Mini Countryman vs Infiniti Q30

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Mini Countryman
Mini Countryman

$49,990 - $77,990

2025 price

Infiniti Q30
Infiniti Q30

2019 price

Summary

2025 Mini Countryman
2019 Infiniti Q30
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Inline 4, 2.0L

Turbo 4, 2.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
7.7L/100km (combined)

6.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Lacking a few features for a top-grade model
  • An expensive endeavour for a Mini
  • Not much separates the two trim levels

  • Concept car practicality
  • Lacking multimedia
  • Priced in the big leagues
2025 Mini Countryman Summary

The Mini Countryman is the not-so-mini cousin to the iconic and smaller Mini Cooper.

The new generation offers a larger body-size, fun new interiors and a whole suite of updated technology.

We're in the flagship John Cooper Works grade in Favoured trim to find out if this small SUV is still urban-friendly and fun after all of these changes.

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2019 Infiniti Q30 Summary

Welcome to the future - where your Mercedes-Benz is a Nissan and your Nissan is a Mercedes-Benz. 

Lost already? Let me catch you up. Infiniti is the premium arm of Nissan, in much the same way Lexus is the premium arm of Toyota, and the Q30 is Infiniti’s hatchback. 

Thanks to the state of various global manufacturing alliances the Q30 is mechanically, largely a previous-generation Mercedes-Benz A-Class, with a similar arrangement seeing the new Mercedes-Benz X-Class ute comprised largely of Nissan Navara underpinnings.

Recently, the Q30 has had its range of variants trimmed from a confusing five down to two, and the one we’re testing here is the top-spec Sport.

Make sense? I hope so. The Q30 Sport joined me on an 800km trip along the east coast in the height of summer. So, can it make the most of its German/Japanese roots? Read on to find out.

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2025 Mini Countryman 2019 Infiniti Q30

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