I considered
all obvious rivals ranging from the Fiesta ST200 to Renault RS220 Trophy, but living with a car day to day the Mini has character and quality in spades, 100 % of the time which is something the others lacked.
Not exact matches
Both
obvious German
rivals, the BMW X3 and Mercedes - Benz GLC are diesel only at this price point, with petrol
rivals both sitting higher in the
range to combat the # 50k SQ5.
The
obvious low - polluting
rival for this full - size British SUV is Tesla's Model X, but with Australia's chronic lack of charging infrastructure the
Range Rover will be the easier, less stressful ownership proposition — especially if you enjoy an escape to the country.
As well as the
obvious trio of Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra and VW Golf, there's stiff competition from a
range of Japanese
rivals including the Honda Civic, Nissan Pulsar and Toyota Auris, and more cost - effective Korean contenders such as the Kia Cee'd and Hyundai i30.
But when you balance that with the fact the Hyundai is considerably cheaper, offers more equipment, was closer to the Honda than the VW on track and feels more resolved over a wider
range of road surfaces than both of its
rivals, the winner here is pretty
obvious.