Land Rover Discovery vs Mini Countryman
The Countryman costs less to run, by the official figures: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 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
- $2,523
- $2,406 (better)
- Australia
- $2,087
- $1,994 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,532
- £1,462 (better)
- United States
- $1,949
- $1,859 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.8 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- UK
- 36 mpg
- 38 mpg (better)
- US
- 30 mpg
- 32 mpg (better)
- On a full tank
- 1,141 km (better)
- 726 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 422 L
- 460 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,956 mm
- 4,433 mm
- Weight
- 2,300 kg
- 1,440 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L 6-cylinder turbo petrol mild hybrid
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 265 kW (better)
- 125 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 280 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- AWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- ★★★★★
- Airbags
- 6
- 6
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.
Discovery or Countryman?
Which is cheaper to run, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman: about $120 a year less in New Zealand, $90 in Australia, £70 in the UK and $90 in the US than the Land Rover Discovery at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Land Rover Discovery's 7.8 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mini Countryman?
The Mini Countryman, at 460 L to the Land Rover Discovery's 422 L, for their newest versions.
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