Mini GP2 vs Audi A1 quattro, Megane R26.R and Focus RS500

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11 жыл бұрын

Tiff Needell and Richard Meaden test the new Mini JCW GP against the Audi A1 quattro, Ford Focus RS500 and Renault Megane R26.R on track. For more great car news and reviews, register for evo's newsletter here: www.evo.co.uk/reg
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Tiff Needell and Dickie Meaden track test the hottest cars of 2012. Part of evo magazine's 2012 car of the year test -- read the full story and discover the overall winner in evo magazine issue 176 on sale here: www.evo.co.uk/shop

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@Wojticivic1993 11 жыл бұрын

Mini - best looking, fastest and good sounding too. Love it.

@youngstayoung6633 5 жыл бұрын

Minis are underrated. I bought one r53 for a cheap run around, couple of cheapish mods and I'm loving the thing . They can be pretty quick cars

@wellwh0 5 жыл бұрын

They are great when it comes to handling, only thing that is very similar is Ford Fiesta which has little bit more loose rear end, easier to pivot around corners. Even the ONE versions are fantastic to drive. In between R53, R56, F56, R56 is the one to go when it comes to chassis, they are sublime. But reliability is horrible, those Prince engines are oil thirsty and have timing chain and GDI issues plus electrics aren't great too. Better to buy Fiesta ST. I have Fiesta and MINI. Fiesta is rock solid in compare.

@foggyj4474 4 жыл бұрын

I have an 02 base model with 115 bhp and that thing is a BLAST! It’s like a damn golf cart

@s1914 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more. I've also bought an r53 recently and the thing is an absolute hoot. I can't keep the smile off my face when I drive it!

@youngstayoung6633 4 жыл бұрын

@@wellwh0 had a few fiestas do like my fords , prefer the mini allday I find with decent tyres they handle better and you cant best that charger whine. I've had my r53 couple years odd never had a prob fsh and it's only ever had tyres and brakes oh and a wiper motor. Some good ones out there

@wellwh0 4 жыл бұрын

youngsta Young nah not my thing. mk7 Fiesta has much more cummunicative chassie in compare to r56, imo. But we all have different opinions and tastes, so who am i to judge ;) @Bob yes Fiesta has twist beam, but it is great. Only benefit I see in compare with R56 that with independent rear r56 is more comfy on those very high but short speed bumps...also it has more stable rear end. But Fiesta is very predictive so that isn’t a problem. (all in all Fiesta mk7 and R56 are great chassies, one of the best) 🙂

@yco67 5 жыл бұрын

6:35 great car control over there..

@chrissorreda4982 7 жыл бұрын

Minis were built from the ground up to be a sports car that happened to be practical hatchbacks. That's what makes them great great cars to drive.

@zachaphina3140 2 жыл бұрын

No they didn't are you mad?

@SykesAJ 11 жыл бұрын

Terrific stuff - the Mini's a far more serious performance machine than I'd expected. As picked up in the article, maybe it's the graphics cheapening the look? Great video, guys.

@cristianthefox4443 8 жыл бұрын

Im in love with the Mini GP2. Thinking of buying one in the future :)

@cameronwray6971 6 жыл бұрын

My uncle brought one second hand a couple of days ago can't wait to get in it

@finnhig5171 5 жыл бұрын

I own a GP I love it it's the most fun car I've ever driven. Miata, BMWs, audis, Mercedes. The mini is just too much fun

@rfp3089 8 жыл бұрын

The MINI GP is such an amazing car! I own one too and it's such a good fun machene :) Hopefully I can take it to a racetrack one day to have a comparison of my normal video I made about it!

@huffhuff4110 6 жыл бұрын

I love my R53 S

@cxns155 11 жыл бұрын

I never tire of watching Tiff enjoy himself behind the wheel.

@Mondaze 6 жыл бұрын

MINI know how to make a car. No question’s asked.

@amoddedblueteslap100d7 3 жыл бұрын

I have a question

@GeoffreyCapes 3 жыл бұрын

Keep it to yourself then please.

@amoddedblueteslap100d7 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCapes DON'T GET RUDE 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

@GeoffreyCapes 3 жыл бұрын

He’s still not going to answer your questions! 😜

@amoddedblueteslap100d7 3 жыл бұрын

@@GeoffreyCapes who Cares I didn't need your stupid opinion anyway😀😀☺☺😊😊😅😅😆😆

@EvanMoon 9 жыл бұрын

Enjoyable to watch folks run some streetable hot hatches at the limit and in such proximity. I would have enjoyed seeing all 4 cars on the track at once.

@farhenheit628of1200 6 жыл бұрын

Evan Moon look up best motoring

@deancostello14 11 жыл бұрын

Christ that Mini is impressive.

