Pricing
You currently have three different spec levels and two different powertrains to choose from in the EV6, though in terms of battery and range they’re all pretty similar and use the same 77.4kWh battery for over 300 miles of range. As we’ve previously mentioned, they’re all brimmed with safety tech, too, so your main options concern power and premium flourishes.
Kicking the range off is the base Air spec, available only with the entry RWD powertrain. It starts at £45,275 with your only real option being the colour – it’s stacked with equipment as standard, although you can't have the heat pump (which helps to improve efficiency and range in the winter). Adding another £3,000 upgrades it to GT-Line spec, which brings upgraded LED headlights and a more assertive styling kit on the outside and comfier front seats inside, as well as those external outlet power sockets and wireless phone charging. This is your first opportunity to get the 321bhp EV6 AWD, too, which is a further £3,500, starting at £51,775. You also have to go for GT-Line to be able to add that heat pump, although it's a pricey £900 option.
GT-Line S trim tops the range (£52,775 for the RWD, £56,275 for the AWD) and brings inch-bigger 20in alloys, an electric tailgate, a premium sound system, posh park assist and a few more safety flourishes nestled below a panoramic glass roof. It also brings a techy, augmented reality head-up display.
Keen for the high-performance EV6 GT? That’s £62,645. Bold for a Kia, but it does deliver bold performance to back it all up.
All of that means that the Kia EV6 covers a broad price range and has many rivals, running from the Hyundai Ioniq 5 through to the Tesla Model Y, BMW iX1 and iX3, Mercedes EQA and many more. While the EV6 isn't cheap even by the standards of these alternatives, it is well equipped and very competitively priced.
It could be more affordable on PCP finance, though. Monthly prices tend to come in at over £600 per month for a mid-spec AWD EV6 GT-Line, even with a fairly healthy deposit.
Running Costs
A big battery means bigger charging costs, so you’re into double figures for a charge – around £20.50 for a complete top up at home on a standard tariff, or £40-ish to boost yourself from 10- to 80 per cent with a public charger. Still, if you charge regularly at home and can make use of a cheaper off-peak tariff, you can still cut your 'fuel' costs by more than half compared with a similar petrol or diesel car. Another big incentive in the Kia's favour is its warranty, with a gobsmacking seven-year/100,000-mile standard cover - more than double its key rivals. The same period covers the battery, too.
Insurance
The insurance looks a little costly on the EV6 – peaking at group 45 – but that simply evidences that Kia is no longer merely a value brand, but a proper premium player with desirable cars like the EV6.
Servicing costs
Kia offers a three-year fixed price servicing deal on the EV6, which costs £389 - around £200 cheaper than a plug-in hybrid or conventional petrol or diesel car will cost. The car is clever enough that it'll tell you when the car needs servicing depending on the sort of driving and mileage that you do, with a polite message on your dash, but it won't need attention as often as a combustion engine car.