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2023 Kia EV6 GT Revealed As Upcoming Chevy Blazer EV SS Rival

Electric vehicles represent a major shift in the automotive landscape. This fact is perhaps best exemplified in the new 2023 Kia EV6 GT – a battery-electric family crossover that produces 576 horsepower from its dual-motor powertrain, making it the most powerful Kia ever produced and giving it enough performance to outgun a brand-new Lamborghini Huracán Evo in a heads-up drag race.

The 2023 Kia EV6 GT will go on sale in the United States in the fourth quarter of this year, serving as a rival to other mainstream electric performance crossovers like the Ford Mustang Mach-E GT and the upcoming Chevy Blazer EV SS. The main thing setting the EV6 GT apart from regular versions of the electric crossover is its standard 576-horsepower dual-motor powertrain, which consists of a 160 kW front motor and 270 kW rear motor. This setup enables the EV6 GT to hustle from zero to 60 mph in 3.2 seconds, according to the Korean automaker, and reach an eventual top speed of 161 mph. Internal tests that were overseen by a third-party judging agency revealed the EV6 GT can out-accelerate both a Ferrari Roma and a Lamborghini Huracán EVO RWD, evidence of the strange yet fascinating situation the rapid emergence of EVs has created within the auto industry.

Providing power to the EV6 GT’s dual-motor powertrain is a 77.4 kWh lithium-ion battery pack, while a standard 800V system architecture allows drivers to replenish 80 percent of the battery’s capacity in under 18 minutes, as long as the vehicle is plugged into a 350 kW DC fast charging station. Range estimates have not yet been provided, however the 2022 model-year Kia EV6 AWD GT-Line has a predicted range of 274 miles using the same 77.4 kWh battery. This model produces 320 horsepower from its dual-motor powertrain, so it seems likely the 576-horsepower EV6 GT will have a bit less predicted range.

Other performance equipment helps to back up the near-600 horsepower motor setup in the EV6 GT, including standard sport suspension with electronically-controlled dampers, an electric limited slip differential, ventilated 15-inch front brakes and 14.2-inch rear brakes, Goodyear Eagle F1 tires and 21-inch alloy wheels. A dedicated “Drift Mode,” is standard, as well, which can switch off the AWD system and direct power to the rear wheels so drivers can light up the tires and perform some smoky, sideways slides. The interior is similar to the EV6 GT-Line’s, featuring suede-trimmed bolstered seats with green piping and stitching, ambient lighting and dual 12.3-inch infotainment/driver’s display screens.

Kia says it will confirm pricing for the 2023 EV6 GT as its official on-sale date in Q4 approaches.

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  1. Don’t care! Both it being a Kia and EV, no interest!

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  2. Brother, EV6 is the same class as Equinox EV. The Blazer EV is a bigger electric vehicle. The comparison between the Blazer SS EV and EV6 GT is not appropriate. It should be compared to the Equinox EV RS trim or the high-performance version that may come out.

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    1. This is more powerful than the Blazer SS EV, but you can compare whatever you want, I suppose.

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  3. The Blazer EV is seen as a Model 3 / Mach E competitor and the EV6 is within a couple of inches of both in length and is definitely a competitor.
    I think the Blazer will likely be the largest model in the segment when it comes out.

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    1. When I compare I could care less the length, I care about interior room! Longer length does not equate to more interior room.

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  4. Korean copies are worse than the U.S. original.

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    1. What do you think the EV6 is a copy of?

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  5. Lies… evo hurricane runs a 2.4 0-60 and a 10 second quarter mile. Fake News!

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    1. FYI, that’s also faster than a model S, as the model S’s 2.24 0-60 is on a dedicated vht prepped drag strip, not asphalt. A camaro can pull that off.

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  6. Sorry. Not buying a Kia. Even if it had wings. ok, maybe if it had a v8.

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  7. …and the residential streets and highways of America will become race tracks. Can 10,000 pound collision resistant ‘tanks’ be far behind?

