Cupra Born vs Hyundai IONIQ 6

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 costs £11,055 more than the Cupra Born. For that premium it adds 38 miles more WLTP range and 245 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Born comes out ahead overall.

The Cupra Born is £11,055 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £128 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Cupra Born comes out roughly £11,175 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 250 miles for the Cupra Born and 282 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 goes roughly 32 miles further between charging stops.

The Cupra Born is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 71 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 6. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 591 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Born and about 520 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 6. The Cupra Born also turns in a 1.8 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 Cupra Born and 89% for the Hyundai IONIQ 6. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 6 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. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.