FIRST DRIVE: New Mini Cooper SE - 215bhp, £38k Hot Hatch

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In recent years, the hot hatch has become rather rarefied. Both literally and figuratively: RS Renaults and GTi Peugeots are dead, while the likes of Audi and Mercedes chase outputs of 400bhp.
The Mini Cooper though, was always a little more grounded. And now there’s a new one!
This generation of Mini three-door hatch comes with a choice of petrol or electricity driving the front wheels, with two variants of each. Pick from Cooper C and Cooper S if you like pistons, while Cooper E and SE are the battery and motor offerings.
The Cooper SE starts at £34,500, rising to £38k if you want the butcher body of the Sport model we’re driving, and offers 215bhp, 0-62mph in 6.7 seconds, and a WLTP range of nearly 250 miles.
Is it a good hot hatch? Does it still offer ‘go kart’ handling. Over to Top Gear Magazine’s Tom Ford…
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:36 What's New?
01:58 Available Models
02:41 Interior
03:23 Central OLED display
04:06 Driving Modes
05:50 Digital Assistant
08:05 Boot
08:23 Driving
11:45 Conclusion
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@TopGear Ай бұрын

This then, or the forthcoming Renault 5 Electric?

@importanttingwei7747 Ай бұрын

Try that with a glaswegien accent the car doesn't recognise it

@gorgeousal2410 Ай бұрын

A 2nd hand M4 cab with more room and £15K left over to run it for 4 years.

@LorenzoRocker Ай бұрын

The Mini 👌🏻

@nicksokolis6343 Ай бұрын

The one that is under 1,500kg.

@dominicrusho Ай бұрын

Fiat Multipla, definitely

@danebezuidenhout628 27 күн бұрын

The back is a shocker, particularly those uuuugly triangular spider man lights 😞

@jr-hr2mw Ай бұрын

The rear end styling looks like one of those GTA cars designed not to infringe any copyrights. And it's built in China

@morganpritchard5632 Ай бұрын

Built in Oxford from 2026

@jr-hr2mw Ай бұрын

@@morganpritchard5632 It's 2024

@chillingbing6937 29 күн бұрын

It was designed in China so you know

@StalePhish 26 күн бұрын

But at the same time I do really like it

@stevenbryant2993 Ай бұрын

£34k for a base spec Cooper S. I know car prices have gone insane in recent years, but that still just seems insane.

@SWR112 Ай бұрын

This one is more like £42k 😂

@jondonnelly4831 Ай бұрын

Whats insane is the depreciation.

@donnyg762 Ай бұрын

it's a battery EV, when did people forget that these are more expensive

@scottwatson7844 Ай бұрын

I paid 30 grand for the John Cooper Works back in 22 and now the Cooper S is 4 grand more than that car. Crazy !

@TheSakuragihanimichi Ай бұрын

John Cooper Works electric?

@jryalls Ай бұрын

£38,000 😂 and you know with all those JCW bits it’ll be north of £40,000. Looks great inside and out though.

@T_hardy Ай бұрын

£42k

@rivengle Ай бұрын

the JCW bits add 8hp. just like my bumper stickers.

@SWR112 Ай бұрын

@@T_hardyyeah thats the sticker price on the sport Cooper S. £42 they must think we are all on drugs.

@Angry_Squirrel555 Ай бұрын

Just stir on that for a minute, £42K for a Mini. Or you could get a turnkey GT40 replica for less.

@MajorMatt01 Ай бұрын

Or a next to no miles M340i 😂

@eveythingthatsadam 25 күн бұрын

Designers have absolutely lost the plot with this one. If you'd have said this was a new Ssangyong, anyone would believe you. Iconic bonnet scoop and twin exhausts gone. Now its just looks like a lego brick.

@Tshegofatso...... Ай бұрын

The design is not cohesive. Do they want it to be curvy and flowing or sharp and edgy? The rear and front ends contradict each other.

@ashfaqibrahim2633 Ай бұрын

£38K for 215BHP come on, that's not a deal.

