<\/a><\/p>\nAutopilot.<\/strong> You gotta pay $8000 for the really cool stuff like Autosteer+ (steer you around bendy roads), Navigate on Autopilot (change lanes for you) and Smart Summon (the car drives to you slowly in a car park\/garage). Without that package, all you get is adaptive cruise control and Autosteer (basic). Autosteer kept me scarily close to the cars in adjacent lanes, so I disabled it for the day I had it. The cruise control is great though and much faster and smoother to react than the Ioniq, however it was more likely to disengage than the Ioniq when going uphill or in direct sunlight. Overall disappointing.<\/p>\nPanoramic glass roof.<\/strong> It looks cool but damn it lets in a lot of heat. It’s certainly a warmer cabin than the Ioniq. I would much prefer a normal metal roof and the price cut by a few grand.<\/p>\nThe price.<\/strong> The cheapest spec Model 3 is $73,135 in Victoria. A 2020 Ioniq is $53,026. $20,000 isn’t a small amount of money and $20,000 is the price of a nice second hand Toyota hybrid. I’d never, ever, consider spending $73,000 on a car and honestly feel like a bit of a wanker for contemplating it (working class Catholic guilt never goes away folks).<\/p>\nShould I buy a Tesla Model 3?<\/h3>\n
The Ioniq, let’s be honest, is basically a Hyundai Elantra with batteries. It looks like, drives like and feels like a petrol car. That’s not necessarily a bad thing as it means everything is familiar with the drivetrain being the only difference. For those already skeptical of EVs, the Ioniq is a nice introduction.<\/p>\n
The Model 3 however, is literally a computer on wheels. It’s very different to operate than a “normal” car, with all the car’s functions accessible via a touch screen. That’s probably why I love the Model 3 so much! It’s as if a bunch of computer nerds (aka me & you) designed this car. It isn’t for everyone but I thoroughly enjoyed driving the Model 3. It’s also got more practical range, is way more enjoyable to drive thanks to the stiffer suspension and higher performance, the smartphone app works as it should and the touchscreen is second nature for a nerd like me.<\/p>\n
I enjoed it so much, I am seriously thinking about selling my Ioniq and buying a Model 3 in 2020, even though I really can’t justify it financially. That’s how good it is. If you can afford $60,000 or more for a car, a sedan suits your purposes and you can get over the fact you’re giving money to Elon Musk, you’d be crazy not to test drive the Model 3.<\/p>\n
Massive thanks again to Jonathan for letting me drive his car for an entire day and getting it covered in dead bugs. Also damn you for giving me a taste of the Model 3 when I can’t afford it!<\/em><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Jonathan, a subscriber to my very interesting and useful tech newsletter The Sizzle, asked me if I’d…\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":10069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","csco_singular_sidebar":"","csco_page_header_type":"","csco_page_load_nextpost":"","csco_post_video_location":[],"csco_post_video_url":"","csco_post_video_bg_start_time":0,"csco_post_video_bg_end_time":0,"jetpack_publicize_message":"Ioniq owner drives a Tesla Model 3 for a day","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[2],"tags":[1448,1466,816],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"reckoner_social_message":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10060"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10060"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10060\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10488,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10060\/revisions\/10488"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10060"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10060"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reckoner.com.au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10060"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}