I cite WLTP because it is a standardised way to test and compare range. It’s not perfect, but it allows us to compare one vehicle to another. None of these cars will achieve WLTP in winter nor at high speed.

Also - the model Y is arguably newer than the Q6 - Juniper came out less than a year ago here!

I am in the same position as you though - generally charging stops on long drives are now driven by bladders rather than batteries.

They deserve the success, and honestly they’ve launched with perhaps too low price* for the specs. Example comparing price, WLTP range, 10-80% charge time.

• BMW ix3 50xdrive. £58.7k. 500 mile range. 21mins.
• Volvo EX60 P12 AWD. £64.8k. 503 mile range. 20mins.
• Mercedes GLC 400 4Matic. £60.3k. 444 mile range. 22mins.
• Audi Q6 etron Quattro. £69k. 388 mile range. 23mins.
• Telsa Model Y Premium AWD. £52k. 373 mile range. 29mins

Very exciting to see the this range of strong EVs (though the Audi is lagging a little). The GLC, Q6 and EX60 have great towing capacity as well (2400kg vs 2000kg for ix3 and only 1600kg for model Y).

*they are increasing the price in some areas, see here: https://www.electrive.com/2026/02/02/bmw-raises-price-of-ix3-50-xdrive-by-2000-euros/

Edited to help you

Europeans and Canadians don’t want to buy American anything anymore.

I disagree with “it didn’t go well”. I’d say it went pretty well. Most cars fell 30-40% short of their WLTP ratings. They probably fall 10-20% short of that in summer anyway. And -30DegC is a rare temperature where I live (Scotland). We will see -10DegC occasionally, and it would be pretty bad luck for that to coincide with a long road trip.

As for the winners in this test: seems like the Koreans (EV4, Inster, Musso, not so much Ioniq 9) and MG (6S and IM6) did best. Which is a surprising result for me. It’s the first time I’ve heard of Voyah Courage but it did well also.

The losers? Suzuki, Opel, Volvo and Lucid seemed to fair particularly poorly. The rest is all mid pack.

BMW, Mercedes and Volvo are (rightfully) getting a lot of praise for their latest offerings.

Can’t help but feel a bit bad for Audi. The Q6 / A6 were maybe 1.5 years early and can’t quite match the latest offerings in terms of battery size or SDV. And price. Still, very good cars on the used market

Not surprising that they are killing S and X

S, X and CT sold a combined 50,850 globally in 2025, down from 85,133 the year before. Actually 2025 was the lowest number since 2021.

Only surprising part is that they are not killing the CT and continue to promise the roadster.

So no longer S3XY as originally planned. Now 3YCTR? R3CTY?

Not surprising (edit: that they are killing S and X)

S, X and CT sold a combined 50,850 globally in 2025, down from 85,133 the year before. Actually 2025 was the lowest number since 2021.

Only surprising part is that they are not killing the CT and continue to promise the roadster.

So no longer S3XY as originally planned. Now 3YCTR? R3CTY?

Clickbait. Petrol hybrids are still the most popular fuel type in December. Also: we should ignore all articles that report on sales over a period of less than a quarter.

Fine. They don’t clean the air. They lead to cleaner air.

I have a 2025 id.3 pure, and while no part of it is incredible, I just really like it. It’s a solid little family hatchback. My wife and I fight over it everyday.

My 2021 MG5 (itself a 2019 Roewe EI5) had lane centring (pro pilot) as standard. A 2026 Tesla can’t match it for standard ADAS tech?! Unbelievable.

Surely they will not be able to get 5 stars from Euro NCAP now?

Same as in UK for pricing vs Model 3:

Kia

• £33,195: EV4 58.3kWh
• £36,195: EV4 81.4kWh

Tesla

• £37,990: M3 Standard RWD 60kWh
• £44,990: M3 Premium RWD 79kWh
• £49,990: M3 Premium AWD 79kWh