@SusieSmart Ай бұрын

When it was available, the latest Golf GTI with only 25 more HP but similar real world performance started at £39,170. I know the MINI is a smaller car but you’re getting the top spec one for about the same price as a base spec GTI. Most of the GTI’s available from stock on the VW website are over £40,000, some as much as £48,000 and that’s just for the “standard” GTI. There’s a Clubsport GTI on there for £56,000!

@Tm4k10 Ай бұрын

@@SusieSmart the new Prius has more power than this…

@SusieSmart Ай бұрын

@@Tm4k10 more power but slower, has a horrible CVT and costs about the same. You can pick up a Cooper SE Classic with the same 215 bhp for £34,500, so just shy of £3,000 less than the Toyota. The original MINI Electric with the same power output as the entry level model achieved 0-62 in about 6.6-6.7 seconds, which is quicker then the Prius and that’s available from £30,000 so nearly £8,000 cheaper than the Prius.

@jimjamthebananaman1 29 күн бұрын

@@SusieSmartgot a Mk8 clubsport for £36k with 2,000 miles. The standard mk8 GTI has 245hp btw - not 240

@SusieSmart 29 күн бұрын

@@jimjamthebananaman1 that’s some nice depreciation :). Surprising since the Clubsport is a limited run

@MrCooperman 27 күн бұрын

I’ll stick with my R53 thanks, probably worth more in a few years too, certainly will at this rate.

@michaelward6891 Ай бұрын

looks like if a Chinese automaker were trying to make a mini

@chasf3433 Ай бұрын

It is built in China.

@andakara27 26 күн бұрын

They did, its literally BYD

@mr.lemonade3742 26 күн бұрын

Again here comes with BMW and their design philosophy, have you seen new updated RR Cullinun II series

@PsychedMedia 13 күн бұрын

@@andakara27 Not BYD.. its by GWM ORA

@jonnyronnyroker Ай бұрын

The rear lights are still union jack just more minimal and the outline shape are the diagonals.

@AHYL88 27 күн бұрын

Remember when the GR Yaris was first brought out only a few years ago and some people balked at how much that cost? I know that was expensive but it had so much changed and redone that I understood why; this Mini however, I know it's electric, but it's still unreasonably expensive for what it offers. I'd rather save the £11,000+ and have a Hyundai i20N which has similar performance; sure that has flaws and won't be as cheap to run as the electric Mini but it's hard to ignore that massive price gap. What applies to the Hyundai also applies to the petrol powered Mini. Also to bear in mind, adding options that push the electric Mini's total OTR price past £40,000 also means even bigger car road tax bills since electric cars are going to lose the benefit of not needing to pay for road tax next year, which would likely be around £600 a year (it's £190 flat rate at the moment, plus £390 for cars over £40,000 for five years, for a total of £580 for this year only, which is definitely going to go up as it has done each year for both fees).

@devanman7920 Ай бұрын

Jesus Christ its 40K.

@jamesfynnhere6983 Ай бұрын

Tesla model 3 destroys this.

@DarkStryder360 Ай бұрын

@@jamesfynnhere6983 You can buy an Aston Martin DB9 for £25,000

@DarkStryder360 Ай бұрын

@@jamesfynnhere6983can get a DB9 for £25000

@CLSTRN911 29 күн бұрын

@@jamesfynnhere6983tesla model 3 get destroyed in corners

@armoule8596 29 күн бұрын

42,500£

@_Diamond-Dog Ай бұрын

40k for a mini, that isnt "mini" 😂

@Graham-rc1cp 29 күн бұрын

Yeah, that’s going to depreciate like yesterdays newspaper…

@themoose8 27 күн бұрын

The original mini cost £496.

@themoose8 27 күн бұрын

£10k in today's money. Tbh, this new one could be more than 4x the car!

