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Is the 2020 Tesla Model 3 a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 17 sedans

5thof 17

  • Yes. Top half on 3 of 4 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 15.0 cu ft.
  • 5th of 17 sedans close in size and price.
  • Best: power (3rd of 24), cargo (5th of 17).
  • Weakest: rear legroom (11th of 23, tied with 2).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2020 · SEDANSA4 All…Audi A4 AllroadA5 Spo…Audi A5 SportbackGSLexus GS3 Seri…BMW 3 SeriesModel 3Tesla Model 3TLXAcura TLXQ50INFINITI Q50ILXAcura ILXXEJaguar XEA4Audi A4S4Audi S4WRX STISubaru WRX STIS60Volvo S60ISLexus ISCT4Cadillac CT4G70Genesis G70A-ClassMercedes-Benz A-ClassAlfa Romeo GiuliaFord Fusion EnergiKia StingerMercedes-Benz CLASubaru WRXVolkswagen ArteonVolkswagen Jetta GLINo number5th of 17
24 sedans from 2020, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2020 Tesla Model 3 in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$35,0008th of 2470%
Best combined mpgN/AN/AN/A
Most horsepower455 hp3rd of 2491%
Cargo behind rear seats15.0 cu ft5th of 1775%
Rear legroom35.2 in11th of 2345%
Max towingN/AN/AN/A

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Audi A4 Allroad 24.2 cu ft
  2. Audi A5 Sportback 22.0 cu ft
  3. Lexus GS 18.4 cu ft
  4. BMW 3 Series 17.0 cu ft
  5. Tesla Model 3 15.0 cu ft
  6. Acura TLX 14.3 cu ft
  7. INFINITI Q50 13.5 cu ft
  8. Acura ILX 12.4 cu ft
Show all 17
  1. Jaguar XE 12.1 cu ft
  2. Audi A4 12.0 cu ft
  3. Audi S4 12.0 cu ft
  4. Subaru WRX STI 12.0 cu ft
  5. Volvo S60 11.6 cu ft
  6. Lexus IS 10.8 cu ft
  7. Cadillac CT4 10.7 cu ft
  8. Genesis G70 10.5 cu ft
  9. Mercedes-Benz A-Class 8.6 cu ft

No figure: Alfa Romeo Giulia, Ford Fusion Energi, Kia Stinger, Mercedes-Benz CLA, Subaru WRX, Volkswagen Arteon, Volkswagen Jetta GLI.

Sedans in 2020: 106. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked