2024 F66 MINI Cooper S (JCW) Review *UGLY BUT FUN*
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- 2024 F66 MINI Cooper S (JCW) Review UGLY BUT FUN
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I've had three Cooper S and a JCW, this latest version looks great. Absolutely love the design and the inclusion of the DNA from the original Mini. A very clever design.
Agreed!
One of the very best car reviews I've ever watched. Love the balanced and engaging presentation style, plus excellent videography. This car is on my shopping radar. Subscribed.
Thankyou very much Darren, it’s a bold statement but I’ll take it 💪🏻 thanks for subscribing
the other thing people dont take into account is that all cars have got bigger, a cooper s is still a small car, just because its called a mini doesn't mean it has to be tiny
I have this very same car it’s my 8th mini and I can honestly say this is the best one yet I love it the fuel consumption for a 2.0 turbo I’m getting 47 mpg . The only downside of this car is the door pockets and the arm rest is fixed but could have been used for storage as the glove box is small inside. The Jcw due out soon will have an exhaust pipe sticking out but to be honest for the price and more bhp it’s not worth it this cooper S is a rocket 🚀
Awesome mate! And yes the MPG is fantastic!
Thanks was wondering... as the one I just has an exhaust.
Picked up mine yesterday at 3pm and didn't have the time and traffic was bad to give it a real spin. Although I would rather a manual. I love it and can't wait to take it out for a real blast!!
Picked up mine this morning in red love it opted for level 3
Congrats! Great choice 💪🏻
I’ve had my F66 2.0 cooper S JCW in legend grey with the 18” wheels about a month now and …….. It’s great fun absolutely love it !! It feels so well put together and is loaded with tech and cool features it’s got loads of power and great handling to keep you concentrating on the road 😂
My only gripes are the fact they have done away with the bonnet vent and centre exhausts which separated the cooper from the S ( shame)
Very pleased with it
I love the new version, looks really nice. First saw it last year while at the factory on the tour. I'm now going to look at the ICE JCW version. Lets hope an updated F66 Bimmercode can turn off all the bings and bongs permanently, like you can with the F56. Also hope it would turn off the start/stop as well. I just wish they had upped the power of the JCW to around 250bhp as standard output, like they have upped the S version bhp. With all the references to the original Mini dash, I'm surprised they didin't replicated the original Smiths Mini speedo facia as an option on the oled, font style etc.
Great Video! Just purchased the 2025 JCW! Really looking forward to receiving it now!
I have a Cooper S LCI 2 from 2022. I love it. I did not like the new one when came out but it started growing on me. :) Never had the problem with back lights. What I did not like is the exhaust and mostly the interior. :(
Now I started to kind of like it. :)
nice choice dude! and the interior is very trendy
Thanks for explaining the history of the binnacle on the dash. Now itmakes sense why they did it.
Milltek Sport are working on a solution for the exhaust, they have a prototype car which you can find pictures of if you do a search. Meanwhile I’ve ordered a Cooper S Sport with Level 3 pack in Nanuq White with red roof and mirrors.
That’s fantastic news!
One of the best roads in England. It's the perfect road for a mini
What road is it?
@stuarthunter7559 it's the huddersfield road a640. If you're coming from Huddersfield it's called new hey road all the way up through outlane and pleasant pastures after that it becomes a640
Ride my bike over there all the time great road @@talldarkrandom3170
Loved the video. Any plans to test the full JCW version?
I thought that test drive was the best I’ve ever watched. I loved the way you got involved with it all Ive subscribed thanks for the entertainment plus I’ve just bought a cooper s and yes I love it .
I’ve just bought a new cooper s …first mini I’ve owned & I think it’s great love it great to dive & plenty of tech stuff big thumbs up from me 👍
Congrats Simon! Enjoy!
You said it all. Perhaps the best presentation for the F66 and thank you very much for that!!!
