Kia Freezes 2027 EV6 Prices as Sales Slide

The 2027 Kia EV6 will cost exactly what the 2026 model does, from $37,900 for the Light Standard Range to $53,000 for the GT-Line AWD, and the $1,545 destination charge is unchanged as well.

That makes the EV6 a rare case of an automaker holding a carryover model flat for a second year running, and it follows a 2026 reset that cut every trim by $5,000 or more. The electric crossover is built in West Point, Georgia, and Kia says the 2027 version carries over with the same range, charging hardware and driver-assistance equipment as before.

Kia announced the prices on October 26 in a short release that presents the freeze, together with the new EV3, as a way of making its EVs more attainable. The EV3 reached dealers on October 1 starting at $29,890, which leaves it a little more than $8,000 below the cheapest EV6. All seven EV6 trims return at the same money:

Trim	2027 MSRP
EV6 Light Standard Range RWD	$37,900
EV6 Light Long Range RWD	$41,200
EV6 Light Long Range AWD	$45,200
EV6 Wind RWD	$44,800
EV6 Wind AWD	$48,800
EV6 GT-Line RWD	$48,700
EV6 GT-Line AWD	$53,000

Prices exclude the $1,545 destination charge.

The numbers look modest only because of how far they fell last year. When Kia priced the 2025 EV6 in April 2025, the Light started at $42,900 and the GT-Line AWD at $58,900, so the 2026 reset in May took $5,000 off the base car and $5,900 off the top trim, while the destination charge crept up by $70. Those lower stickers are now locked in for a second model year, and the 2026 additions of a dual-voltage charging cable, Plug & Charge and a DC fast-charger adapter in ZEV states carry over too.

Nothing changes under the skin. Electrek lists the Light Standard Range at an EPA-rated 237 miles from its 63 kWh battery, with the 84 kWh long-range pack good for up to 319 miles in rear-drive Light, Wind and GT-Line form, 295 miles on the all-wheel-drive Light and Wind, and 270 miles on the GT-Line AWD. CarBuzz puts the base car at 167 hp, the long-range rear-drive models at 225 hp and the dual-motor cars at 320 hp and 446 lb-ft. The EV6’s 800-volt system remains its trump card, charging from 10 to 80 percent in about 18 minutes against roughly 30 minutes for the 400-volt EV3, according to Electrek.

The reason for the restraint is in Kia’s own September sales report. Kia sold 835 EV6s in September against 2,116 a year earlier, and 6,264 through nine months against 11,077, a 43 percent drop in a year when the brand as a whole set a September record. CarBuzz, which called the carryover sticker "surprisingly tempting" for a struggling model, notes the EV6 also closed 2025 down 40 percent from 2024 and blames tougher competition and an aging design. Dealers are still working through 2026 cars, which Electrek says carry $5,000 in customer cash.

The competition has moved underneath it. CarBuzz points out that the Chevrolet Equinox EV and the Toyota bZ both start just under $35,000, with the Equinox EV offering more than 300 miles at that price, though both are front-wheel drive where the EV6 is rear-drive, and neither charges as quickly. The Ford Mustang Mach-E is the closest match in size and price, and CarBuzz says every all-wheel-drive Mach-E costs less than the equivalent EV6.

The HyundaiHQ Take

Kia made the right call, and it was also the only call available. A carryover car that is losing 43 percent of its sales cannot absorb a price increase, and with the EV3 sitting $8,000 below it in the same showroom, even a flat sticker leaves the EV6 looking like the expensive option. The car itself is still one of the best-charging EVs under $55,000, and the 2026 cut made it fair value, but a price freeze does not fix an aging design. The Toyota bZ and Equinox EV have shown what $35,000 buys now, and until the EV6 gets a real redesign, Kia will keep paying for its shelf space in customer cash.

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