@versuskid4232 26 күн бұрын

Wonder how the suspension handles

@Joe-eg7ml Ай бұрын

The wahoo when in kart mode reminds me of what Mario says when he race in Mario Kart

@Goldieridesbike Ай бұрын

I thought the same! Copyright infringement sue incoming from Nintendo any time now! 😂😂

@rodrigoayala3526 Күн бұрын

1:52 "I actually think it's really good looking" the nerve to actually say that about ugliest rear ever

@Tram-30 29 күн бұрын

Just saying, there is still an ICE variant. Maybe review that?

@shankarbalan3813 29 күн бұрын

To me, the world of Mini Cooper and its iconic 3 door hatch ended with the R56 and may be at a pinch, the F56. All those that came after, are mere pretenders. These lovely cars were beautifully proportioned at first but each successive generation has resulted in a serious bloating and fattening so much so, that the once svelte and elegant dancer has now become a sumo wrestler. and Oh! the new Mini looks like the new Suzuki Swift.

@patherl1 28 күн бұрын

The r53 is still the best mini to get

@ianbarnes961 26 күн бұрын

R59 Roadster!

@eahughey Ай бұрын

6.7s to 62mph seems slow for 40k. 4.8s seems appropriate for the asking price.

@Mike-1000 Ай бұрын

So it's just a hatch .... not a hot-hatch 🙂

@Barefoot_Joe Ай бұрын

For the weight I agree it should be a bit quicker off the line

@user-mp3eh8fk8q Ай бұрын

Small, slow and expensive... A recipe for disaster. Heavy too.

@SWR112 Ай бұрын

To create room for a works version for another £10k…

@Bikemax99 Ай бұрын

You need to understand that car enthusiasts don't sneak out the house on a Sunday morning to go accelerating a car 0-62 ten times in a row. They go out to enjoy a car that offers a sense of fun, engagement and connection. That is a much bigger challenge especially for EVs, and it seems they nailed it.

@randomusername0121 Ай бұрын

This just really sums up why there's no point even trying anymore. £40k for some bland electric mini cooper. Jesus.

@PsychedMedia 13 күн бұрын

Is this better than the MG4 XPower?

@spud1300 20 күн бұрын

Is there an AWD option?

@tomw8418 26 күн бұрын

Are they doing this look in a petrol??

@leelindsay 20 күн бұрын

Nice been waiting for a works electric was hoping for power if am honest more like the 300bhp mark. £42 is silly tho unless they do a faster version later but again be more money

@karltidman3338 Ай бұрын

Looks mega, sat in the new Countryman a few days ago. The interior was lovely, this looks the same. Bit small for my needs but the Countryman is on the hit list for a few years down the line when my ID3 is replaced.

@mav1202M2 29 күн бұрын

Good looking?! How old are you? 8?!

@paulhammal7231 29 күн бұрын

Just bought the JCW 228bhp (petrol). This leccy thing doesn’t interest me at all. In fact I didn’t even know it existed 😂 despite kicking tyres around the showroom. It’s for the Mrs anyway…

@carlosm6036 24 күн бұрын

Is this the grey or the black does anyone know?

@duncan2290 29 күн бұрын

Mini enthusiast here: I actually like it. I HATE the dash. It looks tacky

@Mothercityguy 27 күн бұрын

Italian job good job british tails were the best love the new screen simple

@jasonloader8149 29 күн бұрын

The top-selling car in 1972 was the Ford Cortina Mk3. In March 1972, an entry-level Cortina would cost you £963, with the most expensive version reaching £1,210. Adjust the Cortina’s prices for inflation between 1972 and now, and it would sell for between £13,520 and £16,988 today according to the Bank of England inflation calculator. Mini was around £600 - so around 10 grand today. 42 bags of sand for this? - you're having a giraffe.

@norecordkk 21 сағат бұрын

Old design had much more charm. I do like the center display.

@jameswass817 16 күн бұрын

People love to hate this car but I think it’s great.. even if the price is a bit disappointing.

@VintageRKO Ай бұрын

I actually like the screen. In a world where every new car dashboard is starting to look the same, especially the dual wide screen on the dash setup (thanks a lot Mercedes), I really appreciate car companies that doesn't follow the trend and stand out. With that being sad, MINI is out of their mind if they think they can compete with that price

@chasf3433 Ай бұрын

Probably only costs BMW about £15k to build in China.

