I’ll stick with my 2024 USA version with the manual transmission. Got it because I wanted a Mini, your new one is too modern for me. Maybe for the younger driver. Good video.
My hamster is currently missing, is he in a BMW steering wheel? You've got to hand it to BMW for the 20 year-plus success of the Mini revival. The 3-door still remains the best and by far the most charming; the other versions are clumsy and Mini in name only.
...And you were a good boy by keeping your hands where they should be, unlike your latest bike review! Your vids always a real pleasure Tim, v much apprec'd.
Oh no! I hate no hood scoops. I’ve had an ‘04, ‘09 and ‘21 Cooper S. All manual transmissions. The final year of gas/petrol engines will be my next MINI…as long as a manual transmission is available.
@albertlira7443 If you can, you should. They are loads of fun! I bought a 2023 Cooper S about 2 years ago and I do not regret it. Some of the most fun I’ve had in a car :) feels like a literal go cart!
I love Minis as I've had a few, but I'm having a hard time with the lack of buttons. If you have a family though, I'd go with the countryman. Still plenty of pep.
I enjoyed your review. I was originally turned off by there not being a drivers display, but seems like that optional head up thing makes up for it. Actually prefer the look to the old one as well, which I thought always looked a bit too overdone. Good to see a nippy mini is still an option
If you Google pics of the original Mini (OG I believe the kids say) you'll see how retro the new interior design actually is.... hence the lack of drivers display.
I don't hate them, but having sat in one, it feels so much cheaper than my 2015 F56 with black leather seats(not an ad). The plastics feel a lot worse and the overally minimalist design makes them seem incredible basic. Would love to drive one though
I really don’t understand why they removed the exhaust. Also mini are supposed to be fun, removing the manual is fine but include paddles on all models if you’re not going to offer a manual.
How many kg of downforce does the rear diffuser and en-vogue double roof spoiler (stolen from mg4 Xpower) add? Oh, ok. I still approve of the 3dr and really quite like it. Cheers Tim, glad you had some fun in it
As someone who's spent far too long in the mini configurator recently a quick note on the option pack prices: the costs in the video are for the base Cooper. The Cooper S gets the Level 1 pack as standard on all trim levels and knocks £2k off the price of the level 2 and 3 packs. As a result Cooper S gets Level 2 as an option on the Classic and Level 3 on Exclusive or above while the base Cooper is Level 1 only for the Classic, up to 2 for Exclusive, 3 for Sport. Had a poke around one of these last weekends and was honestly impressed. Interior feels very spacious though why BMW / Mini reflexively insist on calling the rear bag holders seats is beyond me. Love the material switch away from leather and the fake version they're using on seats and wheel feels pretty damn good. That screen really works and after seeing a lot of the BMW bits show up in the new 1 series (and then seeing the 1 series pricing) the Cooper suddenly looks like a bit of a bargain. My only real concern is the ride as this would have to do daily hundred-mile round trip motorway commutes so have to get one out on the road sometime soon.
Great review with humor and (for me) honestly. I don't care about the bad comments cause I drove both s and c and I loved them. I was going to buy the aF56 but thankfully I ordered the F66 which is a step up in all fields for me. Ok I wanted the visible exhaust but I can live without it at the time till I decide to do something about it. Thanks again for your perspective!
It's a fun hot/warm light class of hatch so automatically a 👍🏻 from me as they are now sadly a rarity (one reason of many i have no plans on selling my swift sport). Rear end isnt terrible, i don't mind it. Is it a pass for the lift off oversteer segment of the hooliganism through a roundabout test? 🤣 JCW badging, just like amg/M badges on non AMG/M cars lol. Also good video 👍🏻
7:40 I'm from the USA and really appreciate your video. Are Racoons indigenous to the UK, or are they an invasive species? I kinda though the US was the home of the Racoon.
Agreed the i20N interior isn't as 'nice' (mainly due to use of some hard plastics on dash/doors) as the Cooper S but all the 'touch points' (e.g. wheel, seats, pedals, gearshift, buttons) are lovely/feel solid and the dual screen tech works really well. It would be interesting to compare to the base Cooper S interior though, as reviewing top spec models adds thousands of pounds extra to the price of the mini. So, you pays your money and takes your choice.. I've had my i20n for 6 months and am absolutely delighted with it. Really glad I got one before supplies dried up. It's a cracking little car and an epic drive. I prefer the looks to those of the Cooper S and also wanted a 5-door after tiring of the 3-door layout on my previous Swift Sport It's super versatile too - being equally happy as a shopping trolley, kid's taxi or track weapon. Track use is even covered by the Hyundau 5-year warranty!. Far better than the 3-year warranty BMW offers on the Mini Cooper.
