Audi A1 Vs Mini Cooper S

In fact in range topping gt line trim the 208 s price creeps well into the posh end of the small car market cornered by the audi a1 and mini hatchback.

Audi a1 vs mini cooper s. Chilli adds 17 inch alloys harmon kardon audio bi xenon headlights sports seats climate control aircon and partial leather upholstery. The audi a1 isn t just late to the party it s not even bothered with a costume. Can the 208 really compete in such company. The audi beats the mini to 62mph taking 5 8 seconds compared to the cooper s 6 9 seconds the old scampering charm of the previous mini is present and correct in the latest cooper s the ferocious.

The first a1 arrived a yawning nine years after the reborn mini basically invented the small cool posh car. Audi a1 vs mini cooper it s the moment of truth as the new audi a1 challenges the mini cooper in the fight to be crowned the best premium supermini in the world. For more great car. Mini cooper 5 deurs autoweek dubbeltest english subtitles duration.

Tiff needell and richard meaden test the new mini jcw gp against the audi a1 quattro ford focus rs500 and renault megane r26 r on track. So unless it s just about the looks it s better to compare it to audi s a1 which begins at 28 900 and maxes out with the s1 at 50 400. As the price tags tell the mini cooper has a 3250 advantage compared with the audi a1 sportback attraction though you could argue that some of that difference can be absorbed by the latter s. Moonwalk grey and melting silver metallic comparison.

The cooper s chilli here was 3900 more than the base cooper s but the difference is now 900 making the test car a relative bargain at 41 600 probably in reaction to the cheaper audi a1. Has audi repeated or bettered that trick with the latest model or would you be better off with a mini 5dr.