**A Comparative Analysis: BMW i4 vs Tesla Model 3 Performance**

As I stepped into the BMW i4, I couldn't help but feel a sense of excitement and anticipation. This car is touted as a sporty alternative to the Tesla Model 3 Performance, and I was eager to put it through its paces.

The first thing that struck me about this car is its size. It's a large vehicle, similar in length to a Mercedes-Benz E-Class, but with a more angular design. The interior, however, feels luxurious and premium, with a focus on comfort and convenience. As I settled into the driver's seat, I noticed that the steering wheel felt slightly smaller than what I'm used to in my other cars.

When it comes to driving, the BMW i4 is certainly sporty and engaging. In "sporty mode," the car responds quickly and eagerly, putting down all its torque instantly. However, this also means that the tires struggle for grip on slippery surfaces, and there's a noticeable jolt when accelerating hard. When I put my foot down, the car accelerates smoothly and quickly, but it doesn't quite match the Tesla's seamless power delivery.

One area where the BMW i4 lags behind its electric rival is in terms of noise. While the Tesla Model 3 Performance has a distinct electric sound, the BMW i4 tries to make up for this with a "whoa" noise that adds to the drama and sounds very futuristic. However, I found this to be slightly silly and pointless.

One thing that did surprise me about the BMW i4 was its braking performance. The brakes feel grabby, which can be unsettling at times, especially when driving on slippery roads. Additionally, visibility is not as good as the Tesla's huge windscreen and low dashboard design provide.

When it comes to regenerative braking, however, the BMW i4 offers a welcome compromise between sportiness and practicality. I could switch between "brake" mode, which slows the car down quickly but smoothly, and "regen" mode, which builds up charge in the battery while still allowing me to slow down gradually.

One final quibble is with the turning circle of this car - it's a whopping 12.5 meters, compared to the BMW 3 Series' 11.5 meters or the Tesla Model 3 Performance's 11.7 meters. This can make navigating tight corners and roundabouts more challenging than expected.

**Head-to-Head Comparison: BMW i4 vs Tesla Model 3 Performance**

To determine which car comes out on top in a head-to-head comparison, I decided to conduct some tests of my own. First up was the quarter-mile drag race, where the Tesla Model 3 Performance would have the edge in terms of raw speed and acceleration.

I filmed the video myself and followed it up with the link in the description for readers who want to see the full footage of this epic battle between two electric supercars. In short, the Tesla Model 3 Performance wins the quarter-mile drag race by a significant margin, thanks to its instant torque delivery and incredible acceleration.

But what about the real-world driving experience? I set up my timing gear and attempted to launch the BMW i4 from a standstill, with mixed results. While it certainly feels quick and sporty, the tires struggled for grip on slippery surfaces, which prevented me from getting the fastest possible time.

In contrast, the Tesla Model 3 Performance glided effortlessly from 0-60mph, thanks to its instant torque delivery and regenerative braking system.

**Final Verdict: BMW i4 vs Tesla Model 3 Performance**

After putting both cars through their paces, I have to conclude that the Tesla Model 3 Performance is still the better electric car. While the BMW i4 has its strengths - comfort, luxury, and premium feel come to mind - it ultimately falls short in terms of efficiency and practicality.

The Tesla's vast Supercharger network makes long-distance driving a breeze, while its instant torque delivery and seamless power delivery make for an incredibly smooth and engaging driving experience. Additionally, the BMW i4's regenerative braking system is more nuanced and flexible than what I experienced in this car.

