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Recently, Kia delivered its first pure electric vehicle EV6 to global ambassador Rafael Nadal at the Rafarnadal Academy in Mallorca, Spain. Since 2004, Kia has hired Rafael Nadal as its global ambassador. In 2020, Kia and Nadal completed another five-year renewal. At this point, Nadal will serve as Kia's global ambassador for 21 consecutive years.
Kia Motors unveils a new logo and global brand slogan
Kia EV6 is based on the E-GMP platform dedicated to electric vehicles and was officially unveiled in March this year.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > Kia delivers a new car to Nadal</h1>
Kia delivered its first pure electric vehicle, the EV6, to its global ambassador, Rafael Nadal
As one of the greatest men's players in professional tennis today, Rafael Nadal has now won 20 Grand Slam titles, 36 Masters titles and one Olympic singles gold medal, bringing the total number of titles to 57, ranking third in the World Men's Professional Rankings for Tennis.
Nadal plans to drive an EV6 eco-friendly trip not only in mallorca, where he currently resides, but also during the 2022 Australian Open.
Nadal lights up the tennis court with the on-board external power supply function (V2L).
At the delivery ceremony, Nadal also experienced a variety of innovative features provided by kia EV6 to users, such as lighting up tennis courts through the on-board external power supply (V2L, Vehicle to Load) function to achieve free electricity.
The EV6's on-board external power supply function (V2L) is a portable power supply that can use the vehicle's battery to power other powered devices. The output power of the on-board external power supply function (V2L) is as high as 3.6kW, which is higher than the average power consumption of the average household of 3kW per hour.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > new car features</h1>
The EV6 GT model has excellent acceleration performance
Kia EV6 regular version model
Kia EV6 GT-Line models
The Kia EV6 has undergone a comprehensive renovation in the design of the exterior, and the overall upgrade style is more technological and in line with the positioning of the electric model. The new design language was created by three studios in Namyang, South Korea, Frankfurt, Germany, and Irvine, California, USA.
Although positioned as an SUV model, the new car shows a lot of crossover styles
The EV6's taillight design features a distinctive feature and a prominent sense of fashion
The new car uses digital design in the shape, abandoning the family-style "tiger whistle" front face, the overall appearance is more concise, and the brand logo on the front of the car is also the latest style. The new car also adopts a body design with obvious cross-border style, and the shape of the rear part of the car is also more characteristic, with a large incline angle of the C-pillar, coupled with the unique shape of the tail lights, making it have a high degree of recognition.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > use environmentally friendly materials for interiors</h1>
The interior is designed in a simple style and uses a lot of eco-friendly materials
Thanks to the E-GMP platform, the interior of the Kia EV6 is very spacious. At the same time, the car also adopts a curved screen design and touch buttons. Although a large number of touch buttons are used in the design, some of the common functions retain the keys of the entity.
In addition, the Kia EV6 will use organic materials in the car, and the seats will also be made of recycled plastic, which to some extent also reflects the brand's environmental protection proposition.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > multiple power versions are available</h1>
The EV6 GT model accelerates from 100 km/h in just 3.5 seconds
In terms of power, the EV6 normal version and GT-line model are available in a long-life version of the 77.4 kWh battery pack and a standard battery life version with a 58 kWh battery pack, and are equipped with four-wheel drive and two-wheel drive systems depending on the configuration.
Specifically, the EV6 standard endurance two-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 170 horsepower, and the standard four-wheel drive version has a maximum power of 235 horsepower. The EV6 has a maximum power of 228 hp for two-wheel drive, and the EV6 has a maximum power of 325 hp for four-wheel drive and a peak torque of 605 Nm.
The EV6 GT is only available in a long-range four-wheel drive version, with a dual-motor layout, a maximum power of 430 kW, a maximum torque of 740 Nm, and a 100-kilometer acceleration of only 3.5 seconds, which is faster than the Tesla Model Y performance version (3.7 seconds to break the 100). At the same time, the EV6 GT model will be equipped with a dedicated electronic limited-slip differential (e-LSD) function.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > charge faster</h1>
It is worth mentioning that all versions of EV6 models support 400 volts and 800 volts charging, from 30% to 80% only takes 14 minutes, charging 4.5 minutes can increase the cruising range of 100 kilometers.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > competitor</h1>
The Kia EV6 was first exposed in Testing in Europe last year, and as the first SUV model under the Kia E-GMP pure electric platform, the new car has received more attention. Judging from the current market structure, the EV6 will form a head-on competition with saicid Volkswagen ID.4 series models after its listing. The EV6 is a lap larger than the ID.4 in terms of size and wheelbase, and still has a certain advantage in space. Moreover, Kia's fast charging technology will also become an important factor in attracting consumers.