I had for 22 years as a daily car an R53 ( which I still love it) and now I am a happy owner ( 3 months and counting ) of a F66 Cooper C with jcw trim.
It's just perfect in any way. Perhaps the most beautiful mini and closest design ( despite the rear lights which I like it very much now cause I was a little sceptical at the beginning when I saw the first photos) to old mini.
Although I don't have now the S model the C is the best balance in speed, cost, fuel range and more than enough to do anything.
The interior design is more beautiful and with attitude, well build without noises and the tech is veeeery helpful now. It has the necessary physically buttons you need and the clima ( that aaaaaallllll mention without testing) is very easy and really, who the fuck are changing all the time the clima??? )
The only, ONLY, thing I will change is the exhaust.
Yes the price is up but nowadays unfortunately most cars are around 30K euros and they don't have, even close, the feeling that this mini gives to you.
I accept than will not be like to all but the most important is what I feel and I JUST LOVE IT!!!!!!
Thankyou very much glad you enjoyed 💪🏻
Maybe if it had twin exhaust pipes, people would forgive the “new” look of the back.
Rear keeps reminding me of Clio Sport of some years ago - and I always liked look of that, so am not too troubled. Currently though, prefer the look of our 2023 JCW.
Thank you for pointing out the interior similarities with original Mini design and hence reasoning in current one. I learned to drive in a Mini (mid-70’s). Pleased that our Mini’s of today have a better driving position and steering wheel angle/position. Also, I like using the gear-selector lever for shifts in manual mode for a bit of traditional interaction when in the mood (I realise JCW is torque-converter rather than DCT, but that doesn’t make material difference to using the stick).
Not mentioned in review but worth noting that the electric Mini looks similar at back but is on a completely different platform, and has lost the wheel-arch trims to become much more plain looking at the side.
Enjoyed your review btw, subscribed.
Thankyou very much! Glad you enjoyed! And some great points raised
I like the interior, but ima stick with my F56 JCW.
A cracking review Tom - well worth the effort you put in to make it 👌🏼 I’m still not convinced by the rear lights and to be fair it’s a bit out of my price range, but I’ve loved the R50, 53 and 55 models so there’s plenty of time to get one of these on the second hand market in years to come.
Cheers mate! Really appreciate your feedback
i like everything about it but the shape of them back lights, i have an r53 and that shape/style rear light was the best so far from bmw
Agreed
Nice review. Ive just been on those very same roads out of Delph for a blast in my new Cooper S Sport and its such a fun car to drive. Also prefer the clean looks of this compared to the previous versions .....and the interior is, to my taste, a massive upgrade.....
Many thanks John! Glad you agree! Many thanks for watching, enjoy your new car
One of the best car reviews I’ve watched! 😃 loved the videography! 👌🏼
Thankyou Mark, I really appreciate it as I do put a lot of time and effort into it for little return
@ I could tell. Think that’s what makes the video ☺️👌🏼
I fucking love the design, I will look to one in the near future. Oh and AC Schnitzer have done a centre twin exhaust and rear diffuser already, it looks great. 😍
I agree! And that’s good to see schnitzer coming out quick
But only the exhaust, all the other items (wheels, rear spoiler, stickers) are worse for me, than the oem. Same story with the r53 schintzer...
@@TomShorrock Yeah and they make good quality products too.
@@thanasisbert564 I think they have done well with the F66 Mini, but for some BMW models, Ac Schnitzer have been a bit hit-and-miss.
What a great review. Really thorough, with some fab shots. I personally am a big fan of the BMW MINI, and looking forward to picking up our JCW next month even more so after watching this glowing endorsement.
I happened upon your channel by chance, It was a delight watching you review the New Mini Cooper S, very informative yet fun....I'm about to purchase the New Mini S and was doing my research, I agree with you that it needs twin exhausts at the back ....I really hope someone comes up with a rear diffuser for twin pipes soon..I'll be the 1st to modify. I have subscribed to your channel and will be watching out .....Keep up the good work sir !
