Compare the2025 Acura IntegraVS 2025 MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door

For enhanced safety, the front and rear seat shoulder belts of the Acura Integra have pretensioners to tighten the seatbelts and eliminate dangerous slack in the event of a collision and force limiters to limit the pressure the belts will exert on the passengers. The MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer pretensioners for its rear seat belts.

For enhanced safety, the front seat shoulder belts of the Acura Integra are height-adjustable to accommodate a wide variety of driver and passenger heights. A better fit can prevent injuries and the increased comfort also encourages passengers to buckle up. The MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer height-adjustable seat belts.

The Integra’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane and gently nudges the vehicle back towards its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door.

The Integra has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Integra has standard Rear Cross Traffic Monitor, helping the driver avoid collisions. MINI charges extra for Cross Traffic Warning on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door.

Both the Integra and the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front and rear side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front wheel drive, plastic fuel tanks, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, daytime running lights, rearview cameras, driver alert monitors and available rear parking sensors.

The Acura Integra achieved a “Top Safety Pick” rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for the 2025 model year. This recognition was based on its impressive performance in the small overlap frontal crash test, updated moderate overlap front crash test, updated side impact crash test, headlight evaluations, and pedestrian crash prevention testing. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door has not yet been evaluated by the IIHS for 2025.

Acura’s powertrain warranty covers the Integra 2 years and 20,000 miles longer than MINI covers the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door. Any repair needed on the engine, transmission, axles, joints or driveshafts is fully covered for 6 years or 70,000 miles. Coverage on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door ends after only 4 years or 50,000 miles.

There are almost 3 times as many Acura dealers as there are MINI dealers, which makes it much easier should you ever need service under the Integra’s warranty.

The Integra’s standard 1.5 turbo 4-cylinder produces 39 more horsepower (200 vs. 161) and 8 lbs.-ft. more torque (192 vs. 184) than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door’s standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder. The Integra Type S’ standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder produces 119 more horsepower (320 vs. 201) and 89 lbs.-ft. more torque (310 vs. 221) than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door S’ standard 2.0 turbo 4-cylinder.

The Integra has a standard cap-less fueling system. The fuel filler is automatically opened when the fuel nozzle is inserted and automatically closed when it’s removed. This eliminates the need to unscrew and replace the cap and it reduces fuel evaporation, which causes pollution. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer a cap-less fueling system.

The Integra has a standard continuously variable transmission (CVT). With no “steps” between gears, it can keep the engine at the most efficient speed for fuel economy, or keep it at its peak horsepower indefinitely for maximum acceleration. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer a CVT.

The Integra stops much shorter than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door:

For better traction, the Integra Type S’ tires are larger than the largest tires available on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door (265/30R19 vs. 215/45R17).

The Integra Type S’ tires provide better handling because they have a lower 30 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door’s optional 40 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Integra Type S has standard 19-inch wheels. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door’s largest wheels are only 18-inches.

The Integra has a standard easy tire fill system. When inflating the tires, the vehicle’s integrated tire pressure sensors keep track of the pressure as the tires fill and tell the driver when the tires are inflated to the proper pressure. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer vehicle monitored tire inflation.

The Integra offers an optional space-saver spare tire so you can replace a flat tire and drive to have the flat repaired or replaced. A spare tire isn’t available on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door; it requires you to depend on roadside assistance and your vehicle will have to be towed.

For a smoother ride and more stable handling, the Integra’s wheelbase is 6.6 inches longer than on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door (107.7 inches vs. 101.1 inches).

For better handling and stability, the average track (width between the wheels) on the Integra is 3.3 inches wider in the front and 3.4 inches wider in the rear than the track on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door.

The Integra Type S handles at 1.02 G’s, while the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door S pulls only .91 G’s of cornering force in a Motor Trend skidpad test.

The Integra Type S executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver 1.6 seconds quicker than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door S (24.5 seconds @ .76 average G’s vs. 26.1 seconds @ .71 average G’s).

The Integra has .9 inches more front legroom, 1.5 inches more front hip room, 5.8 inches more front shoulder room, 5.1 inches more rear legroom and 6.2 inches more rear shoulder room than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door.

The Integra has a much larger trunk than the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door with its rear seat up (24.3 vs. 13.1 cubic feet).

The Integra’s standard easy entry system glides the driver’s seat back, making it easier for the driver to get in and out. An easy entry system costs extra on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door.

The Integra’s standard Keyless Access System allows you to unlock the doors from either front door handle, open the trunk, and start the engine, all without removing the key from the pocket or purse. start/stop switch standard on the Cooper Hardtop 4 Door only offers hands-free access for the ignition, none to unlock the car.

To shield the driver and front passenger’s vision over a larger portion of the windshield and side windows, the Integra has standard extendable sun visors. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer extendable visors.

The Integra offers an optional center folding armrest for the rear passengers. A center armrest helps make rear passengers more comfortable and it can provide a boundary between children. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer a rear seat center armrest.

To keep a safe, consistent following distance, the Integra has a standard Adaptive Cruise Control, which alters the speed of the vehicle without driver intervention. This allows the driver to use cruise control more safely without constantly having to disengage it when approaching slower traffic. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door doesn’t offer an adaptive cruise control.

Consumer Reports® recommends both the Acura Integra and the MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door, based on reliability, safety and performance.

The Type S was chosen as a Car and Driver’s “Top Ten” for 2024. The Cooper Hardtop 4 Door has never been chosen by Car and Driver in their “10Best” issue.

A group of representative automotive journalists from North America selected the Integra as the 2023 North American Car of the Year. The Cooper was last chosen in 2003.

The Acura Integra outsold the MINI Cooper Hardtop 4 Door by almost 8 to one during 2024.