BMW i7 (2022-2026) vs Hyundai IONIQ 5

The BMW i7 costs £69,850 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 5. For that premium it adds 114 miles more WLTP range, 275 kW more power and a 3.8s quicker 0-62mph time. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is not just cheaper - it also offers 65 kW faster peak rapid charging. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is £69,850 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 Hyundai IONIQ 5 comes out roughly £69,970 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 323 miles for the BMW i7 and 228 miles for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BMW i7 goes roughly 95 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 34 minutes in the BMW i7 and 18 in the Hyundai IONIQ 5, so the Hyundai IONIQ 5 loses less time at each stop. So the BMW i7 stops less often while the Hyundai IONIQ 5 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 60 mm narrower than the BMW i7. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 510 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 and about 450 mm of total clearance for the BMW i7. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 also turns in a 1.1 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 BMW i7 and 89% for the Hyundai IONIQ 5. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 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.