Pricing is available for the 2026 Kia EV6 lineup, but the GT is no longer on the menu.
If you’re in the market for a new Kia EV6, there’s some good news: The lineup is considerably more affordable than it was for 2025. Granted, you had to wait for a little bit to actually get those details, as Kia is changing things up a bit in light of what automakers across the board call “challenging market conditions” for EVs. The upshot is this: The 2026 Kia EV6 Light now starts off at $39,445, while the range tops out at $50,245 for the GT-Line.
The folks over at Car and Driver received confirmation that the EV6 would in fact continue on for another year. Rumors were swirling that the automaker might kill it off in the U.S. market, much like it did with the Hyundai Ioniq 6 (apart from the N performance version).
Weirdly, Kia is doing the exact opposite here, leaving the EV6 GT performance model out of contention and keeping the rest of the lineup intact. Still, at least the rest of the lineup is much more affordable. The base Light model is down $4,950 from last year, while the $46,345 Wind and the top-end GT-Line are down $5,450.
Kia notes it is indefinitely delaying the EV6 GT, rather than canceling it outright. We’ve heard that before, so…take it with a grain of salt until the 2026 (or 2027?) GT actually arrives.
As for the other EV6 models, the price realignment brings the EV6 into a much better position against rivals like the Ford Mustang Mach-E and Tesla Model Y. While its Hyundai Ioniq 5 sibling had the price advantage in previous years, model for model, the EV6 also now looks like a more appealing alternative in terms of dollars and cents.
It’s worth noting, though, that the Ioniq 5 still offers a smaller-battery ‘Standard Range’ SE model that’s more or less equivalent to the EV6 Light (from C&D’s reporting, it seems that may not be an option for the EV6 moving forward). That model starts around $36,600, while the longer range SE comes in at $39,100.
