Auto Express – August 20, 2019

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk SpecialIssue 75

TeslaModel3vsBMW320d ROADTESTS

Ontheroadprice/totalastested

Residualvalue(after3yrs/36,000)

Depreciation

Annualtaxliabilitystd/higherrate

Annualfuelcost(12k/20kmiles)

Insurancegroup/quote/VED

Costofservicing

Length/wheelbase
Height/width
Engine
Peakpower/revs
Peaktorque/revs
Transmission
Batterysize(usable/actual)/tankcapacity
Bootcapacity
Kerbweight/payload/towingweight
Turningcircle
Basicwarranty(miles)/recovery
DriverPowermanufacturer/dealerpos.
NCAP:Adult/child/ped./assist/stars

0-60/30-70mph

30-50mphin3rd/4th

50-70mphin5th/6th/7th/8th

Topspeed/rpmat70mph

Braking70-0/60-0/30-0mph

Noiseoutside/idle/30/70mph

AutoExpresseconomy/range(miles)

Claimedrange/fueleconomy(WLTP)

Actual/claimedCO 2 /taxbracket

Airbags/Isofix/parksensors/camera
Autobox/lane-keep/blindspot/AEB
Clim./cruisectrl/leather/heatedseats
Metpaint/LEDs/keyless/pwrtailgate
Nav/digidash/DAB/connectedservices
Wirelesscharge/CarPlay/AndroidAuto

1 st^2 nd

Results

Figures

RESIDUALVALUES

EVsarealready

incrediblypopular,

andtheTesla’s

predictedused

valuesproveas

much.It’llholdon

tomoremoney

thanthe320d.

BOOT

NOenginemeans

Teslahasluggage

spaceinthefront

andtherear,but

it’sutimatelyless

thanBMW’sboot.

EVarchitecture

meansplenty

ofrearlegroom;

headroomis

tighter,though.

REFINEMENT

WHILEModel3is

quick,withinstant

shovefromits

electricmotor,

itsrefinement

aroundtownand

whencruising

areimpressive.

TECH

HUGEcentral

touchscreen

boastssat-nav

andmanyother

functions.

Autopilotis

standard;it’san

optiononBMW.

SAFETY

BOTHmodels

offerplentyof

protection.Tesla

scoredhighest

eversafetyassist;

BMW’soptional

kitmeansthere’s

asmuchtech.

TeslaModel 3

Standard

RangePlus

£37,340/£37,340

£25,645/68.7%

£11,695

£1,193/£2,386

£349/£698

N/A/£625/£0

N/A

4,694/2,875mm

1,443/1,849mm

1xelectricmotor

235 bhp/N/Arpm

375Nm/N/Arpm

Single-spdauto/rwd

50/55kWh

425 litres

1,611/418/910kg

11.8metres

8yrs(100,000)/8yrs

N/A/N/A

96/86/74/94/5

5.8/4.5secs

1.9secs

2.6secs

140mph/N/A

47.9/35.5/8.8m

N/A/N/A/64/72dB

4.3miles/kWh/217

254 miles

0/0g/km/16%

Eight/yes/yes/yes

Yes/yes/yes/yes

Yes/yes/yes/yes

Yes/yes/yes/no

Yes/yes/yes/yes

No/no/no

BMW320d

MSport

SportAuto

£38,325/£45,505

£17,173/44.8%

£21,152

£2,284/£4,567

£1,322/£2,204

29/£562/£165

£25permonth(3yrs)

