Mini Aceman vs Toyota Urban Cruiser EV
· Real-world figures, not WLTP
Toyota Urban Cruiser EV
Urban Cruiser 48.8 kWh£29,995 · 168 mi
Wins 6 of 15
Our verdict
The Mini Aceman and Toyota Urban Cruiser EV are both electric SUVs in the small car class. The Mini Aceman starts at £29,060 in the UK and the Toyota Urban Cruiser EV at £29,995, comparing the cheapest version of each.
The Aceman is £935 cheaper to buy new (£29,060 against £29,995). On top of that, it charges faster on a rapid charger (60 kW against 45 kW on average, 10–80%), uses less energy (3.7 mi/kWh against 3.5 mi/kWh), has the bigger boot (300 litres against 244) and is quicker, doing 0–62 mph in 7.9 s against 9.6 s.
The Urban Cruiser EV goes further, with about 168 miles of real-world range against 143 for the Aceman.
There's little between them on warranty length (3 years).
Choose the Mini Aceman if you want the lower price and quicker charging stops and the Toyota Urban Cruiser EV if you want the longest range.
Written from the figures below, comparing the cheapest UK version of each. Other versions can differ: open them in Compare to swap versions.
Price
- Price new
- £29,060 (best)on sale now
- £29,995on sale now
- Used from (estimated)
- £13,800 (best)2024 car
- £17,1002025 car
- Price per mile of range
- £203
- £179 (best)
Range and efficiency
- Real-world range
- 143 mi230 km, estimate
- 168 mi (best)270 km, estimate
- Range today, used (estimated)
- about 137 mi2024 car, est.
- about 165 mi (best)2025 car, est.
- Efficiency
- 3.7 mi/kWh (best)167 Wh/km, estimate
- 3.5 mi/kWh177 Wh/km, estimate
- Range with one 15-min stop
- 151 mi243 km
- 154 mi (best)248 km
Charging
- Rapid charging
- 60 kW (best)10–80% average
- 45 kW10–80% average
- Home (AC) charging
- 11 kW
- 11 kW
- Charging plug
- Type 2 CCS
- Type 2 CCS
- Vehicle-to-load (V2L)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-home (V2H)
- No
- No
- Vehicle-to-grid (V2G)
- No
- No
Battery
- Usable battery
- 38.5 kWh
- 47.8 kWh (best)
- Battery chemistry
- NCM (nickel manganese cobalt)
- LFP (lithium iron phosphate)
- Heat pump
- Yes
- Yes
Body and performance
- Body style
- SUV
- SUV
- Size class
- B · Small car
- B · Small car
- Seats
- 5
- 5
- Drive
- Front-wheel drive
- Front-wheel drive
- 0–62 mph
- 7.9 s (best)0–100 km/h
- 9.6 s0–100 km/h
- Weight
- 1,720 kg
- 1,775 kg
Size
- Length
- 4.08 m13 ft 5 in
- 4.29 m14 ft 1 in
- Width (without mirrors)
- 1.75 m5 ft 9 in
- 1.80 m5 ft 11 in
- Width with mirrors
- 1.99 m6 ft 6 in
- 2.07 m6 ft 9 in
- Height
- 1.51 m5 ft
- 1.64 m5 ft 4 in
- Wheelbase
- 2.61 m8 ft 7 in
- 2.70 m8 ft 10 in
Practicality and safety
- Boot space
- 300 litres (best)
- 244 litres
- Towbar available
- Yes
- Yes
- Towing (braked)
- 750 kg
- 750 kg
- Max payload
- 525 kg (best)people and luggage
- 480 kgpeople and luggage
- Euro NCAP rating
- 5 stars (best)
- 4 stars
Warranty (UK)
- Car warranty
- 3 years (best)unlimited miles
- 3 years60,000 miles
- Battery warranty
- 8 years100,000 miles, 70% capacity
- 10 years (best)1,000,000 miles
- Passes to next owner
- Yes
- Yes, with conditions
Availability
- Status
- On sale new
- On sale new
- Model years
- 2024 on
- 2025 on
Green marks the better figure in each row. Range is a real-world estimate, not WLTP. Used prices are estimates. Warranty terms are UK terms from each maker’s website.
Every version
Mini Aceman
- Aceman E£29,060 · 143 mi
- Aceman SE£31,260 · 180 mi
- Aceman JCW£37,060 · 174 mi
Toyota Urban Cruiser EV
- Urban Cruiser 48.8 kWh£29,995 · 168 mi
- Urban Cruiser 61.1 kWh£34,460 · 205 mi