Hyundai I30 vs Mini Cooper S
The I30 costs less to run, by the official figures: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,134 (better)
- $2,167
- Australia
- $1,766 (better)
- $1,792
- United Kingdom
- £1,297 (better)
- £1,316
- United States
- $1,649 (better)
- $1,674
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.6 L/100km (better)
- 6.7 L/100km
- UK
- 43 mpg (better)
- 42 mpg
- US
- 36 mpg (better)
- 35 mpg
- On a full tank
- 758 km (better)
- 657 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 395 L
- –
- Length
- 4,340 mm
- 3,850 mm
- Weight
- 1,320 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 2.0 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 88 kW
- 141 kW (better)
- Torque
- 172 Nm
- 280 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 7
- –
A typical year: New Zealand 11,000 km (Ministry of Transport's average for a light vehicle); Australia 11,100 km (ABS Survey of Motor Vehicle Use average); United Kingdom 11,265 km (DfT National Travel Survey average of about 7,000 miles); United States 21,726 km (FHWA average of about 13,500 miles). Real costs depend on how and where you drive. Work out a particular trip.
I30 or Cooper S?
Which is cheaper to run, the Hyundai I30 or the Mini Cooper S?
The Hyundai I30: about $30 a year less in New Zealand, $30 in Australia, £20 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mini Cooper S at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Hyundai I30 or the Mini Cooper S?
The Hyundai I30, at 6.6 L/100km (43 mpg UK, 36 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper S's 6.7 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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