Hyundai IONIQ 5 N vs MG S6 EV

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N costs £27,805 more than the MG S6 EV. For that premium it adds 90 kW faster peak rapid charging, 298 kW more power and a 5.8s quicker 0-62mph time. The MG S6 EV is not just cheaper - it also offers 50 miles more WLTP range and 194 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG S6 EV comes out ahead overall.

The MG S6 EV is £27,805 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £184 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG S6 EV comes out roughly £27,925 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 232 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 232 miles for the MG S6 EV - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 27 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 38 in the MG S6 EV, so the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N loses less time at each stop.

The two are within 28 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV and about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. The MG S6 EV also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 84% for the MG S6 EV. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N 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.