The engine's answer
Best electric car for a couple doing towing, under €60,000
Hyundai Ioniq 5
76% match
The fastest-charging EV on this list.
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Fuel
- Use
- People
- Budget
Why it wins
Hyundai Ioniq 5 costs €50,000 — €10,000 under the €60,000 ceiling — seats 5 and carries 527 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is fuel, use, people, budget. Overall: a 76% match for this question.
What's good
- 800 V architecture — 10–80% in around 18 minutes.
- Enormous rear legroom.
What to watch
- Needs a fast charger to show its advantage.
What came close
- Tesla Model Y76%The boot is the point.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Kia EV675%Quick, sharp and cheap to run.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - BYD Seal U75%A lot of electric SUV for the money, badge aside.
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What the runners-up gave up
- Tesla Model Y (76%) lost mainly on comfort: 72/100 against 80/100 for the winner.
- Kia EV6 (75%) lost mainly on comfort: 78/100 against 80/100 for the winner.
- BYD Seal U (75%) lost mainly on towing limit: 1,500 kg against 1,600 kg for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does Hyundai Ioniq 5 fit under €60,000?
- Yes. At €50,000 it leaves €10,000 of headroom, and the budget was treated as a hard ceiling — nothing above it was allowed to win.
- How does it cope with towing?
- On the measures that matter for towing it scores 46/100 against a field average of 27/100, with 507 km between stops and running costs of about €155/mo a month.
- Why a electric car?
- The question fixed the fuel, so only electric car models were eligible — Hyundai Ioniq 5 is the one that scored highest among them.
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