Hyundai IONIQ 9 vs Porsche Macan Electric

The Porsche Macan Electric costs £3,605 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 9. For that premium it adds 37 kW faster peak rapid charging, 202 litres more boot space and 105 kW more power. The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is not just cheaper - it also offers 2 more seats (7 versus 5). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Porsche Macan Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 9 is £3,605 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai IONIQ 9 comes out roughly £3,485 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 321 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 332 miles for the Porsche Macan Electric - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 21-24 minutes.

The Porsche Macan Electric is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 42 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 9. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 462 mm of total clearance for the Porsche Macan Electric and about 420 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 9. The Porsche Macan Electric also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 84% for the Porsche Macan Electric. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 9 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.