Dan Prosser gets lairy in the new 5-door Mini Cooper S at Bedford Autodrome. Can a more-door Mini really still cut it on track?
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@llewkcornosaj9 жыл бұрын
Dan you're a fantastic reviewer. More reviews from you please!
@Gavin7569 жыл бұрын
I've read a fair few of Dan's reviews on the print format, quality stuff. Nice to see him on the channel!
@Hffllf9 жыл бұрын
it's a nice car and it's not ugly
@gap8169 жыл бұрын
Very good, informative and detailed review. I can almost feel the car described. Keep on!
@Magic_Vince9 жыл бұрын
when You change the chrome Ring around the taillights to a Black one, the whole rear end looks more pleasant
@paulrobinson93556 жыл бұрын
Just recently changed my 2017 Fiesta ST3 for this car and I can honestly say I've done the right thing! Yes, it's more expensive but it excels in every aspect over the Fiesta ST and I genuinely think it's a bit quicker and my ST had the Mountune 215 kit installed too! Great car!
@sleepercell9926 Жыл бұрын
4 doors on a mini is just wrong!
@MaxumDX9 жыл бұрын
Most helpful car-review in terms of driving-dynamics I've seen for a long time. VERY GOOD!
@SykesAJ9 жыл бұрын
Great review - detailed, enthusiastic, interesting. Thanks guys!
@VivaBein9 жыл бұрын
Seeing a lot of B.S about the new guy, given its his first review of a relatively important car I think he did a great job. He reviews cars guys, he isn't an actor. Everything he's said is on point and punches home everything important to an Evo reader: the way the car feels and performs. Listen to what he's saying not to how he's saying it, besides you'd normally read the majority of his works.
@skodanorman9 жыл бұрын
Exactly! Heck of a lot of pressure for the first review and I'm sure over time he'll releax more in front of the camera. Good work Dan.
@MidNightRyder10009 жыл бұрын
"I can't believe the amount of fun I'm having. Its Incredible" -- while having the most serious/bored looking face while driving ever hahaha. But damn he can sure whip it! Nice vid
@turki_wz9 жыл бұрын
Nice review Dan!
@isctony9 жыл бұрын
Excellent review from Dan - Looking forward to the JCW review!
@orangeorphan9 жыл бұрын
such a fun little car! I always hated the new mini' because of the way they look, but after driving one a few years ago on a road trip I fell in love with the go cart handling.
@tishenahmun56769 жыл бұрын
I like this new guy. Very articulate and on point. He should do more reviews.
@Echoes19102 жыл бұрын
Useful video. I’ve just bought myself a 66 plate MCS 5dr all in black with 24,000 miles and can’t wait to take delivery next week. I know the styling of the 5dr is marmite, however I really like it and the extra doors make it more practical. I’m certain I’m going to be very happy with my new purchase.
@alexandrupirvu39876 жыл бұрын
Awesome review!
@armourdaddy8059 жыл бұрын
classics never let you down.
@yaboijames_9 жыл бұрын
Good review
@rootsmanuva829 жыл бұрын
A surprisingly glowing review! Good to see MINI hasn't lost it's touch, even if the styling is too puffy.
@mattiase879 жыл бұрын
Nice review :)
@_conrad9 жыл бұрын
BMW on point, this backend looks very good on track
@gaz87627 жыл бұрын
Contemplating part exchanging my Colt Ralliart for one of these but still not sure about the looks!
@andresfresa1236 жыл бұрын
I love my new mini!!
@the___truth80386 жыл бұрын
Andres Saavedra 😊
@QsMxReJecTzz9 жыл бұрын
great reviewer !! one question tho, what happened to the other guy ? or do they both do reviews now ?
@fast_eddie34419 жыл бұрын
Well done Dan, you are a welcome new wheel man to the team, articulation and oversteer go a long way. Mini, 189bhp from a 2ltr turbo engine that doesnt like to rev? Really? Much more to be had from that engine surely...
@IrishGaucho9 жыл бұрын
Can anyone please give this guy a soul?!?
@anotherone109 жыл бұрын
The rear lights are a bit too 'anime' lol. Don't know what BMW was thinking there.
@THERUBBISHPCKID9 жыл бұрын
I agree that when they lit up, they did look a bit like anime eyes but I really like these new mini lights
@harryc2669 жыл бұрын
In person they look good, and the upgraded headlights are amazing!
