2023 Kia EV6 GT First Drive Review: Kia's 576-hp mack daddy EV finally arrives
Things are much different under the skin, though, and the obvious change is in the GT's powertrain. Both motors are more potent than those in the regular all-wheel-drive EV6s at 215 horsepower for the front and 362 at the rear. Combined they make 576 hp andpound-feet of torque – increases of 256 hp and 99 lb-ft. Kia also claims these motors will propel the 4,795-pound EV6 GT to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds with a top speed of 161 mph.
Interestingly, Kia noted during the press launch that peak power starts to dip below the 70% charge mark, but did not indicate by how much. We did have some time to drive the cars with full charges as well as partially depleted on the street and, at least in that real-world environment, could not detect a loss in power.
Naturally, the chassis has been tweaked to meet the GT's overall performance intent. It features stiffer springs, additional front and rear reinforcements, and electronically adjustable shocks. The rear motor is also connected to an electronically-controlled mechanical limited-slip differential. It's all adjustable via various drive modes, which have expanded from Eco, Normal and Sport to include GT and a user-customizable mode.
It can't quite hide all that weight on a race track, though. We had some time on the short handling course outside the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, and even with the massive improvements in responsiveness, there's no getting around that you need to be wary in corners with so much mass. But the chassis is quite communicative, and it's easy to adjust its attitude in turns with the throttle, either by lifting off or pushing harder.
There are two things that could be a little better on the GT. First is the steering. It's mighty numb and could be more precise. Initial turn-in could be sharper, too. And the brakes are a little soft and not always the easiest to modulate. They're things you get used to, and the rest of the car is fun enough to forgive them, but it’s the fine-tuning of primary controls like this that often separate the most special and memorable performance cars from everything else.
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