Kia’s EV6 pricing will begin at $42,115 when it goes on sale within the coming weeks | Engadget

Kia’s EV6, which shares a platform, battery, motors and extra with Hyundai’s Ioniq 5, will begin at $42,115 together with the $1,215 vacation spot cost, the corporate announced. That sum will get you the bottom “Light” rear-wheel drive (RWD) mannequin with a 167-horsepower motor and 58-kWh battery pack delivering a 232-mile EPA vary. The mannequin is eligible for a full $7,500 federal tax credit score, which would scale back the value right down to $34,615. 

That’s $1,190 greater than the Ioniq 5, in case you’re holding rating at house. While the 2 autos share the identical platform and provide related efficiency, the Ioniq 5 has a extra edgy, angular design, whereas the EV6 provides a extra traditional, rounded look. 

Kia’s higher-end EV6 fashions leap significantly in worth. The “Wind” RWD EV6 with the 77.4-kWH battery pack and 225-horsepower motor begins at $48,215, providing an EPA vary of 310 miles. Meanwhile, the GT-Line RWD comes with extra luxurious choices however the identical drivetrain and begins at $52,415. Both the Wind and GT-Line fashions might be up to date to all-wheel-drive (AWD) beginning at $52,115 and $57,115, respectively. EPA vary drops to 274 miles for each fashions, once more eligible for $7,500 federal tax credit.

By comparability, Ford’s Mustang Mach-E begins at $44,995, whereas the Tesla Model 3 has a $46,490 MSRP and the Volkswagen ID.4 is $39,995, all earlier than any incentives. 

In our highway take a look at with the Ioniq 5, we discovered that Hyundai had produced a retro-futuristic winner that provides cutting-edge tech and is a pleasure to drive. The EV6 will hopefully stay as much as that very same customary — the primary fashions are anticipated to reach at sellers within the coming weeks.