Mini Roadster vs Toyota Liteace

The Roadster costs less to run, by the official figures: about $10 a year less in New Zealand.

Side by side

Specs are for each car's newest version. The better figure is in green.

Mini RoadsterToyota Liteace

A typical year's fuel

New Zealand
$2,623 (better)
$2,629
Australia
$2,175 (better)
$2,182
United Kingdom
£1,593 (better)
£1,597
United States
$2,026 (better)
$2,031

Official figures

Uses
8.1 L/100km (better)
8.1 L/100km

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.

Roadster or Liteace?

Which is cheaper to run, the Mini Roadster or the Toyota Liteace?

The Mini Roadster: about $10 a year less in New Zealand than the Toyota Liteace at today's average prices and a typical year's driving.

Which uses less fuel, the Mini Roadster or the Toyota Liteace?

The Mini Roadster, at 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US) to the Toyota Liteace's 8.1 L/100km (35 mpg UK, 29 mpg US), by their latest official figures.

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