Kia EV9 vs Porsche Taycan

The Taycan costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand.

Porsche Taycan

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Kia EV9Porsche Taycan

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$1,066
$1,049 (better)
Australia
$910
$896 (better)
United Kingdom
£691
£680 (better)
United States
$972
$956 (better)

Official figures

Uses
24.9 kWh/100km
24.5 kWh/100km (better)
Range
450 km (better)
449 km

Space

Seats
–
4
Length
–
4,963 mm

Engine

Engine
–
Single motor
Gearbox
–
2-speed automatic
Drive
–
RWD

A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.

EV9 or Taycan?

Which is cheaper to run, the Kia EV9 or the Porsche Taycan?

The Porsche Taycan: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Kia EV9 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Each on its own

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