KIA EV6 GT-LINE AWD

Increased range and towing capacity further enhance this superb tow car, says David Motton

- David Motton

What's new?

The Kia EV6 is one of our favourite electric tow cars.

For 2025, Kia has updated it, with tweaks to the styling and the interior. More importantly, it has a larger battery for longer range, and 200kg has been added to the towing capacity.

What are we looking for?

How successful are the Kia’s midlife updates? Does it still deserve to be regarded as one of the best electric tow cars?

Towing ability

Electric vehicles share similar strengths and weaknesses as tow cars. On the plus side, they are very heavy for their size. Their electric motors provide instant pulling power, and stability at speed is superb.

The downsides include the difficulty of finding somewhere secure for your van while you charge the car. Towing capacities are often disappointing, too.

The latter criticism doesn’t apply to the EV6, however. Before its update, the Kia was approved to tow vans of up to 1600kg. That figure has now risen to 1800kg, just a fraction below an 85% match.

We paired the Kia with an Elddis Crusader Aurora with a MiRO of 1373kg, borrowed from Raymond James Caravans in Atherstone, Warwickshire. The EV6 took the added weight of the Elddis in its stride, reaching 60mph with no sign of effort.

The all-wheel-drive version of the EV6 has a motor for each axle, with a combined output of 320bhp and some 446lb ft of torque. The transmission has a single speed for moving forward, so there’s no hesitation while the gearbox kicks down to a lower gear, just a seamless and immediate response.

There are even quicker EVs, such as the Tesla Model Y Dual Motor, but the Kia is more than fast enough to offer confident overtaking while you're towing.