2023 Kia EV6 GT turns up the heat to 576 hp

Kia used the backdrop of 2022 Monterey Automobile Week to unveil the 2023 EV6 GT, a car from a model you do not usually affiliate with the annual California automobile fest, however one which’s faster than lots of the fashionable efficiency vehicles on show.

Unveiled on Friday throughout The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering, the EV6 GT is the efficiency flagship of the EV6 electrical crossover that arrived for 2022 mannequin 12 months. The EV6 is already a fast car, however the brand new EV6 GT dials issues as much as supercar ranges of efficiency.

The EV6 GT incorporates a dual-motor all-wheel-drive system producing a peak 576 hp and 546 lb-ft of torque, the best of any Kia product. This ends in 0-60 mph acceleration in 3.4 seconds and a prime pace of 161 mph. To show the automobile’s efficiency, unbiased get together AMCI ran it down the dragstrip in opposition to a Ferrari Roma and Lamborghini Huracán Evo RWD Spyder, with the Kia, admittedly the one all-wheel-drive automobile within the take a look at, being the quickest. Curiously, not one of the instances had been revealed.

However the EV6 GT is not solely about straight-line efficiency. Along with a sport-tuned suspension with adjustable dampers, the EV6 GT additionally options an digital limited-slip differential to assist present traction when cornering. Sturdy stopping energy, a vital component of any efficiency automobile, is offered by brakes with monoblock calipers biting 15.0-inch rotors up entrance and 14.2-inch rotors on the rear. These reside inside 21-inch wheels wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 tires.

Additionally included with the EV6 GT are some further drive modes not present in different EV6 variants. These embrace GT Drive Mode, My Drive Mode, and Drift Mode. The Drift Mode permits the motive force to distribute extra energy to the rear wheels to assist get the car sideways in a managed trend. Kia additionally offers two further sounds which can be distinctive to the EV6 GT.

Inside, bucket seats with a “GT” inscription and inexperienced piping are fitted as normal.

Underpinning the EV6 vary is Hyundai Motor Group’s E-GMP modular EV platform, which options an 800-volt electrical system that permits excessive fast-charging charges. In accordance with Kia, charging from 10%-80% takes simply 18 minutes utilizing a 350-kw charger.

The battery within the EV6 GT is a 77.4-kwh unit. A variety estimate hasn’t been offered, however the identical battery within the common EV6 with all-wheel drive is rated by the EPA at 274 miles.

The EV6 GT goes on sale within the fourth quarter of 2022. Pricing info shall be introduced nearer to the market launch, although Kia has confirmed patrons will obtain a charging credit score of 1,000 kwh for use at Electrify America stations inside a three-year interval.