Kia India has announced the launch of the EV6 in India and has priced it at Rs 59.95 lakh for the two-wheel drive variant and Rs 64.95 lakh for the all-wheel-drive variant, both of which are based on the GT line of the EV6. Interestingly, the Kia EV6 electric car has already been sold out in India. Initially, the company had opened bookings for 100 units in India but following a good response, the company registered 355 bookings. Kia said that they will try to increase the deliveries to over 100 units which were decided initially but has not clarified exactly how many units that new number will be. The deliveries of the EV6, however, are said to begin in September 2022. Kia also said that they are going to invest to make an electric vehicle charging infrastructure in India.
Recently, Kia India announced that the bookings for the Kia EV6 had started in India. The EV6 could be booked with a booking amount of Rs 3 lakh and said that it will be available only in 15 dealerships, in 12 cities, across India. These 15 dealerships will have a 150 kW charger installed. The customers of the EV6 will get a 22 kW charger that will be installed by the company at a location of their choice. Additionally, the car could be booked online as well, through Kia’s official website. Kia says that the EV6 will be brought here as a Completely Built Unit (CBU).
Kia EV6 Features
– Multi-charging system that operates with both 400V and 800V chargers without the need for an additional controller
– Vehicle-to-load charging (V2L): Allows the Kia EV6 to power other devices (enough to power a medium-size home AC) by employing a 2-way charging technology
– Dual motor all-wheel drive (AWD) system
– Drive modes: Normal, Sport, Eco
– Regenerative braking system: The EV6 comes equipped with six regenerative braking levels (none, 1 to 3, ‘i-PEDAL’, or auto mode), where-in ‘i-PEDAL’ driving mode allows the car to harvest the maximum amount of energy from its brakes and enables the driver to bring the vehicle to a gentle halt without needing to push the brake pedal
– Dual 12.3-inch Curved Displays
– Meridian Sound System with 14 Speakers
– Electric sunroof
– Driver and Passenger Relaxation Seats: front seats can recline to a “zero-gravity position”
– Storage capacity of 1300 litre with the rear seats down
– Augmented Reality (AR) head-up display: Projects driving information on the windscreen in the driver’s line of sight. The system displays alerts from the car’s Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS), details of vehicle speed, and turn-by-turn navigation instructions
– Smart Power Tailgate: Automatically opens the tailgate in 3 seconds when the smart key is sensed behind the car
– Smart Cruise Control (SCC): Comes with Stop and Go Functionality which essentially detects the vehicle in front and adapts to its speed while on the cruise control mode
Kia EV6 Performance
The India version of the EV6 gets 77.4 kWh lithium-ion battery, generating 229 PS power in 2WD and 325 PS in AWD variant. As for range, Kia claims 528 kilometres as per the WLTP combined cycle. The Kia EV6 does 0-100 km/h in claimed 5.2 seconds.
Kia EV6 Interior
The EV6 gets dual LED headlamps with Adaptive Driving Beam which automatically adjust to avoid dazzling oncoming vehicles. It also has a connected LED tail lamp design with sequential indicators. The door handles sit flush and pop out when needed. The Kia EV6 gets 19-inch alloy wheels as well.
Kia EV6 Safety
The EV6 comes equipped with 8 airbags as standard along with All Wheel Disc Brakes, Electronic Stability Control (ESC), Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), Hill-start Assist Control (HAC), Multi Collision Brake Assist (MCBA), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Brake Assistant System (BAS), Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), Front and Rear parking sensors and ISOFIX Child Anchor. The Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) functionalities include:
– Forward Collision Avoidance Assist (FCA): Uses the front-view camera and radar to detect any vehicles, pedestrians, or cyclists ahead, avoiding or reducing the severity of an accident by warning the driver and braking automatically. The FCA also includes junction turning, which assists the driver on turns by detecting oncoming vehicles on a collision course. It also has Rear-cross Traffic Avoidance Assist (RCTA) which warns the driver of an oncoming vehicle while reversing and automatically assists with emergency braking if a collision is sensed.
– Safe Exit Assist (SEA): Activates child lock automatically with a warning sound when an occupant attempts to open their door while a vehicle is approaching from the rear.
– Blind Spot Collision -Avoidance Assist (BCA): Warns the driver in case of a risk of collision from a vehicle in the driver’s blind spot.
– Lane Keep Assist (LKA): Ensures that the car does not drift out of the lane unwittingly.
– Driver Attention Warning (DAW): Analyse the driver’s attention level and provide a warning while driving. The driver’s attention level is displayed in 5 scaled levels. When the level of attention becomes lower than “Low” (Level 1), a break is recommended.
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