@emmams5 8 жыл бұрын

You gotta luv the Needles, the original Stig without the silly race suit & expensive Simpson lid.

@daveyboiyeah 5 жыл бұрын

That Megane is soo serious and planted, it looks the ultimate and true hot hatch!

@findingrush 7 жыл бұрын

R56 MINI, the last of the good looking and driving MINIs. The new ones are watered down and bloated, FWD BMWs!

@rare6499 7 жыл бұрын

RSR Auto true that. The GP2 got a fair bit of stick at launch for being 'soft' compared to the GP1 but if they make a GP3 (which I hope they do) it will really cement the GP2 as the epic car it is.

@toddrobertson1398 6 жыл бұрын

I still prefer my r53 to any of the mini’s

@Battlefresh 5 жыл бұрын

I just picked up a 2013 R57 JCW and I haven't stopped smiling all week. Honestly more fun than my 2006 Elise R and so much more comfortable.

@youngstayoung6633 5 жыл бұрын

R53 all the way for me. Made for nothing but being driven hard. As raw as it hets

@jonny_r56 5 жыл бұрын

I have an r56 and I love it it's so much fun

@onoitsaWRX 11 жыл бұрын

About time the Mini got some air time. We hear all about Renault, Vauxhall, Citroen and Ford when the real hero hatch was mini all along and not surprisingly so.

@SuperFURRY87 11 жыл бұрын

I have a mini countryman sd and even though its bigger it still goes round corners so well.

@beckers662 10 жыл бұрын

dont fuck with mini on a track

@dilawer321 11 жыл бұрын

What a legend, Tiff is 61 years old!!!

@AfricaAuddyTechCars 11 жыл бұрын

A list Tiff Needell is 1 of the best steersman out today !

@pretty00lights 11 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos on this channel !

@Xenophene01 11 жыл бұрын

I love how Low Weight can kill High Power

@carlshuler3296 9 жыл бұрын

Im looking to buy a Mini, now. But, I have to point out one thing. Having extra power is great, knowing what the surface will handle is up to the driver.

@howsoonisnow1985 11 жыл бұрын

The little Minis have been doing very well at the SCCA Autocross races, the car kinda been dominant in Stock class here in America.

@14KShadow 11 жыл бұрын

Anything with the words "Hot hatch" and "Tiff Needell" is going to be entertaining. Good stuff guys

@ppza82 11 жыл бұрын

Long life to the Mini!! Really good video guys. Continue with this amazing work.

@TofuBunta 11 жыл бұрын

Cool cars, great driving, brilliant banter = another fantastic Evo vid!

@exdownhillrider 11 жыл бұрын

Nothing will ever handle better than a MINI!

@anthonypararajasingham 6 жыл бұрын

Mini is always king of go kart handling.

@InStyleDK 11 жыл бұрын

This video is exactly what driving pleasure is all about, great stuff !!

@ZappBranning 8 жыл бұрын

Go MINI Go yeh !

@deathnoxi 10 жыл бұрын

The mini is the best

@EnglishLaw 4 жыл бұрын

Shame it looks like a dogs dinner.

@jigrodrigues 11 жыл бұрын

The "fight" at 4:33 is one of the most funniest scenes I'vs ever seen on youtube. Not only they're great drivers and know their shit about cars, they're also hilarious!!

@scrustle 11 жыл бұрын

Didn't expect to see so much oversteer from that Audi, and the lap time for the Mini was surprising too.

@BenetonXD 11 жыл бұрын

The best youtube shootout I've seen in ages! Great production and spectacular driving! Keep it up EVO!

@rabmc 7 жыл бұрын

In the market for a mini gp2 hence why watching this video, a slight tune on them adding 20/30 bhp and it can become a real weapon.

@MrGwaldo 10 жыл бұрын

Actually like all of these cars. So telling that the RS500 is slower than the R26R. Love the Megane but that mini looks like a hoot!

@nicotine500 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you all very much for this video

@billieguitar 11 жыл бұрын

Good point, but it looked as if the mini was a bit more fun.

@Mrflatout87 11 жыл бұрын

Not because i own one, but the Mini is EPIC

@JETWAKE 11 жыл бұрын

If I had to pick one of these four, I would buy the MINI.

@MikePT15 11 жыл бұрын

I would choose the Focus RS500. Such a fantastic car!

@SaleemHodge 11 жыл бұрын

Great video! I really liked the format of this one.

@SpartanLevin 11 жыл бұрын

The DS3 is fairly similar to the Mini, and the DS3 Racing is still surpassed by the Mini JCW GP. evo likely just wanted to bring the best of the best to this comparison.