Glad you had fun. A few nights away from the kids have clearly had some effects 😀 They’ve never been my thing at all, but I can’t believe there is no man-box! i20n is gone already 😢😢😢 Btw, the Mini has a longer wheelbase than a 911 😮
You can shut the fake engine noise and believe or not it was only in the Go-Kart Mode that the fake engine noises come on. It called MINI Sound. Turn it off and it sounds great.
So now nearly every Mini is a John Cooper Works just like nearly every BMW is an ///M-car... I was very interested to learn about the different models - the Chinese one vs the Oxford one.
Well what do sou expect bump up prices leave all switchgear from old one which are costly and charge more money and all paid “reviews”are positiv but we al know it will look complitly shite after ten years and screen is already laggy
I agree i dont understand the strategy behind it. Have the current JCW convertible and looks so much more premium than the new one..pitty would have bought the new one but not with this interior…
I have an f56 cooper SE and I'm in the new cooper s for a courtesy and I prefer the screen and seats, I can already hear a rattle in the door card so it's much the same as my f56 😂
If you own a F66 you’d probably leave the physical keys at home and just use the andriod / apple wallet unlock feature which I do with my MINI J01 electric.
So a what £36k Cooper S. 😮 with tarty works badges when it’s not. Slowly chipping away the character. We have had five two currently on the drive. Experience mode, I’d rather have Sport, Normal, Eco and obviously there is no manual option now. I have heard the box is not too bad. This Car in Electric guise is £43k. Why is the key phob a TV control. 😢 Same S engine with a different map? Thinking Electric next so will wait to see what the new Electric Renault 5 comes in at. Mini just too expensive for what they are.
if they did a hybrid self charging 2.0 CVT with a launcher gear, I would be game, but pure combustion and pure electric are not what young people want now, and before boomers come at me saying how minis are supposed to be 'fun' remember that CVTs are banned in lots of racing formats because of how much better than standard gearboxes they are with a launcher and proper calibration.
Biggest downgrades for me are the hidden exhausts and the interior. The dashboard looks cheap and it feels like they tried to justify it by having a bigger screen.
That interior makes the FIAT 500 look like a luxury car. Congrats BMW, you´ve succeded in making this new Mini uglier than the previous gen, just to keep up with tradition
Not even close. I am sure you are judging only by the video. It's perfect and nicer, especially the seats, wheel, buttons ( I hated the glossy plastic and cheap buttons on the wheel of f56) from the previous fat and old interior.
@@thanasisbert564 Sorry, but it looks cheap. Shares the same interior as the EV. They save weight in EV´s by making simpler interiors, with less quality materials. They look too basic. The previous MINI was miles ahead from this in terms of quality of materials and design
My f55 is so much better imo, I’ve got aluminium switches, diamond stitched leather, much higher quality and prevalent ambient lighting and I preferred the bmw I drive display
In the states we won't get JCW _TRIM_ only legit JCWs later on this year - and less deceit (we leave the deceit to our government)... all the F66 are '25 model years we have 2024 as the F56. I'd love to replace my bonnet stripes with those on my 2024 (F56) JCW and the new JCW logo is growing on me....
Lets make cheap interior in all laggy screen lets remove all the nice feeling switches from old one lets put cheap fabric charge more money and yes lets do back and of a suzuki swift from 6 years ago sure its much better then f56 lci… this reviews have to be positiv they wont get another car back
They just made the special car (Mini) to a normal car. Too clinical, lack of personality, cheap looking but very expensive. Poor choices Mini. Glad we have the previous generation and we'll cherish it.
what a poor interior compare to F56. materials are rubbish, plastic inside so much worse. looks and feels very cheap. surprised so few people point this out, you have to be blind not to notice the drop of quality. vegan leather and recycled knit fabric like wtf really, far from premium
I really hate that they dropped the hood scoop and the twin exhaust pipes on the S.
I agree with the tailpipes for sure. At least the JCW will have them. That hood scoop has been useless for 2 generations, I am so happy its gone.
@@bra1n5torm You can remove the plastic and make it into an actual functioning scoop if, for example, you get an eventuri air intake.
It reduces manufacturing cost
and the bonnet bulge as well on the cooper. I will be sticking with my 22
I like this guy, strikes a good balance of a bit of humour, a bit of factual info and real world driving, glad I found you mate 👍
I’ll stick with my 2024 USA version with the manual transmission. Got it because I wanted a Mini, your new one is too modern for me. Maybe for the younger driver. Good video.
