Replacement for 2020 Tesla Model 3LR

[Strocky]

Thinking about selling the wive's Tesla and staying on the EV trail
What sort of 2022 plate cars should I be looking to replace it

Budget is around £23kish

[Dave Hedgehog]

any requirements for spec, range etc?

You can get a 25 plate Niro 4k miles with full 7 year warranty for 23k which has buttons and car play/andriod auto, if that's important (£500 contribution if you take PCP)

https://used-uk.kia.com/used-car-details/used-kia-...

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Monday 12th January 13:09

[Strocky]

Dave Hedgehog said:

any requirements for spec, range etc?

You can get a 25 plate Niro 4k miles with full 7 year warranty for 23k which has buttons and car play/andriod auto, if that's important (£500 contribution if you take PCP)

https://used-uk.kia.com/used-car-details/used-kia-...

Edited by Dave Hedgehog on Monday 12th January 13:09

Same range at least (250 miles on 80% Charge) & 4WD as per the current motor

Will check out your link, ta!

Edited by Strocky on Monday 12th January 13:26

[ChocolateFrog]

What's the reason for changing?

[Strocky]

ChocolateFrog said:

What's the reason for changing?

Getting on in years, won't drop too much on it's value from what I paid for it 18 months ago and the wife is a tad self conscious driving a Swasticar

[samoht]

There aren't that many obvious alternatives in budget.

The Polestar 2 LRDM of that era doesn't have quite the same range as the Tesla. The facelift ones (mid-2023 on) do, but are £27k or so.

The BMW i4 40 is in budget and has the range, but no 4WD; the M50 which has 4WD is £27k or so.

The Kia EV6 starts around that budget and would be worth a look. Otherwise it's more SUV type cars.

I'd say either accept RWD and get a post-facelift Polestar single motor or i4 40, or a shorter range and a PS2 dual motor, or hang onto the Model 3 for a few more years until more cars come into budget.

[karma mechanic]

The Niro mentioned above is FWD. According to Kia it gives better economy because there is no driveshaft to the rear wheels...

[Strocky]

samoht said:

There aren't that many obvious alternatives in budget.

The Polestar 2 LRDM of that era doesn't have quite the same range as the Tesla. The facelift ones (mid-2023 on) do, but are £27k or so.

The BMW i4 40 is in budget and has the range, but no 4WD; the M50 which has 4WD is £27k or so.

The Kia EV6 starts around that budget and would be worth a look. Otherwise it's more SUV type cars.

I'd say either accept RWD and get a post-facelift Polestar single motor or i4 40, or a shorter range and a PS2 dual motor, or hang onto the Model 3 for a few more years until more cars come into budget.

Cheers mate, the sort of post I was sort of hoping to see

[PetrolHeadInRecovery]

karma mechanic said:

The Niro mentioned above is FWD. According to Kia it gives better economy because there is no driveshaft to the rear wheels...

I'm not aware of any factory EV with a propshaft from front motor to the rear wheels. I can be wrong - and even if not, I wouldn't be surprised if salespersons thought there was one, though.

I would imagine the efficiency gains would be from not having to limit regeneration as much as with RWD. Weight transfer when braking improves the grip in the front, momentary slip is less likely to cause a spin if it happens with the front tyres. You can get closer to a deceleration limit that is higher than with RWD.

However, you will lose sales because of slower 0-60 time (everything else being equal).

[Europa Jon]

Google is your friend. Come back with a shortlist.
There are very few, if any cars that are four wheel drive and can deliver your required range in winter for £23k.