First sighted last month, after which previewed on the finish of May, the Kia EV6 appears to be like to be on observe for its Q3/Q4 market introduction right here, with a dealer having indicated that deliveries of the all-electrical mannequin had been anticipated to start someday in September or October this yr.

The dangerous information is that you just’re not prone to get your fingers on one at that juncture should you aren’t one of many few which have already known as first dibs on the 2022 European Car of the Year. That’s as a result of the primary batch has been accounted for, in line with Bermaz Auto’s group CEO Datuk Francis Lee.

By few, they actually imply just a few, and that whole was revealed by Lee throughout an automotive webinar hosted by credit standing company RAM Rating Services earlier immediately. “Our EV6s are all sold. Even though we wanted a few hundred units, they (Kia) only gave us five,” he mentioned.

However, don’t bawl but should you actually need one, as a result of there’s a promise of extra items heading our method. “The president of Kia (Ho-Sung Song) was here last month and he was very happy with what he saw in Malaysia, so he’s committed to switching some of the volume from other markets to us,” Lee mentioned. No timeframe for the observe-up batch – or figures – had been given.

It has already been indicated that the EV6 for Malaysia will function the Long Range powertrain and are available in GT-Line guise, as proven by the preview automobile. The powertrain sees two electrical motors for all-wheel drive in addition to a complete system output of 325 PS (321 hp or 239 kW) and 605 Nm of torque, which is nice for a 0-100 km/h time of 5.2 seconds and a high pace of 183 km/h.

The electrical motors draw energy from a 77.4 kWh lithium-ion battery, which gives the automobile 506 km of vary (WLTP cycle). In phrases of charging, the EV6 helps a most AC enter (Type 2) of 11 kW, with a full cost taking about seven hours, whereas DC charging (CCS2) at 350 kW will get the battery from 10-80% state of cost in simply 18 minutes.

According to the vendor submit, the EV6 GT-Line Long Range AWD is estimated to be priced at RM300,000 and can include a 5-yr, 150,000-km car guarantee and a seven-yr, 150,000-km battery guarantee.

GALLERY: Kia EV6 GT-Line Long Range AWD preview in Malaysia