Tesla Model 3 Costs vs. 10 Best Selling Cars In The United States

17. March 2019 by Zachary Shahan

We don't really know how many Tesla Model 3s were sold in the US in January and February, but the car should be in the top 20. With less than a day to order Model 3 The Standard Range Plus for $ 37,000, I felt we still hadn't done enough to compare the current model 3 options with the other best-selling cars in the US. So, here's a new comparison focused on one central topic: 5 years total cost of ownership.

These costs are, of course, based on average, extrapolations from Tesla Model S-data and Edmunds total calculation cost. The actual results will vary depending on individual circumstances. For more background on the Model 3 assumptions, see this article.

Worth noting before looking at the cost comparison, is that the Tesla model 3 is much safer than any of these other top models (based on NHTSA tests), much faster than Some of these other top models have a completely different drive quality – a much better driving quality that even drives the drive quality to top luxury cars. With all this in mind, jump into the details (which I post as a table and then also in the image format with color gradient that highlights cost differences).