My hamster is currently missing, is he in a BMW steering wheel? You've got to hand it to BMW for the 20 year-plus success of the Mini revival. The 3-door still remains the best and by far the most charming; the other versions are clumsy and Mini in name only.
But the Clubman. I liked that, but discontinued alas.
@@thereallotharmatthaeI one a 2009 one. It’s still very much a mini, the good and the bad.
15:50 Even the i20N has now been discontinued. There is shockingly little left in this class
GTI Polo👌
...And you were a good boy by keeping your hands where they should be, unlike your latest bike review! Your vids always a real pleasure Tim, v much apprec'd.
Recent subscriber but glad I’ve discovered ya. Honest reviews and just an all round nice chap 😃
Great review Tim. Your humour is right up my street. Keep up the great content. 😊
Poor man's Clarkson!
First BMW mini gen, was the best looking.
Oh no! I hate no hood scoops. I’ve had an ‘04, ‘09 and ‘21 Cooper S. All manual transmissions. The final year of gas/petrol engines will be my next MINI…as long as a manual transmission is available.
This is a very specific question but
Is the ambient lighting as nice as they show it in the promo material? When it's nighttime i guess
Yes!!!
I love a mini. I'm always tempted to go pick one up
@albertlira7443 If you can, you should. They are loads of fun! I bought a 2023 Cooper S about 2 years ago and I do not regret it. Some of the most fun I’ve had in a car :) feels like a literal go cart!
I love Minis as I've had a few, but I'm having a hard time with the lack of buttons. If you have a family though, I'd go with the countryman. Still plenty of pep.
What do you think of the dash material? Will be ordering a JCW variant when they come out in the states
I love one exactly in the same spec as yours although in Royal blue or Midnight orange both colours with carbon detailing 😎👌
Lovely in British racing green🍺🍺🇬🇧🇬🇧
Maybe I've missed something but I thought the JCW badges were exclusive to that model? Or is it like R line VWs using the R badge?
Yep, just like like! It's the 'sporty' badging. The full-on JCW with the more powerful engine will have a bodykit/spoiler etc.
…..and the old favourite, M/// badges on definitely not M, BMW M-Sport models.
I'm not too keen on them. I like the JCW seats and wheels, but you can keep the badging!
New subscriber here 👍
The glossy black wheel arches look nice.. But you need your own detailer after 3 month. I bet
The newly designed Cooper has lost its charm. I’ll be keeping my 2013 Cooper S. Thank you for your thorough review.
I enjoyed your review. I was originally turned off by there not being a drivers display, but seems like that optional head up thing makes up for it. Actually prefer the look to the old one as well, which I thought always looked a bit too overdone. Good to see a nippy mini is still an option
If you Google pics of the original Mini (OG I believe the kids say) you'll see how retro the new interior design actually is.... hence the lack of drivers display.
I don't hate them, but having sat in one, it feels so much cheaper than my 2015 F56 with black leather seats(not an ad). The plastics feel a lot worse and the overally minimalist design makes them seem incredible basic. Would love to drive one though
I really don’t understand why they removed the exhaust. Also mini are supposed to be fun, removing the manual is fine but include paddles on all models if you’re not going to offer a manual.
Wait wtf i had to stop at 4:45.. no manual anymore... OKkkkayyy.. NO MORE EXHASUT PIPES ? u serious??!
Your video made me order one 👍
How many kg of downforce does the rear diffuser and en-vogue double roof spoiler (stolen from mg4 Xpower) add?
Oh, ok. I still approve of the 3dr and really quite like it.
Cheers Tim, glad you had some fun in it
I think the spoiler is a ‘mini’ GP3 thing 🤓
I think the read ‘diffuser’ adds 5kg of downforce, as it weighs 5kg 😂
@@DontPanicDear well sh1t me a fresh one. Every day's a school day. Cheers!
As someone who's spent far too long in the mini configurator recently a quick note on the option pack prices: the costs in the video are for the base Cooper. The Cooper S gets the Level 1 pack as standard on all trim levels and knocks £2k off the price of the level 2 and 3 packs. As a result Cooper S gets Level 2 as an option on the Classic and Level 3 on Exclusive or above while the base Cooper is Level 1 only for the Classic, up to 2 for Exclusive, 3 for Sport.
Had a poke around one of these last weekends and was honestly impressed. Interior feels very spacious though why BMW / Mini reflexively insist on calling the rear bag holders seats is beyond me. Love the material switch away from leather and the fake version they're using on seats and wheel feels pretty damn good. That screen really works and after seeing a lot of the BMW bits show up in the new 1 series (and then seeing the 1 series pricing) the Cooper suddenly looks like a bit of a bargain. My only real concern is the ride as this would have to do daily hundred-mile round trip motorway commutes so have to get one out on the road sometime soon.
