Hyundai IONIQ 5 N vs Kia EV6 (2021-2024)

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N costs £24,905 more than the Kia EV6. For that premium it adds 310 kW more power. The Kia EV6 is not just cheaper - it also offers 50 miles more WLTP range. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV6 comes out ahead overall.

The Kia EV6 is £24,905 cheaper to buy. The Kia EV6 is cheaper to charge, roughly £160 a year versus £208 for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Kia EV6 comes out roughly £25,145 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 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 273 miles for the Kia EV6 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Kia EV6 goes roughly 42 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 27 minutes in the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 18 in the Kia EV6, so the Kia EV6 loses less time at each stop. That makes the Kia EV6 the stronger long-distance car.

The Kia EV6 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 60 mm narrower than the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 520 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV6 and about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. The Kia EV6 also turns in a 0.4 m tighter circle, which helps with U-turns and multi-storey ramps.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 89% for the Kia EV6. 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. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N has the longer battery warranty at 8 years, versus 7 for the Kia EV6.