Overall, if you're looking for a great electric supercar that offers unparalleled performance and practicality, the Tesla Model 3 Performance remains the better choice. But if you're interested in an alternative to the Tesla, with its own unique strengths and weaknesses, then the BMW i4 is certainly worth considering.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: engot a question for you is the new BMW I4 better than a Tesla Model 3 well in this video we're going to find out to do that I'm going to compare their exterior designs their interior designs I'm going to see how practical they are I'm going to check out their technology and I'm going to wonder what the hell that Bloody noise is these are electric cars they're supposed to be quiet and we've got some bloing bus saw going on in the background I'm obviously going to drive them as well and launch them see how quick they are from not 60 M hour because that matters with electric cars and because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching carwow and that's sort of what we do around here shut up buying a new car then head to carwow and my team will help you find your next car at a fair price carwow your One-Stop car buying comparison site let's kick off this video by comparing these cars designs starting with the front so the Tesla Model 3 came out in 2017 and it hasn't really changed that much it's quite a simple basic design in fact I think the front is a little bit fishlike can you see that it's like my fish impression the BMW is more like yeah that's my Beaver impression yeah with that big grill that he doesn't need because it's an electric car now this one has a more aggressive front end than the standard I4 because it's the M50 version the sportier model and I think overall this car's front just has more presence than that ones the I4 is less successful from the side and that's because it's got this huge Bonnet why does an electric car need a huge Bonnet I tell you why it's because this electric cars platform is shed with the bmw3 three series and four Series so you have to be able to fit a straight six 3 L engine under here H moving down the side there's these little design treatments here to add a bit of flare and look you even get the door mirrors from the M3 oh I like the door handles as well quite cool and look frameless Windows because it's a four-door coupe not so sure about this though look it's got a huge fuel filler cap why does it need that for these charging ports oh I know once again it's because it ches its platform with the three series and the four series and you have to have enough space for filling up with petrol or diesel oh alloy wheels these 20s they're quite nice but the range actually starts off on 18s which aren't quite so nice now moving to the Tesla let's start off with the charging port because look it's neatly integrated yeah because this is a bis spoke built from the ground up electric car and the profile shows that because you got this very short Bonnet in fact it's sort of teardrop shaped it looks sleek it looks sporty and this one has the 20-in allo worlds cuz it's the performance model nice Wheels but even the entry level 18in allo wheel looks good now one of the few changes that Tesla has made to this car over the years is this used to be silver and the door handles too but now they're black cuz black is cooler and they are quite cool handles they are a bit awkward to use sometimes your hands are cold and like with the BMW framess Windows one last thing to note on this is look little sign here RS Simons so this is the guy that has lent us this car he's got a channel called RS and he does loads of videos on electric cars really interesting you check came out put a link to his channel in the description below go subscribe to him to say thank you for letting carw this car for this video finally then from the rear I think at first glance I prefer the BMW it seems a little bit more interesting than the Tesla though when you look closely it looks a bit fussy with all these little Design Elements and fake vents this being the M50 has a fora rear bumper but when you look closely at it you got these weird cutouts there which obviously where exhaust would go if it was a internal combustion engine car in fact it seems like it needs quad exhaust pipes like an M3 and because it hasn't got them I actually prefer the Tesla which is just more honest more simple this is the performance version and the only thing that sets it apart is this common fiber bootl spoiler and this little red line under where it says dual motor for the first time today I notice this look if you look at the rear the model 3 the way you have the cabin slightly inboard of the bulbus rear arches it sort of looks a bit like a Porsche 911 can you see that it was slightly here on the inside the I4 feels very similar to a four series or a three series the dash design is ever so slightly different but it's all rather familiar especially when you have like a normal gear selector despite the fact this is an electric car what is different though is this huge curv screen I really like it it's cool and the graphics are nice it's fairly responsive as well it runs bw's latest ey drive system you can move TOS around and all that kind of stuff but really you're not going to be using the navigation or anything like you're just going to play plug in your phone and use Apple carplay or Android auto and they both work brilliantly and you can run them wirelessly as well the only reason you're going to use infotainment system is if you need to do something with the cars settings or systems itself and you just go into vehicle apps and then mess around with all the functions like live vehicle and all that kind of stuff like in terms of the seating position yeah it's nice and low it's one thing about BMWs they do have a good seating position however because of that big Dash and Bonnet when you are low you don't really get great forward visibility you feel quite cocooned in the car so that does make it feel sporty as does this big center console separating you from your passenger now one thing I really like about this car is that as well as being able to see your map there you can see some mappage there and your speed there you can also get it with a heads-up display and that's really good so you can know about your speed and your directions without taking your eyes off the road I like that this particular car being the M50 has some extra sportiness like the M Sports steering wheel we've also got the M flashes on the seat belts and overall though regardless of which model you go for the quality inside the I4 is very very good I think BMW has the best perceived build quality of Audi Mercedes and all the other premium manufacturers it's got good storage as well you know it's big door bins it just feels like a normal BW apart from that new screen really speaking of that new screen one thing that does annoy me about it is that if you want to change the temperature you um you have the slider rather than just using a knob like you can in the three series well of course you can use voice commands set temperature to 20° it hasn't changed it crap here in the Tesla there is no problems with voice commands they work really well for instance set temperature to 25° there we go show map showing the map on the screen you can do everything and because Tesla likes to have a laugh there's some jokes as well so I can open the charging port by saying open charging port or I can say this and it'll still do it as well open bum hole it's just open the charging part in fact there's loads of kind of