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ALBERT Biermann, Kia’s Executive Technical Advisor, is sitting at the wheel of the new 577bhp, all-electric Kia EV6 GT – the brand’s highest-performance model to date. And Auto Express is alongside him.
The twin-motor set-up enables 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds and a top speed of 162mph. But as we pull out of a basement garage at Kia’s HQ, Biermann is quick to point out the positioning that he and his engineering team have been aiming for.
“The idea is for this to be a fast car, but not necessarily a true high-performance model,” he says. “That sounds strange, I suppose, but my definition is that a fast car is, well, fast, while a performance car is one that can do lap after lap at a race track. That’s…
