BMW Mini vs Kia Niro
The Mini costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 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
- $1,358 (better)
- $1,381
- Australia
- $1,125 (better)
- $1,144
- United Kingdom
- £825 (better)
- £839
- United States
- $1,049 (better)
- $1,067
Official figures
- Uses
- 4.2 L/100km (better)
- 4.3 L/100km
- UK
- 67 mpg (better)
- 66 mpg
- US
- 56 mpg (better)
- 55 mpg
- On a full tank
- –
- 984 km
Space
- Seats
- –
- 5
- Boot
- –
- 451 L
- Length
- –
- 4,420 mm
- Weight
- –
- 1,424 kg
Engine
- Engine
- –
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol hybrid
- Power
- –
- 104 kW
- Torque
- –
- 265 Nm
- Gearbox
- –
- 6-speed dual-clutch
- Drive
- –
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
- Euro NCAP
- –
- ★★★★★
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.
Mini or Niro?
Which is cheaper to run, the BMW Mini or the Kia Niro?
The BMW Mini: about $20 a year less in New Zealand, $20 in Australia, £10 in the UK and $20 in the US than the Kia Niro at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the BMW Mini or the Kia Niro?
The BMW Mini, at 4.2 L/100km (67 mpg UK, 56 mpg US) to the Kia Niro's 4.3 L/100km (66 mpg UK, 55 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
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