Seat Arosa 2000 vs Mini Cooper 2002
| Gearbox: | Automatic | Automatic | |
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| Engine: | 1.2 Diesel | 1.6 Petrol | |
| Camshaft drive: | Timing belt | Timing chain | |
| Timing belt usually needs to be replaced more often than the chain, but it is usually significantly cheaper. Timing belt motors are generally quieter and less vibrating than chain motors. | |||
Performance | |||
| Power: | 61 HP | 115 HP | |
| Torque: | 140 NM | 149 NM | |
| Acceleration 0-100 km/h: | 14.7 seconds | 10.4 seconds | |
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Mini Cooper is a more dynamic driving. Seat Arosa engine produces 54 HP less power than Mini Cooper, whereas torque is 9 NM less than Mini Cooper. Due to the lower power, Seat Arosa reaches 100 km/h speed 4.3 seconds later. | |||
Fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption (l/100km): | 3.0 | 6.7 | |
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The Seat Arosa is a better choice when it comes to fuel economy. Seat Arosa consumes 3.7 litres less fuel per 100 km than the Mini Cooper, which means that by driving the Seat Arosa over 15,000 km in a year you can save 555 litres of fuel. | |||
| Fuel tank capacity: | 35 litres | 50 litres | |
| Full fuel tank distance: | 1160 km in combined cycle | 740 km in combined cycle | |
| Seat Arosa gets more mileage on one fuel tank. | |||
Engines | |||
| Average engine lifespan: | 280'000 km | 390'000 km | |
| Engine resource depends largely on regular maintenance and the quality of the oils and fuels used, but under equal conditions the average life of a Mini Cooper engine could be longer. | |||
| Engine production duration: | 16 years | 7 years | |
| Engine spread: | Installed on at least 2 other car models, including Audi A2, Volkswagen Lupo | Used only for this car | |
| In general, the longer and for more car models an engine is produced, the better its serviceability and availability of spare parts. Seat Arosa might be a better choice in this respect. | |||
Dimensions | |||
| Length: | 3.55 m | 3.63 m | |
| Width: | 1.64 m | 1.69 m | |
| Height: | 1.46 m | 1.41 m | |
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Seat Arosa is smaller, but higher. Seat Arosa is 8 cm shorter than the Mini Cooper, 5 cm narrower, while the height of Seat Arosa is 5 cm higher. | |||
| Trunk capacity: | 130 litres | 160 litres | |
| Trunk max capacity: with rear seats folded down |
790 litres | 670 litres | |
| Seat Arosa has 30 litres less trunk space than the Mini Cooper. The maximum boot capacity (with all rear seats folded down) is larger in Seat Arosa (by 120 litres). | |||
| Turning diameter: | 9.8 meters | 10.7 meters | |
| The turning circle of the Seat Arosa is 0.9 metres less than that of the Mini Cooper, which means Seat Arosa can be easier to manoeuvre in tight streets and parking spaces. | |||
| Gross weight (kg): | 1`200 | 1`480 | |
| Safety: | no data | no data | |
| Quality: | average | below average | |
| Seat Arosa has fewer problems. According to annual technical inspection data Mini Cooper has serious deffects in 10 percent more cases than Seat Arosa, so Seat Arosa quality is probably slightly better | |||
| Average price (€): | 1200 | 2200 | |
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