Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron vs Kia EV6

The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron costs £25,840 more than the Kia EV6. For that premium it adds 29 miles more WLTP range, 117 kW more power and a 1.8s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV6 comes out ahead overall.

The Kia EV6 is £25,840 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Kia EV6 comes out roughly £25,920 cheaper overall. These figures cover list price and home charging only - insurance, servicing, tyres and depreciation will move the real total.

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 325 miles for the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron and 301 miles for the Kia EV6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron goes roughly 24 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 18-22 minutes.

The Kia EV6 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 49 mm narrower than the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 510 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV6 and about 461 mm of total clearance for the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron. The Kia EV6 also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron and 89% for the Kia EV6. That gives the Kia EV6 a modest edge in retained real-world range. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation.