However, I have to give it to the Jaguar I-PACE, which is my runner-up — and a better vehicle in many respects: more luxurious, more suave, lots of fun to drive.
The Model X is kind of sui generis — on paper, it's the winner. But on paper, it also cost MUCH more.
Now, the Model 3. "There is no better vehicle of this type at this price that I believe I could currently buy," I said in my review.
"What's really so hypnotically and addictively compelling about the Model 3 is how many great ideas have been crammed into one automobile. This is a car that's absolutely bursting with thought, about the present and the future — and the distant future. Those ideas are overwhelmingly optimistic."
The Jag has ideas, but there aren't as many as there are in the Model 3 (even though the Jag, in the end, drives better). And while the Model X has plenty of ideas, they aren't as good as the Model 3's.
But, if you need space for a family, the Model X is a better choice. Although, clearly, you have to be prepared to take out a second mortgage.
The I-PACE is far more traditionally luxurious than then Model 3, and it's a proper crossover. If a premium vibe matters to you, the Jag is absolutely worth it.
But for me, the best of these all-electric trendsetters is the Model 3.