Mini Countryman vs SsangYong Rexton
The Rexton costs less to run, by the official figures: about $20 a year less in New Zealand.
Side by side
Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.
A typical year's fuel
- New Zealand
- $2,406
- $2,387 (better)
- Australia
- $1,995
- $1,980 (better)
- United Kingdom
- £1,462
- £1,450 (better)
- United States
- $1,859
- $1,844 (better)
Official figures
- Uses
- 7.4 L/100km
- 7.4 L/100km (better)
- On a full tank
- 726 km
- 949 km (better)
Space
- Seats
- 5
- 7
- Boot
- 460 L
- 735 L (better)
- Towing, braked
- –
- 3,000 kg
- Length
- 4,433 mm
- 4,849 mm
- Weight
- 1,440 kg
- 2,095 kg
Engine
- Engine
- 1.5 L 3-cylinder turbo petrol
- 2.2 L 4-cylinder turbo diesel
- Power
- 125 kW
- 133 kW (better)
- Torque
- 280 Nm
- 410 Nm (better)
- Gearbox
- 7-speed dual-clutch
- 7-speed automatic
- Drive
- FWD
- 4WD
Safety
- 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.
Countryman or Rexton?
Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Countryman or the SsangYong Rexton?
The SsangYong Rexton: about $20 a year less in New Zealand than the Mini Countryman at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.
Which uses less fuel, the Mini Countryman or the SsangYong Rexton?
The SsangYong Rexton, at 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US) to the Mini Countryman's 7.4 L/100km (38 mpg UK, 32 mpg US), by their latest official figures.
Which has the bigger boot, the Mini Countryman or the SsangYong Rexton?
The SsangYong Rexton, at 735 L to the Mini Countryman's 460 L, for their newest versions.
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