Kia EV6 vs Polestar 3 (2024-2025)

The Polestar 3 costs £24,265 more than the Kia EV6. For that premium it adds 77 miles more WLTP range, 52 kW more power and a 2.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV6 comes out ahead overall.

The Kia EV6 is £24,265 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £160 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Kia EV6 comes out roughly £24,345 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 365 miles for the Polestar 3 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Polestar 3 goes roughly 65 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 18-22 minutes.

The Kia EV6 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 78 mm narrower than the Polestar 3. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 510 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV6 and about 432 mm of total clearance for the Polestar 3.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV6 and 84% for the Polestar 3. 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.