Kia has just released the first official photos of its all-electric EV6, its first dedicated battery electric vehicle. The car will celebrate its official premiere later this month and while technical specifications are still under wraps, these images showcase the EV6’s striking design in detail. While it is based on the same Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) as the Ioniq 5, it looks very different.
Premiering on the new EV6 is Kia’s
Opposites United design philosophy that will inform the design of all future
Kia models. This philosophy is based on five key design pillars; ‘Bold for
Nature’, ‘Joy for Reason’, ‘Power to Progress’, ‘Technology for Life’, and
‘Tension and Serenity’.
The front of the Kia EV6 features striking
headlights and LED daytime running lights, forming the car’s ‘Digital Tiger
Face,’ a design progression evoking Kia’s tiger nose grille. Elsewhere, the new
Kia adopts a swept-back windshield, bold rear haunches, a purposeful character
line running along the bottom of the doors, and sloping C-pillars. The EV6 also
features a complex LED taillight arrangement.
The interior is also very distinct from other
current Kia models and includes a curved screen encompassing both the
all-digital gauge cluster and the navigation screen. The EV6 also features a
simple two-spoke steering wheel not dissimilar to new Genesis models like the
GV80. Control of the HVAC system is done through touchscreen buttons that
provide haptic feedback. Kia also notes that the seats of the EV6 are made
using recycled plastics.