Does it compares with a bmw series 1? Im in between leasing one of them. Whats the models name apart from 2024 mini cooper s?
Can you get the cooper S with the jcw look?
Great review with humor and (for me) honestly. I don't care about the bad comments cause I drove both s and c and I loved them. I was going to buy the aF56 but thankfully I ordered the F66 which is a step up in all fields for me. Ok I wanted the visible exhaust but I can live without it at the time till I decide to do something about it. Thanks again for your perspective!
Yes great review have a Mini Cooper c sport arrives in September,same sports pkt and paint❤
It's a fun hot/warm light class of hatch so automatically a 👍🏻 from me as they are now sadly a rarity (one reason of many i have no plans on selling my swift sport).
Rear end isnt terrible, i don't mind it.
Is it a pass for the lift off oversteer segment of the hooliganism through a roundabout test? 🤣
JCW badging, just like amg/M badges on non AMG/M cars lol.
Also good video 👍🏻
but automatic trash
The petrol version exterior is a slight refresh of the previous version, its not even new - though the interior is all new.
That is almost exactly what I say I think!
I really don't like the backlights
@@TimRodieDrivesStuff yes sorry, I was just adding on to what you said, not correcting you lol 👍
My heart says go Mini, my brain says go GTI/GLI. I really want the Mini though :)
I own a 2004 S R53 with the six speed manual transmission.
7:40 I'm from the USA and really appreciate your video. Are Racoons indigenous to the UK, or are they an invasive species? I kinda though the US was the home of the Racoon.
Great review test driving a cooper S today
I'll keep my 2015 Cooper S 3 door thanks. 🚙
Fantastic ❤
Agreed the i20N interior isn't as 'nice' (mainly due to use of some hard plastics on dash/doors) as the Cooper S but all the 'touch points' (e.g. wheel, seats, pedals, gearshift, buttons) are lovely/feel solid and the dual screen tech works really well. It would be interesting to compare to the base Cooper S interior though, as reviewing top spec models adds thousands of pounds extra to the price of the mini. So, you pays your money and takes your choice..
I've had my i20n for 6 months and am absolutely delighted with it. Really glad I got one before supplies dried up. It's a cracking little car and an epic drive. I prefer the looks to those of the Cooper S and also wanted a 5-door after tiring of the 3-door layout on my previous Swift Sport
It's super versatile too - being equally happy as a shopping trolley, kid's taxi or track weapon. Track use is even covered by the Hyundau 5-year warranty!. Far better than the 3-year warranty BMW offers on the Mini Cooper.
Glad you had fun.
A few nights away from the kids have clearly had some effects 😀
They’ve never been my thing at all, but I can’t believe there is no man-box!
i20n is gone already
😢😢😢
Btw, the Mini has a longer wheelbase than a 911 😮
„…they’ve never been my thing…“. Kids? 😂
😂
@@oliverlondon5246
No kids here, so it’s not that 🤓
Lease is ending next year..... head says Octavia.... heart says Cooper S! What I need is a Cooper with a Tardis in the boot!!
If you’re stupid enough to waste money on a lease to look like you’re doing better in life to your neighbours go for it 😂
You can shut the fake engine noise and believe or not it was only in the Go-Kart Mode that the fake engine noises come on. It called MINI Sound. Turn it off and it sounds great.
Turn it off and roll down the windows. Enjoy
An ICE? What's the point?
Enjoyed that!
Where’s the exhaust? Thought he said it was a cooper S.
He did say that
Karmon hardon 😂😂😂😂
So now nearly every Mini is a John Cooper Works just like nearly every BMW is an ///M-car...
I was very interested to learn about the different models - the Chinese one vs the Oxford one.
I've got a F56 Cooper S with the JCW Tuning Kit. The new interior looks very cheap. The F56 interior is way better than this one.
Well what do sou expect bump up prices leave all switchgear from old one which are costly and charge more money and all paid “reviews”are positiv but we al know it will look complitly shite after ten years and screen is already laggy
Source?
