In terms of in-car technology and ADAS, the EV6 is a significant step up from what Kias cars have to offer in India.
There has been a craze for EVs in India over the past few months but there is no sign of Tesla. Elon Musk’s trailblazing EV company has become the world’s most valuable carmaker on a first-mover advantage, but India doesn’t appear to be on the horizon given its standoff with the Indian government over tax breaks for imports of its cars. in country. Kia and its parent Hyundai are going to take advantage of this situation. Hyundai is bringing its EGMP EV platform to India and the first car to offer it will be the Kia EV6 which will be an imported unit. Later in the year, its sister, the Ioniq 5, is also coming to India. These EVs are state-of-the-art and have impressive range and driving dynamics. Hyundai and Kia have also developed new in-car experiences for these cars that make them interesting. For example, the Kia EV6 is above what the South Korean carmaker is offering in India. In fact, this car has features that would grab many premium German giants in this regard. How ominous is this attack by Hyundai and Kia in the age of electric cars.
The cabin is made from recycled materials and has tons of technology to keep you hooked for a while
One of the key aspects of the EV6 is the ADAS stack that comes with the car. As of now, in India, Kia’s cars don’t offer much in the way of ADAS. It comes with safety features like multi-collision braking, AEB, lane-keeping assist, lane follow assist and rear cross-traffic collision avoidance with blind-spot collision warning. In the international markets, these features are available in the Air trim of the car which comes in rear-wheel-drive configuration with a range of up to 528 km. The GT line of cars also gets 3D models with Parking Collision Avoidance Assist, Reverse Surround View Monitor and blind-spot view monitor. It also has a tire pressure monitoring system built-in. The car comes with ABS, BAS, ESC, hill hold assist, highway driving assist and vehicle stability management.
Dual 12.3-inch curved screens sport some really cool graphics with just the right mix of information
While the current crop of Kia models in India feature “Bose Audio” on the EV6, in markets outside India, the car comes with a premium Meridian sound system that gets 14 speakers including 5 full-range speakers, Contains four tweeters, four woofers. and a subwoofer. It also comes with an active sound design. On the standard Air model, the car gets a more basic 6-speaker sound system.
The Kia EV6 also gets a floating-style center console with start/stop buttons, illuminated rotary selector dial, wireless phone charger and cup holder.
It also gets a 12.3-inch curved virtual instrument cluster, which comes with a 12.3-inch display that is meant for the infotainment system. The system supports wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto and supports Kia Connect with voice recognition. It is also Home T0 reverse camera view with dynamic grid lines. There’s also an augmented reality Head Up Display (HUD), a wireless charger for your smartphone, and 3 USB Type C ports and a USB port.
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Overall, the EV6 will be quite stacked in terms of technology and in-car creature comforts. It will be available at the base level along with several premium luxury products in terms of feature set which will be needed as it will cost around Rs 50 lakh.
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