@b145701s 11 жыл бұрын

they should invite tiff more often

@Ioanides001 11 жыл бұрын

you have a good argument when you say that Audi and Merc are both not fun to drive. I'd argue that the manual shifter in an audi is pretty bad as well - feels rubbery and not precise. Audi is even worse at cornering due to the positioning of the engine in front of the wheels - audi without quatro is really a big turn off when trying to push on a twistie. Mercs have a better ride quality than Audis (which are too firm) while BMWs offer the best in handling and still better ride than Audi.

@Red_Bearded_Dad 11 жыл бұрын

MORE TIFF PLEASE!!!!!!!

@louiscarmelotan 9 жыл бұрын

MiniFTW!

@brycefernandas5356 8 жыл бұрын

@ciglipuff5943 5 жыл бұрын

@Obi-Wan Kenobi fu

@petea7323 8 жыл бұрын

It always makes me laugh how the "legendary" Quattro system is always the slowest round bends. Audi, how about making cars that aren't so heavy and unbalanced. They always fall to pieces round a track.

@user-hs2hd7wp9g 6 жыл бұрын

They are not meant to be fast on the track, especially this A1 Quattro, there are only 333 of them out there and they are meant to be collected. It's still the most refined among all of them, yes it's not the best on the track but the best all rounder.

@johnpeter7940 5 жыл бұрын

Fuck you

@daveyboiyeah 5 жыл бұрын

@@user-hs2hd7wp9g I disagree, The Megane is the best all rounder if you ask me.

@19SAS 5 жыл бұрын

Really, check out Audis IMSA , Transam, and Touring cars against supposedly "Better" RWD cars, it may change your mind, Audis dominate all these series with those "Slowest round bends" as you put it cars.. they are legendary because Audi proved that quattro was just as good on tarmac as they were on gravel.... you dont know much about motor sport do you?

@diogovieira3362 4 жыл бұрын

probably because Audis always have way too much weight to actually be of serious use around a track. The GP doesn't even has rear seats iirc, meanwhile the A1 has what might aswell be the full list of extras of a regular A1, and a Haldex system on top of it making it even heavier. It also looks to be a bit taller and seems to have slightly bigger rims than the GP, of which none help with agility. Heres the thing, the legendary Quattro system is obviously better for anything but dry weather. People should know this by now. If it was pouring rain, the A1 would easily demolish the Focus, and beat the megane and GP with ease.

@WhinedUp2004 5 жыл бұрын

I love this video. All these car channels and journalists hate minis for some reason especially the top gear chanel. They race the 4 door mini Cooper s against top performance competitiors

@Mintegra1 10 жыл бұрын

9.15 Tiff calls the Focus a Fiesta!.. sort it out Tiff lad!..

@janm3e30 11 жыл бұрын

The MINI JCW GPII !!

@f1errar1 11 жыл бұрын

06:35 is really great

@WatchThatFast 8 жыл бұрын

I love this fight was really fun to watch !

@CJM44.41 11 жыл бұрын

Surprised they used the R26.R instead of the new Meagane 265 Cup or Trophy..that Mini looks like an absolute lunatic! Not surprised the Audi lost, it's much to heavy and over complicate with the 4wd. It shows it's not really needed in a hot hatch.

@3storiesUp 7 жыл бұрын

Tiff Needell overdrives EVERYTHING .. there's no subtlety at all to his driving ...

@TheStallion234 11 жыл бұрын

Tiff should be in every automotive piece of video on KZfaq...actually, just every video

@jonathangandy 11 жыл бұрын

It wasn't a boggo A1 they were driving. It was the A1 quattro - a limited run sporting £40k four wheel drive version.

@AlexMason3 11 жыл бұрын

Tiff is the man.

@marth922 11 жыл бұрын

i agree bro. audis are wonderful fun to drive, the awd is unrelentingly grippy, and very very reliable. ive had mine for a while now, and still love it. gets great fuel economy with the turbo 4 and nice power when i need it. AUDI FOREVER!

@l33vdy1983 11 жыл бұрын

Mini is running road legal track day tyres too

@MarMPB 10 жыл бұрын

Conclusion is that you must have the right tool for the job at hand. Probrably in faster tracks with long straights the powerful, but heavier cars would do better than in that curvy circuit. Nice vid!

@The1stDukeDroklar 8 жыл бұрын

Mighty Mini's

@gaz0044 11 жыл бұрын

Wow, says a lot. The boring A1 vs the epic Mini? Also, the Renault just wipes the floor with the Ford. Love it.

@JonnyGTi180 7 жыл бұрын

hell of a video. Tiff is awesome!

