Mini Countryman vs Pontiac 1000
The Countryman costs less to run, by the official figures: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 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
- $2,406 (better)
- $2,817
- Australia
- $1,994 (better)
- $2,333
- United Kingdom
- £1,462 (better)
- £1,711
- United States
- $1,859 (better)
- $2,176
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- 8.7 L/100km
- UK
- 38 mpg (better)
- 32 mpg
- US
- 32 mpg (better)
- 27 mpg
- On a full tank
- 726 km
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Space
- Seats
- 5
- –
- Boot
- 460 L
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- Length
- 4,433 mm
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- Weight
- 1,440 kg
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Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
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- Power
- 125 kW
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- Torque
- 280 Nm
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- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
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- Drive
- FWD
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Safety
- 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.
Countryman or 1000?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Countryman or the Pontiac 1000?
The Mini Countryman: about $410 a year less in New Zealand, $340 in Australia, £250 in the UK and $320 in the US than the Pontiac 1000 at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Countryman or the Pontiac 1000?
The Mini Countryman, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Pontiac 1000's 8.7 L/100km (32 mpg UK, 27 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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