Kia EV6 vs MG Cyberster

The MG Cyberster costs £14,610 more than the Kia EV6. For that premium it adds 207 kW more power and a 4.5s quicker 0-62mph time. The Kia EV6 is not just cheaper - it also offers 86 miles more WLTP range, 108 kW faster peak rapid charging and 241 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV6 comes out ahead overall.

The Kia EV6 is £14,610 cheaper to buy. The Kia EV6 is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £192 for the MG Cyberster, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Kia EV6 comes out roughly £14,770 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 301 miles for the Kia EV6 and 229 miles for the MG Cyberster - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV6 goes roughly 71 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 18 minutes in the Kia EV6 and 38 in the MG Cyberster, so the Kia EV6 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Kia EV6 the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 23 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 510 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV6 and about 487 mm of total clearance for the MG Cyberster.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV6 and 84% for the MG Cyberster. That gives the Kia EV6 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.