The engine's answer
Best big-boot car for a small family doing city driving, under €60,000
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Boot
- People
- Budget
- Use
Why it wins
Tesla Model Y costs €46,000 — €14,000 under the €60,000 ceiling — seats 5 and carries 854 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is boot, people, budget, use. Overall: a 78% match for this question.
What's good
- 854 L of cargo space with the seats up.
- Very quick for the money.
What to watch
- Depreciation has been steep.
- Ride quality trails European rivals.
What came close
- Renault Scénic E-Tech77%Family-sized electric without the SUV bulk.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Škoda Enyaq77%A sensible electric family SUV.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Tesla Model 377%The software-first EV.
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What the runners-up gave up
- Renault Scénic E-Tech (77%) lost mainly on boot space: 545 L against 854 L for the winner.
- Škoda Enyaq (77%) lost mainly on boot space: 585 L against 854 L for the winner.
- Tesla Model 3 (77%) lost mainly on boot space: 594 L against 854 L for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does Tesla Model Y fit under €60,000?
- Yes. At €46,000 it leaves €14,000 of headroom, and the budget was treated as a hard ceiling — nothing above it was allowed to win.
- How does it cope with city driving?
- On the measures that matter for city driving it scores 47/100 against a field average of 47/100, with 533 km between stops and running costs of about €150/mo a month.
- Is it the right size for a small family?
- It seats 5 and offers 854 L of boot space, which is what the ranking weighted most for a small family.
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