The 2023 Kia EV6 begins $7,100 larger than the earlier mannequin 12 months, based on pricing info launched by Kia.
That improve is usually as a result of Kia dropping the bottom Gentle trim degree, which began at $42,695 with the obligatory $1,295 vacation spot cost, and was the one U.S. EV6 mannequin to supply the smaller 58-kwh battery pack. All different variations use the 77.4-kwh pack.
2023 Kia EV6 GT
The most cost effective 2023 Kia EV6 trim degree is the single-motor rear-wheel drive Wind, which begins at $49,795 with vacation spot cost. The vacation spot cost hasn’t modified for 2023, however Kia did increase the bottom MSRP for the EV6 Wind by $1,000. Including dual-motor all-wheel drive bumps the value to $53,695.
And the distinction is larger than that, as earlier this 12 months the EV6 certified for the $7,500 EV tax credit score. New guidelines enacted below the Inflation Discount Act (IRA) imply the tax credit score is unlikely to return for the foreseeable future.
2023 Kia EV6 GT
Dropping the bottom trim degree and smaller battery pack does create more room between the EV6 and the 2023 Kia Niro EV, although. As a result of it initially appeared just like the Niro EV would beat the bottom EV6 on vary. In single-motor kind, with the smaller battery, the EV6 was rated at 232 EPA miles, whereas the Niro EV, which was redesigned for 2023, has an EPA-rated 253 miles of vary. The Niro EV additionally undercuts the discontinued base EV6 with a $40,745 base value.
The remainder of the 2023 EV6 lineup contains the GT-Line in single-motor and dual-motor guises beginning at $53,995 and $58,695, respectively, and the dual-motor-only EV6 GT, beginning at $62,695. Each the EV6 and carefully associated Hyundai Ioniq 5 prime 300 miles of EPA vary of their rear-wheel-drive varieties, with the bigger 77.4-kwh battery pack.