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MINI Cooper vs Volkswagen up! 1.0

Over a standing quarter mile on dry asphalt the MINI Cooper is the quicker car, covering it in 16.66 s at 83.2 mph against the Volkswagen up! 1.0’s 19.51 s — a margin of 2.85 s. To 60 mph the MINI Cooper takes 8.49 s and the Volkswagen up! 1.0 13.07 s.

Simulated, not measured — computed from each car’s published kerb mass, rated power and drivetrain, then fitted to its own published acceleration figures. Dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

MINI Cooper Volkswagen up! 1.0

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Down the strip

Standing startMINI CooperVolkswagen up! 1.0
0–60 mph8.49 s13.07 s
0–100 mph——
60 ft2.69 s3.29 s
1/8 mile10.75 s12.65 s
1/4 mile16.66 s19.51 s
Trap speed83.2 mph71.9 mph

Each car is trimmed to its own published figures — 9/9 for the MINI Cooper, 2/2 for the Volkswagen up! 1.0 — so a heavier car can still be the quicker one if that is what it tests.

On paper

SpecificationMINI CooperVolkswagen up! 1.0
Year20062012
Power118 bhp59 bhp
Kerb mass1,040 kg929 kg
Power to weight113 bhp/t64 bhp/t
DrivetrainFront driveFront drive
EngineNaturally aspiratedNaturally aspirated

Where these times sit

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Questions

Is the MINI Cooper or the Volkswagen up! 1.0 faster?
The MINI Cooper. Over a standing quarter mile it runs 16.66 s to the Volkswagen up! 1.0's 19.51 s, a margin of 2.85 s, and it reaches 60 mph in 8.49 s against 13.07 s. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
What is the MINI Cooper 0-60 time?
The MINI Cooper reaches 60 mph in 8.49 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. It covers the standing quarter mile in 16.66 s at 83.2 mph.
What is the Volkswagen up! 1.0 0-60 time?
The Volkswagen up! 1.0 reaches 60 mph in 13.07 s, simulated on dry asphalt at 20 °C with a 1 ft rollout. It covers the standing quarter mile in 19.51 s at 71.9 mph.
What trap speed does each car run?
The MINI Cooper trips the lights at 83.2 mph and the Volkswagen up! 1.0 at 71.9 mph at the end of the quarter mile. These are theoretical times from a physics simulation, not measured runs.
Are these real measured times?
No. Every time on this page is produced by a physics simulation, not by a stopwatch at a drag strip. Each car is modelled from its published kerb mass, rated power, drivetrain and gearing, then trimmed until it matches its own published acceleration figures — 9 of 9 for the MINI Cooper and 2 of 2 for the Volkswagen up! 1.0. Conditions are identical for both cars: dry asphalt, 20 °C, sea level, 1 ft rollout.

Figures regenerated 2026-10-12. Every number on this page is computed by the simulator at build time, so the page and the app can never disagree.