2014 Fiat 500 Abarth vs. 2014 Mini Cooper S | STANDING MILE

We pit a 2014 Fiat 500 Abarth and a 2014 Mini Cooper S against each other in Automobile Magazine's Standing Mile. To find out which car is quicker, watch the video!

[iSkateAlso]

I have the abarth model and don't regret it one bit. Modifications are endless and you really get that go kart feel.

[hongsi]

I really like both of these cars, I was a MINI fan when I was in college until now. But when I test drive the abarth, I was totally shocked by the exhaust of it! It is awesome! When you drive the car, safe is the first thing we need to care, so maybe the speed is not a big deal of these two cars.

[toyotaxp]

what you dont get in the video is how the fiat sounds its amazing

[andresfresa]

My friend use to own a base mini and trade it in for a Fiat 500 he says that's the worst decision he could ever make, he says the Fiat is way slower and feels very small. In the other hand, I just bough my Cooper S and I go nuts driving it every single day. Minis has its own character and they are noticed everywhere you go

[kcranny]

This video was not relevant .... But the quality and the way it was shot ... Magnificent! Keep it up guys! The fiat sounded nice too.

[MisterShredder]

The Fiat Abarth is WAAYYYY more fun than the boring and expensive and unreliable Mini!

[GreenFoodBad]

A lot of people don't realize that a 2.0L compared to a 1.4L is 70% larger in displacement. Not fair game at all...
Many people easily manage less than 15.4 in a quarter mile with a stock Abarth. Also the price is bullshit, the incentives for Abarths makes it far cheaper than the Mini (got mine for 16k).
Don't get me wrong I love the Mini cooper as well but this comparison does ZERO justice.

[RivetGardener]

Two beautiful cars. I'd love each one of them. I own a 2017 Abarth.

[nikjac]

What test is it?!? The Cooper S have 192hp, the 500 Abarth 160hp! Obiusly the winnwe is Cooper! But this car is very uglu for me, the best little sport car is ever 500 Abarth: for the design, for the sound, for the handling...

[ForViewingOnly]

Shame they didn't choose the 180bhp Abarth... might have been a closer race maybe.

[fabalee]

MINI Cooper S (192 HP) vs Abarth 595 Biposto (190 HP) is the CORRECT!!! 

MINI Cooper 1.5T 136 HP vs 500 Abarth 135 HP (500 Turbo USA version)

[BeccaChannel]

Repeat the test with mini cooper s vs abarth biposto 695

[zadeh]

With a simple ECU upgrade, for 700$, you can get a guaranteed extra 25-40 hp in the abarth.  With a couple other relativiely cheap upgrades, you can be between 200-250 hp.  And the Quarter mile for the Abarth has been tested, almost always in the 15's.   15.3 seconds, by moter trend.  

[itzyaboybugz]

I feel they are downplaying the cabrio abarth option ALOT in these reviews! That car in a convertible is ALOT of F-U-N!

[Shand]

A largely pointless test considering the mini has a bigger engine and a lot more power, from which I think the Abarth faired very well against it!

[mauroponce]

Excelente video!, Tengamos en cuenta que el mini Cooper S tiene más cv que el Abarth 595, muy bien para abarth, además del sonido y teniendo en cuenta que la marca sigue siendo de Fiat, no como mini que hace mucho ya es de BMW, saludos desde Argentina!!

[ὙπερήφανοςῬωμῃός]

I'd buy BOTH these cars if I could! But I'll probably end up settling on the Mini Cooper.

[gregmayled]

I'd still have the abarth, so much character with good looks, good brand and great noise. Many people have it as a second sporty car to their ferraris and lambos, take Shmee 150 as an example

[Maxx]

Once again, the Abarth proves that sometimes, it's not how fast you get there, but how you sound getting there.

[Casey_J]

ive always preferred the looks of the Mini but those Abarths sound great.  Saw one in person and its loud for no reason haha. mini takes it though for me, doesn't seem quite so small.