BMW iX3 vs Peugeot e-5008

The BMW iX3 costs £12,585 more than the Peugeot e-5008. For that premium it adds 86 miles more WLTP range, 140 kW faster peak rapid charging and 172 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the BMW iX3 comes out ahead overall.

The Peugeot e-5008 is £12,585 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 Peugeot e-5008 comes out roughly £12,585 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 293 miles for the BMW iX3 and 257 miles for the Peugeot e-5008 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The BMW iX3 goes roughly 35 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 21 minutes in the BMW iX3 and 30 in the Peugeot e-5008, so the BMW iX3 loses less time at each stop. That makes the BMW iX3 the stronger long-distance car.

The two are within 0 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 505 mm of total clearance for the BMW iX3 and about 505 mm of total clearance for the Peugeot e-5008. The Peugeot e-5008 also turns in a 0.9 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.