@elvis1745 25 күн бұрын

that`s very generous of you

@ConnorProsser 18 күн бұрын

I’d be more inclined to like it if it was petrol

@Logansix 21 күн бұрын

I wouldn't buy it until it comes from the UK.

@MW-zv1wg 20 күн бұрын

Where it comes?

@jamiep61 25 күн бұрын

I enjoyed watching the Video Review, I prefer this to the New Renault 5 😊

@funkyhouseman 25 күн бұрын

Oh and Tom Ford is a great presenter/reviewer. On that side of things!

@quantaccount4337 Ай бұрын

Does the voice control also allow to easily switch off these new default driver ‘aids’ like lane assist (which doesn’t allow you to exit a roundabout, nor merging two lanes into one)

@alexandreberthiaume9794 26 күн бұрын

2nd coolest ev today thanks to TG

@offom 5 күн бұрын

Let me add some info: Mini Cooper E - 36.8 kWh useable battery (ouf of 41 kWh) - 230km real world range Mini Cooper SE - 49.8 Wh useable battery (out of 54 kWh) - 305km real world range

@user-cx6hw6ix2v 16 күн бұрын

Think the new MINI looks great in and out. However that John Works Kit is a bit much…

@markhagge8646 7 күн бұрын

Did you mention the top speed? Maybe I missed it.

@ivanjeta1356 28 күн бұрын

I think they made a car for people who aren't old enough to drive.

@SpartanHighKing14 Ай бұрын

£40k for a Mini?????? 😂😂😂 Car prices are absolutely ridiculous these days

@drink4711 Ай бұрын

1600 kg is far too heavy for a compact car

@davidmacphee3549 Ай бұрын

About the same as my 'vette was in '73 Blasted thing had only 190 hp and 270 fpt. A noisy Dog

@LarsAgerbk Ай бұрын

a ton more than the original

@ToiletGrenade Ай бұрын

You're actually insane if you spend £38,000 for 215hp

@jonathanlel9033 Ай бұрын

It's small and nimble. Very rarely can you use 400bhp+ on normal roads.

@ToiletGrenade Ай бұрын

@@jonathanlel9033 So are plenty of other more reasonably priced cars

@r6scrubs126 Ай бұрын

@@jonathanlel9033I've had 700 bhp cars that are plenty of fun on the road and no you didn't have to do over 100 mph to enjoy it. Idk why people say this nonsense

@Gmh6477 Ай бұрын

@@ToiletGrenadeSuch as ? And let’s stay like for like so recommend a brand new alternative.

@jonathanlel9033 Ай бұрын

@r6scrubs126 I bet a decent hot hatch could easily keep up with you on twisty B roads, with a third of that power, having just as much fun.

@colinharvey1049 21 күн бұрын

The thing is the JCW bits are just cosmetic the cheaper classic trim SE is exactly the same performance according to specs.

@sentiasatransformasi 22 күн бұрын

we all know that the next mini cars are gonna share the same infotainment system so let’s just wait for the other models like the countryman or normal cooper comes out

@raychan7674 26 күн бұрын

Half of the price go for the brand

@JamesJoyce12 28 күн бұрын

zero-clue who is going to spend that much for a Mini

@7990td 29 күн бұрын

I don't know a single person who has £30k+ to spend on a car, let alone something ridiculous like an electric Mini. With already struggling sales, this will only solidify Mini's slow but inevitable downfall

@JonDarren Ай бұрын

Give me this car., Manual 5-Speed. High torque and John Cooper S works tuned for less than the electric 40K GBP and it'll sell. It could be the hot hatch we've waited for beyond a Golf or Honda.

@Pidachyo 18 күн бұрын

Elantra N makes more and more sense

@user-vk9nn7cs9b 29 күн бұрын

AVP 👽 Sweet / I'll try to keep up with this // 🤨/;

@TEVAssociation Ай бұрын

Too bad we have to wait till 2026 to get it here in USA and Canada !

