It's been a wild ride with this car, but it sits in my garage most days because family. I have never had, and maybe never will have, a car that so completely exceeded expectations. It's astounding to drive; has more cargo space than you can imagine; has insanely good highway fuel efficiency; and does EVERYTHING you ever ask of it, no questions. Want to go faster? "I'm on it." Want to go around this corner without slowing down? "No problem." Want to take two sets of golf clubs, a full-size suitcase, pick up a few boxes of wine, and still put the roof in the back for a trip from Canada down the California coast and get amazing mileage while doing so? "All over that."
When driving this car, the world slows down and makes more sense. People get out of the way. Corners straighten. No passing lane is too short. Somehow, the best parking spot is always available. And I drove slower, because what's the point of pushing things? The limits of this car simply cannot be pushed on public roads without severely breaking laws / risking lives, so might as well just sit back and enjoy the ride.
When I started looking to trade it in a while back, I actually, literally joked, "you can't trade a car like this in on a Kia." I even turned up my nose at a Stinger, although I fell in love with the tech. But turns out Kia was setting out to prove me wrong. You absolutely can trade a car like this for the right Kia. My only regret is the EV6 doesn't come in this exact paint job - it's a tri-tone blue that looks completely different under different light & time of day & weather.
