Cupra Born vs Kia EV6 (2021-2024)

The Kia EV6 costs £4,900 more than the Cupra Born. For that premium it adds 27 miles more WLTP range, 134 kW faster peak rapid charging and 105 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Born comes out ahead overall.

The Cupra Born is £4,900 cheaper to buy. The Cupra Born is cheaper to charge, roughly £128 a year versus £160 for the Kia EV6, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Cupra Born comes out roughly £5,060 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 273 miles for the Kia EV6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV6 goes roughly 23 miles further between charging stops.

The Cupra Born is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 71 mm narrower than the Kia EV6. 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 Kia EV6. The Cupra Born also turns in a 1.4 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 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. The Cupra Born has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the Kia EV6.