Leapmotor C10 vs MG S6 EV

The MG S6 EV costs £1,495 more than the Leapmotor C10. For that premium it adds 66 miles more WLTP range, 66 kW faster peak rapid charging and 239 litres more boot space. The Leapmotor C10 is not just cheaper - it also offers a 1.7s quicker 0-62mph time. On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the MG S6 EV comes out ahead overall.

The Leapmotor C10 is £1,495 cheaper to buy. The MG S6 EV is cheaper to charge, roughly £184 a year versus £216 for the Leapmotor C10, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Leapmotor C10 comes out roughly £1,335 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 175 miles for the Leapmotor C10 and 232 miles for the MG S6 EV - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The MG S6 EV goes roughly 57 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 30 minutes in the Leapmotor C10 and 38 in the MG S6 EV, so the Leapmotor C10 loses less time at each stop. So the MG S6 EV stops less often while the Leapmotor C10 stops for less time - pick on which you would rather do.

The two are within 12 mm on width, so neither is meaningfully easier to thread into a tight space. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 500 mm of total clearance for the Leapmotor C10 and about 488 mm of total clearance for the MG S6 EV.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 90% battery health for the Leapmotor C10 and 84% for the MG S6 EV. That gives the Leapmotor C10 a modest edge in retained real-world range. The Leapmotor C10's LFP-type pack tolerates daily 100% charging, while the MG S6 EV's NMC-type pack lasts longest kept to about 80% for everyday use. Both batteries carry a 8-year manufacturer warranty.