Mini Cooper vs Škoda Superb
The Cooper costs less to run, by the official figures: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 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
- $2,455 (better)
- $2,539
- Australia
- $2,030 (better)
- $2,100
- United Kingdom
- £1,491 (better)
- £1,542
- United States
- $1,896 (better)
- $1,961
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.9 L/100km
- UK
- 37 mpg (better)
- 36 mpg
- US
- 31 mpg (better)
- 30 mpg
- On a full tank
- 580 km
- 841 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 4
- 5
- Boot
- 211 L
- 645 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 1,600 kg
- Length
- 3,863 mm
- 4,912 mm
- Weight
- 1,150 kg
- 1,485 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol
- 1.5 L 4-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 100 kW
- 110 kW (better)
- Torque
- 220 Nm
- 250 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 7-speed DSG automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★☆
- ★★★★★ (better)
- Airbags
- 6
- 7 (better)
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.
Cooper or Superb?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Cooper or the Škoda Superb?
The Mini Cooper: about $80 a year less in New Zealand, $70 in Australia, £50 in the UK and $60 in the US than the Škoda Superb at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Cooper or the Škoda Superb?
The Mini Cooper, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Škoda Superb's 7.9 L/100km (36 mpg UK, 30 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mini Cooper or the Škoda Superb?
The Škoda Superb, at 645 L to the Mini Cooper's 211 L, for their newest versions.
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