Kia teases EV6

Kia has shown the first official images of the EV6 – its first dedicated battery electric vehicle (BEV) built on the company’s new EV platform (electric-global modular platform or E-GMP).

The EV6 is also the first of Kia’s next-generation BEVs to be developed under a new design philosophy that embodies Kia’s shifting focus towards electrification, which sounds rather like sister company Hyundai (which has about a third stake in Kia) with its Ioniq 5 project.

“EV6 is the embodiment of both our brand purpose, ‘Movement that inspires’, and our new design philosophy,” Kia Global Design Centre head Karim Habib says.

“Our aim is to design the physical experience of our brand and to create bold, original and inventive electric vehicles.”

Similar to Hyundai’s move, Kia also has a new naming strategy for upcoming dedicated BEVs – all starting with the ‘EV’ prefix which makes it easy for consumers to understand which of Kia’s products are fully electric.

This is followed by a number which corresponds to the car’s position in the line-up.

EV6 will have its world premiere during the first quarter of 2021, with more details expected closer to the time.