) otherwise i like my car .
I have the gt model and I find it really well and mine came with a cargo cover. I don’t know if you have the base or mid grade trim but the gt has everything I needed and more. I like it over the ioniq 5/6 that I have test drive. So far the ev6 is my top choice.
The GT lacks ventilated seats :(
What year are you reviewing ? This is a old Model
I would say that you don't worry about it says "precondition" the battery before charging too much. It might be doing it without actually announcing it. Especially if it can charge the car from 10% to 80% in 20 minutes. My Tesla M3 takes 25 to 30 minutes to charge from 20% to 80%. That's with "preconditioning" the battery... Nuff said right....... 😉 Edit was for a typo
Seeing this is the first year of the model, I agree there are things that can be improved, esp w/ the charge routing and battery pre-conditioning. I suspect the '23 EV6 range is going to be much better.
I'm afraid you are incorrect. Both the 23 and the 24 will be built on the same platform and that means they will have the same 77 KW hour battery and you can't squeeze extra mileage out of it. They're not going to redesign the whole car each year, no company does that
Please do a video on iPedal / NO Brake Light issue. Why is no one talking about this? My dealership has confirmed this is an issue. Imax level 4 your brake light does not come on unless you take your foot 100% off of the pedal. This is not practical, you will get whiplash. Kia needs a software update ASAP!
Pro Tip: if you hold down in-between the climate button and infotainment button you can select which one it'll switch back to after pressing the opposite control, after 5 seconds.
My kia ev6 GTLine has been at the dealership for 6 weeks due to a failure in the ICCU unit, which makes it impossible to recharge with alternating current. They don't know how to fix it and it will take weeks for the unit to get to the dealer. this bug is also happening on the ioniq 5 and apparently i'm not the only one. Several similar cases have been reported in the United States. I'm very disappointed.
Thanks!
Thank you for your support!
Thanks for a great review, I haven’t had the chance to check out the car myself but I was very interested to hear about how you thought seats are hard and slightly uncomfortable, having driven a Hyundai from time to time with what I can only say the seats are like sitting on a slab of concrete, maybe it’s a Korean thing.
Just got my EV6 Light on 5/1/2022, and right now I have a little bit over 1000 miles on it. When I charge the car to 100% it only showed estimate rate of 205 miles,. It seemed like the battery is already degrade 12%. Do you know if it will be able to recapture more mileage when I have more miles on the vehicle, or it will only get lower mileage going forward?
Maybe you sound racist AF?
We have a Tesla Model 3 and all electric cars should only lose about 3 to 5% per year in range. First of all , read your manual . you should not charge to 100%, that is part of your problem. Always charge to 80% unless you are going on trips. And don't charge until the car gets down to about 20 to 40%. Secondly do not put the car on the charger immediately when you get home after a drive. Let it set for 3 to 4 hours so the power in the cells redistribute then charge it. A technician told me a way, just recently, of how to recalibrate the car. Let it drain down to about 10 to 20% of battery, let it set for a few hours, then charge it to 100%. Do this a couple of times in a row and you should be able to get some mileage back. Otherwise stay between that 40 to 80% range. If you try those steps and it doesn't change, then you're stuck with what you got.
I feel tire sliping when lane assistant on my telluride kick in.
@8:39 I don't care about the negative things because It's such a beautiful car to look at, especially in Yacht Blue! Well done!
Thanks for watching!
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They have now fixed the problem with finding charging points when planning a route, and even have them suggested during. It works quite well know :).
I live in Canada and winters last 5 months. I will never buy a suv without a rear wiper. For now I’m very happy with my Q5.
Tesla doesn't have puddle lights...doesnt have ½ of what this car has
Love the idea of an electric car but I’m thinking about going the PHEV route such as a Prius Prime. Not very exciting but very efficient.
I think that full EV is more efficient. Most phev's will get a maximum of 30 ish miles with a battery size around 14kwh. For comparison my 28kwh ioniq gets between 120 to 150 miles. It is the weight of the battery and combustion engine which reduces the efficiency of phev's!
Toyota will no longer make Prius as sales was very low.....overtaken by other, better EVs
5000+ miles in 3 months, wow that's a lot.. where do y'all travel most of the time with this vehicle, like where do y'all drive to with this car to get that many miles in just 3 months
Station wagon!?!? You are singing my song. All these SUVs, CUV,s etc are just that; station wagons. And understand, I drive a 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe Calligraphy. I love it as it is a superb STATION WAGON. Thanks for a very frank and informative (about what only owners can tell us) video.