@wal70709 жыл бұрын
true. the rear lights and the new styling in general is clearly aimed at the female market which is a shame
@lejink9 жыл бұрын
Schleberger My grandparents use 'lol'... Not sure how you judge age with it
@DavidElCid3008 жыл бұрын
LOL
@GeneralmoffblogsBlogspotmoffvs9 жыл бұрын
From what you have said, I really like this new cooper S. Only I really dislike the styling. We have a Vw golf gti 5 door and it just looks so much better, in my opinion.
@Gaudine9 жыл бұрын
More details about the interior??
@enjoymusic48958 жыл бұрын
i want one of this.....hopefully available in JCW S 5 doors...
@korintusnara75639 жыл бұрын
i like this guy
@banestock9 жыл бұрын
Is it better or worse than the 3 door?
@ScottZ3709 жыл бұрын
Defnitely looks awkwardly long with the extra length and the tinted windows make it seem even longer somehow
@masmouta19949 жыл бұрын
Fwd slides! I like that. Well done bmw
@avalanx9 жыл бұрын
Dan Prosser is a good presenter (y)
@SPWGAMING5509 жыл бұрын
A sexy interior and sounds nice. But would still have a old cooper
@harryc2669 жыл бұрын
Why? You idiot
@ahmetcantasci9 жыл бұрын
as an older cooper s user (turbocharged one), newer sounds better i have to say. and you are the first person i heard that older engine was more fun. it looks hideous though.
@PipeOPhile9 жыл бұрын
I can't tell if it's Q7 or Q9 rival...
@bernardocruz36647 жыл бұрын
he is being sarcastic
@tdinternetcafe15869 жыл бұрын
It looks good but here, the price of a 5 door mini cooper S is at 2,800,000 Php. Convert it and it would be a whooping 62k USD. The dealers in the country (only 2 of them) offer it at $62k starting price and I dont know why.
@Edward135i9 жыл бұрын
Why is everyone talking about the rear, did you look at the front, that think hit ever ugly branch on the way down.
@hunghuge77179 жыл бұрын
Electric steering? Erm. Hasn't that been on minis for ages?
@TheCuriousNoob9 жыл бұрын
Was about to post that lol... they've had electric power steering since 2007
@thbe5669 жыл бұрын
yeah, I caught that too. an embarrassing case of "I don't know what to say about the steering so I'll just complain about the electric rack like everybody else does".
@bigfred09976 жыл бұрын
Try 2002 that they have had electric power steering in all minis as im sick of changing them out of cars and getting them refurbished
@TheSuperMotoHooligan9 жыл бұрын
a real mans car...
@albertobenelli9 жыл бұрын
Is he the Cold Play singer ?
@Maximan1669 жыл бұрын
The rear lights are hideous.
@xavierjones45749 жыл бұрын
... whole fucking vehicle is garbage and hideous
@ceciliacosma73679 жыл бұрын
Dan Prosser is the Journo's name; just in case anyone wanted to know.
@jaw14899 жыл бұрын
Why did they come out with this if they released the countryman and the coupe version of that
@TheCuriousNoob9 жыл бұрын
Four door Cooper S is several hundred pounds lighter than the Countryman and it looks more like the two-door. Countryman is way bigger and Clubman has strange barn doors instead of a hatch.
@user-vl8dn8cu1u9 жыл бұрын
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun... and fun. :) so many funs
@lewis729 жыл бұрын
It is, to quote SniffPetrol "fucking massive".
@cuthberter9 жыл бұрын
pretty sure all 'new' minis have had electric power steering, not just this latest version
@lotusgav9 жыл бұрын
I think that's Dan's first effort at a full length video isn't it? Can be forgiven for being a bit stiff don't you think? I'm sure he'll ease up with practice - the content was good which is half the point…
@ThisIsMTH9 жыл бұрын
Considering it was so fun and exciting, I didn't even see an attempt as a smile from this guy. Quite an incomplete review I feel with no comparison to rivals, especially when there are SO many alternatives in this marketplace.
@Jfk509 жыл бұрын
He smiled a little at 6:02 and that's about it. Lol
@wal70709 жыл бұрын
***** yeh and that's because he almost lost it
@rqkeating9 жыл бұрын
wurdup354 I thought he was good. I was glad to not hear the typical fake giddy laughter that seems to be part of car review videos now a days.
@TheJoeMB9 жыл бұрын
I'd like him to wring the new M4/M3 on that circuit, to undo what they said about it on the ECOTY video.
@mariuszanfir22989 жыл бұрын
Although you may be biased because your profile pic is an M3 :P, I do agree that on that particular video the M3 was presented as a failure on BMW's part, which kinda contradicts what everyone else says. Yes is different as much as the context forces it to be, but it still delivers 100% of what it aims for. Some people that are driving fanatics actually ordered one (I won't give names :P). True, the competition for COTY makes it fade in the background pretty quickly, but that still doesn't make it the car that was pictured.
