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Mini John Cooper Works Rally

Mini · introduced 2016

MarqueMini

Production2016–2018

Engine3.0 L B57 I6 turbo (diesel)

Fuel economy (EPA)32 mpg combined · $2,650/yr fuel

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Ownership costs 13 model years scored All Mini models

Ownership costs across indexed model years

Model-year estimates from the same NHTSA, EPA and published cost model used on the detailed verdict pages. The wide range reflects different years and trims; choose a year for the precise breakdown.

Typical used-price range$7,300–$32,900

Five-year depreciation$2,500–$9,800

Insurance per year$1,050–$2,290

Annual fuel / energy$2,600–$2,850

Annual maintenance band$450–$3,295

Compare 13 model years

Start with what the Mini John Cooper Works Rally is: a 3-door SUV with 3.0 L B57 I6 turbo, built from 2016 to 2018, as electrification stopped being an experiment and the crossover took every market. What it meant takes a little longer.

How it came about

The Mini John Cooper Works Rally is an off-road competition car based on the Mini Countryman, which is built and used by the German racing team X-Raid around team manager Sven Quandt. The John Cooper Works Rally was first used in the 2017 Dakar Rally.

The hardware

The engine is 3.0 L B57 I6 turbo. On the scales it comes to 1952.5 kg. Drive goes through a 6-speed dual-clutch. The wheelbase is 2900 mm. These are manufacturer figures carried by Wikipedia and Wikidata, not road-test measurements.

Family and rivals

In the Mini line-up the Mini John Cooper Works Rally has a clear place: it replaced the Mini All4 Racing; it handed the line to the Mini John Cooper Works Buggy. The cars a buyer would have weighed it against include the Chevrolet Bolt, the Ferrari 488, the Ford Escort. Its Mini stablemates include the MINI Beachcomber and the Mini (3rd Generation).

Owning one today

Buying one now means $7,300–$32,900 for a typical example, and running it — fuel and maintenance at its age — costs about $3,150–$6,145 a year. Insurance sits around $1,050–$2,290 a year. The figures are class-level estimates from the federal record, with the formula on the methodology page; the model-year pages carry complaints, recalls and repair costs year by year.