I knew the MINI would win but I thought it would be closer. EDIT: I’m also surprised how not very many people realize how fast MINIs are. They have a rich racing heritage and internally, are basically a BMW
They are BMWs, but FWD BMWs. The engine is a detuned version of the B48 engine used in more than half the BMW fleet (lower spec variants at least). It's the 4-banger version of all the current modular BMW engines, but small changes here and there like no extra intercooler in the intake manifold, etc. I know that sounds like a crazy thing to say, but it's true. :) Plenty of fun, but definitely not meant for drag racing really, haha!
@@sethstearns2090 There is no such thing as a girl car. If they're saying that, they're a fucking idiot and probably not a car-person. I mean, I know a girl who drives a Turbo LS-swapped FD RX-7. Does that make that a girl car too then? I know girls who drive trucks. Are those now girl cars? Nope.
burner12 I have 2 Minis (R53 and F56). The people who buy Minis are frequently not into modding their cars. If they are, they want stripes or some other aesthetic thing. They also don’t seem to like to get their hands dirty and do the work themselves. I come from the Scion community that is SUPER DIY, so the fact that the Mini people aren’t is weird to me. That’s just my personal take on why the tuner scene isn’t very Mini-centric.
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People are so dumb GTI doesn’t need another driver 1. The gti weighs more than the mini and 2. Minis are never at 192 horsepower from factory bmw engines are always higher with some getting 213bhp on dyno tests.
Boost Wars Here’s one and there’s loads of videos on RUclips about this. www.google.com/amp/s/www.minif56.com/forum/833-engine-powertrain/64234-stock-dyno-runs.html%3Famp%3D1
Holy cow there is a ton of uneducated comments going on below. My head hurts. I've owned and really enjoyed both cars, the mini cooper s is quicker. This video is accurate
@MrKillerrellik2008 I agree power to weight ratio is the big thing. But they are both great cars and I would argue the GTI would be a better daily driver with more affordable maintenance
Matt Samuels well it weight less than the gti and the cooper S makes 210 hp tested on the dyno stock the car is basically a bmw and bmw always lies about there numbers mine is currently making 215 with a dinan intake i also smoked a 2018 gti so....
I raced a Mini S in my 97' Eclipse Spyder. Surprisingly, i lost. I was butthurt. 5 years later i purchased a 2010 Mini Cooper S 6 speed and now i realize why i lost. Off the line the Cooper is hands down a superior and faster car off the line. Its a BEAST on the 1/4 mile !!
Doesn't really surprise me GTIs are infamous for not being able to launch. Still would take the GTI tho obviously since I own 2 of them. You can do so much more with them and the aftermarket is massive.
I wouldn’t say you can do more with them, the aftermarket for the mini is insane. It’s a bit intimidating almost, I don’t know what I wanna spend my money on most
It's not just power or power to weigth, I believe the mini makes better use of it because of the gearbox and electronics. Look at run #2 and see how the GTI slips when launching (see the smoke and tire spinning) and the Cooper does a perfect launch. Now look at 1:11 and the crossing the line, most of the difference was at launch. I own a GTI and it struggles putting down the power when launching. BTW the GTI also does a little more power that declared (tons of dyno runs out there if you google it).
I have a 2020 and whhat I’m really impressed is the gears to 1-3 it’s so fast in those gears and the transmission is so nice. I haven’t seen much on 2020 versions but Ik they are faster then year16’s cuz of the upgraded engine
Can confirm, mini has short gears which are really well matched to the engine, so it feels really nice when launching and at low revs, and the golf feels so much more powerful through high speeds, and cuts through everything.
The weight to power ratio wins that GTI is 200kg heavier than the Mini Cooper s. So I’m not surprise that the mini won plus it’s a more premium car and I genuinely think that is cooler. You see tons of golfs but not that many minis cooper s.
F56 2015 is very quick in sport mode has blown a few other hot hatches and cruisers out the water.. stock exhaust sounds so good made the right choice over GTI and Fiest ST. ST is similar puts a huge smile on your face
I disagree I believe it’s how you maintain them because I’ve owned a Mini Cooper s for 4 years and the only issue was the clutch going out at 120,000 miles which is normal on all manual cars, I know the early automatic transmission models like 2009 for example has issues but the new models seem to be vary we’ll maid. Even though their made by bmw
@@ghostedwarrior1968 I wasn't specific, I had a r56 Cooper s and had 55k on the clock. And the timing chain started making noise at 60k. And I know they were flawed for burning more oil than engines usually burn and their service interval stated by mini was 10k so .. 10k mile intervals plus oil burning engine, plus a oil pressured timing chain tensioner was not a good mix at all. By the time I got my hands on it. Thing couple had only 5 oil changes in the matter of 50k miles. I did 3 oil changes in the matter of 4 months of owning it. It still shit itself.
@@yukiiscrazy5676 lol how do you even use and maintain your car?! 😂 had 3 the past 12 years with barely any major issues . Well looked after cars! its how you damn look after it.
Ive owned both and would take a GTI over Mini any day. The difference in speed is minimal compared to the difference in price when something breaks. I thought VWs were expensive to work on but the bill from a Mini dealer makes VW look like a non profit charity. .
WIth competent drivers, the GTI would easily win this. With a much faster 0-60 time stock, this race is more driver mod even with the DSG. The DSG is quicker then its manual counterpart in the GTI in every way. The GTI also has around 240-250 horsepower, since its underrated from the factory quite a lot, loads of dynos prove this and its another treason why a literal flash then will net you 315 horse.
Robotic Venom We also thought that the Golf GTI would be much quicker than the Mini Cooper S but in fact the first 50 meters of the GTI are really slow...
@@Tom933 How am I hating? Please restate your statement with some actual facts or insight. I'm just revealing the facts, both awesome cars, the mini cooper s is cheaper and sounds better.
