Land Rover Discovery vs Mini Cooper Countryman
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
- $2,448 (better)
- $2,451
- Australia
- $2,028 (better)
- $2,032
- United Kingdom
- £1,487 (better)
- £1,489
- United States
- $1,891 (better)
- $1,894
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.6 L/100km (better)
- 7.6 L/100km
- On a full tank
- 1,189 km (better)
- 620 km
Space
- Seats
- 7
- 5
- Boot
- 258 L
- 350 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- 3,500 kg
- –
- Length
- 4,971 mm
- 4,097 mm
- Weight
- 2,223 kg
- –
Engine
- Engine
- 3.0 L inline-6 turbo diesel mild hybrid
- 1.6 L 4-cylinder petrol
- Power
- 190 kW (better)
- 90 kW
- Torque
- 500 Nm (better)
- 160 Nm
- Gearbox
- 8-speed automatic
- 6-speed manual
- Drive
- 4WD
- FWD
Safety
- ANCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Euro NCAP
- ★★★★★
- –
- Airbags
- 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.
Discovery or Cooper Countryman?
Which uses less fuel, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mini Cooper Countryman?
The Land Rover Discovery, at 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US) to the Mini Cooper Countryman's 7.6 L/100km (37 mpg UK, 31 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Land Rover Discovery or the Mini Cooper Countryman?
The Mini Cooper Countryman, at 350 L to the Land Rover Discovery's 258 L, for their newest versions.
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