Hyundai IONIQ 6 N vs Polestar 2 (2020-2023)

EVcarsguide estimates a real-world motorway range of about 252 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N and 253 miles for the Polestar 2 - 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 18 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N and 28 in the Polestar 2, so the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N loses less time at each stop.

The Polestar 2 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 81 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 541 mm of total clearance for the Polestar 2 and about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N. The Polestar 2 also turns in a 0.5 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 6 N and 84% for the Polestar 2. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 6 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.