Mini Cooper 2013 vs Volkswagen Golf 2012
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| Gearbox: | Manual/Automatic | Manual/Automatic | |
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| Wheel drive type: | Front wheel drive (FWD) | Front wheel drive (FWD) / All wheel drive (AWD, 4x4) | |
| Mini Cooper is available only with front wheel drive, while Volkswagen Golf can be equipped with front wheel drive and four wheel (4x4) drive. | |||
| Engines: | 1.5 | 1.2 - 2.0 | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 116 - 136 HP | 85 - 300 HP | |
| Torque: | 200 - 270 NM | 160 - 380 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 7.8 - 9.2 seconds | 4.9 - 11.9 seconds | |
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Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.6 - 4.8 | 3.8 - 7.1 | |
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Mini Cooper petrol engines consumes on average 0.9 litres less fuel per 100 km than Volkswagen Golf. This comparison does not take engine capacity into account, so to compare the fuel consumption of specific engines, select the car version! | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 3.82 m | 4.26 m | |
| Width: | 1.73 m | 1.80 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.45 m | |
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Mini Cooper is smaller. Mini Cooper is 44 cm shorter than the Volkswagen Golf, 7 cm narrower, while the height of Mini Cooper is 4 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 211 litres | 380 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
no data | 1270 litres | |
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Volkswagen Golf has more luggage space. Mini Cooper has 169 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 10.9 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Mini Cooper is 0.1 metres less than that of the Volkswagen Golf. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | ~ 1`601 | ~ 1`815 | |
| Safety: | |||
| Volkswagen Golf scores higher in safety tests. The Volkswagen Golf scores higher in active safety technologies (stability control, lane assist, automatic braking, etc.) tests. | |||
| Quality: | above average | above average | |
| Average price (€): | 16 400 | 8200 | |
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