I love the new look of the Mini from the front to the back. It looks clean, simple and very modern. 🔥👌👍
I do quite like the rear lights, and the back in general, despite the lack of a visible exhaust which is bizarre. In all it looks too much like a Chinese attempt at copying a Mini Cooper, which really isn’t great when it’s the genuine article.
I think it will grow on people with time
@@TomShorrockhaving seen one in British Racing Green I completely agree. I don’t think black does the car justice, you loose that black bar between the lights which looks brilliant contrasted against a colour, and the back no longer looks huge. Mini’s are all about the details and the F66 is full of them; I particularly like the large lip on the top of the bonnet that seems to have grown from previous generations.
Absolutely loved the review. Like one of the other Subscribers mentioned, Its a very balanced review. So much so that I have just booked one. :-). Yeah, not a fan of those tail lamps but that's something I can ignore for the rest of tech and engine in the car has to offer. Thank You.
Great review, my cooper C sport, same colours as the one in video level 2 is on its way!! Went for the economy, don’t need the speed, or extra £5 K it looks and drives great!
Cheers Scott Much Appreciated
The U.S.-market "true" JCW model, available in Spring 2025, will develop 228 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. The convertible will feature the more traditional tail lights; it and the 2-dr will feature an exposed, single tail pipe. The Countryman ALL4 will feature exposed quad tail pipes. No manual transmission will be available on any model. This data is available MINI's Web site.
I'm buying one, most likely a convertible. This'll be my last personal car. Thanks for the informative and entertaining review.
Brilliant review Tom, very interesting to hear your honest take on the new Cooper S
Thanks guys!
Great review, thank you!
Our oldest mini is 61, our youngest is 11. Guess what our daily is. I regret the new design is not as edgy as the older ones but I surely fancy one. You clearly know yq mnis. Great video!
Cheers dude! Been a mini fanatic since the age of 14! Glad you can see my passion
oh dear - I've been a Mini fan for 50 years, had my first Cooper in 1975 and since then had 8 Mini's all up, including my current 2020 JCW. But this new version not only sucks, it's ugly and a total departure from Mini. Looks like I am going to hold onto my 2020 JCW for the next 50 years.
Great Review! Thank you! One question: can I use my own pictures as a wallpaper? I love the new Mini Jcw and maybe this one (nanuq white) will be my next car (1st Mini). Because now Android car(..) is available and the interior looks much better in my opinion. My only "problem": for me with a long torso the interior mirror covers a lot.. it is so low 😬 I have to try again. Kind regards from Germany ☺️
Thankyou! I’m pretty sure you can 💪🏻
Thank you! @@TomShorrock
Great review. I've got a 65 Cooper with a Swiftune engine. Love it. Tempted to buy a new JCW to keep too. No chance of me ever buying an EV
Hi, congratulations for this great report.
I love this car.
This will soon be my first car. It's a shame that I don't have the Enigmatick Black paint anymore. I was wondering if the paddles were essential for the Cooper S? I prefer the Favoured finish, which unfortunately doesn't have the paddles behind the steering wheel.
Always been a classic mini fan, still got 2, and have always said, "Why didn't it change with the times like the Escort" so when a modern mini was thrust upon us by Bmw it was never gonna be accepted fully by mini people.
This is a nice car, no doubt about it, worth the money? Maybe not!
Nice video Tom
Cheers Dean! Much appreciated and I have to Agree with you
Best and most enthusiastic review I've seen of this new Mini.
I enjoy driving my R56 Cooper S.
Best regards
Cheers Stuart! I’m really glad you think so, there is a lot of time that goes into making videos like this 💪🏻
AC Schnitzer has a great looking double exhaust for it ...
Well done boss. Great review.
Love it, hope to see the John cooper style in America.
Thankyou!
Think it looks fabulous 😊
Agreed!
Nice review! I just ordered this very same car, I’m a massive lover of the new design.
