MINI Countryman vs rivals - specifications

  MINI Cooper D Countryman Skoda Yeti 2.0 TDI CR 140 SE 4x4 Audi A3 Sportback TDI SE S tronic
n the road price/total as tested £19,875/£26,430 £19,830/£23,260 £22,285/£25,010
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) N/A £8,270/41.7% £11,188/50.2%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £716/£1,431 £912/£1,824 £802/£1,605
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles)* £1,116/£1,859 £1,364/£2,274 £1,116/£1,859
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 16/£322/D/£90 16/£393/G/£155 23/£508/D/£90
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £200 (5yr/50,000 tlc) £92/£185/£199 £25 per month**
Length/wheelbase 4,097/2,595mm 4,233/2,578mm 4,292/2,578mm
Height/width 1,561/1,789mm 1,691/1,793mm 1,423/1,765mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,598cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc 4cyl in-line/1,968cc
Peak power 110/4,000 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm 138/4,200 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 270/1,750 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm 320/1,750 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/4wd 6-spd man/4wd 6-spd DSG/2wd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 47 litres/run-flat 60 litres/foam 55 litres/space saver
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 350/1,170 litres 416/1,760 litres 370/1,100 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,380/470/750kg 1,530/545/2,000kg 1,385/560/1400kg
Turning circle/drag coefficient 11.6 metres/0.35Cd N/A/N/A 10.7 metres/N/A
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/3yrs 3yrs (60k)/3yrs
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable/148 12,500 miles/135 Variable/135
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 19th/11th 1st/2nd 12th/18th
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points N/A 92/78/46/5 4/3/1/72*
0-60/30-70mph 10.3/10.5 secs 9.8/9.8 secs 9.2/10.2 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 4.5/6.7 secs 4.0/6.2 secs 3.6/5.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 8.6/12.4 secs 8.3/11.6 secs 6.8/9.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 112mph/2,000rpm 118mph/1,950rpm 130mph/2,150rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 50.0/37.1/9.1m 47.6/35.2/8.5m 46.5/34.5/8.6m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 68/48/62/71dB 66/49/60/69dB 65/49/63/72dB
Auto Express economy/range* N/A/596 miles N/A/622 miles N/A/697 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 53.3/60.1/57.6mpg 39.8/53.3/47.1mpg 48.7/64.2/57.6mpg
Claimed CO2/tax bracket 129g/km/18% 157g/km/23% 129g/km/18%
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Six/yes/yes Seven/yes/£270 Six/yes/£300
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/£215 £1,220/£390/yes Yes/yes/£215
Climate ctrl/leather/heated seats £345/£675/£250 Yes/£1,740/£205 £375/£2,950/£250
Metallic paint/xenons/keyless go £385/£590/no £410/£615/no £500/no/no
Sat-nav/CD/MP3/Bluetoot £995/yes/yes/£60 £1,435/yes/yes/no £870/yes/yes/£245

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