Updated Hyundai Ioniq 6 starts at £33,240 with the grant: what 422 miles means on the road and on your bill

What Hyundai announced

Hyundai UK published prices for the updated Ioniq 6 on 29 October 2026. Orders are open now, with deliveries due in early 2027. Every version uses a new 84 kWh battery, with either a 229PS rear-wheel-drive motor or a 325PS all-wheel-drive pair, and trims are now called Premium, N Line and N Line Evo.^1,9

The Premium rear-wheel-drive car costs £33,240 and the N Line rear-wheel-drive car £36,240, both after the £3,750 Electric Car Grant. The other three versions do not get the grant: N Line all-wheel drive is £43,490, N Line Evo rear-wheel drive £43,270 and N Line Evo all-wheel drive £46,770. Adding the grant back gives list prices of £36,990 and £39,990 for the two eligible cars, as WhichEV also reports.^1,7

The outgoing Premium had a 77 kWh battery and was rated at 338 miles, according to EV Powered, which puts the new Premium nearly £14,000 below the old one. Charjin did not find the old UK price on a Hyundai page, so treat that saving as the outlet's figure. In the US, Electrek reports that Hyundai is dropping the standard Ioniq 6 after the 2026 model year, so this update is not coming to American buyers.^8,10

Which range figure applies to which car

The 422-mile figure applies only to the Premium rear-wheel-drive car, which Hyundai rates at 4.6 miles per kWh. The N Line and N Line Evo rear-wheel-drive cars are listed at 364 miles and 4.2 miles per kWh, and both all-wheel-drive cars at 354 miles and 4.0 miles per kWh. Hyundai's UK release calls these the maximum potential range and does not name the test, but 422 miles matches the 680 km WLTP figure that ADAC lists for the German 84 kWh rear-wheel-drive car.^1,5

The Premium and the rear-wheel-drive N Line share the same battery and motor. The main listed difference is wheel size: 20-inch on the N Line, 18-inch on the Premium. The N Line pays £3,000 more and gives up 58 miles, or 14% of the rated range. Hyundai does not explain the gap. PA's launch report says the N Line keeps the same long range as the Premium, which Hyundai's own table does not support.^1,9

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What independent tests measured

Germany's motoring club ADAC has tested the updated 84 kWh rear-wheel-drive car. It measured 17.0 kWh per 100 km including charging losses, against 13.5 kWh WLTP, and derived a range of 532 km, about 330 miles. That is 22% below the WLTP figure. ADAC also measured a 10 to 80% rapid charge in 18 minutes with a peak of up to 265 kW, matching Hyundai's claim.⁵

Cold weather is the open question. In January 2024 Norway's NAF charged the earlier 77.4 kWh car from 10 to 80% in 34 minutes at just below freezing, against the 18 minutes claimed. NAF found that battery preheating switched off below 20% charge. No equivalent winter test of the updated car has been published yet.⁶

What it costs to run: a worked example

Zapmap's price index for September 2026 puts home charging at about 26p per kWh under the energy price cap, slow and fast public chargers at 54p and rapid chargers of 50 kW and above at 79p on pay-as-you-go. At Hyundai's 4.6 miles per kWh, 10,000 miles in the Premium uses about 2,174 kWh. That costs about £565 at home, £1,174 on slow public chargers and £1,717 on rapid chargers.^1,4

On ADAC's measured 17.0 kWh per 100 km, the same 10,000 miles uses about 2,736 kWh. That is about £711 at home and £2,161 on rapid chargers, or 7.1p a mile at home against 5.7p on Hyundai's figure. ADAC's number includes charging losses, which home charging also incurs. A 200-mile top-up at a rapid charger comes to about £34 on Hyundai's figure and £43 on ADAC's.^4,5

An all-wheel-drive N Line at Hyundai's 4.0 miles per kWh costs about £650 per 10,000 miles at home. These figures use average prices. A cheaper overnight tariff or a charging subscription would lower them, and winter driving would raise them.^1,4

What to check before ordering

The grant is applied by the dealer as a discount, and GOV.UK says it is for cars priced at or under £37,000. Hyundai says the N Line rear-wheel-drive car qualifies, although its £39,990 list price is above that figure. Charjin could not find the rule that allows this on GOV.UK. GOV.UK's list of eligible cars did not include the Ioniq 6 when this piece was written, so confirm the grant on your order before you sign.^1,2,3

The battery is covered for eight years or 100,000 miles and the car for five years with no mileage limit. Deliveries are not due until early 2027, so check whether your order price is fixed if grant rules or prices change before then.^1,7