Yahoo Autos 2024 Kia EV6 adds two Light Long Range trims, prices stay the same
Earlier this year, Kia brought back the EV6 Light trim that the launch range included for the 2022 model year but that got dropped for the 2023 model year. The Light was the entry-level bait, priced at $42,695 in 2022, packing a 58-kWh battery juicing an electric motor making 167 horsepower, all output sent to the rear wheels for up to 232 miles of estimated range. When Kia restored the trim in March, the price has risen, but there remained a $6,730 gap to the next trim in the order, the EV6 Wind RWD. For 2024, Kia's plugged the sizable MSRP hole with two more Light trims to get buyers closer to the specs of the Wind at a lower price.
As before, only the entry-level Light RWD comes with the 58-kWh battery. The trims above are the Light Long Range RWD and Light Long Range AWD. They both come with the 77.4-kWh battery pack that features throughout the rest of the EV6 range. The rear-driver makes 225 hp and 258 lb-ft of torque and is good for an estimated 310 miles of range. Those are the same specs as the Wind RWD, but the Light Long Range RWD comes in at $2,750 below the Wind RWD.
The Light Long Range AWD again matches the specs of the Wind AWD, using its 77.4-kWh battery to power two motors making a combined 320 hp and 446 lb-ft to an EPA-estimated range of 282 miles. It is also less expensive than the Wind AWD by the same margin, $2,750.