It was good occasions for . These halcyon days of efficiency dominance will quickly be coming to an finish when Hyundai unleashes its EV6 GT efficiency crossover on North America. With 576 horses below the hood and a 0-60 of three.4 seconds, not even a Huracan Evo can beat it off the road.
The brand new EV6 GT is to not be confused with the present , although it’s straightforward to do. From the surface they’re largely comparable — save for the neon accents and 21-inch rims — however like story morals, puff pastries and spider egg sacs, it’s what’s on the within that basically issues. The place the GT-Line AWD supplied a not-insignificant 320 HP (446 lb ft torque) from its 165kW entrance and 74kW rear electrical motors, the GT AWD goes two steps additional, slamming a 160kW motor onto the entrance axle and an enormous 270 kW motor on the rear to output 576 HP and 546 lb ft of torque.
It does a 0-60 in 3.4 seconds with a high pace of 161 MPH — that’s a tenth of a second quicker than the Mach-E GT Efficiency version with 96 extra horsepower to make use of. That stated, the Mustang does supply extra torque (600 lb ft to the EV6’s 546) and a for much longer driving vary, 270 miles on a full Mach-E cost vs simply 206 miles for the EV6 GT.
Like the remainder of the EV6 lineup, the GT will profit from Hyundai Group’s 800V electrical structure enabling speedy charging to the tune of 70 % battery capability in 18 minutes at 350 kW. Unique to the GT, nevertheless, are three new drive modes: GT Drive, My Drive and (squeeeee) Drift Mode.
GT Drive “optimizes the efficiency of the EV6 GT’s motors, braking, steering, suspension, e-LSD, and Digital Stability Management (ESC) methods into their most dynamic settings,” per a Friday launch. “Drivers can even create custom-tailored settings to swimsuit particular person driving preferences utilizing My Drive Mode.” The true enjoyable begins with Drift Mode, which pushes a majority of the ability to the rear wheels for a completely electrified hooning expertise.
There’s no phrase on pricing but nevertheless it’s fairly protected to imagine that it’ll be north of the GT-Line AWD’s $56,400 MSRP (perhaps much more than the $62,000 Mach-E GT). We’ll discover out when the EV6 goes on sale in This fall 2022.