4,709/2,851mm

1,442/1,827mm

4cylin-line/1,995cc

187/4,000bhp/rpm

400/1,750Nm/rpm

8-speedauto/rwd

59 litres

480 litres

1,450/610/1,600kg

11.4metres

3yrs(60,000)/3yrs

21st/19th

N/A

6.6/6.0secs

2.7/3.0secs

4.3/5.9/7.4/13.4secs

149mph/1,600rpm

44.5/32.2/9.6m

70/44/60/70dB

53.3mpg/11.7mpl/692

52.3-54.3

142/113g/km/30%

Eight/yes/yes/yes

Y/£1,250*/£1,250*/y

Yes/yes/yes/yes

£670/y/£990*/£990*

Yes/yes/yes/yes

£350/yes/no

TESLA

THISresultisclose,butthe

Model3provesthatnowis

thetimeyoucanbuyanEVinsteadofan

ICEcar.Ittakesvictorythankstoitsultra-

lowrunningcosts,whilecomfort,techand

practicalityareonparwiththeBMW’s,yet

performanceisbetter.Thereisacaveat:

around12,000milesayearisviablewith

thislevelofrange,soifyoucanputup

withsomepubliccharging(mostpeople

willtopupovernight),it’sagreatoption.

★★★★★

BMW

THE3Seriesisstilla

finecompactexecutive

saloonwithalltheattributeswevalue

inacarinthisclass.It’scomfortable

enough,fastenough,frugal,superbly

practical,greattodriveandofferslots

oftechnology–butsodoestheTesla,

andit’salsomuchcheapertorun.If

youcoverlongdistancesregularly

thentheflexibilityadieseloffers

mightmeantheBMWisabetterbet.

★★★★★

ROADTEST

★★★★✩

TESLA

MODEL 3

AUG 2019

ALTHOUGHotherTeslacars

nowfeaturerapid-charger

adapters,theModel3’sCCS

capabilityopensituptolots

ofrapid-chargingpointsto

boostthecar’susabilityand

makeiteasiertolivewith.

Therearearound 290 Tesla

SuperchargersintheUK,but

withmorethan14,000public

EVchargingpointsavailable,

itshowshowthisever-

growinginfrastructurecould

benefitModel3owners.

THEwayevenafairly‘normal’

EVacceleratesoffthelinewill

stundriversnewtothetech.

InStandardmode,the

Model3lungesforwardatjust

smalltwitchesofthethrottle,

deliveringahothatch-rivalling

0-60mphtime,yetit’seven

cheapertorunthananecocar.

SodoesanEVlikethis

meanthatownerscanhave

theircakeandeatit?The

answerdependsonyour

circumstances.Readour

verdict(left)tofindoutwhy.

Headto

head

SPEED

CHARGING

Kiae-NiroFirstEdition

PRICE:£32, 995 ENGINE:1xelectricmotor, 20 1bhp

IT’SnotasquicknoraspremiumastheModel3,butrange

iskeytoanelectriccarandthee-Niro’s

claimed 282 -miledistancebetween

top-upsisaccurate.First

Editionmodelsgetloadsof

kit,too.Thebiggestsingle

problemisthewaitinglist.

JaguarXED1 80 R-DynamicSE

PRICE:£37,6 15 ENGINE:2.0-litre4cyl, 17 8bhp

IFanEVstillisn’tforyou,thenewlyupdatedJagXEisas

dynamicandinvolvingastheBMW.

R-Dynamicaddssportylooks,while

SEtrimgetsadigitaldash,new

infotainment,goodsafety

techandstrongconnectivity.

D1 80 engineisallyou’llneed.

Rivals

Otheroptionsin

thiscategory...

:

PERFORMANCE

320dcouldn’t

matchtorquey

Tesla’seffortless

accleration,but

itsperformance

isstillgood,as

ourfiguresshow.

RUNNINGCOSTS

BMW’sCO 2

emissionsmake

the320dpricier

companycar

comparedwith

the0g/kmTesla.

Model3will

alsobemuch

cheapertorun.

AEB=AutonomousEmergencyBraking.Inred=equipmentfittedtoourtestcar.InsurancequotesfromAA(Tel 08001070680 or

http://www.theAA.com)fora42-year-oldlivinginBanbury,Oxon,withthreepenaltypoints.ResidualvaluesprovidedbyCDLVIPData.

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