Mini Cooper vs Hyundai I20

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Mini Cooper
Mini Cooper

$41,990 - $63,990

2025 price

Hyundai I20
Hyundai I20

$28,480 - $35,490

2022 price

Summary

2025 Mini Cooper
2022 Hyundai I20
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 1.6L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.3L/100km (combined)

6.9L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

5
Dislikes
  • Expensive
  • Petrol-powered Minis aren't a great leap forward
  • No manual gearbox availability

  • Firm ride
  • Flaky launch control
  • Turning circle
2025 Mini Cooper Summary

Can it be possible that, between 1959 and 2023, there have only been four distinct generations of Mini? 

Besides the 1959 British Motor Corporation (BMC) original, it’s just been a trio of hatchback versions under BMW stewardship – the R50 of 2001, 2006’s R56 and the 2014 F56.

Now, in 2024, that number has suddenly jumped to six. 

The F56 has morphed into the lightly restyled and solely petrol-powered F66 Cooper range in F66 three-door (3DR) and coming F65 five-door (5DR) hatchback guises like before.

Meanwhile, the completely new and electric-only J01 Cooper 3DR joins the fold, along with its J05 Aceman 5DR crossover spin-off.

Despite their shared name and similar styling inside and out, the British-built Cooper and electric Cooper from China are two different cars. You can read all about the latter in another review, as this is about the petrol-powered Cooper range.

More of a thorough makeover and less of a total redesign, has it changed enough? Let’s find out. 

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2022 Hyundai I20 Summary

Start occupying the top step of the World Rally Championship podium and the brand benefits are huge. Just ask Audi, Ford, Mitsubishi, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen and the many others which have done exactly that to great effect over the years.

And Hyundai’s most recent foray into the WRC has focused on the compact i20, and here we have that rally weapon’s civilian offspring, the much-anticipated i20 N.

It’s a lightweight, high-tech, city-sized, hot hatch designed to steer you away from Ford’s Fiesta ST or VW’s Polo GTI, and add even more lustre to Hyundai’s N performance badge. 

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