Facts and figures
| MINI JCW GP | Megane RS 265 cup | |
| On-the-road price/total as tested | £28,790/£28,790 | £24,850/£24,850 |
| Residual value (after 3yrs/30,000) | £14,798/51.4% | £10,884/43.8% |
| Depreciation | £13,992 | £13,966 |
| Annual tax liability std/higher rate | £1,428/£2,857 | £1,275/£2,549 |
| Annual fuel cost (12,000/20,000 miles) | £3,754/£6,256 | £3,058/£5,096 |
| Ins group/quote/road tax band/cost | 35/N/A/G/£175 | 36/£615/H/£200 |
| Servicing cost | £246 (5yrs/100k) | Free (4yrs/48k) |
| Length/wheelbase | 3,730/2,467mm | 4,312/2,640mm |
| Height/width | 1,407/1,683mm | 1,423/1,804mm |
| Engine | 4cyl in-line/1,598cc | 4cyl in-line/1,998cc |
| Peak power | 215/6,000 bhp/rpm | 261/5,500 bhp/rpm |
| Peak torque | 280/2,000 Nm/rpm | 360/3,000 Nm/rpm |
| Transmission | 6-spd man/fwd | 6-spd man/fwd |
| Fuel tank capacity/spare wheel | 50 litres/run-flat | 60 litres/foam |
| Boot capacity (seats up/down) | 723 litres | 344/991 litres |
| Kerbweight/payload/towing weight | 1,160/450kg | 1,394/441kg |
| Turning circle/drag coefficient | 10.7 metres/0.36Cd | 11.4 metres/0.34Cd |
| Basic warranty (miles)/recovery | 3yrs (unltd)/3yrs | 4yrs (110k)/4yrs |
| Service intervals/UK dealers | Variable/148 | 18,000 miles/300 |
| Driver Power Manufacturer/dealer pos. | 21st/15th | 27th/23rd |
| Euro NCAP: Adult/child/ped./stars | N/A | N/A |
| 0-60/30-70mph | 6.4/5.3 secs | 6.1/5.0 secs |
| 30-50mph in 3rd/4th | 2.7/3.4 secs | 2.5/3.9 secs |
| 50-70mph in 5th/6th | 4.3/5.1 secs | 4.6/6.5 secs |
| Top speed/rpm at 70mph | 150mph/3,000rpm | 158mph/2,500rpm |
| Braking 70-0/60-0/30-0mph | 44.6/32.2/8.3m | 47.7/34.6/9.0m |
| Noise levels outside/idle/30/70mph | 69/49/67/76dB | 64/49/64/72dB |
| Auto Express econ (mpg/mpl)/range | 20.2/4.4/222 miles | 24.8/5.4/327 miles |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 29.7/49.6/39.8mpg | 34.4/43.5/25.0mpg |
| Govt urban/extra-urban/combined | 6.5/10.9/8.8mpl | 7.6/9.6/5.5mpl |
| Actual/claimed CO2/tax bracket | 323/165g/km/25% | 263/174g/km/26% |
| Airbags/alarm/xenon lights | Six/yes/yes | Six/£750/yes |
| Air-con/heated seats/metallic paint | Yes/yes/yes | Yes/no/yes |
| Parking sensors/tyre pressure monitor | No/yes | No/yes |
| Stability control/cruise control | Yes/no | Yes/yes |
| Sat-nav/USB connection/Bluetooth | DFO*/yes/yes | £500/yes/yes |
