2 cars · UK figures · two hosts to win
CLA 250+ vs Model 3 RWD
01The cut
Model 3 RWD leads on the figures you would actually use. You would notice RRP and After grant. You would not notice UK grant, Seats and Width.
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 | £46,200One source | £37,990Ahead |
| After grant | £46,200One source | £37,990Ahead |
| UK grant | NoneSame enough | NoneSame enough |
| Range | ||
| WLTP range | 484 miOne source | 332 mi |
| Motorway estimate | 339 miOne source | 232 mi |
| Usable battery | 85 kWhOne source | 57.5 kWhOne source |
| Charging | ||
| Peak DC charge | 320 kWOne source | 170 kWOne source |
| 10–80% | — | 27 min |
| Architecture | 800 V | — |
| Chemistry | NMC | LFP |
| Space | ||
| Boot | 405 LOne source | 594 L*One source |
| Frunk | — | 88 L |
| Seats | 5Same enough | 5Same enough |
| Size | ||
| Length | 4,723 mm | 4,720 mm |
| Width | 1,855 mmSame enough | 1,849 mmSame enough |
| Height | 1,468 mm | 1,441 mm |
| Towing (braked) | — | 1000 kg |
| Drive | ||
| 0–62 mph | — | 6.1 s |
| Driven wheels | RWD | RWD |
| Vehicle-to-load | — | No |
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
- CLA 250+ — Mercedes-Benz UK — CLA Electric · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — Mercedes-Benz UK — CLA 250+ · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — Auto Express — every new EV (161 on sale, 28 Aug 2026) · 2026-09-01
- CLA 250+ — electrive.com, 9 May 2025: UK pricing; first deliveries expected Q3 2025 · 2026-10-02
- Model 3 RWD — Tesla UK — Model 3 · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Tesla UK — Model 3 specs · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Tesla UK — Model 3 · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Tesla UK — Model 3 dimensions · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Tesla UK — Model 3 cargo · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — GOV.UK — zero emission vehicles eligible for a grant (cars) · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Which? — electric car grant eligible models · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Auto Express — every new EV, Model 3 from-price · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Auto Express — every new EV, Model 3 WLTP · 2026-09-01
- Model 3 RWD — Notebookcheck: Tesla Model 3 Highland arrives in UK with starting price of £39,990 and early-2024 deliveries (Sept 2023) · 2026-10-02