Compare the2025 Hyundai Elantra NVS 2024 MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door

Safety
Warranty
Reliability
Engine
Brakes and Stopping
Tires and Wheels
Suspension and Handling
Chassis
Passenger Space
Cargo Capacity
Ergonomics
Recommendations

Safety

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For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Hyundai Elantra N are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

In the past twenty years hundreds of infants and young children have died after being left in vehicles, usually by accident. When turning the vehicle off, drivers of the Elantra N are reminded to check the back seat if they opened the rear door before starting out. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer a back seat reminder.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests front crash prevention systems. With a score of 6 points, IIHS rates the Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist in the Elantra N as “Superior.” The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door scores only 4 points and is rated only “Advanced.”

The Elantra N’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 Hardtop 2 Door 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 Elantra N’s standard Rear Cross-Traffic Collision Warning uses sensors in the rear to alert the driver to vehicles approaching from the side and Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist automatically engages the brakes to help avoid a collision. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer a rear cross-path warning system.

Both the Elantra N and the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, front wheel drive, plastic fuel tanks, 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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does 35 MPH front crash tests on new vehicles. In this test, results indicate that the Hyundai Elantra N is safer than the MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door:

	Elantra N	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door
	Driver
STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
HIC	142	183
Neck Injury Risk	21%	36%
Neck Stress	268 lbs.	318 lbs.
Neck Compression	51 lbs.	60 lbs.
Leg Forces (l/r)	66/48 lbs.	261/454 lbs.

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration does side impact tests on new vehicles. In this test, which crashes the vehicle into a flat barrier at 38.5 MPH and into a post at 20 MPH, results indicate that the Hyundai Elantra N is safer than the MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door:

	Elantra N	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door
OVERALL STARS	5 Stars	4 Stars
	Front Seat
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
HIC	83	293
Hip Force	327 lbs.	352 lbs.
	Rear Seat
STARS	5 Stars	3 Stars
HIC	345	704
Spine Acceleration	68 G’s	80 G’s
Hip Force	355 lbs.	935 lbs.
	Into Pole
STARS	5 Stars	5 Stars
Max Damage Depth	11 inches	12 inches
HIC	184	315
Spine Acceleration	40 G’s	41 G’s

New test not comparable to pre-2011 test results. More stars = Better. Lower test results = Better.

The Hyundai Elantra N achieved a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for the 2024 model year. This recognition was based on its impressive performance in the small overlap frontal crash test, updated side impact crash test, headlight evaluations, and pedestrian crash prevention testing. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door has not yet been fully evaluated by the IIHS for 2024.

Warranty

The Elantra N comes with a full 5-year/60,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire car and includes 24-hour roadside assistance. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s 4-year/50,000-mile basic warranty expires 1 year or 10,000 miles sooner.

Hyundai’s powertrain warranty covers the Elantra N 6 years and 50,000 miles longer than MINI covers the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 10 years or 100,000 miles. Coverage on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are over 8 times as many Hyundai dealers as there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Elantra N’s warranty.

Reliability

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2024 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Hyundai vehicles are better in initial quality than MINI vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Hyundai third in initial quality, above the industry average. With 20 more problems per 100 vehicles, MINI is ranked 11th.

Engine

The Elantra N’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 142 more horsepower (276 vs. 134) and 127 lbs.-ft. more torque (289 vs. 162) than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s standard 1.5 turbo 3-cylinder. The Elantra N’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 87 more horsepower (276 vs. 189) and 83 lbs.-ft. more torque (289 vs. 206) than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door S’ standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder. The Elantra N’s 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 48 more horsepower (276 vs. 228) and 54 lbs.-ft. more torque (289 vs. 235) than the John Cooper Works Hardtop’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder.