crazy stuff in here so you can actually set the car up to change the tone for the horn you can choose lots of different kind of sounds for the horn you can even choose farting sounds you can have farting sounds when people sit on various seats it's like a whoopy cushion you can play games on this thing so much stuff with this infotainment system now it is a little bit distracting when you're driving cuz it's so huge and so bright and it's a bit annoying that you have the speedo just up there it'd be better if this car was available with the heads up display but it's not overall though the infotainment system is better than in the BMW it's super responsive very quick you can control everything you want on the car through it bit annoying that you have to go through some menus to access some features but really because the voice commands are so good you can just do most of it that way anyhow yeah I know that when you want to set like the mirrors and things like that you have to control it with these buttons here and the steering wheel in and out as well so here we go look I have to go into controls come on where are you controls steering wheel where are you where steering there we go now operating the steering wheel look see but once you set the car up you set your profile you just jump in and it'll be good to go as you want it what's not so good as the BMW is the fact that you can't get it with Apple carplay or Android auto though to be fair you don't really need it what you might need to do though is spend £10 a month because that gives you the full internet connectivity so you'll get satellite mapping for the navigation system rather than just the basic map you then get traffic you also get streaming for the inbuilt Spotify app for the YouTube connectivity and if you want to download movies and watch Netflix and stuff like that now you can actually connect your phone to it and use your phone's data but it's just a little bit more clunky what isn't clunky though is the interior design it's just so simplistic and minimalist it's so clean so lovely I also prefer to have the drive mode selector up here on the steering column rather than taking it space down here quality isn't as good as the BMW just the materials aren't so expensive feeling however storage is better look loads of storage under here you got your cup holders there loads of storage under there I love the place for your mobile phone they it while it's charging and there's two of them as well also the door bins are huge the seating position is actually even better than the BMW you sit low once again but because the dash is low and the Bon is low The View you get forward is incredible and that's one of my favorite things about the Tesla Model 3 just this feeling of visibility that you get from the car another thing that's great is the fact that you have things like a built-in dash cam so if you have an accident it will record it you can actually use the cameras remotely and you can just look on your mobile phone and view through different cameras to see who's wandering around your carart you can actually use your phone to talk to people around your carart remotely because you'll actually relay your voice from your phone to a speaker in the front bumper it's completely crazy the technology you get on this car it's definitely ahead of BMW I mean Tesla is a technology company rather than a car manufacturer at the end of the day even though it makes cars do you know what when you compare the amount of tech you get a standard on the Tesla to that of the I4 it seems like a lot better value oh dear too much Christmas dinner anyhow the starting price of this is as well starts from £43,000 that starts from £52,000 this top of the range performance model three £60,000 this top of the range m50i £64,000 now really the Tesla you don't have to fit any options to it the only major one is the super clever automated autopilot things where the car can drive itself but you can't do that because it's not legal yet and blah blah blah so it's pointless as standard you get a good Auto cruise control Lan keeping assist and all that kind of thing was that on the BMW it's part of an options pack in fact this car is fitted with 8,000 000 worth of options so it's costing over 70 grand for this very car here whereas this model 3 Performance is dead standard and it actually still has a bit more Tech than that it's nuts now if you're thinking about changing a car maybe you're wanting to get a model 3 or new BMW I4 maybe some other car for that matter you need to make sure that you're paying a fair price for the car you wanting to buy and to do that you should get a car out you click on the pop out B up there for the link in the description below you can go straight there and the good news is is that you can now sell your current car through car out as well our dealers will bid on on your car to make sure you get a fair price for that as well now if you want to do that at a later date you simply Google help me Caro it's dead easy tell your friends and family about it as well here in the back seats the teser is pretty good there's loads of knee room the head room is all right people over 6 foot will just about have enough space I like the fact that it feels nice and light and air in here because You' got this glass roof if I have one complaint it's the fact that because the batteries is underneath the floor the floor is quite close to the seat base so you do feel like you're in a sort of squatting position but there's not much under thigh support as a result still you do have this flat floor which means that when you have three in the back at once everyone's got lots of space for their feet also the body is reasonably wide so there is enough shoulder room for three people though it is a bit of a squeeze what is annoying the armrest there's nothing to grab it so you have to Wed your hand in there and then when you put your arm there the cup holders there's also only a two-way folding rear seat you can't get a three-way of folding so you can't do any through loading another thing that's a bit annoying isopix Anchor Point so when you're trying to fit a baby seat it's really easy to get it in through the wide door but trying to find the Anchor Point which is just an absolute fuff however once you got a seat in even the big bulky rear facing seats have plenty of room for maneuvering and because of those big rear doors it's easy to deal with your baby the iix anger points in the bmw4 are much easier to get at because you have these flipper covers however it's not quite as easy to get the baby seat through the doors in the first place because the door opening is narrower than in the Tesla but once you do get it in yeah it's easier to just lock the seat in place however because there is slightly less room back here when you are dealing with baby once you got that seat loaded it is a little bit more tricky than in the Tesla and overall it just doesn't feel quite as spacious back here there's not quite so much knee room there's less head room as well people over 6 foot will start to touch their head on this roof lining also if you need to carry three in the back at once it just feels narrower the body it's more of a squeeze and it doesn't help that you got this big lump in the floor also you have the same problem with the Tesla because the batteries are underneath the floor then there's not as much of a gap between the floor and the seat as you would have in a normal four series or a three series and so there's less under thigh support it's also a bit dark in here because hav got the glass roof can't complain