2025 Kia EV6 Up Close: Meaningful Updates
The refreshed 2025 Kia EV6 is minimally but meaningfully updated, gaining new looks that bring its futuristic styling more in line with Kia’s other models and a larger available battery pack that should provide more range. We got to examine it more closely for the first time at the 2024 Los Angeles Auto Show.
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Neater, Techier Inside
Updates inside the EV6’s cabin include newly standard wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connectivity, as well as Kia’s Connected Car Cockpit software that the brand says is faster and capable of over-the-air updates. These changes should make for a more up-to-date cabin experience for drivers and passengers alike. My personal favorite change, however, is the updated cabin materials that ditch much of the piano-black finish from interior surfaces and, thus, the mess of fingerprints covering the stylish interior. It’s the little things.
Issues that remain after this update are the gigantic B-pillar blind spots and generally not-great outward visibility, along with restricted rear headroom. These are the prices for the EV6’s unique styling, but they’re definitely something shoppers should test out and consider before purchasing or leasing.
Stylish Exterior
The slightly longer body — 0.6 inch, to be precise — and updated front and rear styling make the EV6 look both more futuristic and less outlandish, while also making it look more like other Kias. In person, it has a bit more of a wagon feel than the previous EV6, too, which I like.
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Known Unknowns
The elephant in the room is the EV6’s larger optional battery pack. Kia says the long-range rear-wheel-drive variant should max out at 319 miles now, up from the current 310. Power is also slightly increased for certain versions. We can’t test those updates on the show floor, though, so stay tuned once we get our hands on the updated EV6.
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