
The roll-out of its MEB-platform cars has been beset by software issues and although those cars are reasonably distinct in how they drive, the shape of the design of many of them is rather samey. Of the volume car makers, the Volkswagen Group beat them to it, but also demonstrated the pitfalls. The Seltos is designated as a global product with three variations introduced for different markets. Hyundai-Kia is by no means the first automotive group to launch a dedicated EV platform. The Kia Seltos (Korean: ) is a subcompact crossover SUV manufactured by Kia.Introduced in mid-2019, the Seltos is positioned between the smaller Stonic, Soul, or Sonet and the larger Sportage in Kias global SUV lineup.

You’ll have the choice between the standard mill, a 2.5-liter four-cylinder making 187 horsepower, and 178 pound-feet of torque. They will both have the same power options as well. The 2022 Kia Sportage will share a platform with the 2022 Hyundai Tucson. It sits on the group’s new E-GMP skateboard platform, which is shared with the Hyundai Ioniq 5 and forthcoming Genesis GV60, and ought to show what Kia can really do with an EV when the shackles are removed. The 2022Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage will have a lot in common. But the new EV6 represents Kia shifting gears with its EV line-up and leaving behind the compromises of platforms that need to also accommodate an engine. They’ve looked like their conventional counterparts (which was entirely the point), they’ve left keen drivers a little cold and, other than in the broadest sense, they didn’t pioneer any new technology. Sales: Call Sales Phone Number 66 Service: Call Service Phone Number 88 Parts: Call Parts Phone Number 88.

So far, though, these trailblazing Korean-built EVs haven’t been very exciting.
