KIA EV6

Kia's space-age electric GT gets a host of upgrades to venture further than ever before

- WORDS SAYANTAN DE

When the Kia EV6 debuted in India in 2022, there wasn't anything quite like it in the market, and there still isn't.

It is a curious mix of body styles as well as an eclectic combination of luxury and practicality. For the future, Kia has added more ammo to the EV6's already considerable arsenal of talents, and we took it out for a spin to assess the changes.

The EV6 has a lithe, low stance, sitting barely taller than most hatchbacks and decidedly shorter than most SUVs. It has a striking silhouette from any angle, but none more so than the rear three-quarter. The 2025 iteration of Kia's flagship features its 'Opposites United' design philosophy, which fuses inspirations from nature as well as man-made, industrial cues, to create something striking, and this is nowhere more apparent than on the EV6, with its seemingly contrasting combination of a smooth, pebble-like overall shape interspersed with sharp slashes of different-coloured surfaces adding drama. The new model has something called 'Star Map Graphic' LED for both the DRL as well as the tail lamps, which are those triangle shapes connected by long, thin lines of light to create the illusion of a spaceship plotting its course through the vast expanses, which brings us neatly back to the silhouette of the EV6-with some rocket pods and wings, it could be a starship. Those 'Star Map Graphic' elements are also repeated on the design of the 19-inch wheels.

KIA EV6 GT-LINE AWD

Powertrain: 84.00kWh battery pack, PMSM Weight: 2,105kg Range: 663km (claimed) Torque: 605Nm Power: 325PS Price: 65.90 lakh ex-showroom