BMW iX3 vs XPENG G6

The BMW iX3 costs £13,260 more than the XPENG G6. For that premium it adds 103 miles more WLTP range, a 0.9s quicker 0-62mph time and lower energy use, 146 versus 175 Wh/km. The XPENG G6 is not just cheaper - it also offers 82 kW faster peak rapid charging and 51 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BMW iX3 comes out ahead overall.

The XPENG G6 is £13,260 cheaper to buy. The BMW iX3 is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the XPENG G6, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the XPENG G6 comes out roughly £13,100 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 293 miles for the BMW iX3 and 193 miles for the XPENG G6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BMW iX3 goes roughly 100 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 21 minutes in the BMW iX3 and 12 in the XPENG G6, so the XPENG G6 loses less time at each stop. So the BMW iX3 stops less often while the XPENG G6 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 25 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 505 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX3 and about 480 mm of total clearance for the XPENG G6. The XPENG G6 also turns in a 0.5 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.