Mini Cooper vs Toyota BZ4X

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Mini Cooper
Mini Cooper

$41,990 - $63,990

2025 price

Toyota BZ4X
Toyota BZ4X

$48,488 - $67,990

2024 price

Summary

2025 Mini Cooper
2024 Toyota BZ4X
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 2.0L

Not Applicable, 0.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Electric
Fuel Efficiency
6.3L/100km (combined)

0.0L/100km (combined)
Seating
4

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

  • Too expensive for what it is
  • Falls behind rivals with charging/power figures
  • Twinning a little too hard with the Subaru Solterra
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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2024 Toyota BZ4X Summary

The bZ4X is the new, and first, electric medium SUV from Toyota and I'm family-testing the base model variant.

You may be thinking, ‘gosh, Emily, this looks awfully similar to that Subaru Solterra you were just in' and you‘d be right! They’re essentially twins as they share electrical underpinnings, some tech and even internal styling but unlike its counterpart, Toyota is offering its base model as a front-wheel drive.

The bZ4X doesn't just have to contend with its Subaru twin because it also competes in the same market segment as seasoned rivals like the Kia EV6 and Tesla Model Y.

But how does the first EV from Toyota stack up under the pressure of family use? My little family of three has been putting it through its paces to find out for you.

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