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After testing more than 25 electric cars, these 5 were the most fun to drive

The Pininfarina Battista.
Electric cars are by their nature incredibly quick, but these five vehicles stand out as the most fun in my experience.TangentVector
  • I've driven more than two-dozen electric vehicles.

  • Five stand out as the most fun to drive.

  • The electric Hummer, Porsche Taycan, Rivian R1T, and Pininfarina Battista are each a blast for different reasons.

I've tested more than two-dozen electric vehicles of all different shapes, sizes, and price points. But a few stand out as being the most fun to drive.

To be sure, "fun" as a concept is broad and subjective. The tea-drinking crossword puzzler has a different definition than the all-night raver. And the same goes for cars.

These four vehicles put a smile on my face, got my heart racing, or all of the above.

Kia EV6 GT

The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.
The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.

The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.Tim Levin/Insider

Warn your passengers to brace themselves before pinning it in Kia's new EV6 GT. And maybe double check they don't have any pre-existing neck problems. Because this isn't your ordinary Kia.

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The new-for-2023 version of the EV6 SUV packs a serious punch in the form of 576 horsepower and 545 pound-feet of torque. The result: instantaneous, gut-punching acceleration when you put the pedal to the metal. Kia says the dual-motor, all-wheel-drive hatchback zips to 60 mph in a brisk 3.4 seconds.

The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.
The 2023 Kia EV6 GT.Tim Levin/Insider

On top of the jaw-dropping quickness, there's something extra enjoyable about doing it all not in a Porsche or a BMW, but in a Kia.

Interested? The EV6 GT is priced from around $63,000.

Pininfarina Battista

The Pininfarina Battista.
The Pininfarina Battista.Tim Levin/Insider

When you take the oomph of the EV6 GT and more than triple it, you get the certifiably outrageous Pininfarina Battista.

The $2 million supercar packs an astonishing 1,900 horsepower from four motors — one driving each wheel. In its own testing, Pininfarina says it achieved a 0-60-mph time of 1.79 seconds, faster than any other street-legal car.

The Pininfarina Battista.
The Pininfarina Battista.TangentVector

A number is one thing — experiencing it is something else entirely. Flooring the Battista in its most ferocious driving setting, Furiosa, feels like breaking the laws of physics. It takes off like a rocket and gives you the sneaking suspicion that you're a blink away from vanishing into some other dimension.

Fun? Yes. Terrifying? You bet.