| Model Year | 2012 | 2017 | |
| Model | Mini Countryman | Subaru BRZ | |
| Engine | |||
| Transmission | |||
| Drivetrain | |||
| Body | 4dr SUV | 2dr Coupe | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 2,596 mm | 2,570 mm | 0 mm |
| Length | 4,107 mm | 4,234 mm | 0 mm |
| Width | 1,788 mm | 1,775 mm | 0 mm |
| Height | 1,562 mm | 1,285 mm | 0 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,340 kg | 1,253 kg | 0 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 47 L | 50 L | -3 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 1,013 mm | 942 mm | -941 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,341 mm | 1,384 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 0 mm | 1,349 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,026 mm | 1,064 mm | 0 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 953 mm | 889 mm | 64 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,323 mm | 1,313 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 0 mm | 1,151 mm | -1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 859 mm | 759 mm | 100 mm |
| Total Legroom | 1,885 mm (over 2 rows) | 1,824 mm (over 2 rows) | 0 mm |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 345 L | 195 L | 150 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 1,169 L | 6.9 | -5.9 L |
| 2012 Mini Countryman Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2011 | 4dr SUV turbocharged 181hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
The room was not bad, but the seat bottoms are too low and the road noise in the back seats was unbearable. see full Mini Countryman review |
| 2017 Subaru BRZ Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2017 | 2dr Coupe 205-horsepower 2.0L H4 6-speed manual RWD |
The seat heaters are an absolute joke. We thought they were broken. No, they're just terrible. If you live in regular -10c weather you will want a a plug-in seat warmer.
The seats themselves are fantastic for driving.
Driver's seat does not slide forward when you move the seatback to access the back seat. Seems fine, who wants to reset their seat position every time.
The passenger seat does get loose when you pop the seat back up, but the chair slides around loose and left to gravity, will sit at the rearmost spot. Might be nice if it could sit in a divot at the full frontmost position.
see full Subaru BRZ review |