Mazda 6e vs VW ID.7

The VW ID.7 costs £12,040 more than the Mazda 6e. For that premium it adds 32 miles more WLTP range, 196 litres more boot space and a 1.3s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the VW ID.7 comes out ahead overall.

The Mazda 6e is £12,040 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £152 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Mazda 6e comes out roughly £12,040 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 290 miles for the Mazda 6e and 281 miles for the VW ID.7 - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV.

The two are within 28 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 538 mm of total clearance for the VW ID.7 and about 510 mm of total clearance for the Mazda 6e. The Mazda 6e also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Mazda 6e and 84% for the VW ID.7. That gives the Mazda 6e a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Mazda 6e's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the VW ID.7's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use.