Chevrolet Cruze vs Tesla Model 3

2018 Chevrolet Cruze
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
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2025 Tesla Model 3
2025 Tesla Model 3
$42,490MSRP
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2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
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2025 Tesla Model 3
$42,490MSRP
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Overview

Years produced

2011-2019

Years produced

2017-Present

MSRP

$16,975

MSRP

$42,490

Listings

4841

Listings

5326

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

6.7 out of 10

Expert reviews

Reviews Summary

As the dissonant chords of Dieselgate still resonate throughout the industry, most car companies have abandoned efforts toward any future diesel-powered cars. A $15 billion fine will have that sort of chilling effect. But Chevrolet has taken a different approach, instead seeing the mass retreat from diesel as an opportunity to fill a void. As the driver Jean-Pierre Sarti said in Frankenheimer’s 1966 epic “Grand Prix”: “When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.”

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Popular Features & Specs

Engine

1.4L 153 hp I4

Engine

425 hp Electric

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

RWD

Seating Capacity

5

Seating Capacity

5

Horsepower

153 hp @ 5600 rpm

Horsepower

EV Battery Capacity

EV Battery Capacity

82 kWh

MPG City

27

MPG City

145

MPG Highway

40

MPG Highway

128

Battery Charge Time (240V)

Battery Charge Time (240V)

11.7 hours
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2025 Tesla Model 3
2025 Tesla Model 3
$42,490MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2025 Tesla Model 3
$42,490MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

Years produced
2011-2019
2017-Present
MSRP
$16,975
$42,490
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews
4.3
4.7
Expert reviews

6.7 out of 10

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Summary
As the dissonant chords of Dieselgate still resonate throughout the industry, most car companies have abandoned efforts toward any future diesel-powered cars. A $15 billion fine will have that sort of chilling effect. But Chevrolet has taken a different approach, instead seeing the mass retreat from diesel as an opportunity to fill a void. As the driver Jean-Pierre Sarti said in Frankenheimer’s 1966 epic “Grand Prix”: “When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.”
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Popular Features & Specs

Engine
1.4L 153 hp I4
425 hp Electric
Drive Train
FWD
RWD
Seating Capacity
5
5
Horsepower
153 hp @ 5600 rpm
EV Battery Capacity
82 kWh
MPG City
27
145
MPG Highway
40
128
Battery Charge Time (240V)
11.7 hours
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