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Going roughly by those measurements, the footprint of the original Mini is (very roughly) 5.7 cubic meters, with 3.8 cubic meters within the wheelbase.
The current MINI has a footprint of 9.3 cubic meters, with 6.1 cubic meters within the wheelbase.
That's a sixty percent increase of the space between the wheel arches, for an eighty five percent increase in weight. Part of that increase in weight also covers the extra safety, the (much much much) bigger and more powerful engine, the (much) bigger wheels, the more complex suspension and the extra luxury and insulation that comes standard with the new car.
I'd say it's about right. This is similar to that similarly misleading comaprison between the Chevelle diesel and the Cruze diesel. They are in no way similar in size or passenger carrying capability, and a fairer comparison would be one with a classic car of the same size.
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