I drove the Model 3 for a couple of hours and it's now my favorite Tesla

[Fred Sanders]

4. The battery only range is not comparable is my understanding.

On edit: they seem comparable now:

You can find a Chevy Bolt — $37,499 base price, about 240 miles of range — for $25,000 if you do a dealer search. It's also versatile and fun to drive, with lots of nice high-tech features. So at $44,000, you're paying a Tesla premium for the Model 3, and Tesla doesn't do discounts.

But with Model 3 you're getting a much better-looking car with a cooler interior, a steady stream of Tesla over-the-air software updates to look forward to, the Supercharger network, Autopilot, stouter performance, and whatever intangibles you associate with the Tesla brand.