--- description: Find out why Kia EV6 GT is one of the best inventions of 2023 title: Kia EV6 GT: The 200 Best Inventions of 2023 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3114de663be28d6/698a4199d07533afc5e6e839/best-inventions-2023-kia-EV6-GT.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 --- Oct 24, 2023 # A Stand-out EV Kia EV6 GT by [Jeff Wilser](/author/jeff-wilser/) ## Jeff Wilser Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close  2023 EV6 GT 2023 EV6 GT At this point, EVs are often either very expensive or pretty mediocre. Kia’s EV6 GT, named the [2023 World Performance Car](https://www.kiamedia.com/us/en/media/pressreleases/20264/kia-ev6-gt-crowned-2023-world-performance-car "undefined") at the World Car Awards, is neither. At roughly half the price of EVs with comparable power, the EV6 GT goes from zero to 60 in 3.4 seconds, has a top speed of 161 mph, and even includes a “drift mode,” which shifts power to the rear and outside wheels to help you slide sideways, _Fast and the Furious_\-style. “This isn’t your grandma’s golf cart,” says Kia chief operating officer Steve Center. “This is a screamer.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326978/kia-ev6-gt/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326978/kia-ev6-gt/"},"headline":"A Stand-out EV","datePublished":"2023-10-24T11:00:35.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T05:11:58.004Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326978/kia-ev6-gt/","keywords":["list","franchise","ecommerce","Magazine","best inventions","Best Inventions 2023"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3114de663be28d6/698a4199d07533afc5e6e839/best-inventions-2023-kia-EV6-GT.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Jeff Wilser","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/jeff-wilser/"}],"creator":"Jeff Wilser","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte3114de663be28d6/698a4199d07533afc5e6e839/best-inventions-2023-kia-EV6-GT.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2023/6326978/kia-ev6-gt/","name":"A Stand-out EV"}}]}] ```