about this though look there's a tab holding the armor set and BMW covers the cup holders yes you can tell they've been making cars for longer they thought about these things and of course you get three-way split folding seats so that is through loading well done BMW you pull them back in the end now let's move on to practicality and these cars load lugging capabilities so the boot capacity of the Tesla is 425 L which is pretty decent and it's a nice big Square Boot and there's lots of underfloor storage look at all that now if you want to carry larger items you're a little bit scuppered because obviously being a Salud there's only so much you can actually fit through that Gap if you want to carry longer items in your car you can fold down the rear seats like see they do lie Pretty flat then you can obviously sliding through there pretty decent however not only is the BMW's boot bigger at 470 l but because you got this hatchback tailgate it's just easier to load you don't have quite so much underfloor storage as in the Tesla but look I can load the seats by leaning through here and because of that hatch back tailgate look you can really fit big items in there so perfect if you bought yourself a washing machine and you need to bring it back to your house no one buys a washing machine anymore do they from the shop they just do it online so I don't really know whether that matters anyway the boot's still better obviously with electric cars you get a front boot as well so the fruit on the Tesla fairly big look got some charging cables in there now let's check out the fruit on the BMW so oh obviously it's underneath this black cover right uh maybe I can like kind of just put them in there like sure that's going to be fine it's all fine fine yeah that's the problem once again with this being a car that shares a platform with an internal combustion engine vehicle it's not bespoke I better take that out now let's talk about batteries charging and oh God I still hate that FL and all that kind of stuff so you can get the iPhone two versions the standard car has a single motor driving the rear axle that has 340 horsepower or you can get this dual motor four-wheel drive version the M50 which has 540 horsepower both cars have an 81 kwh battery pack now this car since new has done about 1500 mil and it's averaged 2.3 m per Kow hour which isn't great and when you take that figure multiply it by the battery capacity works out to a rear World range of 186 mes now the Tesla since it was new it's done 19,000 Mi and it's averaged 291 W hours per mile so put that into m per kwatt hour that's 3.4 m per kwatt hour now this has a 77 kwatt battery pack and so that means that the real world range when you multiply it through works out to 265 M on a charge and of course course you can charge it at normal Chargers and the Tesla Supercharger Network so there's just more Choice also you can get three versions of this car there's the standard range which is rear drive only with 320 horsepower it's actually quick enough then there's the dual motor version the long range which has 430 horsepower and then this at the top of the range the performance with 480 horsepower now one of the great things about the Tesla is that despite all the batteries on board it's still relatively light for an electric kite comes in at 1,800 kilos that BMW though it's a bit of a porker it weighs at 2,200 kilos so 400 kilos heavier than the Tesla why is it that much heavier oh I know it's probably because it's not a bespoke built from the grand up electricit it's having to show its platform with an internal combustion engine model now let's compare what these cars are like to drive I'm going to start with the Tesla Model 3 one thing about this car is that it does have a sporty direct feel to it the steering is nice and responsive it does allow you to put the car exactly where you want it and it responds quickly that means that it does feel quite good fun on a twisty Road for an electric elect car at least you do notice bumps a bit so it's not UNC comfy over bumps I'm going over some now actually but you do feel it it's a little bit bouncy it's not crashy it's not uncomfortable it's just not the most settled it's a bit better with the smaller Wheels this is obviously on the 20s if you have the 18s it is a bit smoother but you do get a bit of suspension noise as well can hear that which a bit of a shame cuz otherwise this car is quiet you got double glazing on these windows and it just helps keep out the wind noise so when you're cruising on the motorway it's silent this thing and it's comfy for cruising along because as standard you got that autopilot which will automatically steer and breake to keep you in Lane though it is a little bit kind of assertive if you don't do what it wants and if you try and put in a steering inut it'll disengage which is a bit of a faff but it's great that you get it a standard and on longdistance Crews this is a good car the seats don't look expensive but they are very very comfortable and you can rest assured that you have plenty of range the satellite navigation will actually direct it via Tesla superchargers that's really really helpful the car's also good to drive in town as well I mean the visibility in this car is what really stands out for me I love it the view you get out that big windscreen the low Dash it just it makes it so easy I really do like it another thing that's good about this car is the regen effect so if you lift off it will slow you down to a complete halt so you can just do one pedal driving and it's not too oh sorry that's another good thing about this car you have cameras and sensors checking over you the whole time it will prevent you from crashing into other cars it's not infallible but it does help anyway like I was saying the one pedal driving is nice and intuitive it's not too abrupt though you can't adjust the amount of regen you're getting when you're lifting off another thing that's good on this car are the brakes so I'm slowing oh no there it is again think I was getting too close to the car in front slowing for this mini roundabout they're nice and natural feeling the brakes and they're strong now the Turning circle on this car isn't brilliant it's 11.8 M will I get round this mini roundabout come on uh sorry sorry there we go just about made it so it's not the most maneuverable but it's not the worst it's really nice easy car to live with in all conditions twisty Road Motorway or town yeah that was scary you can just about Judge the gaps although that was nip and Tuck there I was wondering whether I was going to actually get squashed by that big truck but we made it through okay have no into the BMW so this particular car is fitted with the Adaptive dampers and I've got it set in the comfort setting and already I noticed the suspension is just smoother more comfortable than in the Tesla just seems to deal with bumps better what's not quite so good though is a steering now BM dues are supposed to be the ultimate driving machine but this car doesn't feel quite as responsive to steering inputs as the Tesla also when you're going fast down a twisty Road it just feels a little bit looser that's probably to do with the fact that it's 2.2 tons which is a lot of wait for a car of this size another thing I've noticed with this if I go into sporty mode there we go sports boot there we are and I put my foot down I mean this thing absolutely puts down all its torque instantly and when it's a bit cold and slippery then the tires struggle for grip also you get this jolt like that whereas the Tesla it like builds its power a