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MINI Cooper vs Chevrolet Cruze

2019 MINI Cooper
2019 MINI Cooper
$21,900MSRP
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2018 Chevrolet Cruze
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
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2019 MINI Cooper
$21,900MSRP
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2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
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Overview

MSRP

$21,900

MSRP

$16,975

Listings

455

Listings

265

Ratings & Reviews

User Reviews
User Reviews

Expert reviews

6.3 out of 10

Expert reviews

6.7 out of 10

Pros

  • Stylish design

  • Fun to drive

Cons

  • Advanced safety features are not standard

  • Unintuitive technology

  • Poor value for money

Reviews Summary

When we were growing up, my dad frequently took my brother and me go-karting. Sitting low to the ground on a tiny frame, feeling the wind in my face, racing around paved tracks no doubt set the stage for my love of small and fast cars. The 2019 MINI Cooper, especially the John Cooper Works trim, is such a vehicle. But given its handful of flaws, it's hard to adore the latest Cooper the way I did when MINI was first resurrected in 2002.

Reviews Summary

As the dissonant chords of Dieselgate still resonate throughout the industry, most car companies have abandoned efforts toward any future diesel-powered cars. A $15 billion fine will have that sort of chilling effect. But Chevrolet has taken a different approach, instead seeing the mass retreat from diesel as an opportunity to fill a void. As the driver Jean-Pierre Sarti said in Frankenheimer’s 1966 epic “Grand Prix”: “When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.”

Popular Features & Specs

Engine

1.5L 134 hp I3

Engine

1.4L 153 hp I4

Drive Train

FWD

Drive Train

FWD

Seating Capacity

4

Seating Capacity

5

Horsepower

134 hp @ 4400 rpm

Horsepower

153 hp @ 5600 rpm

MPG City

28

MPG City

27

MPG Highway

38

MPG Highway

40
2019 MINI Cooper
2019 MINI Cooper
$21,900MSRP
Overview
Overview
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2018 Chevrolet Cruze
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2019 MINI Cooper
$21,900MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now
2018 Chevrolet Cruze
$16,975MSRP
Overview
Overview
OverviewShop Now

Overview

MSRP
$21,900
$16,975
Listings

Ratings & Reviews

User reviews

4.6

4.3

Expert reviews

6.3 out of 10

Read full review

6.7 out of 10

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Pros & cons

Pros

  • Stylish design

  • Fun to drive

Cons

  • Advanced safety features are not standard

  • Unintuitive technology

  • Poor value for money

Summary
When we were growing up, my dad frequently took my brother and me go-karting. Sitting low to the ground on a tiny frame, feeling the wind in my face, racing around paved tracks no doubt set the stage for my love of small and fast cars. The 2019 MINI Cooper, especially the John Cooper Works trim, is such a vehicle. But given its handful of flaws, it's hard to adore the latest Cooper the way I did when MINI was first resurrected in 2002.
As the dissonant chords of Dieselgate still resonate throughout the industry, most car companies have abandoned efforts toward any future diesel-powered cars. A $15 billion fine will have that sort of chilling effect. But Chevrolet has taken a different approach, instead seeing the mass retreat from diesel as an opportunity to fill a void. As the driver Jean-Pierre Sarti said in Frankenheimer’s 1966 epic “Grand Prix”: “When I see something really horrible, I put my foot down. Hard! Because I know that everyone else is lifting his.”
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Popular Features & Specs

Engine
1.5L 134 hp I3
1.4L 153 hp I4
Drive Train
FWD
FWD
Seating Capacity
4
5
Horsepower
134 hp @ 4400 rpm
153 hp @ 5600 rpm
MPG City
28
27
MPG Highway
38
40

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