MY26 · E
MINI Countryman SE
SUV/Crossover · 65.2 kWh · CCS2
- WLTP range
- 501km
- Efficiency
- 5.88km/kWh
- DC peak
- 130kW
- Boot
- 460L
Side by side · MY26 and MY24
MINI Countryman SEvsVolvo XC40 Recharge
501 km WLTP · 29 min 10–80%500 km WLTP · 28 min 10–80%
vs
The MINI Countryman SE is rated 501 km on the WLTP cycle, the Volvo XC40 Recharge 500. A 10–80% stop takes 29 minutes in the MINI Countryman SE and 28 in the Volvo XC40 Recharge. Every figure below names the badge it belongs to, and the three tools further down turn the same numbers into a charging race, a road trip and a yearly bill.
At a glance
MINI Countryman SE · E
501km WLTP
29min 10–80%
A$64,990from
Volvo XC40 Recharge · Twin Motor Pure Electric
500km WLTP
28min 10–80%
A$72,990from
The short answer
Two close cars, and the differences are in the details.
1
The MINI Countryman SE is rated 501 km against 500 — 1 km, 0% further. It uses 17 kWh to cover 100 km where the Volvo XC40 Recharge needs 16.4.
2
A 10–80% stop takes 28 minutes in the Volvo XC40 Recharge and 29 in the MINI Countryman SE. On a 50 kW post it is 55 and 69 minutes, so most of the advantage disappears at a slow site.
3
The Volvo XC40 Recharge makes 300 kW against 150.
Which one, in one line
Pick the Volvo XC40 Recharge ifit wins on running cost (16.4 kWh per 100 km against 17), charging (28 minutes against 29).
The priceThe MINI Countryman SE is the cheaper to buy, listed from A$64,990; both are list prices before on-road costs and incentives.
MY24 · Twin Motor Pure Electric
Volvo XC40 Recharge
SUV/Crossover · 82 kWh · CCS2
- WLTP range
- 500km
- Efficiency
- 6.1km/kWh
- DC peak
- 200kW
- Boot
- 452L
Charging, raced
Two cars, one post, same clock
Charging speed is a station number and a car number, and the smaller one wins. Set the post and both cars fill against the same clock — the interesting part is not who wins, it is how much of the gap a slow post takes away.
Each car is modelled on its own published 10–80% time, which gives an average power over that window: 94 kW for the MINI Countryman SE, 123 kW for the Volvo XC40 Recharge. A post above that average changes nothing; a post below it sets the pace.
Volvo XC40 RechargeCCS228min
MINI Countryman SECCS229min
At 150 kW, going from 10% to 80% takes 29 min in the MINI Countryman SE and 28 min in the Volvo XC40 Recharge — a gap of 1 minutes. Both cars are limited by their own packs at this post, so a bigger station would change nothing.
Every figure
The numbers, with the badge attached
A tick marks a figure that is simply more useful — more range, less energy per 100 km, a faster stop. Rows without a tick are different, not better: a bigger battery, a taller body and a heavier car are all trades, and this page does not pretend otherwise.
| Measure | MINI Countryman SE | Volvo XC40 Recharge |
|---|---|---|
| Range and efficiency | ||
| WLTP range | 501 km✓MY26 E | 500 kmMY24 Twin Motor Pure Electric |
| Efficiency | 5.88 km/kWh | 6.1 km/kWh✓ |
| Energy per 100 km | 17 kWh | 16.4 kWh✓ |
| Battery | 65.2 kWh | 82 kWh |
| Charging | ||
| DC peak | 130 kW | 200 kW✓ |
| 10–80% at peak | 29 min | 28 min✓ |
| Average power, 10–80%(derived) | 94 kW | 123 kW✓ |
| AC maximum | 22 kW✓ | 11 kW |
| Fast-charge plug | CCS2 | CCS2 |
| AC plug | Type 2 | Type 2 |
| Size and weight | ||
| Length | 4,444 mm | 4,440 mm |
| Width | 1,843 mm | 1,863 mm |
| Height | 1,661 mm | 1,651 mm |
| Kerb weight | 1,865 kg | 2,200 kg |
| Space and practicality | ||
| Seats | 5 | 5 |
| Boot | 460 L✓ | 452 L |
| Towing, braked | 1,500 kg | 1,800 kg✓ |
| Performance and warranty | ||
| Power | 150 kW | 300 kW✓ |
| 0–100 km/h | 8.6 s | 4.9 s✓ |
| Drive | FWD | AWD |
| Battery warranty | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km | 5yr unlimited km / 8yr 160,000km |
| Price | ||
| Starts at | A$64,990✓list, before on-road | A$72,990list, before on-road |
| Dearest version | A$72,990✓ | A$85,990 |
| Per km of WLTP range | A$129.72/km✓cheapest version | A$145.98/kmcheapest version |
| Drive-away | A$69,000–A$73,000where the feed lists it | A$90,500–A$96,000where the feed lists it |
How to read the mixed rows. Range, efficiency, battery and charging come from one badge — the longest-range version of each car's current model year, not the longest range it has ever been rated at. The catalogue stores one record per badge, so where two figures come from different badges the row names the one it used.