little bit better a bit smoother it bleeds it in makes you feel a little less sick doesn't snap your neet back quite so hard that give me a DAT now one thing that surprised about with this BMW is it's not quite as quiet when you're going quickly compared to the Tesla so on the motorway that's because you don't have double glazing a standard it's La Qui car and you get less suspension noise because the suspension just seems a bit more sophisticated in this car what's not quite as sophisticated though is the brakes they seem a bit more grabby another thing that isn't so good is when you come into town visibility is pretty decent but it's just not as good as the Tesla I'm missing that huge huge windscreen the low Dash this just feels more like a normal car however what you can do is Alter the amount of regen breaking you can one pedal drive it stops like the Tesla does or just hit that and then it will roll to a stop a lot slower you still get regen but it's just not the same taking ages ages ages to stop but it's good that you have the option of choosing between the two settings I prefer in time going for the brake mode it just gives you more control over the car one thing that is a little bit annoying about this car when you're driving around town is the fact that the Turning circle is 12.5 meters it's quite a bit more than a BMW 3 Series I'm going to try and go around this mini roundabout I imagine I'm going to get into a worse mess than the Tesla yeah oh no I'm going to this is going to really annoy people I'm going have to do a little kind of jiggery pokery thingy here this is Mayhem sorry sorry sorry sorry why is the Turning Circle so much more than a three series or a four series they're about like 11.5 this a whole meter more h now one of the interesting things about this car is that it has more power than an M3 and it's certainly more responsive but it doesn't make the noise like an M3 cuz it's electric but B have tried to make up for that by working with composer Han Zimmer and he's created some special electrifying fun noises so when you accelerate you get that whoa noise which adds to the drama and sounds very futuristic But ultimately is a little bit silly and pointless finally then it's time to see how quick these cars are from n to 60 MPH I'm going to start off with the BMW so let me set up my specialist timing gear here we go launch control let's do it launch control ready oh struggling for grip we're off now whoa the feel was pretty lar that was struggling for traction 4.2 can do better surely okay second attempt come on BMW do better 4.24 it is struggling with grip let's jump into the Tesla now let's see what this Tesla will do not to 60 so let's do it just roll the throttle it's easy good traction oh it's flying now there we go 3.67 seconds so effortless so easy so the Tesla won that however what will happen in a drag race over a standing quarter mile which car will come out on top then you want to find out of course you do now I've already filmed that video so if you click on the pop out banner up there I'll follow the link in the description you can watch my drag race between a Tes model 3 Performance and the BMW I4 M50 so then what's my final verdict well I really like the I4 you know it's it's comfortable it's luxurious it's got premium feel to it and it's quick problem is it's not as efficient as the Tes and that really matters with an electric car also you got the supercharger Network which makes it easier to charge this car when you're going longer distances and it's still a really good car to drive plus you get loads of tech with it it's better value for money than the BMW and overall the Tesla is the better electric car and that's why it wins this test I hope you enjoyed the video if you did give it a like if you didn't let me know some other head-to-head videos like to see in the comments below click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to go a car ride to make sure you're paying a fair price for your next cargot a question for you is the new BMW I4 better than a Tesla Model 3 well in this video we're going to find out to do that I'm going to compare their exterior designs their interior designs I'm going to see how practical they are I'm going to check out their technology and I'm going to wonder what the hell that Bloody noise is these are electric cars they're supposed to be quiet and we've got some bloing bus saw going on in the background I'm obviously going to drive them as well and launch them see how quick they are from not 60 M hour because that matters with electric cars and because I'm Matt Watson and you're watching carwow and that's sort of what we do around here shut up buying a new car then head to carwow and my team will help you find your next car at a fair price carwow your One-Stop car buying comparison site let's kick off this video by comparing these cars designs starting with the front so the Tesla Model 3 came out in 2017 and it hasn't really changed that much it's quite a simple basic design in fact I think the front is a little bit fishlike can you see that it's like my fish impression the BMW is more like yeah that's my Beaver impression yeah with that big grill that he doesn't need because it's an electric car now this one has a more aggressive front end than the standard I4 because it's the M50 version the sportier model and I think overall this car's front just has more presence than that ones the I4 is less successful from the side and that's because it's got this huge Bonnet why does an electric car need a huge Bonnet I tell you why it's because this electric cars platform is shed with the bmw3 three series and four Series so you have to be able to fit a straight six 3 L engine under here H moving down the side there's these little design treatments here to add a bit of flare and look you even get the door mirrors from the M3 oh I like the door handles as well quite cool and look frameless Windows because it's a four-door coupe not so sure about this though look it's got a huge fuel filler cap why does it need that for these charging ports oh I know once again it's because it ches its platform with the three series and the four series and you have to have enough space for filling up with petrol or diesel oh alloy wheels these 20s they're quite nice but the range actually starts off on 18s which aren't quite so nice now moving to the Tesla let's start off with the charging port because look it's neatly integrated yeah because this is a bis spoke built from the ground up electric car and the profile shows that because you got this very short Bonnet in fact it's sort of teardrop shaped it looks sleek it looks sporty and this one has the 20-in allo worlds cuz it's the performance model nice Wheels but even the entry level 18in allo wheel looks good now one of the few changes that Tesla has made to this car over the years is this used to be silver and the door handles too but now they're black cuz black is cooler and they are quite cool handles they are a bit awkward to use sometimes your hands are cold and like with the BMW framess Windows one last thing to note on this is look little sign here RS Simons so this is the guy that has lent us this car he's got a channel called RS and he does loads of videos on electric cars really interesting you check came out put a link to his channel in the description below go subscribe to him to say thank you for letting carw this car for this video finally then from the rear I think at first glance I prefer the BMW it seems a little bit more interesting than the Tesla though when you look closely it looks a bit fussy