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32 of the fastest accelerating 'everyday' EVs you can buy today
The quick EVs you can buy in the UK (that you might actually be able to afford)
Volkswagen ID.7* - 0-62mph in 5.4 seconds
“in many ways the ID.7 hits its bullseye. It’s practical and remarkably quiet, roomy and comfortable too.”
*ID.7 GTX
Advertisement - Page continues belowHyundai Ioniq 6* - 0-62mph in 5.1 seconds
“Its performance is entirely in line with how Hyundai is pitching it: this is a comfortable, effortlessly smooth and easy cruiser...”
*Ioniq 6 Twin Motor
Volvo EX90* - 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds
“The Performance gets 510bhp and 671lb ft, allowing all 2,818kg of EX90 to sprint from 0-62mph in 4.9 seconds. Yikes.”
*Twin Motor Performance
Advertisement - Page continues belowVolvo EX40* - 0-62mph in 4.8 seconds
“It’s all very sensible, unless you’re in the ridiculously powerful twin motor, in which case it’s not very sensible. The EX40 is an easy car to live with day to day, if you’re worried about switching to electric.”
*EX40 Twin Motor
Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV* - 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds
“It’s difficult to think of a more complete, absolutely state-of-the-art and some way beyond luxury off-roader than this.”
*EQS 580 4MATIC
Volvo EC40* – 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds
"The AWD Twin Motor (which shares its powertrain with the Polestar 2) has a whopping 402bhp/494lb ft output that zings you to 62mph in 4.7secs. The 82kWh battery here is good for up to 340 miles of official WLTP range. Punchy numbers for a relatively compact crossover."
*EC40 Twin Motor
Polestar 3* - 0-62mph in 4.7 seconds
“It feels lighter and more sprightly in turns than most big SUVs do, even in gentle driving. Turn up the wick, as all that power allows you to, and it doesn't go to pieces. That torque-vectoring rear drive really does pivot it through and out of a corner with little apparent effort.”
*3 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack
Advertisement - Page continues belowAudi SQ8 e-tron* - 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds
“That the SQ8 e-tron feels as perky as it does is still impressive. It’s relentlessly fast, in the sort of rollercoaster fashion that leaves you clinging grimly on until it’s all over.”
Polestar 2* - 0-62mph in 4.2 seconds
“The Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack – a £5,000 upgrade – boosts power to 469bhp and feels every bit as quick as you’d expect.”
*2 Long Range Dual Motor Performance Pack
Advertisement - Page continues belowAudi A6 e-tron* - 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds
“This is a handsome saloon or estate that doesn’t try too hard to be an aero car and yet still slips through its surroundings to claim impressive range and efficiency figures. It’s refined and drives much like the big Audi saloons you’re used to.”
*S6 e-tron
BMW i4* - 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds
“The M50 is startlingly rapid, especially so if you've double-pressed the mode switch into 'sport boost'...”
*i4 M50
Smart #1* - 0-62mph in 3.9 seconds
“The Smart #1 is commendably good value – and if you’re a straight line shove addict, the Brabus version delivers plenty of that.”
*#1 Brabus
BMW i5* - 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
“This is the best-handling car in its class and makes a Model S feel like a shopping trolley. Especially the M60.”
*i5 M60 xDrive
BMW iX* - 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
“The flagship xDrive M60 (the first time the three worlds of M, X and i have collided) gets 619bhp for 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds. Because that’s how fast your lounge accelerates.”
*iX M60
Mercedes-Benz EQS* - 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
“The EQS grasps all the advantages an EV promises – smoothness, peace, effortless performance and clever body packaging – and blends all of the above with everything Mercedes has learned over several decades of building classy plutocrat barges.”
*AMG EQS 53
MG4* - 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
“It has the performance of a hot hatch: in a straight line it thumps you in the kidneys pretty hard.”
*4 XPower
Polestar 4* - 0-62mph in 3.8 seconds
“It's quick and smooth and steers nicely. For the dual motor, insert the words 'very' and 'very' before the word 'quick'. That version which clocks the 0-62mph time in under four seconds and has adaptive suspension.”
