Old Top Gear 2001 - MINI One vs Rivals

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7 жыл бұрын

Tiff Needell tests the new MINI One against the Ford Ka and the Volkswagen Lupo
Taken from an early 2001 episode of the old format Top Gear

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@aleksanderprzytua 3 жыл бұрын

20 years later I still have my 2001 Cooper

@pauljakeman 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Cars that were sub £15k. How things have changed!

@Alejandro_Palomo 4 жыл бұрын

Actually, that was the last final clip of Tiff Needell for Top Gear, and the last episode aswell of the show before Tiff moved to Fifth Gear, and Top Gear reborned again with Clarkson just for compensate the born of the show in Channel 5.

@bid84 7 жыл бұрын

Hard to believe the mini is 15 years old already

@WhinedUp2004 4 жыл бұрын

The car on the video is now 20 years old. What a timeless design, for a first effort, full marks to BMW

@ricoricardo4850 3 жыл бұрын

- no on KZfaq is a Video from the designer of the new mini

@xxdark-angelxx7967 3 жыл бұрын

Well, in the year 2021 this is my first car

@SpitfireFortyFour 3 жыл бұрын

@@WhinedUp2004 It was more Rovers work. BMW asset stripped it away from them.

@LordDragunov 3 жыл бұрын

19 years later MINI is still cool and desirable...

@derekholland9091 Жыл бұрын

My mini one is totally nuts tbh😂 Ive modified it quite a lot tho. It now has 153bhp and sounds and goes like an old rally car . I love it

@lyphstylez4849 Жыл бұрын

What do you have done to it? 🤘

@derekholland9091 Жыл бұрын

@@lyphstylez4849 dunno where to start tbh . A good remap , carbon fiber air intake with ported R53 aluminum intake manifold and the bigger ported R53 throttle body. Bigger fuel injectors . Newham fast road and rally cam shaft and stronger valve springs.. Equal length exhaust headers with sport cats and bigger non resonated exhaust system. I'm sure the list the goes on..

@AutumnChicken1 Жыл бұрын

@@derekholland9091 how much?

@Nombredeusuario1030 7 жыл бұрын

Y-Reg, new shape Mini. That's rare!

@Renegade666 7 жыл бұрын

was thinking the same thing. this must be a very early production press model

@lucylocket4740 7 жыл бұрын

When was the first registered I wonder?

@kieranwhite6647 6 жыл бұрын

There's a Facebook group for Y Reg New Mini's if anybody is interested facebook.com/groups/MINIYREGister/

@PeteS_1994 4 жыл бұрын

Nombredeusuario1030 2001

@debbiepeter112 3 жыл бұрын

I have an October 2001 car. Some very early ones still around (May 2001)

@ScottD_ 7 жыл бұрын

The old shape mini is WAY nicer than the new shape , the new shape's lights are too big almost bug like

@ashleyholroyd91 7 жыл бұрын

This was filmed in Leeds

@mk3a 5 жыл бұрын

The Mini Cooper S from 2019 hasn’t changed much excluding the interior. What bothers me is the countryman and clubman

@emilycoates3347 6 жыл бұрын

I just went from a 2001 Lupo 1.4 S to a 2002 1.6 Mini One, and the mini feels so much more solid than the lupo

@angelotorres8051 5 жыл бұрын

Emily Coates do you still have your mini ?

@nikko6883 5 жыл бұрын

Emily Coates I’m about to buy one for myself. If you’re still active, I’d appreciate your thoughts on your experience

@archiebrown6407 3 жыл бұрын

The 1.6 mini is my first car.

@debbiepeter112 3 жыл бұрын

I am on my 5th Mini. Love them

@6ettinold 5 жыл бұрын

The first time I saw I e at the Motor Show ( 2000 at the NEC ), I was asked by a bloke on the stand what I thought. I owned a lovely mk1 Morris Mini Minor at the time, so I wasn't very nice about the BMW effort. I thought this bloke was a punter like me. Turned out he was on the design team and took my comments quite personally.

@smogmonster1876 5 жыл бұрын

I own a Mini and it’s the best £14,200 I’ve ever spent. It’s a fabulous car.

@NB-qr2rt 3 жыл бұрын

My mum had a Ford Ka. Mechanical problems were common, but more so was the rust (and the plastic bumpers on the car discoloured and faded pretty quickly).

@sutherlandA1 4 жыл бұрын

If he thought the original BINI was big he must think the current one is appalling

@RWL2012 Жыл бұрын

and the Countryman. I saw one parked next to a Honda Civic and the Civic was smaller.

@s.m.2868 7 жыл бұрын

In my opinion the Ford Ka is tremendously ugly, truly one of the worst. The Mini on the other hand looks great (a real masterpiece by Frank Stephenson) and it also retains its value much better than the Ka.

@can-am7915 7 жыл бұрын

Stefan Micsa Some "functional" Ka's are 400 euros in my country 😂

@ahmadzayn8776 2 жыл бұрын

i know Im asking randomly but does any of you know of a way to log back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the login password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

@beckettzakai6070 2 жыл бұрын

@Ahmad Zayn Instablaster :)

@aidy6000 2 жыл бұрын

ah but have you ever driven one?

@_zigger_ 11 ай бұрын

Both are for girls

@davidhayes4814 7 жыл бұрын

The new mini one was little more expensive than the old mini. This was over £9500 in its final form. The new mini was a bigger, more accomplished car and really very good value..... just stay clear of any option other than the tlc £100 package, which was a no brainier.....

