JURA E6 (2026): 17 specialities and how it differs from the E8

The E6 and the E8, side by side

On paper, the E6 is the E8 with a shorter drinks list. Both are 27 cm wide, 44.6 cm deep and 34.8 cm high, with a 1.9 l tank, a 280 g hopper, the grinder JURA calls P.A.G.2 programmable on 7 levels, a grounds container for 16 servings, thermoblock heating and 15 bar of pump pressure.

	JURA E6	JURA E8
Specialities by JURA’s count	17	27
Variations in the count	Light Brew	Light Brew and Sweet
Weight	9.7 kg	10 kg
Generation described	2026	2025
UK price bracket	Premium	Premium

So the question is simply whether the ten extra entries on the JURA E8 are drinks you would make. The E6’s 17 are espresso, coffee, Americano, lungo, espresso doppio, espresso macchiato, cappuccino, latte macchiato, two espressos or two coffees at once, a portion of milk foam, hot water, and Light Brew versions of several of these. If that list covers your habits, the E8 adds little the data can show.

Height, and the space under the spout

At 34.8 cm, the E6 shares with the E8 the lowest height among the bean-to-cup machines we list for the UK, a whisker under the Magnifica S and Start. If low wall cupboards are your constraint, that counts; still allow room to open the hopper.

The other height to check is under the spout. The E6’s adjustable spout goes up to 11.1 cm, where the De’Longhi Magnifica and Rivelia models give 14 cm. Most cappuccino cups fit; a tall latte macchiato glass may not, so measure yours. We have no verified figure for the E8 on this point.

• JURA E6 Dark Inox (UKD) 1585411.1 cm
• De'Longhi Rivelia LatteCrema, Onyx Black EXAM440.55.B14 cm
• De'Longhi Magnifica Evo Next ECAM 312.80.TB14 cm
• De'Longhi Eletta Explore, Titanium ECAM450.86.T EX:414.3 cm

Milk: a hose, and your own container

Like the E8 and the Siemens EQ.6 plus s300, the E6 draws milk through a hose. JURA lists the hose and its connector but mentions no milk container, so plan on a jug or carton beside the machine, or buy a container separately. The hose has no small carafe to refill, but it needs cleaning just the same: see our cleaning guide, and machines with a milk system for the designs side by side.

Controls, app and brew group

Controls are a colour display with buttons, not a touchscreen. Brew temperature is programmable on 3 levels. The E6 works with JURA’s J.O.E. app, but only through the optional Wi-Fi Connect transmitter, which is not supplied; our table leaves the connectivity line blank for that reason.

Neither the product page nor the manual says whether the brew group comes out. We do not guess. If rinsing it yourself matters, the De’Longhi, Philips and Siemens machines in our UK list all state a removable one.

Which E6 in the UK

Article	Version	Generation	Covered here
15854	Dark Inox (UKD)	2026	Yes: JURA’s UK page shows the same figures as the German one
15511	Piano Black (UKC)	Earlier generation, shown out of stock	No: figures not checked

The Piano White and Piano Black versions of the 2026 generation appear on JURA’s German and French sites, not on the UK site. Check the article number on the listing: an older E6 should not be judged by this page.

What JURA does not publish, or we could not use

• Removable brew group: not addressed.
• Grinder material and burr shape: a trade name only.
• Warranty: JURA’s terms are not stated in whole years, so our table shows “see the retailer’s terms”.
• Auto-off time: programmable, with no default figure given.
• Noise: no decibel figure. Noise is on our list of planned measurements.

Is the E6 the better buy than the E8?

That depends only on the drinks list, since nothing else in the published data separates them. Run the purchase over your expected cups in the cost per cup calculator, and use the machine finder to see whether a model in a lower bracket meets the same needs. The wider field is in our bean-to-cup comparison, and the classic traps in our guide to buying mistakes.