*4 Long Range Dual Motor
Smart #3* - 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds
“The Brabus is fast in that rollercoaster way that performance electric cars so often are: you grimly hold on and wait for it to be over. It slams off the line with its 422bhp (154bhp at the front, 268bhp from the rear) and 400lb ft of torque, reaching 62mph from zero in a scarcely credible 3.7secs.”
*#3 Brabus
BMW i7* - 0-62mph in 3.7 seconds
“The i7 is blissfully smooth, fast and easy to drive, and impressively efficient for such a large car. A lot of clever, highly motivated people have dug very deep here and you can tell. It is one hell of a car.”
*i7 M70 xDrive
Ford Mustang Mach-E* - 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds
“This is a 2.2-tonne machine, but it can go from 0-62mph in just 3.6 seconds. It’s actually quicker than a Bentley Bentayga Speed. And that’s billed as the world’s fastest SUV…”
*Mach-E GT
Volvo EX30* - 0-62mph in 3.6 seconds
“The most remarkable EX30 is the 422bhp twin-motor version. It's startlingly rapid. The 0-62mph is a 3.6-second kick up the chuff. And it can be bought for a smidge under £41k.”
*EX30 Twin Motor Performance
Mercedes-Benz EQE* - 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds
“The EQE AMG is almost comically fast, stops, goes and rides with physical brilliance. And it is genuinely noisy, generating the kind of swooshy hums you usually find in sci-fi films. It’s amazing, in its way.”
*AMG EQE 53
Tesla Model Y* - 0-60mph in 3.5 seconds
“Even a Mercedes-AMG GLC 63 AMG will be defeated by the Y’s instantaneous pace.”
*Model Y Performance with 1ft rollout
Kia EV6* - 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds
“The violent shove of acceleration cuts through anything else that might be going on in the world. It’s a crazy business as both motors spool straight up without delay, and all you can do is hang on.”
*EV6 GT
Hyundai Ioniq 5 N* - 0-62mph in 3.4 seconds
“Right now, the Ioniq 5 N is an electric car that's as involving as a really good petrol car. In some ways it does that by brazenly impersonating a petrol drivetrain. The surprising thing is that's absolutely not just a gimmick.”
Porsche Macan* - 0-62mph in 3.3 seconds
“The Turbo hits 62mph from rest in 3.3secs. Yowzers. If you’re into Top Trumps, that’s as fast as a 911 GT3.”
*Macan Turbo
Lotus Eletre* - 0-62mph in 2.95 seconds
“In the UK we’ll get three levels: Eletre, Eletre S and Eletre R. The Eletre R gets an uprated rear motor with a two-speed ‘box strapped to it to provide 900bhp+ and 0-62mph in sub three-seconds.”
*Eletre R
Tesla Model 3* - 0-60mph in 2.9 seconds
“Even a basic version with a single rear motor is almost as quick to 60mph as a Jaguar F-Type...”
*Model 3 Performance with 1ft rollout
Lotus Emeya* - 0-62mph in 2.78 seconds
“Top of the range is the Emeya R, because what EV line-up would be complete without a sickeningly fast final act? The R offers 905bhp and 727lb ft, which is enough to haul it from 0-62mph in 2.78 seconds.”
*Emeya R
Audi e-tron GT* - 0-62mph in 2.5 seconds
“This is simply a handsome four-door GT that plays to Audi’s strengths – namely a high-quality interior, comfort and useability and a belting turn of pace that’s more than worthy of the RS badge.”
*RS e-tron GT Performance
Porsche Taycan Sport Turismo* - 0-62mph in 2.4 seconds
“If you want a sleek, moderately practical, fine-driving electric car, look no further...”
*Taycan Sport Turismo Turbo S (2024)
Porsche Taycan* - 0-62mph in 2.2 seconds
“Stuttgart’s first EV is a proper Porsche – massively fast, great to drive, quick to charge and practical enough to use every day.”
*Taycan Turbo GT Weissach Package
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