Who's ordered a KIA EV6 GT?

[RossP]

RossP said:

Archie2050 said:

Not much, £140 for the sub, and £15 for the harness. I've not gone crazy with some Drum 'n' Bass monster, just enough to add balance at 300W

The hardest part was finding the specific loom connector as I don't want to splice anything. I finally found a Korean spares site that had them. I think I might have ordered 2 by mistake, so if it works as expected I'll send you the spare to get you started if you want Ross.

I'll report back once I find time to fit it.

Great - look forward to hearing how you get on with it!

Have you had chance to fit it yet?

[RossP]

I’m finding that with a few settings tweaks (and maybe a bit of burn in?) that mine is sounding better. I think it is a very clean sounding system but lacks some of the bass and volume that my Tesla model 3 had.

[RossP]

There’s some stuff on the kiaevforums. Apparently if you push the sound too far to the rear it mutes them - some say it’s a bug! You can push it to the bottom of the circle and that seems about right.

[RossP]

I have noticed that if you turn on the surround sound option, then that increases the volume in the rear of the car.

[RossP]

Downloading now….

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Took some pics of the current options.

Does the update take long? It’s been sat saying ‘validating update files’ for the last 10 mins

[RossP]

Updating now….

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Updating now….

[RossP]

In sound settings. The ‘surround’ option has gone.

[RossP]

Hard to tell on my journey to work this morning.

It seems like the removal of the surround option isn’t bringing in the most rearward speakers, but I haven’t had chance to test it properly.

[RossP]

Tried a few different tunes on the way home and the sound is definitely improved. Much stronger bass. Sounds like they might be working the front door woofers harder.

[RossP]

I’m getting around 200 currently. I expect 250 might be possible in the summer.

[RossP]

The sound system is pretty good after the software upgrade but still lacks any proper bass. So I ordered a sub and the adaptor cable. The sub has just arrived. The build quality seems good and better than I expected, It has a metal case and is pretty heavy. Rated at 150W RMS and 320W peak. Class D amp.

[RossP]

Archie2050 said:

Yes, that's what you need. I ended up putting mine in the boot above the floor as the sound was so much better by the way. It's easily removable if you ever want to put the seats down and carry lots of luggage. It's night and day better. Interested to 'hear' how your Blaupunkt sounds Ross. Will it fit in the existing space?

Yes, I think it will just fit! Only £127. I think it is a discontinued line.

[RossP]

ian_c_uk said:

In the latest GV60 OTA update, "Surround" is not able to be enabled when CarPlay is active.

Might be following the same logic, so check when carplay \ android auto phone is not connected?

It seems the CarPlay sound settings are linked to the bluetooth ones. If you set bluetooth to surround then CarPlay is too.

[RossP]

Got my Blaupunkt Active Sub installed. Set everything back to the default settings, equaliser to flat and 'authentic' sound. Just cranked the position a little rearwards in the balance settings. Sounds superb. The active sub has brought some actual bass into the mix, and in a good balanced way. Previously felt like I was having to drive the door woofers a bit to hard (by cranking the bass to +10) to get actually get some bass.

Sub settings currently not changed either - all in the middle. Might have a play with those.

[RossP]

Percy. said:

Really, really like these.

The salary sacrifice price looks very appealing through Octopus.

For electric cars, I was only interested in a Porsche Taycan, but seeing one of my client's EV6 GTs in Copenhagen has definitely peaked my interest in these.

There are quite a few good videos, but forgiving this one's from the USA I like it. https://youtu.be/KdeIo5y0hVE

[RossP]

I guess you've also seen this one but just in case you haven't - https://youtu.be/3OvMM7r0oak

[RossP]

Murph7355 said:

They are nice cars. Feel pretty big.

But the Taycan is a much better steer, and feels worth the premium IMO. (That is not to say the Kia is a bad car. Not at all).

I'm sure the Taycan is better, but it is twice the price!

[RossP]

Percy. said:

£919 net for the EV6 GT Vs £1401 net for the Taycan Turbo Cross Turismo for me via Octopus salary sacrifice

Just over 50% more then. Is that specced to a similar level to the GT?