The Hyundai Ioniq 5 N and Kia EV6 GT share a great deal - which is better?
It probably says a lot about Kia these days its 585hp GT is arguably in danger of being overlooked. There’sand EV3 are probably even more significant for the Korean brand, and the recent facelift of the EV6 didn’t mention the flagship. It’ll continue, surely, and with an update not far away it seemed worth checking up on what the groundbreaking Kia still does well - and what might need improvement.
On the road, it’s an immediately more serious EV6, and that’s good. Even taking into account what a regular single- or dual-motor model drives like, there’s a sense of purpose and intent to the GT. The steering is weightier and faster, the ride better tied down without being uncomfortable in Normal mode, and the performance truly ferocious without ever seeming wild or uncontrollable. .
What the EV6 lacks is that additional layer of ability that the Ioniq 5 N boasts. This is a grippy, capable, fast, enjoyable EV - up to a point. It has a comfort zone where it does its best work, the EV6 GT, and isn’t especially nice beyond that, feeling a tad vague, inconsistent and big. Torque vectoring that can be a boon, say, on a roundabout, seems indecisive with more commitment, the assists clumsy and the steering distant.
All of which is hardly the end of the world, but with the Hyundai having shown what’s possible with the E-GMP platform it’s hard not to yearn for it . Its front axle is better connected, its wheel and body control superior, the brakes inspire more confidence and the assists intervene with greater precision. It’s a better resolved driver’s car, put most simply, without getting into the gimmicks that make it such juvenile entertainment.
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