Electric Car Review – Admittedly, this isn’t a car that lives in the heart of Top Gear’s mental terrain. However, it has several compelling aspects. If you are the person in your social circle who “knows about cars”, you will be asked about it. After all, people have heard of MG now. In the UK, MG outsells Renault.
The big thing is that it’s a surprisingly small business. Only £28,495 after award. With the facelift, the MG ZS gets a bigger battery that provides 273 miles of WLTP range. And it fits into the family. It has loads of equipment and is guaranteed for seven years or 80,000 kilometres.
Electric Car Review
So you gathered in a pub. Someone will ask you, “I want an EV, but they are more expensive, right?” You can say “Not all”.
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I just went to the configurator of a Škoda and a Kamiq spec of similar size, equipment and performance. Skoda is more expensive – and it’s simple gasoline.
At what point do you start a sentence with “Well…” and stop. Because by Top Gear’s definitions, it isn’t.
Really. It is a modified version of the MG ZS petrol car. Which means the proportions are a bit clunky – the little wheels tucked under the wheels don’t do well. But the facelift overtakes the electric version and loses the senseless radiator grille. It will also get LED headlights.
Better news. The new screen on the center dashboard brings updated navigation, connectivity, power consumption information and well-executed phone mirroring. No, it’s not magically the best. But in terms of graphics, nimbleness and ease of use, it’s significantly better than a lot of Japanese, French or VW stuff, including the £40,000 Cupra Leon I then traded in.
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You may or may not get completely comfortable. The steering wheel is not adjustable for reach, nor are the seats for tilt. My body found the chair to be a bit flat as well. YMMV. At the back, the high position of the ZS provides plenty of legroom.
If you’re going to remote locations, you can now run a network device from ZS. It has an output of 2.2 kW.
Not much has changed in the facelift. However, the engine has lost most of its annoying whine and has a bit more power for off-road activities. It’s actually pretty punchy. Unusually for a budget EV, it’s strangely unlimited and is claimed to go 108mph if you don’t mind shredding the range. For maximum efficiency, you need to set the regeneration control to maximum because there is no blended braking – you are touching the pedal and always using unnecessary friction. The 0-62 time is 8.4 seconds, but on most days it will be limited by wheel spin.
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Traction is missing. And turn too ambitiously and the understeer will go crazy. But then I drove it on a greasy, wet day and it wasn’t much worse than a Mercedes EQA or Kia Soul in similar conditions. The electric steering is too adapted to self-centering the weight. On the undulating B-road, the ZS decently bounces, climbs and rocks. They only bother you a little more than the other two crossovers, but they represent a pretty low baseline.
The new ZS battery has a net of 68.3 kWh. An even cheaper 49kWh option is coming next year, btw. Round numbers, my test mileage was 50-30-10 highway-rural-urban. Range worked out to 230 miles, which is the same I got on this cold day from the Kia Soul we had as a long-term test car. The Soul and the similarly equipped e-Niro and Hyundai Kona have a smaller battery but go the same distance because they are more efficient. Kia’s hot lineup continues with the all-electric EV6, which combines great style and commendable handling in an approachable way. , usable package.
For the past ten years, Korean car manufacturers have finally been a threat to manufacturers from America, Europe and Japan. The billions invested in electric vehicles are also finally paying off in the form of the country’s first purpose-built mass-market electric cars, such as the 2022 Kia EV6; one of many Kia electric vehicles to come.
As a five-seat compact crossover, the Kia EV6 sounds pretty formulaic on the EV road, and one that could easily fade into anonymity as the segment grows. Instead, however, the EV6 supports Kia’s ready-made range, delivering distinctive styling, excellent driving dynamics and a competitive 310-mile maximum range. I’m not on board with every aspect of its interior and technology, but the overall EV6 is a compelling package that sets a high standard for electrics to come – from Korea and beyond.
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The photos make the Kia EV6 look like it’s about the size of a Hyundai Veloster, or maybe a VW Golf. Personally, it’s shocking to find that it’s more of an SUV and fits between the compact Kia Sportage and mid-size Sorento crossovers. This is a big boy, Kia director of brand experience Michael McHale told me.
As Kia’s first electric car designed from the ground up, the EV6 is Kia’s first implementation of the E-GMP platform it shares with Hyundai and Genesis, and whose name resembles my OnlyFans. Like the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Genesis GV60, it’s mirrored, packs a lithium-ion battery into the floor and starts with a 58kWh pack in base RWD ‘Light’ trim that’s good for 232 miles of range with a maximum speed of DC fast charging. 180 kilowatts. Paired with a single permanent magnet motor on the rear axle, it delivers 167 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque.
However, I’m guessing most EV6s will be built with the larger 77.4 kWh pack, which in the RWD setup will return 310 miles of range with 225 hp and 258 lb-ft. That battery also underpins the twin-motor, all-wheel-drive version of the car that’s available in Wind and GT Line trims and standard on the limited-edition models that are sold anyway, so it’s a pretty redundant fact. More useful is the knowledge that the AWD EV6 puts out 320 horsepower and 446 torque, has a range of 274 miles, and can tow up to 2,300 pounds. (A high-performance EV6 GT with 577 horsepower and 316 miles of range will be available later — hoo boy.)
Both batteries are liquid-cooled and can be pre-conditioned with a heat pump, which is standard on all-wheel drive models and optional on large rear-wheel drive battery covers. Since the drivetrain is 800V compatible, the 77.4 kWh battery can accept a maximum charging power of 240 kW DC, allowing it to charge from 10 to 80 percent in 18 minutes (a smaller battery charges just as quickly), or on a charger level 2 in just over 7 hours.
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However, one of Kia’s killer apps is the other way around – the EV6 has a bi-directional V2L charging system, which means it can send back 3.6kW of energy to power all sorts of electric devices from the battery. It’s set to automatically shut down if the battery level drops below 20 percent, so you don’t accidentally kill your car during a pop-up rave in the woods. This is perhaps one of the biggest conveniences an EV can offer and one that could lead to increased mainstream adoption, but unfortunately V2L is currently only offered on a small number of electric cars, mostly Hyundai or Kia.
The EV6 is a very important car for the Kia brand and comes with a wealth of technology as standard. The headlights, taillights, daytime running lights and cargo lights are LED; there’s rear park distance alert, and on the road its ADAS suite speeds up the roads. There’s blind spot monitoring, automatic high beams, rear cross-traffic alert and lane keep assist and lane keep assist, all of which are shown on the head-up display that recognizes speed limit, current speed and navigation directions. Combined with active cruise control, they give the Kia EV6 a driver assistance package that ranks as high in the UAE’s vehicle autonomy rankings as Tesla’s fully self-driving beta version. However, the Kia’s lower tolerance for abuse makes it less likely to lull the driver into a false sense of security that could risk an accident.
Inside the cabin, much of the tech suite is controlled via two 12.3-inch infotainment screens, through which passengers can play music via either Bluetooth or wired Apple CarPlay and Android Car. Oddly enough, although these systems are not wireless, phone charging is. Its smart key includes remote start without a subscription, and because parenting is tough and has no silver bullet solutions, the second row benefits from two USB-C charging ports and a wifi hotspot. Together, these serve only as a basis for a reasonably equipped entry-level EV6.
Kia has effectively structured the EV6 trims as short, long and AWD, although they aren’t exactly named accordingly. Light trims have the base battery, Wind and large GT-Line, as well as a choice between RWD (longer range) and AWD (better performance). Everything rolls on standard 19-inch wheels wrapped up front with a leather-wrapped steering wheel, complemented by a cloth and faux-leather interior.
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The middle wind level contains many conveniences