Kia EV5 vs MG IM6

The MG IM6 costs £8,650 more than the Kia EV5. For that premium it adds 59 miles more WLTP range, 269 kW faster peak rapid charging and 152 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV5 comes out ahead overall.

The Kia EV5 is £8,650 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 Kia EV5 comes out roughly £8,730 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 235 miles for the Kia EV5 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 39 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 31 minutes in the Kia EV5 and 17 in the MG IM6, so the MG IM6 loses less time at each stop. That makes the MG IM6 the stronger long-distance car.

The Kia EV5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 113 mm narrower than the MG IM6. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 525 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV5 and about 412 mm of total clearance for the MG IM6. The MG IM6 also turns in a 0.6 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 Kia EV5 and 84% for the MG IM6. That gives the Kia EV5 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.