Audi S e-tron GT vs Hyundai IONIQ 6 N

The Audi S e-tron GT costs £43,025 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N. For that premium it adds 70 miles more WLTP range. The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is not just cheaper - it also offers 30 kW faster peak rapid charging and 1 more seat (5 versus 4). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 6 N is £43,025 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £192 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N comes out roughly £43,025 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 311 miles for the Audi S e-tron GT and 252 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Audi S e-tron GT goes roughly 58 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 18-18 minutes.

The two are within 24 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N and about 436 mm of total clearance for the Audi S e-tron GT. The Audi S e-tron GT also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Audi S e-tron GT and 89% for the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N 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.