Kia has released the first images of the EV6, the Korean automaker’s first electric model built on the Hyundai-Kia Group’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP). EV6 is also the first of Kia’s next-generation electric vehicles to be developed according to a new design philosophy. “EV6 is the embodiment of our new design philosophy. It is designed to inspire every journey by offering an instinctive and natural experience that enhances our customers’ daily lives, and provide the user with simple, intuitive and integrated ownership,” said Karim Habib, Senior Vice President of Kia Global Design Center. “We want to create bold, original and innovative electric vehicles.”

From now on, all new electric vehicles from Kia will be named according to a new nomenclature strategy using the EV prefix. All of Kia’s new dedicated BEVs will begin with the prefix ‘EV’ which makes it easy for consumers to understand which Kia products are fully electric. This is followed by a number that corresponds to the car’s position in the line-up. Designed and engineered to embody Kia’s new brand slogan, ‘Movement that inspires’, the EV6 will debut by the first quarter of 2021.