Kia EV6 vs ioniq 5
Discussion
SWoll said:
This is about the best I've seen
All going to come down to which you prefer the style of both inside and out I'd have thought? Very different approaches, which makes sense as broadens the appeal.
I like the look of the 5, with the interior of the ev6. should be easy for them to offer that combo?! All going to come down to which you prefer the style of both inside and out I'd have thought? Very different approaches, which makes sense as broadens the appeal.
Peeps, had a look at a real EV6 last night at our local Kia dealer. Looks like they are doing events around the country. OK, here are my personal thoughts. It's big, getting on for Audi A8 size, with 20" wheels. Quite aggressive in styling, I quite liked it, but the boss did not!
The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW. As it was a launch event with lots of people there test drives etc. were not possible so unable to comment on how it goes.
However, it's a Kia and no doubt will be very reliable, but for these 2 pensioners, we will stick with our BMW 225XE and E46 Alpina B3S.
Cheers
Dave
The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW. As it was a launch event with lots of people there test drives etc. were not possible so unable to comment on how it goes.
However, it's a Kia and no doubt will be very reliable, but for these 2 pensioners, we will stick with our BMW 225XE and E46 Alpina B3S.
Cheers
Dave
davettf2 said:
Peeps, had a look at a real EV6 last night at our local Kia dealer. Looks like they are doing events around the country. OK, here are my personal thoughts. It's big, getting on for Audi A8 size, with 20" wheels. Quite aggressive in styling, I quite liked it, but the boss did not!
The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW. As it was a launch event with lots of people there test drives etc. were not possible so unable to comment on how it goes.
However, it's a Kia and no doubt will be very reliable, but for these 2 pensioners, we will stick with our BMW 225XE and E46 Alpina B3S.
Cheers
Dave
Kia EV6The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW. As it was a launch event with lots of people there test drives etc. were not possible so unable to comment on how it goes.
However, it's a Kia and no doubt will be very reliable, but for these 2 pensioners, we will stick with our BMW 225XE and E46 Alpina B3S.
Cheers
Dave
Length - 4680
Width - 1880
Audi A8
Length - 5172
Width - 2130
Not even close, in fact it's considerably smaller than an A6.
davettf2 said:
Peeps, had a look at a real EV6 last night at our local Kia dealer. Looks like they are doing events around the country. OK, here are my personal thoughts. It's big, getting on for Audi A8 size, with 20" wheels. Quite aggressive in styling, I quite liked it, but the boss did not!
The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW.
I think they're all pre-production cars so maybe the finished products will be better finished.The one we looked at was in a matt silver, and it shows up the shut lines, which over the front wheel are not to good, and to be honest were not that even in places; not what i would expect on a car starting at £43K. Suspect that colour will be very important when choosing. The boot, although large has a very high floor, it's basically level with the base of the tailgate. The 2 wheel drive version gets 50 lires of front storage, 4 wheel drive will still have around 20 litres. The interior was OK, with plenty of space and a flat floor throughout, but again the stitching was not on par with our current BMW.
anonymous said:
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Edited by rkanaga on Sunday 18th July 07:38
Edited by rkanaga on Sunday 18th July 07:40
I currently run a 6 years old Audi A8 and I've struggled to find an EV which suits me and I'm hoping the EV6 is it. I have an appointment to view at the end of the month and so fingers crossed.
Badge doesn't bother me as long as the car stacks up.
DSLiverpool said:
I’ve cancelled my Toureg R and I’m seriously considering a Ioniq 5 Project 45 - the VW is on 10 months lead time.
Has anyone ordered a Project 45 ?
I believe the order list was over subscribed by something like a factor of 10 across most countries so you'll have to be very lucky.Has anyone ordered a Project 45 ?
dapprman said:
DSLiverpool said:
I’ve cancelled my Toureg R and I’m seriously considering a Ioniq 5 Project 45 - the VW is on 10 months lead time.
Has anyone ordered a Project 45 ?
I believe the order list was over subscribed by something like a factor of 10 across most countries so you'll have to be very lucky.Has anyone ordered a Project 45 ?
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