What WLTP is not. It is a laboratory cycle at a fixed temperature, with the air conditioning off and a gentle acceleration profile. It exists so two cars can be compared on the same test, not so a driver can predict a highway run. Expect less on a 110 km/h trip, and less again in winter.
What this page does not claim. No ANCAP crash rating: the catalogue carries none, and a column of dashes would read like a failure rather than a gap. Prices are manufacturer list before on-road costs; the drive-away band appears only where the feed publishes one.
Your numbers
What this pair costs you, on your drive
Two questions decide most purchases: how often you stop, and what the year costs. Both are arithmetic on the figures above, so change the inputs and the answer changes with you.
The drive
Starts full, arrives at 10%, charges back to 80% at each stop, and assumes a highway range of 85% of the WLTP figure.
- MINI Countryman SE
- 2
- Volvo XC40 Recharge
- 2
stops · 58 min charging
stops · 56 min charging
The year
Energy at the wheels from the WLTP label, priced at the tariff you pay. Home charging is usually cheaper than the directory's median.
- MINI Countryman SE
- A$1,275
- Volvo XC40 Recharge
- A$1,230
A$9 per 100 km
A$8 per 100 km
The trip model ignores charger detours, queueing and the last 10% of the pack, which is slow on both cars. The yearly cost is energy only: no session fees, no idle fees, no home-charger installation, and no petrol car to compare against.
Your priorities
A verdict you can argue with
There is no single winner, only a winner for a set of priorities. Move the sliders and the weighting changes — nothing here is a magazine score, and the page never hides the numbers it is built from.
Weighted result
MINI Countryman SE
wins 3 of 7 measures on these weights
MINI Countryman SE56%
Volvo XC40 Recharge44%
Each measure is scaled between the two cars, so a weight of 5 means “this is the thing I care about” and 0 means “I do not care at all”. The scores are relative, not a rating out of ten.
Questions
Short answers, then the reasoning
Every figure here comes from the same data as the rest of the page. Where the data cannot answer, the page says so instead of guessing.
Still unsure about a term? The connector guide covers the plugs, and the vehicle guide the rest.
Which has more range, the MINI Countryman SE or the Volvo XC40 Recharge?
The MINI Countryman SE. The MINI Countryman SE is rated 501 km and the Volvo XC40 Recharge 500, each on the longest-range badge of its current model year — MY26 E and MY24 Twin Motor Pure Electric respectively. WLTP is a laboratory cycle run at a fixed temperature with the air conditioning off, so treat the figure as a way to compare one car with another rather than a prediction for a highway run in summer.
Which charges faster?
The Volvo XC40 Recharge. Going from 10% to 80% takes 29 minutes in the MINI Countryman SE (130 kW peak) and 28 in the Volvo XC40 Recharge (200 kW peak). At a slow post the station becomes the limit and the gap narrows, because the slower car is short of power rather than short of time.
Do they use the same plug?
Yes. Both list CCS2 for DC fast charging, so either car can use the same sites without an adapter. An adapter still cannot raise the power a car will accept.
Which is cheaper to run?
The Volvo XC40 Recharge, by about A$45.00 a year at 15,000 km and A$0.50 per kWh. It uses 16.4 kWh per 100 km against 17. That is energy only, at the wheels: session fees, idle fees and home-charger installation are not in it.
Which has more space?
The MINI Countryman SE: 460 L of luggage space against 452 L. Makers measure boot volume by different conventions — some to the window line, some under the parcel shelf — so read the direction as reliable and the size of the gap as indicative.
Which is cheaper to buy?
The MINI Countryman SE is the cheaper of the two, listed from A$64,990 against A$72,990 for the Volvo XC40 Recharge — A$8,000 between the two starting prices. Both are manufacturer list prices before on-road costs, options and any incentive, so a dealer's drive-away number will differ.
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