Hyundai IONIQ 5 N vs Volvo ES90

The Volvo ES90 costs £1,760 more than the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N. For that premium it adds 130 miles more WLTP range and 110 kW faster peak rapid charging. The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is not just cheaper - it also offers 56 litres more boot space, 233 kW more power and a 3.2s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Volvo ES90 comes out ahead overall.

The Hyundai IONIQ 5 N is £1,760 cheaper to buy. The Volvo ES90 is cheaper to charge, roughly £176 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 Hyundai IONIQ 5 N comes out roughly £1,600 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 286 miles for the Volvo ES90 - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Volvo ES90 goes roughly 55 miles further between charging stops. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 22-27 minutes.

The two are within 2 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 460 mm of total clearance for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and about 458 mm of total clearance for the Volvo ES90.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N and 84% for the Volvo ES90. That gives the Hyundai IONIQ 5 N 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.