MINI First vs Rivals - specifications

MINI First vsFiat 500 1.4 Sport vs Toyota iQ3 1.33

  MINI First Fiat 500 1.4 Sport Toyota iQ3 1.33
On-the-road price/total as tested £10,950/£12,005 £11,100/£11,955 £11,615/£12,015
Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) £6,329/57.8% £5,295/47.7% £5,645/48.6%
Annual tax liability std/higher rate £329/£657 £378/£755 £232/£465
Annual fuel cost (12k/20k miles) £1,462/£2,437 £1,559/£2,599 £1,326/£2,210
Ins. grp./quote/road tax band/cost 8/N/A/E/£120 12/£383/F/£125 6/£366/C/£35
Cost of 1st/2nd/3rd service £185 (5yrs/50k miles) £210/£400/£225 £125/£260/£125
       
Length/wheelbase 3,699/2,467mm 3,546/2,300mm 2,985/2,000mm
Height/width 1,407/1,683mm 1,488/1,627mm 1,500/1,680mm
Engine 4cyl in-line/1,397cc 4cyl in-line/1,368cc 4cyl in-line/1,329cc
Peak power 74/4,500 bhp/rpm 100/6,000 bhp/rpm 97/6,000 bhp/rpm
Peak torque 120/2,500 Nm/rpm 130/4,250 Nm/rpm 125/4,000 Nm/rpm
Transmission 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd 6-spd man/fwd
Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel 40 litres/foam 35 litres/space-saver 32 litres/foam
Boot capacity (seats up/down) 160/680 litres 185/550 litres 32/238 litres
Kerbweight/payload/towing weight 1,135/375/650kg 930/375/800kg 930/340kg/N/A
Turning circle/drag coefficient 10.7 metres/0.33Cd 10.7 metres/0.32Cd 7.8 metres/0.30Cd
Basic warranty (miles)/recovery 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs 3yrs (60,000)/1yr 3yrs (60,000)/1yr
Service intervals/UK dealers Variable miles/148 18,000 miles/160 10,000 miles/184
Driver Power manufacturer/dealer pos. 19th (09)/25th (08) 30th (09)/36th (08) 13th (09)/7th (08)
Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./points 5/3/2/76 5/3/2/77 91/71/54%**
       
0-60/30-70mph 13.5/14.6 secs 10.8/10.4 secs 10.9/11.5 secs
30-50mph in 3rd/4th 6.1/9.0 secs 4.9/6.9 secs 6.5/9.0 secs
50-70mph in 5th/6th 14.3/17.6 secs 11.7/16.8 secs 15.9/23.0 secs
Top speed/rpm at 70mph 109mph/2,900rpm 113mph/3,000rpm 106mph/2,800rpm
Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph 52.7/38.2/9.7m 49.9/37.3/9.0m 54.3/41.5/9.9m
Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph 67/43/62/71dB 68/43/65/72dB 59/42/61/70dB
Auto Express economy/range 40.0mpg/352 miles 37.5mpg/289 miles 44.1mpg/310 miles
Govt urban/extra-urban/combined 41.5/64.2/53.3mpg 34.4/54.3/44.8mpg 47.9/67.3/58.9mpg
Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket 163/128g/km/15% 174/149g/km/17% 148/113g/km/10%
       
Airbags/Isofix/parking sensors Four/yes/no Seven/yes/£250 Nine/yes/£345
Air-con/leather/heated seats £665/no/no Yes/£750/no Yes^^/£690/no
Auto box/stability/cruise control No/yes/no £720/yes/no £1,000/yes/no
Metallic paint/xenons/alloys £330/no/no £700^/£500/yes £400/no/yes
MP3 connectivity/Bluetooth Yes/£855* Yes/yes Yes/£336
Satellite navigation/CD changer No/no No/no £930/no
 

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