The only thing I am not 100% sure about are the bonnet strikes, do u reckon it looks better with or without them?
I have just bought the same in Spain , Cooper S JCW ( Level 3 package) . Really great driving assistance and safety features, as front radar and cameras...but a big downside .. in Go-Kart mode ( or in any experience mode) , you do not have in the HUD the gear selected , so you have to look at the center big screen , and take your eyes off the road. Nice review, BTW
Enjoy your purchase dude! And many thanks for the positive feedback! It’s much appreciated
I think there’s an option to change what information is displayed in HUD?
Excellent VIDEO
Where was this filmed?
quick question: can you fit in 2 sets of golf clubs at the back? never owned one but thinking about it. thanks
Beautiful!!!!!!! ❤
Agreed!
Fantastic review. I just ordered one today 🥰🥰🥰
I pick one legend grey with black roof, and level 3 of trim JCW, but just for January in Portugal, wait will be very difficult.
I agree with the back really nice just needs exhausts out, but for me I would not have them in the middle like on my f56 cooper s I would have them on each side like the clubman or countryman jcw would look really good, but that’s my opinion
Hmmm I think with it being a cooper they should be in the middle
Best review so far 🎉 now all I have to do is win the lottery 😂
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Great! Greetings from Munich
Where's that road it looks familiar?
I would have to mod the tail pipes for sure but nice car
I 100% Agree
Love it or hate it, the 2024 F66 MINI Cooper S (JCW) brings undeniable fun to the road! 🚗💨
Would you take this over the facelift polo GTI?
100%
@@TomShorrock would you say Its slightly down on power to the polo?
Great review! But this new MINI really should be compared to the first gen R53 BMW MINI, instead of the classic non BMW…
Thankyou! The reason I compared to the classic Mini was to explain why BMW designed the car the way they did
Still not convinced it doesn’t look great in my opinion and I will keep my F56
It will grow on you
@@TomShorrock Not at that price I don’t think it will 🤣🤣 I am more than happy with my GP3
Love my F56 Cooper s, but cant support what they're doing right now. In a few years when I look for a new car I will be looking at something else like a Miata. Planning to go fully electric, awful interior, cutting some trims (mostly the electric ones from the market in the states) it just looks like its all gonna be downhill from here for Mini, there sales are already down over 20% from last year and its obviously due to the wild unpopularity of the new generation.
I have a very important question and maybe you can answer this. I saw a review of this exact same car and also the convertible, and they both had the single exhaust pipe....having said that… why does every other review including yours show no exhaust pipe and also touches on the fact that it doesn't and that might be a problem for consumers. I'm sure you saw the same video I am talking about. Do you have any answers? big fan and thank you.
Just bought one, delivers in 2 weeks.
The reviewer jas a JCW trim, the real 231hp one (v 201?) Is a little late out.
My dealership had none to show me as supply is low. I test drove this and ordered the full JCW with exhaust and a little faster.
My 3rd mini, don't mind not test driving a full JCW tbh.
The real JCW has more HP and some other changes, suspension etc? Not sure.... but certainly has a single exhaust.
This is a cooper sport with a jcw trim, the single exhaust comes on the full jcw
Hi, i really like your review. Im tottaly dissapointed by the new mini, im an R56S owner and seeing the new design i can only say...
Geee what on earth were the designers thinking? i can understand that they wanted to refresh and make it look sporty but where is the retro look that the mini always had? Where are those amazing window, lights etc etc switches? Where are the chrome details? Where is the "go faster" hole in the bonnet?
And specially for the EV where is the ability to hear even a fake engine sound like its available in the Ioniq? Even a fake one would be cool for this car, or even better if there was an option to upload "engine roar" sounds like heard on the turbocharged R56S!!!!
I like this car but I think the naming is too confusing. It’s the Mini cooper S JCW trim vs the Mini cooper JCW
Lack of bonnet scoop and middle exit exhaust. Trademark Cooper S cues gone. And it still only has 200bhp? My R53 JCW has more power than that and it's over 20 years old now. What are BMW doing?
