Kia EV5 vs MG S6 EV

The Kia EV5 costs £1,350 more than the MG S6 EV. For that premium it adds a 0.9s quicker 0-62mph time. The MG S6 EV is not just cheaper - it also offers 161 litres more boot space. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Kia EV5 comes out ahead overall.

The MG S6 EV is £1,350 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £184 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the MG S6 EV comes out roughly £1,350 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 235 miles for the Kia EV5 and 232 miles for the MG S6 EV - effectively matched, and both well below their WLTP figures because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. Both rapid-charge to 80% in a similar time, around 31-38 minutes.

The Kia EV5 is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 37 mm narrower than the MG S6 EV. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 525 mm of total clearance for the Kia EV5 and about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 89% battery health for the Kia EV5 and 84% for the MG S6 EV. That gives the Kia EV5 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.