E-car just relegated to second place
Whether e-car, petrol engine, diesel or even natural gas – anyone who buys a new vehicle also wants to get something for their money. The ADAC helps with the annual price-performance comparison. Although electric cars are becoming increasingly important politically and for industry, they will not make it to number 1 in 2021.
In 2020, the Peugeot e-208 was able to secure the top spot for pure electric cars in the ADAC price-performance comparison. A year later is a something less successful year for electric mobility. The top position is not secured by classic combustion engines, but also by pure electric cars.
Natural gas Golf and Toyota hybrid: These cars were worth their money in 2021
1st place is shared in 2021 by the VW Golf 1.5 TGI with natural gas drive – given the success of e-cars, a drive variant that is currently rather neglected – and the Toyota Yaris 1.5 Hybrid. After all, in second place is the Opel Corsa-e, a purely electric car, followed by another natural gas variant, this time from the Seat Leon (source: ADAC).
Golf and Yaris come together Overall score of 1.9 according to the school grading system in the ADAC price-performance check. The Golf can convince with a better overall grade (1.9) in the car test, in which the price is irrelevant. The Toyota Yaris, on the other hand, makes up for slightly worse grades (2.3) thanks to lower costs.
To evaluate the price-performance ratio, the ADAC uses the grades from its own car tests. In 2021, electric models took first and last place here. However, they cannot hold the top spot if the prices are taken into account – and that despite the environmental bonus.
If you want to buy an electric car, you should get these misconceptions out of the way:
High depreciation, weak market: The problem of used e-cars
When classifying the prices, the ADAC calculates the real average cost over five years. These include operating costs as well as the costs for insurance and taxes. The loss in value is also taken into account and should be significant for e-cars due to the weak used market. Together with the overall result of the car test – both count equally – you award a grade for the price-performance ratio.
According to the ADAC, it is difficult for more expensive models to place themselves further up the field, but it is possible. In the current comparison, it doesn’t look like it: The penultimate place is shared by the Audi e-tron GT, BMW 840d Gran Coupé and the S 500 from Mercedes (3.8). The Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid (3.9) ends up at the bottom.
