2022 Kia EV6

Another day, another award for the Kia EV6 Unplugged Ground display

Kia has achieved another Red Dot Award for an architectural and innovative complex which showcases the EV6. The cultural space is titled ‘EV6 Unplugged Ground’ and allows for people to experience the EV model in imaginative ways.

The display which is located in one of the South Korean capital’s most popular districts, Seongsu portrays a refreshed brand which has firm commitments to a more sustainable and electric future. The locality of the Seoul display was crucial since Seongsu also known as ‘Brooklyn of Korea’, was a formerly industrial area that has morphed into a popular hub of creativity and fashion in recent years.

Ji-Min Kim, Head of Korea Business Strategy Group at Kia stated “The purpose of ‘EV6 Unplugged Ground’ was to convey a message about a new life – recycling, sustainability, future mobility and electric vehicles. We chose Seongsu as it was a neighbourhood that has also been ‘reborn’, much like the Kia brand,”


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New 2022 Kia EV6 GT: more details revealed for 577bhp EV

We experience the Taycan-baiting SUV from the passenger seat, and speak to the man advising its development

The new Kia EV6 GT is the brand’s most powerful model yet – but it will be a true grand tourer with a high degree of versatility, according to the firm’s development guru.

The new range-topping version of the Korean firm’s Kia EV6 crossover features a twin motor electric powertrain with a combined output of 577bhp and 546lb ft of torque, resulting in a 0-62mph time of 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 161mph.

But Albert Biermann, the Hyundai Motor Group’s retired head of research and development, who now serves as an advisor to the firm, promised that the EV6 GT “will be a true GT”.

“We started GT on the Stinger, and the GT is always the top of the line model. It's not a car for the racetrack, it's a different story. This is designed for long distance touring, and it offers good speed, while being enjoyable to drive.”

Biermann insisted that a GT performance version wasn’t in the original product plan for the EV6, and development had been done entirely in-house by the firm’s engineers once the firm began to realise the possibilities of E-GMP.

The EV6 GT uses the same electric motors as top-spec versions of the regular EV6. While the front unit produces the regular 214bhp, the output of the rear motor has been raised to 362bhp through the use of a second inverter feeding power to it. The machine also features the latest version of the Hyundai Motor Group’s e-LSD limited slip differential, which balanced power between the four wheels.


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@FiestaST Dude, I have to give you a hats off for your dedication. 110 posts all by yourself and still going. Are you a motoring journalist? Nice car by the way
 
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