Watch: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Takes Aim at the Tesla Model 3

Is the Ioniq 6 a true challenger to the Model 3?

2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 and 2022 Tesla Model 3

written by Brian Wong^{Senior Reviews Editor
Brian Wong has worked in the automotive industry since 2010, writing over 1,000 car-related articles and testing and reviewing hundreds of vehicles over the course of career. Brian is a senior reviews editor at Edmunds and has also contributed to Cars.com, Motor Authority and Green Car Reports. Brian has also been featured on MotorWeek as an expert for several car comparisons. He loves convertibles (the smaller the better) and hates paying for parking, so Los Angeles is both the right and wrong city for him.}
6/23/2023
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The arrival of the Hyundai Ioniq 6 means that there's finally a direct challenger to the Tesla Model 3.
These two couldn't look and feel any more different.
The Tesla's Supercharger network and superior range give it two big advantages.

The Tesla Model 3 has enjoyed an unchecked reign atop the heap of electric sedans since its introduction in 2017. Nothing else on the market can approach its combination of value, range and performance, and to be honest, it doesn't really feel like anyone outside of the luxury brands has really tried — until now.

A new challenger has appeared in the form of the 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6. The last time these two automakers went head-to-head, the Hyundai Ioniq 5 outpointed the Tesla Model Y with an Edmunds rating of 8.3, versus 8.1 for the Tesla. We set out to see if the same thing would happen when we put those vehicles' sedan siblings up against each other. We also drove both vehicles on the famous Edmunds real-world EV range test route to see just how far they could go on a full charge.

Which one came out on top? You'll have to check out our video to find that out and to see which of these sedans is worth your dollars.

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You can't go wrong with either of these sedans — they're both great vehicles in different ways.

by Brian Wong

Brian Wong has worked in the automotive industry since 2010, writing over 1,000 car-related articles and testing and reviewing hundreds of vehicles over the course of career. Brian is a senior reviews editor at Edmunds and has also contributed to Cars.com, Motor Authority and Green Car Reports. Brian has also been featured on MotorWeek as an expert for several car comparisons. He loves convertibles (the smaller the better) and hates paying for parking, so Los Angeles is both the right and wrong city for him.

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Watch: The Hyundai Ioniq 6 Takes Aim at the Tesla Model 3

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