2 cars · UK figures · two hosts to win
i5 eDrive40 vs Model 3 Performance
01The cut
i5 eDrive40 and Model 3 Performance split the numbers that move a decision. You would not notice UK grant and Seats.
A win is counted only where the gap is one you would notice, and only where two independent hosts agree on the figure. One-source numbers still print. Missing figures stay blank. We do not invent a score.
No still | | |
|---|---|---|
| Money | ||
| RRP | £69,995One source | £59,990One source |
| After grant | £69,995One source | £59,990One source |
| UK grant | NoneSame enough | NoneSame enough |
| Range | ||
| WLTP range | 360 miOne source | 328 miOne source |
| Motorway estimate | 252 miOne source | 230 miOne source |
| Usable battery | 81.2 kWhOne source | 75 kWhOne source |
| Charging | ||
| Peak DC charge | 205 kWOne source | 250 kWOne source |
| 10–80% | — | — |
| Architecture | — | — |
| Chemistry | NMC | NMC |
| Space | ||
| Boot | 490 LOne source | 594 L*One source |
| Frunk | — | 88 L |
| Seats | 5Same enough | 5Same enough |
| Size | ||
| Length | 5,060 mm | 4,720 mm |
| Width | 1,900 mmOne source | 1,849 mmOne source |
| Height | 1,515 mm | 1,431 mm |
| Towing (braked) | — | — |
| Drive | ||
| 0–62 mph | — | 3.1 s |
| Driven wheels | RWD | AWD |
| Vehicle-to-load | — | — |
02In a UK bay
UK parking bay · 4.8 m × 2.4 m · drawn to scale
* Tesla publishes cargo volume its own way — often boot plus frunk, to the roof. It is not a VDA litre. We leave the asterisk rather than pretend they match.
03Change the line-up
04Sources
- i5 eDrive40 — BMW UK — i5 · 2026-09-01
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- i5 eDrive40 — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- i5 eDrive40 — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- i5 eDrive40 — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- i5 eDrive40 — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- i5 eDrive40 — Auto Express — every new EV (161 on sale, 28 Aug 2026) · 2026-09-01
- i5 eDrive40 — electrive: New BMW 5 Series goes on sale in the UK (26 Oct 2023) · 2026-10-02
- Model 3 Performance — Tesla UK — Model 3 Performance · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — Tesla UK — Model 3 Performance · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — Auto Express — every new EV (161 on sale, 28 Aug 2026) · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 Performance — Notebookcheck: Tesla Model 3 Highland arrives in UK with starting price of £39,990 and early-2024 deliveries (Sept 2023) · 2026-10-02