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I saw in another KZhead video that if you hold down the button of either the climate control or media player control for several seconds, it'll stay on that one as default so if you choose climate control as default, you can tap to the other setting for whatever you need to change and then after a short period, it'll switch back to climate control on its own. Is this true?
yes
Yes, that is correct!
Great video, thank you! I drive a Mach-E, and I think it's funny how we each get the opposite road-tripping tech. Someday, we'll get a vehicle that can charge quickly, do automatic lane changes, AND plot charging stations and give hands-free driving... but today is not that day!
That would be great to have a car that can do it all!
@@THEDRIVERDOWNLOAD 2023 Ioniq 5 is confirmed to come with battery preconditioning when mapped to a charger using the car's nav. I'm sure the 23 EV6 will get it too
It’s called a TESLA
I have one. I love the car but the AC is unreliable when it's hot out. They're replacing the compressor which is back ordered. Otherwise, it's a great car!
Thanks for sharing
Some points are valid but some I really have to disagree with. I´ve now driven ~20k km´s on my EV6. I´m so happy that there is no rear window wiper, because it would´ve been an addition to make the car ugly, nothing else. Also, I was happy that there is no "puddle lights". From my point of view they are a little "Fast and Furious tuning kid"-type of addition. :)
Thanks for sharing!
Buy one regardless of this video, it's the best.
LoL you sound robotic 🤖… like those speech reading software. But thanks for this info.
I can't wait until there is a perfect EV or car. Hope I'm alive to see and experience it
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Lumbar support...... I always try to make it disappear
Nobodys going to mention about pressing the heated seats or cooling seats buttons when reaching for the media or climate control? :D I had the climate control issue aswell, wouldn't warm up and I went on a ski trip. Absolutely horrible experience, fixed now but I was pretty mad about it too be honest. It's easy to forget how luxorious you driving in the EV6 compared to most cars. And they recently allowed preheating without being on a charger in the cold this is great! :) The range like all EV's differs alot when it's cold outside. Like in the summer I get about 100km's more range and the fast charging actually goes to 240kwh but in the winter it does not. (I do have the Ice setting on etc) And EV6 in europe comes with the backcover standard in the trunk tho.
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In reality, I have driven Hyundai-KIA cars. They make very reliable cars for City Urban. Great cars to drive.
I bought from destination kia ev6 wind awd from first day I have problems for air conditions indeed your help to guide me if possible you can call me
Jyoti, I'm sorry to hear about your air-conditioning problems. In my case it was a broken PTC heater. I suggest you take your car to the dealer service department so they can diagnose the specific issue affecting your climate control...
Very interesting review
Thanks!
I rea;;y hate that we don't get orange turn signals
Agreed!
@@THEDRIVERDOWNLOAD I Don’t think you guys in the US get adaptive headlights either. You seem to have the base LED lights on all trims. We get the basic LED on the Air model but the GT-Line and GT-Line S both get adaptive lights.
I think the biggest issue with this car is dealership nothing else 😂.. my local dealer had 25% markup on wind rwd
Ouch!
oh wow...I only got a 2k markup and they covered their butts saying it would provide me a level 1 charger, since Kia sells it for 1500, my markup was only 500...I thought they were joking, I kept telling them you better not change the markup....I never truly believed it till I signed the paper work....I got Ev6 Matte Gray GT AWD with a very small markup
@@Mr.Tec01 which dealership?
@@ashutoshsrivastava303 Arapahoe Kia in Colorado…highly recommend, smoothest car purchase I ever made…once the car arrived, I went to pick it up and was at the dealership no more than 45 minutes…my credit was already approved, had my down payment, they showed me my APR, monthly payments, they were exactly what I expected…went into finance, declined all add ons, made sure my level 1 charger was in the truck, signed and left…it was crazy smooth…kept telling my wife are we in the twilight zone? lol…no gimmicks, no nothing, super honest, like I said signed and left…car is AMAZING👍
@@Mr.Tec01 congrats! I never had such an experience. my local dealer was trying to sell 48k ev6 at 62k. I just told him that i dont think this car will hold the same value as model Y. Really interested in it but cannot find a dealer locally who is not marking it up. At this point, I just wait for fisker ocean. I dont have an immediate need for it so will wait for this madness to die down a bit.
wiper at the rear mirror ? You still living in 90's ?
It's a window and most SUV/hatchbacks have one
@@rydoggsc2 it will be fuking ugly if a wiper in an EV Wiper just too old for this
@@rydoggsc2 most modern SUV hiding the wiper below the top wing.
Because there is not enough wind turbulence at the rear window to move the water...thus rear wiper. If you don't like the rear wiper, 1)buy the model that doesn't have it, 2)do a wiper delete, 3)use a product like rain-x to help the water fall off the window so you don't have to use the rear wiper. I'll take my "ugly" and "90s" w/function and safety....