I agree i dont understand the strategy behind it. Have the current JCW convertible and looks so much more premium than the new one..pitty would have bought the new one but not with this interior…
Agreed. Prefare my f54 jcw interior over this
I have an f56 cooper SE and I'm in the new cooper s for a courtesy and I prefer the screen and seats, I can already hear a rattle in the door card so it's much the same as my f56 😂
I just purchased the new Mini Cooper S 2.0, 24 plate. I’m finding the petrol is going soooo quickly, anyone else experience similar?
but has the fuel consumption got any better than the out going models
They’ve done a good job on the hatch but I don’t know what they were thinking with the new Countryman.
i whoud mod that screen into a stargate... wen you driving making it look like you are in a wormhole
If you own a F66 you’d probably leave the physical keys at home and just use the andriod / apple wallet unlock feature which I do with my MINI J01 electric.
That back end... YUCK! Interior looks nice. Front end is all Mini which is good.
So a what £36k Cooper S. 😮 with tarty works badges when it’s not. Slowly chipping away the character. We have had five two currently on the drive. Experience mode, I’d rather have Sport, Normal, Eco and obviously there is no manual option now. I have heard the box is not too bad. This Car in Electric guise is £43k. Why is the key phob a TV control. 😢 Same S engine with a different map?
Thinking Electric next so will wait to see what the new Electric Renault 5 comes in at. Mini just too expensive for what they are.
if they did a hybrid self charging 2.0 CVT with a launcher gear, I would be game, but pure combustion and pure electric are not what young people want now, and before boomers come at me saying how minis are supposed to be 'fun' remember that CVTs are banned in lots of racing formats because of how much better than standard gearboxes they are with a launcher and proper calibration.
To me, the last and the end of the Mini was with my little Mini Cooper S R56. All the rest are over fatted.
No bonnet scoop “look” or visible exhaust. How boring!
Biggest downgrades for me are the hidden exhausts and the interior. The dashboard looks cheap and it feels like they tried to justify it by having a bigger screen.
Wow, a comments section not full of false hate. Nice car, must test.
Tim Rodie Drives Stuff really like your motteh thaleh because of watched it so adding my comments 🤣😂😅😃😀😉
Especially lots of love from MINI ❤❤❤❤
the interior material is a huge problem.
That interior makes the FIAT 500 look like a luxury car. Congrats BMW, you´ve succeded in making this new Mini uglier than the previous gen, just to keep up with tradition
Not even close. I am sure you are judging only by the video. It's perfect and nicer, especially the seats, wheel, buttons ( I hated the glossy plastic and cheap buttons on the wheel of f56) from the previous fat and old interior.
@@thanasisbert564 Sorry, but it looks cheap. Shares the same interior as the EV. They save weight in EV´s by making simpler interiors, with less quality materials. They look too basic. The previous MINI was miles ahead from this in terms of quality of materials and design
My f55 is so much better imo, I’ve got aluminium switches, diamond stitched leather, much higher quality and prevalent ambient lighting and I preferred the bmw I drive display
In the states we won't get JCW _TRIM_ only legit JCWs later on this year - and less deceit (we leave the deceit to our government)... all the F66 are '25 model years we have 2024 as the F56. I'd love to replace my bonnet stripes with those on my 2024 (F56) JCW and the new JCW logo is growing on me....
Haha, I think every global government has picked the deceit trim…
Karmon Hardon 😂
A great car…if it didn’t look that 💩from behind. And the pricing wasn’t that outrageous
Are we awake yet?
no manual rules me out.
Total loss of Quality in the interior build .. CHEAP my 3 year old coverable feels like a Bentley in comparison...outrageous lack of quality
No visual exaust and no (fake) airintake???? Step back....
Lets make cheap interior in all laggy screen lets remove all the nice feeling switches from old one lets put cheap fabric charge more money and yes lets do back and of a suzuki swift from 6 years ago sure its much better then f56 lci… this reviews have to be positiv they wont get another car back
Firstly, the screen isn’t laggy. Secondly, you’re new around here if you think I won’t get another car after criticising one… that’s not how it works
👏👏👏👏👏
These are 2025 not 2024, idk what it is about ppl overseas with their car dates haha
Tell me now, overseas person. What year is it
And they call it progress...
this thing is like 50k lmao
They just made the special car (Mini) to a normal car. Too clinical, lack of personality, cheap looking but very expensive. Poor choices Mini. Glad we have the previous generation and we'll cherish it.
Filthy car! Shocking. Shameful!
Honestly who cares?! If you listened to the video you’d know why…
what a poor interior compare to F56. materials are rubbish, plastic inside so much worse. looks and feels very cheap. surprised so few people point this out, you have to be blind not to notice the drop of quality. vegan leather and recycled knit fabric like wtf really, far from premium
Sounds crappy compared to previous model can’t even see the exhaust
"still a small car" . . . . . with a price of a SUV . . . .
I wouldn't buy any car that has dials on the centre console and the Mini one looks childish!