Compare the2023 Jaguar I-PaceVS 2023 MINI Cooper SE

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Jaguar I-Pace have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The MINI Cooper SE doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

The I-Pace’s standard pretensioning seatbelts also sense rear collisions and remove slack from the seatbelts to help protect the occupants from whiplash and other injuries. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a whiplash protection system.

The I-Pace has all-wheel drive to maximize traction under poor conditions, especially in ice and snow. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer all-wheel drive.

The I-Pace offers an optional 360° Surround Camera to allow the driver to see objects all around the vehicle on a screen. The Cooper SE only offers a rear monitor and front and rear parking sensors that beep or flash a light. That doesn’t help with obstacles to the sides.

The I-Pace’s blind spot warning system uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them and moves the vehicle back into its lane. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a system to reveal objects in the driver’s blind spots.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the I-Pace’s standard Rear Traffic Warning uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Rear Traffic Braking automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

Both the I-Pace and the Cooper SE have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras and driver alert monitors.

The Jaguar I-Pace weighs 1641 pounds more than the MINI Cooper SE. The NHTSA advises that heavier vehicles are much safer in collisions than their significantly lighter counterparts. Crosswinds also affect lighter cars more.

The I-Pace comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Cooper SE’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Jaguar pays for scheduled maintenance on the I-Pace for 2 years and 24,000 miles longer than MINI pays for maintenance for the Cooper SE (5/60,000 vs. 3/36,000).

There are over 80 percent more Jaguar dealers than there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the I-Pace’s warranty.

The I-Pace’s electric motors produces 213 more horsepower (394 vs. 181) and 313 lbs.-ft. more torque (512 vs. 199) than the Cooper SE’s electric motor.

As tested in Motor Trend the Jaguar I-Pace is faster than the MINI Cooper SE:

The I-Pace can travel longer on a full charge than the Cooper SE on a full charge:

The I-Pace has a standard locking charge port with a remote release located convenient to the driver. The Cooper SE doesn’t have a locking charge port. A locking charge port prevents tampering and damage.

For better stopping power the I-Pace’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Cooper SE:

The I-Pace’s standard front and rear disc brakes are vented to help dissipate heat for shorter stops with less fading. The rear discs on the Cooper SE are solid, not vented.

The I-Pace stops much shorter than the Cooper SE:

For better traction, the I-Pace has larger standard tires than the Cooper SE (245/50R20 vs. 195/55R16). The I-Pace’s optional tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Cooper SE (255/40R22 vs. 205/45R17).

The I-Pace’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 50 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Cooper SE’s standard 55 series tires. The I-Pace’s optional tires have a lower 40 series profile than the Cooper SE Signature Plus/Iconic’s 45 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the I-Pace has standard 20-inch wheels. Smaller 16-inch wheels are standard on the Cooper SE. The I-Pace’s optional 22-inch wheels are larger than the 17-inch wheels on the Cooper SE Signature Plus/Iconic.

The I-Pace offers an optional space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the Cooper SE; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

The front and rear suspension of the I-Pace uses air springs for a smoother, controlled ride than the Cooper SE, which uses coil springs. Air springs maintain proper ride height and ride more smoothly.

The I-Pace has a standard automatic front and rear load leveling suspension to keep ride height level with a heavy load or when towing. The I-Pace’s height leveling suspension allows the driver to raise ride height for better off-road clearance and then lower it again for easier entering and exiting and better on-road handling. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a load leveling suspension.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the I-Pace’s wheelbase is 19.5 inches longer than on the Cooper SE (117.7 inches vs. 98.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the I-Pace is 6.3 inches wider in the front and 6.6 inches wider in the rear than on the Cooper SE.

The I-Pace’s front to rear weight distribution is more even (50% to 50%) than the Cooper SE’s (58.1% to 41.9%). This gives the I-Pace more stable handling and braking.

The I-Pace HSE handles at .93 G’s, while the Cooper SE Iconic pulls only .80 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The I-Pace has 7 inches more front shoulder room, 1.2 inches more rear headroom, 4.2 inches more rear legroom and 6.8 inches more rear shoulder room than the Cooper SE.

A standard locking glovebox (which can’t be accessed with the valet key) keeps your small valuables safer in the I-Pace. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer locking storage for small valuables.

To make loading and unloading groceries and cargo easier, especially for short adults, the I-Pace has a standard power liftgate, which opens and closes automatically by pressing a button, or optionally by just kicking your foot under the back bumper, completely leaving your hands free. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a power liftgate.

The I-Pace has a 1653 lbs. towing capacity. The Cooper SE has no towing capacity.

When three different drivers share the I-Pace, the memory seats and mirrors make it convenient for all three. Each setting activates different, customized memories for the driver’s seat position and outside mirror angle. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a memory system.

The I-Pace’s standard power windows have a locking feature to keep children in the rear seat from operating them, but the driver can still raise and lower all of them with the lock engaged. MINI does not offer a locking feature on the Cooper SE’s standard power windows.

In poor weather, headlights can lose their effectiveness as grime builds up on their lenses. This can reduce visibility without the driver realizing. The I-Pace offers available headlight washers to keep headlight output high. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer headlight washers.

While driving with high beams on, sensitive light sensors standard on the I-Pace detect other vehicles which could be blinded and automatically switch to low beams. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer automatic dimming high beams.

Both the I-Pace and the Cooper SE have standard heated front seats. The I-Pace also has standard heated rear seats to keep those passengers extremely comfortable in the winter. Heated rear seats aren’t available in the Cooper SE.

Standard air-conditioned seats in the I-Pace keep the driver and front passenger comfortable and take the sting out of hot seats in Summer. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer air-conditioned seats.

The I-Pace has a standard center folding armrest for the rear passengers. A center armrest helps make rear passengers more comfortable and it can provide a boundary between children. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer a rear seat center armrest.

For greater rear passenger comfort, the I-Pace has available rear a/c vents to keep rear occupants more comfortable. The Cooper SE doesn’t offer rear vents.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Jaguar I-Pace has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Only the Cooper SE Iconic offers wireless charging.