BMW iX2 vs MG IM6

The MG IM6 costs £6,180 more than the BMW iX2. For that premium it adds 70 miles more WLTP range, 266 kW faster peak rapid charging and 140 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BMW iX2 comes out ahead overall.

The BMW iX2 is £6,180 cheaper to buy. The BMW iX2 is cheaper to charge, roughly £136 a year versus £200 for the MG IM6, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the BMW iX2 comes out roughly £6,500 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 275 miles for the MG IM6 - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 29 minutes in the BMW iX2 and 17 in the MG IM6, so the MG IM6 loses less time at each stop.

The BMW iX2 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 143 mm narrower than the MG IM6. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 555 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX2 and about 412 mm of total clearance for the MG IM6. The MG IM6 also turns in a 1.7 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 MG IM6. 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.