@skellener 23 күн бұрын

With no subsides

@andrewschirmer3849 27 күн бұрын

Always loved the mini my wife too but I absolutely hate that circular feature unless it changes I cannot ever consider

@sparko2012 29 күн бұрын

Just about to get rid of my 22 plate Cooper S Sport because of the JCW seats that feel harder then they would if they were made out of mahogany and the incredibly stiff suspension. Nice to see you can get leather seats in the newer Cooper S Sport.

@ConnorProsser 18 күн бұрын

Just keep your cooper and put these seats in your car. Saved you thousands and you keep a better car

@jakubstrumillo 29 күн бұрын

Fiat 500 from the front, and Renault 5 Turbo from the back.

@djgoldthing7166 29 күн бұрын

How much?? Does it come without Alan Partridge's big plate on the dashboard?

@commandojack2051 Ай бұрын

Is the interior good build quality?

@abbarasheed8599 Ай бұрын

£40,000 FOR A MINI???? That's insane!!!

@ojmotswane 17 күн бұрын

Mini Cooper and Jeep Renegade in the same sentence?

@ianbarnes961 26 күн бұрын

Convertible? Roadster??

@markdance574 29 күн бұрын

It kinda looks like a nice Mini Cooper slept with an over weight Suzuki swift and this was the result . This Brand is the reason Oxymoron exists in the dictionary. There’s no way I’d hand over £40k plus for it .

@DavidBrown-bs7gg Ай бұрын

GR Yaris any day

@nicksokolis6343 Ай бұрын

And that will hold its price when it comes time to sell it. This will worth nothing in 5 years.

@imaweerascal Ай бұрын

GR Yaris beats this thing in every single department

@shaunwalton8058 29 күн бұрын

Could have a yaris gr4 for less.

@Doppo69 27 күн бұрын

I never understand you can’t use your mobile whilst driving but there touch screens to operate cars which is the same thing

@clintnaik Ай бұрын

Wow the GWM Ora Cat looks cool

@cannavaras Ай бұрын

Nailed it. Strange the reviewers dont really mention it.

@clintnaik Ай бұрын

@@cannavaras I actually suspect it might have been a directive from BMW that it’s not mentioned. Because it’s a hot take for those who don’t know and would gain decent exposure for a video that shouted it.

@clintnaik Ай бұрын

@@cannavaras also that bird, cat and Dog…. Ora cat Easter eggs I tell you 😂

@anthonysimpson6738 25 күн бұрын

The Cooper works is just that a name there is no difference over the SE performance wise. Lack of physical controls just touch screen. The EV is actually slower than than the petrol version.

@Logansix 21 күн бұрын

Slower? A JCW doesn't stand a chance against my SE at traffic lights.

@jondonnelly4831 Ай бұрын

It is made in China by collaboration with China State Company. So you'd think it would at least be cheap but somehow it's 40k with a couple options and will be worth half that in 3 years.

@michalisgeorgiou257 26 күн бұрын

Absolutely correct.... This car staring price must be around 25k not more.

@julianlawrence-ball2279 Ай бұрын

Could you not find a charger in that quaint English village? Theres a a shocker (or not)

@andrewparker5800 29 күн бұрын

They're right next to the 16-pump Shell garage...

@crocglox7797 Ай бұрын

that "woo hoo" sounded like homer simpson

@RoadRallyLife Ай бұрын

Homer did coin that term so it would make sense 😄

@nickfox4766 Күн бұрын

I’d rather buy a one or two year old petrol power JCW, get one for about £30-32k

@jeremyjohn1954 Ай бұрын

Ah awesome. Who wants a BMW Mini that looks like a Suzuki Swift Sport? Nothing against the Swift, it's a brilliant hatchback

@harveywang9516 20 күн бұрын

Great car with an unjustifiable price

@joefattal7592 Ай бұрын

Love it.

