Mini Cooper 2013 vs Volkswagen Up! 2012
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.5 Petrol | 1.0 Petrol | |
Performance | |||
| Power: | 136 HP | 60 HP | |
| Torque: | 200 NM | 95 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 7.8 seconds | 15.3 seconds | |
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Mini Cooper is more dynamic to drive. Mini Cooper engine produces 76 HP more power than Volkswagen Up!, whereas torque is 105 NM more than Volkswagen Up!. Thanks to more power Mini Cooper reaches 100 km/h speed 7.5 seconds faster. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 4.8 | 4.4 | |
| Real fuel consumption: | 7.5 l/100km | 5.4 l/100km | |
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The Volkswagen Up! is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. By specification Mini Cooper consumes 0.4 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Up!, which means that if you drive 15,000 km in a year, the Mini Cooper could require 60 litres more fuel. By comparing actual fuel consumption based on user reports, Mini Cooper consumes 2.1 litres more fuel per 100 km than the Volkswagen Up!. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 40 litres | 35 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 830 km in combined cycle | 790 km in combined cycle | |
| 970 km on highway | 890 km on highway | ||
| 530 km with real consumption | 640 km with real consumption | ||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 3.82 m | 3.54 m | |
| Width: | 1.73 m | 1.64 m | |
| Height: | 1.41 m | 1.49 m | |
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Mini Cooper is larger, but lower. Mini Cooper is 28 cm longer than the Volkswagen Up!, 9 cm wider, while the height of Mini Cooper is 8 cm lower. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 211 litres | 251 litres | |
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Volkswagen Up! has more luggage space. Despite its longer length, Mini Cooper has 40 litres less trunk space than the Volkswagen Up!. This could mean that the Mini Cooper uses more space in the cabin, so the driver and passengers could be more spacious and comfortable. | |||
| Turning diameter: | 10.8 meters | 9.8 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Mini Cooper is 1 metres more than that of the Volkswagen Up!, which means Mini Cooper can be harder to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`595 | 1`290 | |
| Safety: | no data | ||
| Quality: | low | average | |
| Volkswagen Up! has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Mini Cooper has serious deffects in 45 percent more cases than Volkswagen Up!, so Volkswagen Up! quality is probably significantly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 13 600 | 4400 | |
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