with all these little Design Elements and fake vents this being the M50 has a fora rear bumper but when you look closely at it you got these weird cutouts there which obviously where exhaust would go if it was a internal combustion engine car in fact it seems like it needs quad exhaust pipes like an M3 and because it hasn't got them I actually prefer the Tesla which is just more honest more simple this is the performance version and the only thing that sets it apart is this common fiber bootl spoiler and this little red line under where it says dual motor for the first time today I notice this look if you look at the rear the model 3 the way you have the cabin slightly inboard of the bulbus rear arches it sort of looks a bit like a Porsche 911 can you see that it was slightly here on the inside the I4 feels very similar to a four series or a three series the dash design is ever so slightly different but it's all rather familiar especially when you have like a normal gear selector despite the fact this is an electric car what is different though is this huge curv screen I really like it it's cool and the graphics are nice it's fairly responsive as well it runs bw's latest ey drive system you can move TOS around and all that kind of stuff but really you're not going to be using the navigation or anything like you're just going to play plug in your phone and use Apple carplay or Android auto and they both work brilliantly and you can run them wirelessly as well the only reason you're going to use infotainment system is if you need to do something with the cars settings or systems itself and you just go into vehicle apps and then mess around with all the functions like live vehicle and all that kind of stuff like in terms of the seating position yeah it's nice and low it's one thing about BMWs they do have a good seating position however because of that big Dash and Bonnet when you are low you don't really get great forward visibility you feel quite cocooned in the car so that does make it feel sporty as does this big center console separating you from your passenger now one thing I really like about this car is that as well as being able to see your map there you can see some mappage there and your speed there you can also get it with a heads-up display and that's really good so you can know about your speed and your directions without taking your eyes off the road I like that this particular car being the M50 has some extra sportiness like the M Sports steering wheel we've also got the M flashes on the seat belts and overall though regardless of which model you go for the quality inside the I4 is very very good I think BMW has the best perceived build quality of Audi Mercedes and all the other premium manufacturers it's got good storage as well you know it's big door bins it just feels like a normal BW apart from that new screen really speaking of that new screen one thing that does annoy me about it is that if you want to change the temperature you um you have the slider rather than just using a knob like you can in the three series well of course you can use voice commands set temperature to 20° it hasn't changed it crap here in the Tesla there is no problems with voice commands they work really well for instance set temperature to 25° there we go show map showing the map on the screen you can do everything and because Tesla likes to have a laugh there's some jokes as well so I can open the charging port by saying open charging port or I can say this and it'll still do it as well open bum hole it's just open the charging part in fact there's loads of kind of crazy stuff in here so you can actually set the car up to change the tone for the horn you can choose lots of different kind of sounds for the horn you can even choose farting sounds you can have farting sounds when people sit on various seats it's like a whoopy cushion you can play games on this thing so much stuff with this infotainment system now it is a little bit distracting when you're driving cuz it's so huge and so bright and it's a bit annoying that you have the speedo just up there it'd be better if this car was available with the heads up display but it's not overall though the infotainment system is better than in the BMW it's super responsive very quick you can control everything you want on the car through it bit annoying that you have to go through some menus to access some features but really because the voice commands are so good you can just do most of it that way anyhow yeah I know that when you want to set like the mirrors and things like that you have to control it with these buttons here and the steering wheel in and out as well so here we go look I have to go into controls come on where are you controls steering wheel where are you where steering there we go now operating the steering wheel look see but once you set the car up you set your profile you just jump in and it'll be good to go as you want it what's not so good as the BMW is the fact that you can't get it with Apple carplay or Android auto though to be fair you don't really need it what you might need to do though is spend £10 a month because that gives you the full internet connectivity so you'll get satellite mapping for the navigation system rather than just the basic map you then get traffic you also get streaming for the inbuilt Spotify app for the YouTube connectivity and if you want to download movies and watch Netflix and stuff like that now you can actually connect your phone to it and use your phone's data but it's just a little bit more clunky what isn't clunky though is the interior design it's just so simplistic and minimalist it's so clean so lovely I also prefer to have the drive mode selector up here on the steering column rather than taking it space down here quality isn't as good as the BMW just the materials aren't so expensive feeling however storage is better look loads of storage under here you got your cup holders there loads of storage under there I love the place for your mobile phone they it while it's charging and there's two of them as well also the door bins are huge the seating position is actually even better than the BMW you sit low once again but because the dash is low and the Bon is low The View you get forward is incredible and that's one of my favorite things about the Tesla Model 3 just this feeling of visibility that you get from the car another thing that's great is the fact that you have things like a built-in dash cam so if you have an accident it will record it you can actually use the cameras remotely and you can just look on your mobile phone and view through different cameras to see who's wandering around your carart you can actually use your phone to talk to people around your carart remotely because you'll actually relay your voice from your phone to a speaker in the front bumper it's completely crazy the technology you get on this car it's definitely ahead of BMW I mean Tesla is a technology company rather than a car manufacturer at the end of the day even though it makes cars do you know what when you compare the amount of tech you get a standard on the Tesla to that of the I4 it seems like a lot better value oh dear too much Christmas dinner anyhow the starting price of this is as well starts from £43,000 that starts from £52,000 this top of the range performance model three £60,000 this top of the range m50i £64,000 now really the Tesla you don't have to fit any options to it the only major one is the super clever automated autopilot things where the car can drive itself but you can't do that because it's not legal yet and blah blah