@TheJoeMB9 жыл бұрын
Haha you're right on both counts :)
@RussellRobinson779 жыл бұрын
Tbh id rather have the base 3 door 3 cyl. With a little cash added in it could be just as good as the S but also unique :)
@Godot282 жыл бұрын
Had one before. Recently upgraded to the 2.0S. Completely different animals...
@jaredk8179 жыл бұрын
is it AWD ?
@Samm395678 жыл бұрын
FWD only
@panz3r6966 жыл бұрын
love this video, looking at buying one of these 5 door S mini's, a Focus st, an Audi s1 or a Peugeot 308 gti and this videos reaaally pushing the mini on me, shame the S1 evo review is rubbish
@baderalbahrani92045 жыл бұрын
Nice and strong car should available to be competitor with TOYOTA and KIA in Saudi Arabia
@Tednessful9 жыл бұрын
Cool review for a gigantic car. What's lost in styiling was won in balance.
@THERUBBISHPCKID9 жыл бұрын
I feel like you're not putting emotion into this review, you seem bord and don't want to do it. And it kinda makes me feel like your just good at reviewing things and are not a car guy
@kinqazure63369 жыл бұрын
Ford focus st goes by
@pranavmukesh9 жыл бұрын
nice review, just wish he had a little bit more personality!
@Veyronp879 жыл бұрын
189 bhp from a 2.0 turbo is kind of crappy
@rucarnuts139 жыл бұрын
Even the early supercharged cars' 1.6's produced 169 BHP. Not far down from the new guy, but it weighed a hell-of-a-lot-less.
@irekfilms8 жыл бұрын
The car has 192 HP or 189 BHP you should know that!
@WeAreN1nja Жыл бұрын
This is incorrect. 😅
@40000pirate9 жыл бұрын
Goodbye Mini, goodbye forever...
@zecc819 жыл бұрын
For it's fun, practicality, and uniqueness I actually like it a lot but I would NEVER get over the fake front hood scoop. I get some people just think it "looks cool," but I can't stand styling features based on real features that don't exist. This is an epidemic for most carmakers today.
@Gandalf6066 жыл бұрын
The car was a saloon - i.e. it has a hard top. If you want a car with a hood, buy the cabriolet.
@minicoopersf56276 жыл бұрын
That is not a fake hoodscoop at first I thought so but when we opened the hood of Cooper there were 2 holes from the hood scoop so yeah case closed
@NickJohnsonMyCarCoach_Nick9 жыл бұрын
If this is about the 5 - door version, why was no effort made to tell us about the room in the back or talk about the extra practicality from having the extra doors?!
@BestCarSound9 жыл бұрын
Evo's not about it. There are other channels for that.
@NickJohnsonMyCarCoach_Nick9 жыл бұрын
I disagree. Granted it doesn't need to be a in-depth consumer review but potential customers who will be buying this over the 3 - door will be because of those extra doors, so we do need to know what difference they make .
@BestCarSound9 жыл бұрын
No other Evo vid showed us rear seats etc.
@Gisae9 жыл бұрын
In what universe is this "mini"?
@TheSpeedfreak6659 жыл бұрын
British Hipster
@camryt9 жыл бұрын
Too much "yeah", Dan.
@mercoid9 жыл бұрын
Me no wike IT!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheEryk039 жыл бұрын
Silly car
@PeakTorque9 жыл бұрын
The first gen BMW mini was great. Great steering, still one of the funnest cars I have owned. After 2006 everything went massive down hill. Theres nothing mini about Minis these days. They are now huge ugly lumps with crap steering and huge plastic arches. Wtf is up with the plastic arches?! The whole mini range is now hideous ugly for me. Bring back the first gen ethos. Keep them small and fun. Look at this thing compared to a first gen cooper s. What a monstrosity!
@alancollins44039 жыл бұрын
First gen BMW Mini was 75% Rover designed out of G Dec at Gaydon. I drove an R56 (2nd gen) and thought it quick - but dull and ugly soI bought the last of the superchargers and I love it
@BChan19919 жыл бұрын
He's pretty good but he's hella bland
@chbrules9 жыл бұрын
Are we really testing a Mini S on a circuit? I mean, really? A JCW I'd understand, but this is meh. It's like testing a 3-series BMW on track, why?
@stu85069 жыл бұрын
Mini grocery getter.
