Hyundai IONIQ 9 vs VW ID.Buzz

The Hyundai IONIQ 9 costs £4,990 more than the VW ID.Buzz. For that premium it adds 103 miles more WLTP range, 48 kW faster peak rapid charging and 2 more seats (7 versus 5). The VW ID.Buzz is not just cheaper - it also offers 50 kW more power and a 1.8s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.Buzz comes out ahead overall.

The VW ID.Buzz is £4,990 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £192 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the VW ID.Buzz comes out roughly £4,990 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 235 miles for the VW ID.Buzz - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai IONIQ 9 goes roughly 86 miles further between charging stops.

The two are within 5 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 420 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and about 415 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.Buzz. The VW ID.Buzz 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 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 84% for the VW ID.Buzz. 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.