@howsoonisnow1985 11 жыл бұрын

Apparently the Mini OWNED the Subaru WRX Sti and the Subaru Cosworth Type 25 STI Spec C around the Nürburgring. Google: List of Nürburgring Nordschleife lap times

@geofo60 5 жыл бұрын

Moto Guzzi Yes, 8 minutes 23 seconds. Five years later it’s still an awesome car. Couldn’t be without mine, no complaints even when it rains haha 😆

@125zetecs 11 жыл бұрын

Awesome video. More like this please

@MrPintotube 11 жыл бұрын

This is my kind of show!

@ResQ166 11 жыл бұрын

for me mini winner

@delunamendivil 11 жыл бұрын

Great video! True too, I own borh the a1 and the mini (s line and s). The mini is better for me. I owned a megane gt also. Great car.

@MrAndersie91 11 жыл бұрын

0.2 of a difference between the Megane R26.R and Mini JCW GP.. I'd take the R26.R

@jonny5777 11 жыл бұрын

Great video! I love seeing 'uncle' Tiff. That A1 is stunning but ridiculously expensive. Scirocco R still wins out for me though if it had more power it'd be perfect

@headleed 11 жыл бұрын

Great Video

@jamie101010 11 жыл бұрын

Needles and Meaden - great paring. Want to see these two race McLaren P1 and Ferrari F150 this year!

@atomyo1148 11 жыл бұрын

So far.... I still think Mini the best.

@henkdewolff7708 8 жыл бұрын

mini rules

@1989rs500 11 жыл бұрын

Now that was some real testing, superb video , although i am a fan of the FORD i admit the renault and Mini are better in track day point of view, still there are things like on a straight line nothing can match the FORD 4 mathcin it we need an audi rs3 or bmw m135i, also the sound of FORD is the best, so all these cars are good but hats off 2 Mini and Renault, Ford better diet and work on the mechanical slip differential to keep the rear stable, Audi as usual superb quality crap

@marcuskuip 11 жыл бұрын

Really liked this video. Almost as good as the eCoty 2012 video!

@JamesJoyce12 8 жыл бұрын

My first Porsche 911S weighed just a bit over 1,000 kgs.

@brunobrites 11 жыл бұрын

The Megane 265 and the ST are more recent hot hatches yes, but I don't think they're as extreme as the RS500 or the R26R. And bare in mind both the A1 Quattro and the Mini JCW GP are limited run production cars.

@hunghuge12 11 жыл бұрын

Reliable, affordable, fast, fun. They all have at least one but none have it all.

@allcoupedup 11 жыл бұрын

Love the tripod action! AWESOME!

@dylanknight4752 9 жыл бұрын

the mini and megane are straight up track cars whereas the focus and A1 are sporty regular cars...shouldnt be surprised by the results.

@daveyboiyeah 5 жыл бұрын

The A1 Quattro isn't really a regular everyday car, they were very expensive for badge snobbery reasons and were very limited in numbers

@kumbackquatsta 11 жыл бұрын

where's the golf r?

@johnny_1786 11 жыл бұрын

4:55 there - megane has the a/c on. On track, it should be off, because that means all of the power is available.

@DavideGTI86 11 жыл бұрын

Mini FTW!!!

@Veloce2000 4 жыл бұрын

Tiff & the Mini are akin each other. "Fast & Cheeky"

@oldschoolracinggames5729 8 жыл бұрын

Audi A1 and BMW Mini are the best machines here

@michaelswain868 11 жыл бұрын

A Hot Hatch is supposed to be a small, relatively inexpensive car that looks good, gives enough performance (0-60 under 8 seconds) to put a smile on your face and is a practical city car. As soon as you go for Audi, BMW or these pseudo racers that are small mid sized two doors you are really missing the point. If you want near supercar performance on a budget get yourself an Evo X if you want a hot hatch look elsewhere, the mini cooper is the only real one they reviewed.

@64ben64 11 жыл бұрын

what a nice vid, thank you Evo !

@domingos123456789 11 жыл бұрын

hey Tiff. Not Fiesta, it's a Focus

@Mexxx65 3 жыл бұрын

A1 Quattro looks sensational!!!!

@troop73oo 10 жыл бұрын

if Tiff would just calm down he might be a bit faster.

@jarrus464 11 жыл бұрын

The best car isn't always the fastest car, I've never driven the new mini in any specification but I can say something about the Renault albeit it in the non lightweight version (R26) and its a very confidence inspiring and feelsome drive while still remaining supple over bumps on our crappy b roads, it does lack power really compared to some newer cars but thats fine by me, as it feels fantastic....

@MrSmithyboy1990 11 жыл бұрын

Power isn't everything! and it show's, all great Hot Hatch's though, I'd love to have seen the Corsa VXR Nurburgring there, partly because it's got great reviews and it would be interesting to see it against them on track, great Video EVO :)