2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line AWD Long-Term Update | Sizing things up
Autoblog‘s long-term 2022 Kia EV6 GT-Line has made its method to my driveway, the place it would spend the subsequent month or so being pampered by my at-home Degree 2 charging setup. Whereas there are a number of issues I am wanting ahead to doing with this all-electric hatch-wagon factor, these all took a again seat the moment I parked it subsequent to my private vehicles and realized simply how small the EV6 truly is. Check out that photograph up high; your eyes do not deceive you. Our EV6 sits decrease than my (inventory, thoughts you) 2003 Toyota Matrix XRS. Here is a view of every, side-by-side, with the digital camera held on the identical peak. The Kia disappears behind the Matrix, however the latter’s roof continues to be seen over the EV6’s.
Simply to make sure, I pulled some numbers. Toyota’s specs for the Matrix listed its general peak at 60.6 inches in 2003. The Kia? 60.8. On paper, the EV6 needs to be taller. So what is going on on right here? It is not a problem of laden vs. unladen journey peak; the Matrix truly had gadgets in its cargo space when this photograph was taken, so if something, it is using decrease than its specs recommend it ought to. What I believe is occurring right here is that the revealed figures for each replicate the specs of their respective base fashions, and on this case the Matrix XRS is only a bit taller (odd, for a sporty mannequin) and the EV6 GT Line a bit shorter than their respective zero-option derivations.
I additionally can not help however level out the truth that the EV6 weighs virtually precisely twice as a lot because the Toyota — 5,500 kilos vs. 2,800, roughly. I must also observe that whereas the Kia’s roof line could sit decrease than the Toyota’s, that is not the entire story. The EV6 is greater than a foot longer than the Matrix general, has greater than a foot of further wheelbase and spans 5 inches wider (which is sort of apparent from the photograph up high there). These will all lean closely within the EV6’s favor relating to cabin house and cargo quantity — two gadgets I plan to revisit in future updates. Keep tuned!
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