blah so it's pointless as standard you get a good Auto cruise control Lan keeping assist and all that kind of thing was that on the BMW it's part of an options pack in fact this car is fitted with 8,000 000 worth of options so it's costing over 70 grand for this very car here whereas this model 3 Performance is dead standard and it actually still has a bit more Tech than that it's nuts now if you're thinking about changing a car maybe you're wanting to get a model 3 or new BMW I4 maybe some other car for that matter you need to make sure that you're paying a fair price for the car you wanting to buy and to do that you should get a car out you click on the pop out B up there for the link in the description below you can go straight there and the good news is is that you can now sell your current car through car out as well our dealers will bid on on your car to make sure you get a fair price for that as well now if you want to do that at a later date you simply Google help me Caro it's dead easy tell your friends and family about it as well here in the back seats the teser is pretty good there's loads of knee room the head room is all right people over 6 foot will just about have enough space I like the fact that it feels nice and light and air in here because You' got this glass roof if I have one complaint it's the fact that because the batteries is underneath the floor the floor is quite close to the seat base so you do feel like you're in a sort of squatting position but there's not much under thigh support as a result still you do have this flat floor which means that when you have three in the back at once everyone's got lots of space for their feet also the body is reasonably wide so there is enough shoulder room for three people though it is a bit of a squeeze what is annoying the armrest there's nothing to grab it so you have to Wed your hand in there and then when you put your arm there the cup holders there's also only a two-way folding rear seat you can't get a three-way of folding so you can't do any through loading another thing that's a bit annoying isopix Anchor Point so when you're trying to fit a baby seat it's really easy to get it in through the wide door but trying to find the Anchor Point which is just an absolute fuff however once you got a seat in even the big bulky rear facing seats have plenty of room for maneuvering and because of those big rear doors it's easy to deal with your baby the iix anger points in the bmw4 are much easier to get at because you have these flipper covers however it's not quite as easy to get the baby seat through the doors in the first place because the door opening is narrower than in the Tesla but once you do get it in yeah it's easier to just lock the seat in place however because there is slightly less room back here when you are dealing with baby once you got that seat loaded it is a little bit more tricky than in the Tesla and overall it just doesn't feel quite as spacious back here there's not quite so much knee room there's less head room as well people over 6 foot will start to touch their head on this roof lining also if you need to carry three in the back at once it just feels narrower the body it's more of a squeeze and it doesn't help that you got this big lump in the floor also you have the same problem with the Tesla because the batteries are underneath the floor then there's not as much of a gap between the floor and the seat as you would have in a normal four series or a three series and so there's less under thigh support it's also a bit dark in here because hav got the glass roof can't complain about this though look there's a tab holding the armor set and BMW covers the cup holders yes you can tell they've been making cars for longer they thought about these things and of course you get three-way split folding seats so that is through loading well done BMW you pull them back in the end now let's move on to practicality and these cars load lugging capabilities so the boot capacity of the Tesla is 425 L which is pretty decent and it's a nice big Square Boot and there's lots of underfloor storage look at all that now if you want to carry larger items you're a little bit scuppered because obviously being a Salud there's only so much you can actually fit through that Gap if you want to carry longer items in your car you can fold down the rear seats like see they do lie Pretty flat then you can obviously sliding through there pretty decent however not only is the BMW's boot bigger at 470 l but because you got this hatchback tailgate it's just easier to load you don't have quite so much underfloor storage as in the Tesla but look I can load the seats by leaning through here and because of that hatch back tailgate look you can really fit big items in there so perfect if you bought yourself a washing machine and you need to bring it back to your house no one buys a washing machine anymore do they from the shop they just do it online so I don't really know whether that matters anyway the boot's still better obviously with electric cars you get a front boot as well so the fruit on the Tesla fairly big look got some charging cables in there now let's check out the fruit on the BMW so oh obviously it's underneath this black cover right uh maybe I can like kind of just put them in there like sure that's going to be fine it's all fine fine yeah that's the problem once again with this being a car that shares a platform with an internal combustion engine vehicle it's not bespoke I better take that out now let's talk about batteries charging and oh God I still hate that FL and all that kind of stuff so you can get the iPhone two versions the standard car has a single motor driving the rear axle that has 340 horsepower or you can get this dual motor four-wheel drive version the M50 which has 540 horsepower both cars have an 81 kwh battery pack now this car since new has done about 1500 mil and it's averaged 2.3 m per Kow hour which isn't great and when you take that figure multiply it by the battery capacity works out to a rear World range of 186 mes now the Tesla since it was new it's done 19,000 Mi and it's averaged 291 W hours per mile so put that into m per kwatt hour that's 3.4 m per kwatt hour now this has a 77 kwatt battery pack and so that means that the real world range when you multiply it through works out to 265 M on a charge and of course course you can charge it at normal Chargers and the Tesla Supercharger Network so there's just more Choice also you can get three versions of this car there's the standard range which is rear drive only with 320 horsepower it's actually quick enough then there's the dual motor version the long range which has 430 horsepower and then this at the top of the range the performance with 480 horsepower now one of the great things about the Tesla is that despite all the batteries on board it's still relatively light for an electric kite comes in at 1,800 kilos that BMW though it's a bit of a porker it weighs at 2,200 kilos so 400 kilos heavier than the Tesla why is it that much heavier oh I know it's probably because it's not a bespoke built from the grand up electricit it's having to show its platform with an internal combustion engine model now let's compare what these cars are like to drive I'm going to start with the Tesla Model 3 one thing about this car is that it does have a sporty direct feel to it the steering is nice and responsive it does allow you to put the car exactly where you want it and it responds quickly that means that it does feel quite good fun on a twisty Road for an electric elect car at least you do notice