Kia's Fastest EV6 Is No Longer Available In The US

The delay does not affect the rest of the EV6 lineup, which Kia produces in the United States.

2023 Kia EV6 GT Exterior Front Quarter

Anthony Alaniz

By: Anthony Alaniz

Mar 5, at 9:00am ET

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The Breakdown:

Kia has delayed the 2026 EV6 GT in the United States ‘due to changing market conditions.’
Kia builds the high-performance trim in South Korea.
The delay does not affect the rest of the EV6 lineup that Kia builds in the United States.

Update 3/5/2026: Kia has provided Motor1 with the following statement concerning the 2026 EV6GT:

'Offering tremendous value and exhilarating performance to customers across Kia’s full range of vehicles is paramount, but due to changing market conditions, the 2026 EV6 GT will be delayed until further notice. This delay does not impact the availability of other trims in the EV6 lineup, which are proudly assembled in our world-class facility in West Point, Georgia.'

If you were hoping to buy a new high-performance Kia EV, you’re out of luck. At least, for right now. The automaker has paused offering the EV6 GT in the United States for the foreseeable future.

In a statement shared with Road & Track, Kia said that "due to changing market conditions, the 2026 EV6 GT will be delayed until further notice." Kia didn't provide a specific reason for the pause, but the automaker also noted that the rest of its EV6 lineup, which it builds in Georgia, is unaffected by this decision.

Motor1 has reached out to Kia for additional information.

Kia EV6 GT

Kia EV6 GT

Kia produces the EV6 GT trim in South Korea, a country that now faces a 25 percent import tariff on automobiles, and the car isn’t cheap. It started at $65,275 for 2025, including the $1,475 destination charge, and an additional $15,000 would put its price on par with the $80,000 Cadillac Lyriq-V.

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The United States has also ended federal incentives for electric vehicles, affecting EV sales across every automaker. Sales of the EV6 are down nearly 60 percent so far.

Motor1’s Take: The Kia EV6 GT is the latest casualty of a chaotic global automotive industry. New tariffs have made it uneconomical for automakers to offer certain models in America, but we hope the delay is temporary. If Kia is building the rest of the EV6 lineup in the United States, maybe it can shift GT production.

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