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Kia EV6 vs. VW ID.5 GTX: Who will win the electric crossover duel?

Range anxiety is often mentioned when frequent drivers talk about electric cars. First of all: Both candidates in this comparison – Kia EV6 and VW ID.5 GTX – achieved decent values ​​in the test, the Kia came to 390 kilometers, the VW to 365. But the range is of course not the only thing on which e-car Buyers should look – but first things first.
Selected products in tabular overview

Kia EV6

Kia EV6

RRP EUR 54,890.00

VW ID.5 GTX

VW ID.5 GTX

RRP EUR 56,455.00


The VW ID.5 is the two centimeters flatter crossover derivative of the SUV-like ID.4, identical in the interior, also built in the Zwickau plant. The first copies came to customers in May 2022. The Kia EV6 has been available from us since October 2021; it shares the 800-volt e-technology (400 volts are otherwise usual) with the Hyundai Ioniq 5.
VW ID.5 GTX Kia EV6

Price announcement: In the test trim, the EV6 and ID.5 GTX each cost almost 65,000 euros. The Kia delivers the better quality.


The Kia is more solid and valuable

Anyone who takes a seat in the hard plastic-heavy VW likes to look at the bill again – in order to be able to really believe the test car price of 65,000 euros.

In the Kia, the choice of materials and workmanship are more solid, especially in the rear. The Koreans took advantage of the long wheelbase and 1.88 meter width of the stately EV6 and gave it a rear legroom where you could play a soccer game. Unfortunately, the rear passengers sit only 33 centimeters above the ground, which is very low. For people with long legs, that means knees almost at chest level.
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Engine design in front

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Rear engine design

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overall peak performance

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continuous power

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system torque

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V max

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transmission

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drive

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test car tires

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Range*

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drawbar load

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wheelbase

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basic price

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Test car price (is evaluated)

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Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV

Hankook Ventus S1 Evo 3 EV

4599/1852-2108**/1616mm


In the VW, rear passengers sit more comfortably at a height of 36 centimeters. Unless you are over 1.90 meters tall, then the ID.5 is short on headroom.
VW ID.5 GTX

The workplace of the ID.5 is more distracting. The volume and temperature sliders somehow never do exactly what we expect.

With 549 to a maximum of 1561 liters, the trunk in the VW swallows noticeably more than that in the EV6, here it is 490 to 1300 Liter. And the Kia affords a weakness in the details: The lashing eyes are made of plastic and attached to the interior paneling – on the VW they are made of metal and attached to the sheet metal.

When operating the VW makes nervous

Kia has made the controls conventional, with plenty of physical buttons, beautiful, easy-to-read gauges and logical multimedia menus. Works fine. For example, the dimmer can be set in any menu without any searching.

But the Kia cockpit isn’t perfect either: the control panel has dual occupancy with heating/air conditioning and navigation, and can be switched with a button. If you are looking for something or want to adjust something here, you are happy to put your hand down – and accidentally switch on the seat heating with the heel of your hand. In midsummer.
Kia EV6

Brutal: The Kia EV6 goes from zero to 100 km/h in 5.2 seconds. Passengers quickly feel nauseous.

But no comparison with the ID.5. Here it takes a lot more getting used to, here many functions are grouped together in the middle of the touchscreen, the menus are confusing and poorly structured.

In addition, there are the strange sensor fields – sliders – for temperature and volume. They quickly make us nervous: they never do exactly what you want, and the loud/quiet slider is also unlit and requires a closer look. That’s not progress.

The EV6 kicks powerfully in the small of the back

VW has even done away with the start button. The key in your pocket is enough, take a seat, step on the brake. Engage gear D and it starts humming.

The Kia EV6 can be woken up conventionally via the start button – and in this comparison it is the athlete. The high-torque Stromer (605 Nm) kicks us hard when accelerating, the two electric motors pull the 2.1-tonne vehicle – the VW even weighs 2275 kilograms – from zero to 100 km/h in a very slim 5.2 seconds . This happens with such force that passengers quickly feel nauseous. And it seduces – the insurance rates are correspondingly high.

There is more balance in the ID.5 chassis

The VW (460 Nm torque) is not boring either, but accelerates rather gently and emphatically, doing the sprint to 100 km/h in 6.4 seconds. The chassis with adaptive dampers (package 1150 euros) is typically VW balanced rather than sporty to work.

The Kia, on the other hand, never leaves its occupants in the dark about the road conditions. It copes with long waves just as well as the ID.5, but springs more harshly on short bumps.

This is matched by the Kia steering with its firmer hand feel, unfortunately also with something
synthetic overall impression. And on our test rumble route, the Kia looks more solid than the VW, which occasionally crackles.

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Average of the 155 km test lap (deviation from the WLTP specification)

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sports consumption

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While the lane departure warning system in the VW likes to work discreetly in the background, the Kia system constantly corrects and tugs at the steering wheel. Annoying, there is a lack of fine-tuning. In the VW, on the other hand, Travel Assist and Lane Assist do not invite you to switch off and actually relieve you. You can find more details about the comparison test in the picture gallery!

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Kia EV6 versus VW ID.5 GTX


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