@fossilfueled27 5 жыл бұрын

Ford ka... Ford ka... rings a bell... Oh wait! I remember! That's the rusty death-trap shitbox that fell to pieces after about 5 years!

@oyku.akbulut 5 жыл бұрын

It was quite safe for it's class when it was launched. It handles great and moreover, that rust thing is total bullshit from housewives who never bothers to wash the undercarriage of the car for years.

@fossilfueled27 5 жыл бұрын

In the UK, almost every 1st gen Ford Ka rusted through thanks to completely subpar galvanizing. You shouldn't have to wash the undercarriage of a car if it isn't assembled by cheapskates. I only say this from experience working in garages - Kas simply rust more than everything else the same age, regardless of how well they're cared for. Having driven one, they handle okay. No better or worse than anything else the same size.

@gabrielcooper2044 4 жыл бұрын

@@oyku.akbulut I own a Ka and can confirm it rusts terribly. You can't defend that. Fun to drive though

4 жыл бұрын

@@fossilfueled27 I don't believe galvinising is a common practice for most manufacturers but Audi did employ it for a while. I think you mean rust proofing, same idea but not via galvanisation. The Ka was happy to rust unfortunately. Funny looking but nice to drive with a good tight little chassis and willing engines based on older tech units.

@denon7474 2 жыл бұрын

Not BMW's first FWD design - Rover 75, with which the MINI R53 shares a key shell, was

@RedLP5000S 2 жыл бұрын

I've only seen 1 Ford Ka here in the States. Must've been imported.

@shankarbalan3813 2 жыл бұрын

I vastly prefer the Mini’s looks. The Ford KA might have been cheaper but its design is a bit polarising. I’m glad Mini came to India and I was able to get a second gen R56 S, used….

@KariIzumi1 7 жыл бұрын

yeah...MINI is continuing to go more upscale. The new Countryman is $4k more than the outgoing model. :/

@stewartmcminn7773 3 жыл бұрын

@5:06 - it's over anykin!

@raftonpounder6696 2 жыл бұрын

The Ka rotted badly. The MINI does not. I have a 21 year old one and it’s in perfect condition.

@marcusthestarlord4936 3 жыл бұрын

How can you compare a shitbox like the ka with the mini???

@SpitfireFortyFour 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of banging on about BMW doing a good job when the car was designed by Rover....

@soundseeker63 5 жыл бұрын

Seems funny to think that in 2001 they criticised the new Mini for not being mini enough....now compare with the bloated oversize monstrosities that carry the Mini badge today!! I did actually quite like this second gen Mini but BMW have since trashed the brand with their ugly, oversized and overpriced newer models that are totally pointless.

@oliverkalamata2753 5 жыл бұрын

Not only that but compare the MINI badge from the 1st gen to the 3rd gen. Yeouch!

@mk3a 5 жыл бұрын

That was the case with the Clubman and the Countryman. I didn’t understand the point with the countryman

@5340robert Жыл бұрын

God Leeds in 2001

@RoadCone411 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t believe that the new Mini is almost 20 years old! 20! Don’t see many of the original BMW Minis on the road here in the US, I think they’re largely gone now. Too expensive to maintain and they had a reputation for poor reliability and bad electrics (keeping with the British character of the car, most likely.) I know the wheels were really bad on the US roads, and replacing those alloys isn’t cheap. Too bad because I always liked them, drove a friends many times.

@RoadCone411 4 жыл бұрын

I never read replies So I cannot criticize cars from elsewhere? Believe me, I call it as I see it. A POS from anywhere is still a POS.

@sunray2818 3 жыл бұрын

Motorweek presenter John Davis has a first hand R50 Mini, and he is still driving it today, being very well maintained.

@ch-jc1mp 3 жыл бұрын

i have an r53 cooper s in california. it’s only had one issue in my 3 years of ownership (harmonic balancer failure). other than that i just change the oil every 3-4k. electrics are perfect and the little bugger still looks new too. fantastic car. not exactly camry reliability, but not as awful as many people say

@pswitch9553 7 жыл бұрын

0:01 Windows XP!

@jeff4362 5 жыл бұрын

@RWL2012 Жыл бұрын

@@jeff4362 that song was in an advert for it

@Tylerpierre99 4 жыл бұрын

The Ka was good for 1996 when expectations were not as high. It was safe (then) and handled decently. It's looks were devisive but it endeared itself to affordable motoring. Then Ford coasted on the Ka for too long. It was poorly constructed and prone to rust and mechanical faults galore. They tried to keep it competitive but other brands came along and wanted a slice of the action. The Ka was really outdated under that design and starting the engine at 6am on a cold February morning made it sound like castanets They were better purchased as new or second hand. Older models that passed 3 hands had more faults and problems than was worth spending the money required for such a cheap car. People expected more and the equipment on the Ka was stingy and basic. It didn't help that it was considered a girly car and suitable only for handbags. The sexist sentiment repelled men with a hint of uncertainty about their masculinity and with the cars faulting and breaking down, it wasn't uncommon to see a female stood at the side of the road at rush hour with a broken down ford Ka. They relaunched but it didn't work. Ford confused buyers looking for a small car. Other cars became safer and thus larger and male and female buyers gravitated towards the newer Fiesta hatchbacks instead. Leaving the ford Ka as a slow plodding granny car or a single late-middle aged woman's car who reuses her Hessian tote bags and lives with a cat and only used it to take tom to the vet or shop at Marks and Spencers.