Entry-level used to mean buyer beware - but with pricey EVs, there's plenty to love at the bottom of the range ⚡️
. So here we have them with one electric motor and one driven axle each, 75kWh and front-drive in the Polestar against 77.4kWh with rear-wheel drive in the Kia. In fact, the 2 and EV6 are remarkably close on paper: they’re separated by just 2hp, 15lb ft, a single tenth to 62mph and nine kilos at the kerb. Even the price difference isn't as gaping as you might imagine. Because, again, the entry-level has a way of doing that.
It’s hard to imagine time and familiarity doing much to make the EV6 more charming, even if it too does have a very pleasing light bar. Bless it, the poor thing is just a bit odd, as seems to be the Kia style at the moment. To these eyes, the front end looks a bit pinched and small for the vastness of car that comes after, and the whole thing is just very… busy. It’s unmistakable, for sure, and Kia probably deserves credit for that.
It sets a bar that the Polestar can’t quite match. Though the driver immediately feels more a part of the action with a better driving position and weightier steering, there just isn’t the same cohesion and finesse to the way the 2 drives. Without the option of the Ohlins dampers that dual motor customers can pay for, there’s a fidgety edge to the Polestars ride on the standard suspension.
The Kia sits on the Electric Global Modular Platform that Hyundai put into production last year and is EV-only. Beyond the on-paper benefits are those brought to bear in this test. This is a slightly larger car that’s much bigger inside and clearly superior when it comes to ride comfort.
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