But your r53 was a JCW this is only a JCW trim line
I have a 2015 S3 and a 2014 Cooper S. I would never buy a newer car with all this irrelevant tech. Internal camera for photos and video wtf!
the back looks like a car from france now. This i pad instruments sucks in modern cars too. go back to analog
Hmmm not quite sure the youth of today would appreciate a choke and cable controlled accelerator cable
@@TomShorrock nowadays the cars from the same manufactory looks all the same from the in and outside dosent matter if you buy a suv, van or sportscar. it is getting even worse with a tablet and apps for instruments. cockpits from cars looks more and more shit. like a fiat panda from early 90s
That's a JCW trim, not the proper JCW. The F66 JCW do have an exhaust pipe in the middle
Love it
Thankyou!
👍👍👍
Cheers dude
You said, " Fat and girthy, in your hand" 😂😂😂
It's 5 tuning forks honest.....
I agree. The only silly comment for me, in the video although I can see the humor behind this.
Lol I thought the same.reminds me of the yamaha tuning forks!
So we can't have light cars anymore. All those damn safety regulations. Guess I'll drive my 2003 R53 JCW until there are no more spare parts.
It looks like fun, but for that amount of money I want more car and less gimmick.
Excellent car review, great job !
No manual ? Ahhhhhh
Careful with that 'hate speech' (even about a car - who knows........) - you might end up getting locked up.........
Hate speech?
People just love to slate BMW…
That they do..
Looks like a Suzuki swift from back no offense
BMW stop making manual transmission for this F66 generation
It's only on watching this that I've realised just boggle-eyed the already very ugly front end is, and the lack of a scoop (fake or otherwise) is really noticable
still fantastic to drive though
Older version looked Dated, needed a rehash , love the cleaner lines and the shape looks meaner to suit the sport finish, all that chrome gone, phew!
Wheels inspired by the bedroom floor of a brothel. No pipes at the back, so I think most will pick the regular Cooper over this.
😂😂😂😂
But the back,,,, its a Suzuki swift crossed with a fiat 500. 😢 Im struggling to get past the stupid look
It will grow on you
Fake sounds, Stupid boring interior, 2022 was the best one! Sad! It is my dream car. Not this modernized peace of crap!
That ugly antenna has to go
blah blah blah.... the previo7s years mini has a much more interesting and beautiful interior
Totally disagree buddy, way too much stuff in them, not much space , this car is cleaner, modern and spacious and I’m 6ft
Agreed
@@scottydogg72 `m i 6'1 ..lol .. to each their own.. glad i have my 2023, but apreciate the R56 even more...much love my friend
@@TomShorrock Boring design.
It's not a Mini
Clearly didn’t get any further than the first 25 seconds
@TomShorrock you can put the essence of Gin in a Gin and Tonic, but it doesn't mean it's a G&T. Same with this Mini. The rear end is more akin to a Fiat than a Mini. And as for the Countryman, that's so far removed from what the Mini's original concept was about that it's laughable!
Pretty sure you can say this about any car… bmw is no longer a bmw… Volvo is no longer a Volvo… Mercedes - damn - ain’t Mercedes anymore. It’s been this size now for around 10 years
Its actually been this size since 2000, which is scary to think 24 years this car could soon be a classic haha!
@@TomShorrock Too many people bitch about cars and make hasty comments… cars do change and evolve - but the mini really has been the same design language for years. The only real exterior difference is the lights (the rest are subtle. Even the exhaust pipe, companies are prepping the reality of electric car (automatic cars is another example).
The most fashionable comment at the minute is ‘must be a Chinese car…’
If you are a true JCW enthusiast, you would go full ICE. JCW is all about the engine and sound, not fake sounds coming through your speakers. Very lame car for artificial people.
This is an Ice car?
It looks awful