@rucarnuts139 жыл бұрын
Damn it's ugly! Even the bread-van/hearse MINIs are good-looking by comparison! There's not a single redeeming feature about that body aside from the fact that it has 5 doors now. And I'll always prefer the old supercharged cars to any of the turbo Minis. They're so much more charismatic and responsive.
@ivycheng95019 жыл бұрын
Stop talking about this car on the track....we get the point! There is no track around here in yorkshire!
@jonathanclarkewater9 жыл бұрын
Definitely a car for the ladies.
@Terraceview9 жыл бұрын
Just buy a Triumph.
@StuartLoria9 жыл бұрын
So it is a downgrade, got it
@blatantlyjohn62349 жыл бұрын
Ghastly.
@Ohbibiga9 жыл бұрын
why BMW keep making bigger and bigger mini.... this is not mini anymore
@mercoid9 жыл бұрын
Fa fa f a fa fuh fuh fa. Fa fa fa fuh fa fuh fuh! Fuf fuf fuf fluh.
@robiulahmed9 жыл бұрын
A bit too big to be called a mini.
@magla3oon9 жыл бұрын
If it was my money, I'd lease this for a year or two at most. It isn't the best investment as a car. If I was to own a hot hatch in the long run, I'd either go with the Fiesta ST or Golf GTI. Mini are notorious for their reliability issues. This should have been addressed in the video. On a side note, the presenter should stick to writing, he isn't the best personality to put in front of a camera.
@willdau9 жыл бұрын
Plop.
@gabe12449 жыл бұрын
wheres jethrow this guy is chump
@OmniHerioc9 жыл бұрын
So this new guy doesn't really review cars, but rather try to sell them... Great EVO just got a bit more dull.
@alancollins44039 жыл бұрын
As an R53 Cooper S owner I found this informative and engaging. Good understanding of the various dynamics and settings and remained coherent - even when lift off over steering. Give the lad a chance - I know who'll who have more views by the end of the week.
@skodanorman9 жыл бұрын
Its bloody hideous!
@bismarchiavelli9 жыл бұрын
His lifeless eyes and stoic demeanor tell me he should be working for consumer reports, not making videos for enthusiasts.
@alancollins44039 жыл бұрын
As an R53 Cooper S owner I found this informative and engaging. Good understanding of the various dynamics and settings and remained coherent - even when lift off over steering. Give the lad a chance - how was your first video received - oh you haven't posted one.
@bismarchiavelli9 жыл бұрын
You're right, his review was informative and useful for someone in the market for whatever the hell this car is. That's why I recommended consumer reports (see my comment above). I'm not paid to create videos for automotive enthusiasts, but if I was I would probably smile a bit more. P.S. This is merely constructive criticism, although I don't want it to sound supportive. You know, when in Rome.
@PaddyMcQueen9 жыл бұрын
Henry Catchpole back plz. The car is ugly
@RaytheonNublinski9 жыл бұрын
MINI? That thing is bigger than my mk7 GTI. I had a r56. That was a real MINI. This is a, we'll there's no nice way to say it - this thing fucking sucks. You could almost land a 747 on the roof of that barge.
@jaxmyers8 жыл бұрын
The mk7 GTI is 167.5 inches long and this Mini is 157.4 inches long. So even the bigger Mini is smaller.
@iainmurray99619 жыл бұрын
Seems like a good car... Just a shame it looks butt ugly.
@Neil20229 жыл бұрын
My wife has a 2014 Cooper S, horrible car. Slow, cramped and noisy. She likes it though because of the colour..!
@edansamson90709 жыл бұрын
Sorry dude, nice try but boring. Lets see more of Richard Meaden and Henry Catchpole. They are the best. Jethro is good too.
@twistinmymelon16609 жыл бұрын
Damn that's ugly!!
@mark3141580599 жыл бұрын
They've made this look like the Chinese knock off
@honey64464649 жыл бұрын
My god is that guy annoying
@xavierjones45749 жыл бұрын
Mini = SHIT More British snakeoil cars
@Sam-mw5hx9 жыл бұрын
The mini's are too big and they look hideous. Fire everyone in the design team. The older ones look far better.
@DavidElCid3008 жыл бұрын
+sillymoons oo Totally disagree.
@icemanroyal9 жыл бұрын
I d take a Subaru WRX for about the same price over this ugly (in my opinion), overpriced throwback to the real mini which this car embodies in idea only but misses the mark in all other areas. I guess the marketing guys were really leaning hard on the old heritage of the mini when trying to sell this one, probably made a few Brits feel misty eyed and thoughtfull of they're old Mini's while BMW went off laughing to the bank.