Hyundai IONIQ 5 vs MG IM6

The MG IM6 costs £7,300 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. For that premium it adds 115 miles more WLTP range, 136 kW faster peak rapid charging and 145 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is £7,300 cheaper to buy. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £200 for the MG IM6, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out roughly £7,500 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 228 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 275 miles for the MG IM6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG IM6 goes roughly 47 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 17-18 minutes.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 98 mm narrower than the MG IM6. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and about 412 mm of total clearance for the MG IM6. The MG IM6 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 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and 84% for the MG IM6. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 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.