Mercedes-Benz A-Class vs Mini Cooper
The A-Class costs less to run, by the official figures: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 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
- $2,354 (better)
- $2,455
- Australia
- $1,947 (better)
- $2,030
- United Kingdom
- £1,430 (better)
- £1,491
- United States
- $1,819 (better)
- $1,896
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.3 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- UK
- 39 mpg (better)
- 37 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 31 mpg
- On a full tank
- 591 km (better)
- 580 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 370 L (better)
- 211 L
- Length
- 4,419 mm
- 3,863 mm
- Weight
- 1,375 kg
- 1,150 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.3 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 100 kW
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 220 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 9 (better)
- 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.
A-Class or Cooper?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Mini Cooper?
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class: about $100 a year less in New Zealand, $80 in Australia, £60 in the UK and $80 in the US than the Mini Cooper at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Mini Cooper?
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class, at 7.3 L/100km (39 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mercedes-Benz A-Class or the Mini Cooper?
The Mercedes-Benz A-Class, at 370 L to the Mini Cooper's 211 L, for their newest versions.
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