Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron vs MG IM6

The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron costs £23,480 more than the MG IM6. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The MG IM6 is not just cheaper - it also offers 126 kW faster peak rapid charging and 154 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron comes out ahead overall.

The MG IM6 is £23,480 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £176 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG IM6 comes out roughly £23,360 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 275 miles for the MG IM6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron goes roughly 50 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 17-22 minutes.

The Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 49 mm narrower than the MG IM6. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 461 mm of total clearance for the Audi Q6 Sportback e-tron and about 412 mm of total clearance for the MG IM6. The MG IM6 also turns in a 1.9 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 84% for the MG IM6. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.