Two weeks in the past, Kia unveiled the EV6, a glossy and crowd pleasing electrical car that it plans to launch within the near-future. Someplace between a automobile and an SUV (we’ll go on utilizing the ever-present time period “crossover”), the car shouldn’t be solely fashionable, but additionally performs effectively. To that finish, this week the automaker introduced the GT variant, a high-performance model that can, Kia guarantees, pack fairly an environmentally pleasant punch.

The EV6 GT will characteristic an all-wheel-drive powertrain that consists of electrical motors within the entrance and rear. In whole, these motors will spit out a small military of 577 horses and ship 546 lb-ft of torque. This “engine” will solely be accessible with the bigger of the 2 battery packs to be provided with the EV6. The GT model additionally will get a number of distinct visible traits, so as to announce its colors.

The efficiency figures introduced by Kia are spectacular: a 0-100 km/h time of three.5 seconds with a high pace of 206 km/h. The automobile will even be outfitted with software program that mimics the conduct of a limited-slip differential.

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For its half, Hyundai has not introduced a efficiency model of its Ioniq 5, a car with which the EV6 shares its foundations. Will Kia get the unique or will Hyundai have one thing to announce on that entrance? Stays to be seen.

As talked about, the styling of the GT model is considerably completely different, because it will get more-massive wheels and tires, in addition to more-aggressively styled entrance and rear fascias. The yellow brake calipers match the colour accents discovered within the cabin, and the seats have a sporty look and obtain aggressive upholstery.

Kia introduced additional {that a} GT-Line model will even be provided. It inherits the identical visible traits because the GT variant, however will get the smaller of the 2 battery packs.

The completely different configurations for the EV6 and GT-Line embody a rear-wheel drive mannequin providing 168 hp, or a dual-motor all-wheel drive mannequin able to 232 hp, all with the usual battery pack. With the prolonged vary battery pack, there can be a rear-wheel drive mannequin with a 225-hp electrical motor and a 321-hp all-wheel drive (two motors) model.

Kia says the rear-wheel drive and prolonged vary configuration will provide a variety of greater than 500 km on the European WLTP cycle. Count on a decrease vary beneath the U.S. Environmental Safety Company (EPA) cycle, in all probability round 400 km.

Kia will definitely present extra details about the EV6 within the coming months. The corporate plans to have the mannequin go on sale within the second half of the yr. Costs will after all be introduced later.