This file photo provided by Kia shows the front side of the EV6 all-electric model.
SEOUL, March 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Kia Corp., South Korea’s second-biggest carmaker, on Monday revealed the design of the EV6, its first dedicated all-electric model built on Hyundai Motor Group’s EV platform, ahead of its global unveiling later this month.
The EV6 is based on the group’s own Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) and developed under Kia’s new design philosophy “Opposites United” that embodies its shifting focus toward electrification, Kia said in a statement.
The carmaker said it plans to apply the new design philosophy to all future models.
“With EV6, we aimed to create a distinctive, impactful design by using a combination of sophisticated, high-tech features on pure and rich volumes, while providing a unique space as a futuristic EV,” Senior Vice President Karim Habib in charge of Kia’s global design center said in the statement.
Of exterior designs, characteristic daytime running lights display a sleek, modern appearance along with the model’s Digital Tiger Face, a design progression evoking the spirit of Kia’s Tiger Nose Grille for the electrified era, it said.
This file photo provided by Kia shows the interior design of the EV6.
On the interior design side, the EV6 equipped with the E-GMP platform offers increased space compared with previous Kia EV models based on the existing platform.
The seamless high-tech curved high-definition audio visual and navigation (AVN) screen is another appealing element of the new interior.
Kia plans to launch seven all-electric models by 2026, and the EV6 is the first model of the planned EV-only lineup.
Last month, Kia’s bigger affiliate Hyundai Motor Co. unveiled the IONIQ 5, its first model embedded with the E-GMP platform, as the group strives to morph into a future mobility solutions provider.
Hyundai and Kia together form the world’s fifth-biggest carmaker by sales.
(Yonhap)
