MG S6 EV vs Skoda Peaq

The Skoda Peaq costs £13,985 more than the MG S6 EV. For that premium it adds 73 miles more WLTP range, 49 kW faster peak rapid charging and 216 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Skoda Peaq comes out ahead overall.

The MG S6 EV is £13,985 cheaper to buy. The Skoda Peaq is cheaper to charge, roughly £152 a year versus £184 for the MG S6 EV, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG S6 EV comes out roughly £13,825 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 232 miles for the MG S6 EV and 335 miles for the Skoda Peaq - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Skoda Peaq goes roughly 103 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 38 minutes in the MG S6 EV and 28 in the Skoda Peaq, so the Skoda Peaq loses less time at each stop. That makes the Skoda Peaq the stronger long-distance car.

The Skoda Peaq is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 45 mm narrower than the MG S6 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 533 mm of total clearance for the Skoda Peaq and about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV. The MG S6 EV also turns in a 0.3 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.