As tested in Car and Driver the Hyundai Elantra N is faster than the MINI Cooper Hardtop 2 Door (manual transmissions tested):

	Elantra N	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door turbo 3 cyl.	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door S
Zero to 60 MPH	5.1 sec	7.3 sec	6.8 sec
Zero to 100 MPH	12.5 sec	20.7 sec	16.8 sec
Quarter Mile	13.8 sec	15.8 sec	15.1 sec
Speed in 1/4 Mile	105 MPH	89 MPH	95 MPH
Top Speed	155 MPH	132 MPH	146 MPH

Brakes and Stopping

For better stopping power the Elantra N’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door:

	Elantra N	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door	John Cooper Works Hardtop
Front Rotors	14.2 inches	11.1 inches	13.2 inches
Rear Rotors	12.4 inches	10.2 inches	10.2 inches

The Elantra N’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 Hardtop 2 Door are solid, not vented.

The Elantra N stops much shorter than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door:

	Elantra N	Cooper Hardtop 2 Door
70 to 0 MPH	154 feet	191 feet	Car and Driver

Tires and Wheels

For better traction, the Elantra N has larger tires than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door (245/35R19 vs. 175/65R15). The Elantra N’s tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door (245/35R19 vs. 205/40R18).

The Elantra N’s tires provide better handling because they have a lower 35 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s standard 65 series tires. The Elantra N’s tires are lower profile than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s optional 40 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Elantra N has standard 19-inch wheels. Smaller 15-inch wheels are standard on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s largest wheels are only 18-inches.

Suspension and Handling

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Elantra N’s wheelbase is 8.9 inches longer than on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door (107.1 inches vs. 98.2 inches).

For better handling and stability, the track (width between the wheels) on the Elantra N is 3.6 inches wider in the front and 3.4 inches wider in the rear than the average track on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door.

The Elantra N handles at .99 G’s, while the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door S pulls only .84 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

Chassis

To minimize engine movement during hard acceleration and transmission shifts, the Elantra N has solid engine mounts. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door uses conventional rubber.

Passenger Space

Because it has more passenger and cargo room, the EPA rates the Elantra N a Mid-size car, while the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door is rated a Subcompact.

The Elantra N has standard seating for 5 passengers; the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door can only carry 4.

The Elantra N has 19.1 cubic feet more passenger volume than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door (99.4 vs. 80.3).

The Elantra N has .3 inches more front headroom, .9 inches more front legroom, 5.9 inches more front shoulder room, .4 inches more rear headroom, 7.2 inches more rear legroom, .7 inches more rear hip room and 7.8 inches more rear shoulder room than the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door.

Cargo Capacity

To make loading groceries and cargo easier when your hands are full, the Elantra N’s trunk can be opened just by waiting momentarily behind the back bumper, leaving your hands completely free. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer a hands-free gesture to open its liftgate, forcing you to put cargo down if your hands are full.

Ergonomics

The Elantra N Auto has a standard remote vehicle starting system, so the vehicle can be started from inside the driver's house. This allows the driver to comfortably warm up the engine before going out to the vehicle. The climate system will also automatically heat or cool the interior. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer a remote starting system.

The Elantra N’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 Hardtop 2 Door’s standard power windows.

The Elantra N has a standard Proximity Key that allows you to unlock the doors from either front door handle, open the trunk, and start the engine, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. Only the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door Signature/Iconic offers Comfort Access.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducts detailed tests on headlights for their range both straight ahead and in curves and to be certain they don’t exceed acceptable amounts of glare to oncoming drivers. The Elantra N’s headlights were rated “Good” by the IIHS, while the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door’s headlights are rated “Acceptable.”

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Elantra N has standard extendable sun visors. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The Elantra N has a standard dual zone air conditioning allows the driver and front passenger to choose two completely different temperatures so people with different temperature preferences won’t have to compromise. This makes both the driver and front passenger as comfortable as possible. Dual zone air conditioning is only available on the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door Signature/Iconic.

For greater rear passenger comfort, the Elantra N has standard rear heat vents to keep rear occupants more comfortable. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door doesn’t offer rear vents.

To quickly and conveniently keep personal devices charged without cables tangling and wearing out, the Hyundai Elantra N has a standard wireless phone charging system (Qi) in the center console. Only the Cooper Hardtop 2 Door Iconic offers wireless charging.

Recommendations

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Elantra as the 2021 North American Car of the Year. The Cooper Hardtop 2 Door has never been chosen.