Audi A3 vs Mini Cooper
Official fuel use, running costs and specs, side by side.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,012 (better)
- $2,183
- Australia
- $1,669 (better)
- $1,812
- United Kingdom
- £1,222 (better)
- £1,326
- United States
- $1,554 (better)
- $1,686
Official figures
- Uses
- 6.2 L/100km (better)
- 6.8 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 723 km (better)
- 652 km
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 4
- Boot
- 380 L (better)
- 211 L
- Towing, braked
- 1,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,343 mm
- 3,821 mm
- Weight
- 1,220 kg
- 1,160 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.0 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- Power
- 81 kW
- 100 kW (better)
- Torque
- 200 Nm
- 220 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 6-speed manual
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- FWD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★ (better)
- ★★★★☆
- Airbags
- 7 (better)
- 6
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.
A3 or Cooper?
Which uses less fuel, the Audi A3 or the Mini Cooper?
The Audi A3, at 6.2 L/100km (45 mpg UK, 38 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper's 6.8 L/100km (42 mpg UK, 35 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Audi A3 or the Mini Cooper?
The Audi A3, at 380 L to the Mini Cooper's 211 L, for their newest versions.
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