Mini Cooper vs Toyota Blade

The Blade costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US.

Mini CooperToyota Blade

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mini CooperToyota Blade

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,455
$2,432 (better)
Australia
$2,030
$2,012 (better)
United Kingdom
£1,491
£1,477 (better)
United States
$1,896
$1,879 (better)

Official figures

Uses
7.6 L/100km
7.5 L/100km (better)
UK
37 mpg
38 mpg (better)
US
31 mpg
31 mpg (better)
On a full tank
580 km
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Space

Seats
4
5
Boot
211 L
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Length
3,863 mm
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Weight
1,150 kg
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Engine

Engine
1.5 L 3-cylinder petrol
2.4 L 4-cylinder petrol
Power
100 kW
125 kW (better)
Torque
220 Nm
224 Nm (better)
Gearbox
6-speed manual
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Drive
FWD
FWD

Safety

ANCAP
★★★★☆
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Euro NCAP
★★★★☆
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Airbags
6
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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 Blade?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Cooper or the Toyota Blade?

The Toyota Blade: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Mini Cooper at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mini Cooper or the Toyota Blade?

The Toyota Blade, at 7.5 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

Each on its own

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