Shit, bought one 2 years ago, without watching this video... im doomed.
Who cares about the cargo cover? Otherwise, great video and amazing car
So the Ioniq 6 has the charger routing. There is an engineering function that will enable this in the EV6. (kzhead.info/sun/ZMtuaZpwsKppa6c/bejne.html). I have enabled this and it seems to work well. Here is hoping for an update to make this official.
Ooh I like that, the AI learning how I drive. See how many speeding tickets my car can rack up.
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it is all your opinion and your thought. so it doesn't show every owner has to argee? NO. everybody has different opinion. in my case, I just preordered EV6 GT last year as soon as EV6 was released at March 31th. my decision was right. as a matter of fact, I have very good eyes and brain to make a decision whether it would be great or not. I was right everytime when I bought something. so don't make me your though right. it is all defferent.
...and thus we all have different opinions about the same thing. __ That's great your purchase was flawless for you, but his was not and he's making his opinion and experiences available to help others make an informed decision; what works, what to look for, and what doesn't work. It is up to you, the consumer to know what you want, but it is nice to know/hear what others think because maybe they have experienced something you haven't. Even the best cars have flaws...and for some, those flaws could be what is unacceptable to another buyer; while other ppl are willing to accept them. Look at every current Subaru product - flaws are everywhere - but there are lots of ppl willing to accept (embrace) them because those flaws don't get in the way of how they use the car.
So, you decided you like the styling now, because of the name of the category??? C'mon
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It lost the tax credit so..... Out of the question for me ....have reso on blazer ev but Know nothing about it....so...
Yes, very disappointing to see it lose the tax credit...
What's with the "no rear wiper?" We have dual rear view mirrors. Imagine a transport driver..."oh darn..no rear view wiper!"(sarcasm) Sorry just see this comment come up over and over; not seeing the justification
Dont buy the KIA EV6 the mile range is a joke. I've had the EV6 GT-Line for 2 monts. I have been getting 222 mile range at 100% charge, I've done this twice which I do once a month at full charge. I only got the 282 mile range when I left the lot and after that I never saw it again. I actually called KIA and they said the EV6 uses your last driving data to give you the maximum mile range. WTF! My sister has a Tesla and she gets 400 to a full charge and never changes. KIA needs to fix this. It's disappointing to see a 100% charge only at 222 which should be 282., 90% charge is only 186 mile range. Imagine what the 80% charge KIA suggest to charge to. This EV6 GT-Line is not effin cheap. I drive the EV6 GT-Line at 70 mph snell slow and I drive in eco mode. I might end up selling this EV6 GT-Line due to the range not being accurate which really sucks.
youre lucky mate only 60000 $,in my country this car is 80000$,even tough it"s a poor country lol
The EV6 is fatally flawed. The 12volt aux battery drain problems are wide spread. My own GT LINE has been in the dealership for over THREE MONTHS. The Charge Control Unit has been changed. A capacitor unit is now being investigated but I have been warned that the whole traction battery may need replacing. All parts have been BACKORDER AND SENT FROM S. Korea by SHIP. Car is 13months old and 10800 miles. DO NOT BUY EV6 , YOU WILL REGRET IT. Technicians are still learning about these EVs while the customer waits. DO NOT BUY!!!
I buy what I want. Lol
Kia is 5 years behind And will always be 5 years behind …. Remember that . They better put a million mile warranty on all their products . Nothing lasts after 150k miles Hyundai and Kia are junk . JUNK 😊 GOOD LUCK with a headache car!
omg ,you husband 😂😂😂
I'm so glad I ditched thus car for a Tesla. It's only been a few months but looking at this car now it look so dated. Plus important features like lane assist is no where near a tesla auto pilot. Then there's the highly reliable tesla charging network.
That’s all well said, but, as we all have our opinions….we bought an EV6, it is far an above quality compared to the “computer screen on wheels”…it’s unsafe! That’s why we sold it. Nuff said.
Tesla MY although sporty, the ride is rough and loud on the freeway. Does not feel premium.
This is a nice looking electric car but with tech from about 2015!!
Tied as the fastest charging car on the market with a 140k Porsche Taycan. Please let us know what is from 2015?
6:29 your husband ?? . Are you a gay couple or is this video morphed with Ai voice over ?
Why do you care??
Wait..your husband?
Please don’t promote your lifestyle and agenda on a video discussing an electric vehicle.
He's not promoting anything. Do you get offended when somebody mentions they own a cat? They're not pushing that you have to own a cat too. Schmuck.