Renault 5 Turbo 3E vs Vauxhall Mokka

The Renault 5 Turbo 3E costs £102,495 more than the Vauxhall Mokka. For that premium it adds 250 kW faster peak rapid charging, 295 kW more power and a 5.5s quicker 0-62mph time. The Vauxhall Mokka is not just cheaper - it also offers 3 more seats (5 versus 2). On EVcarsguide's combined category scores, the Vauxhall Mokka comes out ahead overall.

The Vauxhall Mokka is £102,495 cheaper to buy. Running costs are almost identical - about £168 a year either way, at 8,000 miles on an off-peak home tariff. Add 5 years of charging and the Vauxhall Mokka comes out roughly £102,615 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 207 miles for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and 173 miles for the Vauxhall Mokka - both below their WLTP figures, because sustained high speed is the hardest case for an EV. The Renault 5 Turbo 3E goes roughly 34 miles further between charging stops. A rapid charge to 80% takes around 15 minutes in the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and 30 in the Vauxhall Mokka, so the Renault 5 Turbo 3E loses less time at each stop. That makes the Renault 5 Turbo 3E the stronger long-distance car.

The Vauxhall Mokka is the easier car for tight UK car parks: it is 43 mm narrower than the Renault 5 Turbo 3E. In a standard 2,400 mm bay that leaves about 413 mm of total clearance for the Vauxhall Mokka and about 370 mm of total clearance for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E.

Over a 8-year ownership window EVcarsguide's degradation model projects roughly 84% battery health for the Renault 5 Turbo 3E and 84% for the Vauxhall Mokka. 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.