DS N°4 vs Hyundai KONA Electric

The DS N°4 costs £1,995 more than the Hyundai KONA Electric. On the headline specs that premium buys little measurable advantage - the two are closely matched on range, charging and space. The Hyundai KONA Electric is not just cheaper - it also offers 40 miles more WLTP range and 76 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Hyundai KONA Electric comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai KONA Electric is £1,995 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 Hyundai KONA Electric comes out roughly £2,075 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 232 miles for the DS N°4 and 266 miles for the Hyundai KONA Electric - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Hyundai KONA Electric goes roughly 34 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 29 minutes in the DS N°4 and 41 in the Hyundai KONA Electric, so the DS N°4 loses less time at each stop. So the Hyundai KONA Electric stops less often while the DS N°4 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 5 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 575 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai KONA Electric and about 570 mm of total clearance for the DS N°4.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the DS N°4 and 86% for the Hyundai KONA Electric. That gives the Hyundai KONA Electric 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. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.