bumps a bit so it's not UNC comfy over bumps I'm going over some now actually but you do feel it it's a little bit bouncy it's not crashy it's not uncomfortable it's just not the most settled it's a bit better with the smaller Wheels this is obviously on the 20s if you have the 18s it is a bit smoother but you do get a bit of suspension noise as well can hear that which a bit of a shame cuz otherwise this car is quiet you got double glazing on these windows and it just helps keep out the wind noise so when you're cruising on the motorway it's silent this thing and it's comfy for cruising along because as standard you got that autopilot which will automatically steer and breake to keep you in Lane though it is a little bit kind of assertive if you don't do what it wants and if you try and put in a steering inut it'll disengage which is a bit of a faff but it's great that you get it a standard and on longdistance Crews this is a good car the seats don't look expensive but they are very very comfortable and you can rest assured that you have plenty of range the satellite navigation will actually direct it via Tesla superchargers that's really really helpful the car's also good to drive in town as well I mean the visibility in this car is what really stands out for me I love it the view you get out that big windscreen the low Dash it just it makes it so easy I really do like it another thing that's good about this car is the regen effect so if you lift off it will slow you down to a complete halt so you can just do one pedal driving and it's not too oh sorry that's another good thing about this car you have cameras and sensors checking over you the whole time it will prevent you from crashing into other cars it's not infallible but it does help anyway like I was saying the one pedal driving is nice and intuitive it's not too abrupt though you can't adjust the amount of regen you're getting when you're lifting off another thing that's good on this car are the brakes so I'm slowing oh no there it is again think I was getting too close to the car in front slowing for this mini roundabout they're nice and natural feeling the brakes and they're strong now the Turning circle on this car isn't brilliant it's 11.8 M will I get round this mini roundabout come on uh sorry sorry there we go just about made it so it's not the most maneuverable but it's not the worst it's really nice easy car to live with in all conditions twisty Road Motorway or town yeah that was scary you can just about Judge the gaps although that was nip and Tuck there I was wondering whether I was going to actually get squashed by that big truck but we made it through okay have no into the BMW so this particular car is fitted with the Adaptive dampers and I've got it set in the comfort setting and already I noticed the suspension is just smoother more comfortable than in the Tesla just seems to deal with bumps better what's not quite so good though is a steering now BM dues are supposed to be the ultimate driving machine but this car doesn't feel quite as responsive to steering inputs as the Tesla also when you're going fast down a twisty Road it just feels a little bit looser that's probably to do with the fact that it's 2.2 tons which is a lot of wait for a car of this size another thing I've noticed with this if I go into sporty mode there we go sports boot there we are and I put my foot down I mean this thing absolutely puts down all its torque instantly and when it's a bit cold and slippery then the tires struggle for grip also you get this jolt like that whereas the Tesla it like builds its power a little bit better a bit smoother it bleeds it in makes you feel a little less sick doesn't snap your neet back quite so hard that give me a DAT now one thing that surprised about with this BMW is it's not quite as quiet when you're going quickly compared to the Tesla so on the motorway that's because you don't have double glazing a standard it's La Qui car and you get less suspension noise because the suspension just seems a bit more sophisticated in this car what's not quite as sophisticated though is the brakes they seem a bit more grabby another thing that isn't so good is when you come into town visibility is pretty decent but it's just not as good as the Tesla I'm missing that huge huge windscreen the low Dash this just feels more like a normal car however what you can do is Alter the amount of regen breaking you can one pedal drive it stops like the Tesla does or just hit that and then it will roll to a stop a lot slower you still get regen but it's just not the same taking ages ages ages to stop but it's good that you have the option of choosing between the two settings I prefer in time going for the brake mode it just gives you more control over the car one thing that is a little bit annoying about this car when you're driving around town is the fact that the Turning circle is 12.5 meters it's quite a bit more than a BMW 3 Series I'm going to try and go around this mini roundabout I imagine I'm going to get into a worse mess than the Tesla yeah oh no I'm going to this is going to really annoy people I'm going have to do a little kind of jiggery pokery thingy here this is Mayhem sorry sorry sorry sorry why is the Turning Circle so much more than a three series or a four series they're about like 11.5 this a whole meter more h now one of the interesting things about this car is that it has more power than an M3 and it's certainly more responsive but it doesn't make the noise like an M3 cuz it's electric but B have tried to make up for that by working with composer Han Zimmer and he's created some special electrifying fun noises so when you accelerate you get that whoa noise which adds to the drama and sounds very futuristic But ultimately is a little bit silly and pointless finally then it's time to see how quick these cars are from n to 60 MPH I'm going to start off with the BMW so let me set up my specialist timing gear here we go launch control let's do it launch control ready oh struggling for grip we're off now whoa the feel was pretty lar that was struggling for traction 4.2 can do better surely okay second attempt come on BMW do better 4.24 it is struggling with grip let's jump into the Tesla now let's see what this Tesla will do not to 60 so let's do it just roll the throttle it's easy good traction oh it's flying now there we go 3.67 seconds so effortless so easy so the Tesla won that however what will happen in a drag race over a standing quarter mile which car will come out on top then you want to find out of course you do now I've already filmed that video so if you click on the pop out banner up there I'll follow the link in the description you can watch my drag race between a Tes model 3 Performance and the BMW I4 M50 so then what's my final verdict well I really like the I4 you know it's it's comfortable it's luxurious it's got premium feel to it and it's quick problem is it's not as efficient as the Tes and that really matters with an electric car also you got the supercharger Network which makes it easier to charge this car when you're going longer distances and it's still a really good car to drive plus you get loads of tech with it it's better value for money than the BMW and overall the Tesla is the better electric car and that's why it wins this test I hope you enjoyed the video if you did give it a like if you didn't let me know some other head-to-head videos like to see in the comments below click on those windows there for some more videos and on that box there to go a car ride to make sure you're paying a fair price for your next car\n"