Jfold
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While I waited for the Mach E, my eyes wandered a bit and I found an unclaimed Kia EV6 close to where I live. I traded a Mini JCW Hardtop to make the EV6 my daily driver. As I was about to cancel the Mach E, my husband decided he would like it for his daily driver. At last the Mach E arrived yesterday, so now we have both!
The Kia is a Wind AWD with Tech Package, and the Mach E is a Select, also with Tech package.
What Kia gets right:
The Kia is a Wind AWD with Tech Package, and the Mach E is a Select, also with Tech package.
What Kia gets right:
- 1 pedal driving. Compared to the Mack E, 1-pedal driving just feels more refined and intuitive in the Kia. Although my time in the Mach E has been a little limited, I find the 1-pedal function in the Kia to be smoother, more predictable, and easier to modulate and feather with the accelerator.
- Ventilated seats
- The turn signals (and a better overall dash display) I love that a blindspot video feed pops up in the dash
- The User-interface is more responsive, and the home screen is clean, functional, and not at all intrusive
- Useful paddle shifters and drive mode switch. While I find most paddle shifters to be beige amenities that serve no purpose, Kia added paddle shifters to increase and decrease regenerative braking. Additionally there is also a steering wheel mounted button to change driving modes.
- Capability for fast charging
- Door Handles and locks. There is something slightly off about the rock and pull feel of the opening the doors to the Kia with its flush handles that do not (currently) auto-lock/unlock. I love the clean feel of the Mach E's button and pull. The Kia is not necessarily bad; it's just not as easy
- Center console display--I have mixed feelings about both. I love the large center console display of the Mach E. It is massive and easy to use. Displays in both cars are mostly very user-friendly
- Homelink is standard. It is annoying that Kia did not make Homelink standard
- Frunk. The Kia frunk seems like an afterthought placed just so that the company can claim its existence. That being said, I don't really care much other than I like the idea of a moderate storage space with a drain hole for all the tailgating I don't do.
- Phone as key--why doesn't Kia offer this?
- Automated parking. I have had this in a couple Ford cars, and it has always worked well to get into tight spaces
- Interior layout. wireless phone charging, center console storage, and cable connections are very similar. Both have a very convenient and amply bin under the center console The Kia has a slight edge with more ports that are conveniently accessible and features cord management guides along the center armrest console
- Both have very nice feeling faux leather and comfortable seats
- Sound systems--the base system in the Select is actually decent, and I don't mind the Meridian in the Kia as much as some of the Critics. It could be better, but it certainly meets my needs
- Both are very similar in size, though the front end of the Ford feels noticeably larger than the Kia
- The much maligned display that switches between HVAC controls and media controls is mostly functional but sometimes infuriating. If one touches the wrong spot, instead of turning up volume, one will be inadvertently turning up the heat. I love and appreciate the concept, but the final product falls short in a way very similar to the way the Mac Touch Bar seemed cool on paper but did not translate well in reality.
- Interior protection: The Ford rubber mats are very nice, and living in Michigan, I hate carpeted mats in the winter.
- The smart opening trunk is anything but. It rarely opens when wanted but then opens oddly if one happens to walk near the rear with keys in their pocket. The standard bumper kick just makes sense as a gesture, and I do not like that the trunk just opens if I inadvertently look at the back of the car weird.
- Lack of buttons and controls for basic functions such as heated seats and HVAC. All are found in the mostly easy to use large center touch screen
- In all honesty, I love both cars and have not yet spent enough time in the Mach E to discover unique eccentricities that could be better.
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