@PhonesOnaDailyBasis Ай бұрын

6.7 seconds for electric car 😭😭😭😭😭

@woodtvnetwork 25 күн бұрын

Yeah it's not great actually

@js-hl5hv 20 күн бұрын

BMW / MINI / GWM / whoever owns this hopefully is sandbagging. The original SE had 7.3s 0-100 and 6.9s 0-60 on paper, but in the real world (as tested by many people including myself), it gets 6.6s 0-100 and 6.3s 0-60mph (6.0 if you are in the states and do the silly 1ft rollout thing). In this case I doubt it, because the PWR is almost the same as the outgoing model. Maybe 6.7s is the real value after all. From 0-30mph (0-50kph) it feels *much* faster than the (even correct) figures show. The difference here is that it will be smoked off the lights, but around a corner you will wave goodbye to the other car in the rear vision mirror. A town car that does 0-100kph in 1.2s wont be any more fun than a 7s 0-100 that goes around corners (assuming you keep your license in the 1.2s car :) )

@aleddavies770 Ай бұрын

215 bhp for 38k 😂😂 piss off

@oskar6661 Ай бұрын

38K for an EV...piss off even more.

@aleddavies770 Ай бұрын

I would rather pay 38k for a delivery mileage Honda S2000 and that’s 20 years old

@elvinkim5391 23 күн бұрын

Why the rear look like a new Malaysian Perodua Myvi..?

@tbray Ай бұрын

you know that "woo hooo" is probably a nod to Mario - as in Super Mario Kart. It's cute.

@germainwilson800 29 күн бұрын

Electric is old technology. Companies wont build them anymore. Everyone is switching to water

@thereallotharmatthae 27 күн бұрын

Exactly. Water is the future.

@jonathanboreham8717 26 күн бұрын

No thanks happy with my jcw 2023 but the shape will grow on u at some point

@AThomas-ro4ru Ай бұрын

GR yaris?

@vladdorel9081 29 күн бұрын

the electric cars are dying!! maybe a review with the new mini cooper s 208 HP with JCW exterior package ....will be more go kart car i will wait for this review

@helipeek2736 7 күн бұрын

£30k -&40k? When are car manufacturers going to realise none of us normal customers can afford that for a small EV?

@samljones Ай бұрын

38 grand is just obscene, yes it's electric but for a 215hp hatchback that is too much money. Hopefully the petrol versions are a more attractive price. Shame because I really like the look of this new shape Mini. However this JCW trim is a bit gaudy - that rear wing just doesn't work.

@upbox251 Ай бұрын

2.0 Turbo / 330hp+ please oh and

@jp_0118 Ай бұрын

For a fun, economical, practical daily driver: this, or a Giulia Veloce? If you had to think about that honestly IDK where your mind is

@FransGios Ай бұрын

There’s a Giulia QV with 30k miles on Autotrader for £34k

@DarkStryder360 Ай бұрын

Or just get a 147 or 156 GTA, proper Alfas, for £10,000 @@FransGios

@sunsetter 29 күн бұрын

The previous SE has more character, easier interior controls, more elevated design in and out, but less range. I will probably pick another of the last gens to keep as a back up.

@user-tu1gx6zv4f 29 күн бұрын

I am waiting for the comfortable of this generation

@romaan843 Ай бұрын

Please tell me those headlights fit on a Mini cooper s r53

@Andrewlevski65 6 сағат бұрын

Just got rid of my F56 JCW worst car ive ever had shocking reliability terrible build quality. The relief its gone never to be repeated. 38k are they serious

@johnborges5938 5 күн бұрын

Hate those tail lamps. And the interior seems to be a random assemblage of gimmicks rather than a well-thought-out driver-oriented machine.

@wings9925 26 күн бұрын

I've been a fan of all the 3 door MINIs since the R50/52/53 first gen, but the exterior styling isn't to my taste and the ridiculous "Go Kart" 'experience' and its "woohoo" video game cheese arw so naff as to be repellent. The plastics and operation of the toggle switches are terrible too. £42K for a well-specc'd S is beyond ridiculous too. Imagine what a proper JCW will cost?!?!