minus-square4z01235@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Can Americans learn to love tiny, cheap kei cars?linkfedilinkarrow-up5·22 days agoThe normal Cooper. The 4 door Cooper is the same width as the 2 door, 1cm taller, and 16cm longer, based on a 2013-2018 model since that’s what this tool has available: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback-vs-mini-cooper-2013-5-door-hatchback/ Compare a 2 door Cooper vs 2 door Golf and it’s barely different: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback-vs-volkswagen-golf-2012-3-door-hatchback Or 2 door Cooper vs Smart Fortwo: https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/smart-fortwo-2014-3-door-hatchback-vs-mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback/ The Smart is clearly a smaller size. The Cooper and the Golf are basically the same. There’s definitely a lot more cross shopping of Coopers and Golfs than Coopers and Smarts. linkfedilink
minus-square4z01235@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•Can Americans learn to love tiny, cheap kei cars?linkfedilinkarrow-up9·23 days agoA modern Mini Cooper is nothing like a Smart car. It’s comparable in size to a Golf, or a Corolla hatch. linkfedilink
The normal Cooper.
The 4 door Cooper is the same width as the 2 door, 1cm taller, and 16cm longer, based on a 2013-2018 model since that’s what this tool has available:
https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback-vs-mini-cooper-2013-5-door-hatchback/
Compare a 2 door Cooper vs 2 door Golf and it’s barely different:
https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback-vs-volkswagen-golf-2012-3-door-hatchback
Or 2 door Cooper vs Smart Fortwo:
https://www.carsized.com/en/cars/compare/smart-fortwo-2014-3-door-hatchback-vs-mini-cooper-2013-3-door-hatchback/
The Smart is clearly a smaller size. The Cooper and the Golf are basically the same. There’s definitely a lot more cross shopping of Coopers and Golfs than Coopers and Smarts.