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    1. Correct you are Dodge S, I recently read an article on the new Ford lightning pickup that said it weighed just shy of 7,000 lbs. If a young Mom with kids in the back pulls up to a stop sign in her mini van, looks left to see if its O.K. to pull out she may not realize that the Ford is booking along at double the speed limit. Hope its not one of my daughters.

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      1. So what about the 18 wheelers hauling containers weighing 40,000 lbs.? See them everyday driving like idiots.
        I could go on and mention other trucks hauling dangerous fuels that weigh much more than that Ford lightning. The issue you are mentioning could easily happen with an ordinary car. Your just an EV hater.

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        1. I don’t hate EV’s but I do hate pickup trucks. Eighteen wheelers are commercial vehicles that bring us food, clothing and other necessities of life, we need them. Likewise people need pickup trucks for legitimate purposes such as pulling trailers, hauling building supplies etc. what I don’t like are dipstick’s getting around in huge pickup trucks as daily transportation. However, its a free country.

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          1. TED.. I was just trying to to say that 18 wheelers cold be just as dangerous. Nothin against them. Most long haulers are good people.

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            1. CDL man, it’s not like a juvenile delinquent who stole his stepfathers pickup is driving an 18 wheeler, or that this 18 wheeler is doing 20 over the speed limit. Last is saw 18 wheelers were struggling to keep the speed limit period.

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          2. I don’t like dipsticks who want find fault with someone or something else because “their” daughter misjudged an on coming vehicle. And yes, so far it’s a free country.

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        2. Semi rigs feed my family, and yours.

          Although there are exceptions the reality is that they are driven by professional drivers with strict licensing and alcohol/ drug testing in place, and they are also slow as heck.

          An issue with these new EVs is that anyone will soon be able to afford a very, very fast automobile.

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    2. They are already race tracks. I guess you don’t drive much. As for 10,000 lbs. collision resistant tanks as you say, they are already out there. There called 18 wheelers.

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  8. The most concerning issue with an EV is range. Who wants an EV that can go from point A to point B in record time. To me that is an awfully stupid idea.

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    1. Tell that to the speeders in their ICE cars. They are everywhere. Driving well and safely is an art.

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  9. It’s fast as in slam your guts into the seat fast like falling off a cliff or blasting down a rollercoaster. The problem is it weights twice as much as a normal car, makes no pleasing sounds under the hood, no feel of a transmission shifting and everything in front of you is a simulation. It also looks like a red featureless blob with unattractive silly styling and for the love of god why do these stupid EV’s all have near invisible touch sensitive door handles that will all fail and not work correctly in cold climates? At least GM has a little sense on this front.

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  10. That’s ok, just stay with your noisy , smelly, constantly shifting vehicle needing regular maintenance. I live in Quebec with heavy snow and freezing rain most winters and none of my friends who have EVs have issues with their door handles.

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    1. Good one mate! My ICE vehicle is very quiet and refined and the only smell is the pleasing aroma of leather. My 6 speed also doesn’t constantly shift because most shifts are seamless and rarely felt unless you slam the throttle. I have friends with Teslas that have had numerous issues with the door handles and one with a current Mach E and various Youtune channels advise against them because they are stupid and unnecessary complication.

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    2. One to talk. Ever smelled lithium burn? Course if you did you would be dead in short order. Burns right through your lungs.

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    3. Wow,you and both of your friends.

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  11. When are the EV’s going to get slapped with a guzzler tax? They were supposed to be designed as a conservative vehicle and all they talk about is thier speed capability and multiple motors and larger battery consuming large amounts of current to charge. Im not against ev’s just play by the same rules. No more tax payer money to support them!!!

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    1. “They were supposed to be designed as a conservative vehicle”

      Is that something you thought of yourself?

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  12. Interesting article in Foreign Affairs magazine today. They were discussing the fact that China has had three drought seasons in a row and are rapidly approaching a water crisis. In the body of the article, they casually mentioned that they had analyzed the water consumption of 2,000 coal powered Chinese power plants. Let that sink in when our government talks about tightening emissions on ICE engines in the U.S.

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  13. Yeah, those little old ladies with 576hp CUVs, racing Lamborghinis. So boring

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