BMW iX2 vs Cupra Tavascan

The Cupra Tavascan costs £5,525 more than the BMW iX2. For that premium it adds 35 miles more WLTP range, 60 kW more power and a 1.8s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Cupra Tavascan comes out ahead overall.

The BMW iX2 is £5,525 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £136 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BMW iX2 comes out roughly £5,605 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 265 miles for the BMW iX2 and 294 miles for the Cupra Tavascan - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Cupra Tavascan goes roughly 29 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 28-29 minutes.

The two are within 16 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 555 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX2 and about 539 mm of total clearance for the Cupra Tavascan. The Cupra Tavascan also turns in a 1.0 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 iX2 and 84% for the Cupra Tavascan. That is close enough that capacity loss should not decide between them. Both use NMC-type cells, so for daily use keep the charge limit near 80% to slow degradation. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.