BYD Atto3

Man the Y boot is huge

2000l when you fold the seats, chargers way faster too, 25mins vs 45 mins 10 - 80% and the 0-100km/h is a bit misleading as the Atto3 200bhp motor really starts to run out of puff big time after 120km/h, it tops out at 160km/h vs Tesla Y 220km/h top speed, the rolling overtaking test 80-120km/h tells the true picture 4.1s vs 5.2s in Y favour

The boot space in a Model Y is really big but that comparison listed earlier is wrong as it isn't a like for like comparison. The seats up part.

The boot in that is measured to the roof and not to the parcel shelf which is the normal way to do it.

Even including dealer fees the Atto 3 is a good alternative to a M3SR or even more expensive MY depending on your criteria and budget. Compared to the M3SR, the Atto 3 has more usable space/easy access boot because of the hatch, better foot room for rear passengers, easier to get in/out as its a crossover, more reliable radar cruise control, 360 camera, parking sensors, rain sensor, 150kw DC charging speed is decent, blindspot monitoring, better vehicle warranty, android auto/CarPlay, has a drivers display, I don't know how well the lane keep assist performs in all conditions in the BYD but at least you don't have to re-engage it every time you change lanes unlike Tesla basic Autopilot.

In that comparison of the MY, Tesla manipulated the the real boot capacity by omitting the parcel shelf, yes it's still larger due to the underfloor storage and length. I haven't been able to find any info on the real capacity of the MY's boot yet. I don't count the blind spot camera as a good feature in Teslas. It's only really active when indicating and it takes your vision off the road to look at it clearly. With the blindspot monitoring it's always active and you can see it from your peripheral vision before you indicate, much more useful and safe imo. The auto park stuff doesn't work in new Teslas anymore thanks to TeslaVision and lack of sensors and probably will never work properly because of the limitations of cameras, especially when dirty. But even if it did work, EAP is a €3800 optional extra so it's not a fair comparison.

The Teslas have more performance, better UI/app, better sound amongst other things, but the Atto is it's own positives too.

Had one as a rental for 3 days in Germany there last week. Was really comfortable to drive, and was easier to maneuver around tight spaces than my ioniq5.

Efficiency was pretty decent as well, I did about 20min on the autobahn twice a day each day, I wasn't holding back the horses' and only had to charge the battery once (got stung for 40quid at a shell station for it). Didn't really use the inbuilt software, wireless android auto was a nice surprise. Build quality seemed really decent, I didn't hear a rattle or a squeak from it in the 3 days. Really solid on the road, had a couple of thunder showers on the autobahn which it handled like a champ.

I wasn't a fan of the design of the interior from the pictures, wasn't sure about it for the first day but after that I didn't mind it. I ended up loving the gear selector.

In the end I was sad dropping it back, twas a nice thing to drive for a few days. I wouldn't trade the ioniq for one, and I'd not pay what they're asking for simply because it feels I'd just be rewarding the dealer's greed. But based on that I'd be happy to look at BYD in the future.

The speakers and auto steer suck too. Most charging sessions bugged out. It is not competitive quality wise with the competition.

There are no DAB broadcasts in Ireland any more, so you can tick that one off the list.

I think that's an OK deal. You should have about 8-10k equity when trading in. Do you intend to trade in after 3 years or refinance the remainder of the loan?