@@CSRTV007 Well from all the magazines and comparison I don't understand this, turbo kicks in @ around 1500 rpm which is pretty impressive. This is a good real world test to be fair, but frankly, the GTI has a faster 0-60 so it doesn't make any sense that it would be beaten by the mini. I love both cars I really do, the mini cooper s is cheaper and sounds better, but the GTI picks up quick. I just think either the driver or the car is at fault here, in the sense that there's something out of the ordinary. Especially since the GTI is a DSG with much quicker shifting and a better powerband makes it even harder to believe. The GTI is lowered and has some rims on it, so that might've had an effect. This might also be the rare GTI with an open diff, as the large majority have LSD's. If so, come back with the more common LSD that's found in all SE, autobahn, Wolfsburg, Rabbit, and performance package cars, and nit a base model S without the PP
Why the music so loud when you need to hear the car sounds? Turn music completely off for that or extremely low. The GTI was in launch control, the Cooper wasn't. Which is why you can see the GTI's wheels spinning out on the fucked up bad asphalt if you can see it clearly. Also should have done a rolling start. Such a short drag race part vs such a long intro... Nice shots of the cars though, beautifully filmed.
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No, the Mini Cooper S is front-wheel drive. As I know there exists a performance version of the Golf GTI with 245 BHP but in this video we used the standard version with 220 BHP. Correct me if I’m wrong 😉
Yeah neither one of those are true guys. Pre face lift was 210 or 220 with performance pack, after face life was 220 all trims and 2019 is 228 all trims. These are American numbers though
Yup the MINI is quicker. Confirms my experience on the road with my F56 Cooper S. I have yet to be beaten by a GTi. Who knew? All I thought was that I wanted an alternative TiwnTurbo 2.0 to the GTi. God am I happy I went back to MINI after last having one during the R53 era. The F56 is surely the best yet ...
@Cali Bassin TV Because subjectively the older gen cars look nicer ..and are truer to the small car ideals of the original. Plus those turbo charged 1.6 engines are brilliant. But once you step on the throttle of a TwinTurbo 2.0, your days thinking about high performance 1.6s and cute small gen cars quickly disappear. Dude, even in standard "MID" mode traction is an issue ..in Sports Mode, the F56 is another class. I will give up all sentimental longings for that ...
Have a 2019 2dr Cooper S. A GTI beat me the other day from 30mph to 65mph. I was in sport mode and sport automatic gear. I was very disappointed and needed this video to get back to life lol
@@RotaryMan1776 there’s no way they went 1/2 mile in 12 seconds. The posted speed (232 v. 217) is likely the governed top speed for each car, not speed they achieved.
Robotic Venom the mini has around 217 hp its been proven and has been tested on the dyno plus it weight less than the gti so???? And bmw always lies about their numbers
Quick question.. did that Mini Cooper say twin turbo? And if so is that what they are equipped with from factory? Oh maybe I read it wrong sorry haha.. made me a little sad until it ripped up that gti lol
GTIs bruh...... Dont matter how much power you have, that wheel spin is always going to slow you down. If try to race from a roll the result would be much different. I've seen a stock Mk7 GTI pulls on a stock WRX from a 40 roll, both manual. I drive an mk7 GTI so I know what I'm talking about.
@High life Haha no, I am just trying to understand your comment. You drove the older model with 211 BHP. A lot has changed I think. From my experience the car drives very well and accelerates good, much faster than most of the hatchbacks I drove. But everyone has their opinion when it comes to cars, no problem 😉
This video gives the real picture. Has nothing to do with bad GTI driver. Today (3-Aug-2019) I raced a Mini Cooper S (184 HP/1236kg) in my GTI MK5 (197 HP/1393kg) and he smoked me like a cigarette. :(
@@droxxy94 the race is between a gti and a mini cooper s. Most people think a gti is faster than a mini. I just shared my experience racing a mini S. The "wtf" you used wasn't necessary son.
Don’t matter bout hp matters how fast that tech can shift you into gears and off the line weight ratio and power to the wheels which mini produces mostly all that power into the wheels
Prolly gonna get shit for this but imma say it. It’s not the car it’s the driver. I smoked a BMW suv in my ‘19 GTI. It’s mostly stock with a few mods AEM dry flow intake, and a Borla S-type catback. Power to body ratio plus a good driver makes that much of a difference 😂
Who the hell puts his money on Volkswagen these days. Call me a car they made in the last 5 years that had amazing specs for under 70k price range…. There is none. The gti isn’t the quickest hot hatch these days. The only thing Volkswagen makes that’s fun is the Golf R. The rest still feels cheap when your inside one of them. (Doesn’t count for the Touareg)
why is everyone in this comments so salty. i own a mini and i was expecting the gti to win but it doesn’t really matter. it’s all about the aftermarket with hot hatches
Mini Cooper less horsepower, but also is smaller and lighter than gti. So it can be as fast as the gti or faster, drivers skills makes a lotta difference too..
i won a 2015 cooper s 3door and this thing might not be the fastest but it sure is hella fun to drive, and way more than the gti .....funny enough i smoked the exact same gti and he started the challenge
Should have done some rolls, gti was having serious wheelspin issues compared to the mini. MK7 gti also runs faster 1/4 mile times and higher trap speeds, so it's hard to conclude which one is faster based off this video.
The first meters of the Golf GTI are in general not really fast. We found this also remarkable so we searched the internet for answers. Apparently the slow first meters are due to the DSG gearbox. When the GTI reaches higher speeds it is indeed faster than the Cooper S. As you know, the result would be completely different if we had to do the test over a longer distance.
@@boostwars6912 lol just stating facts. I love minis too. I've been in a 2017 Cooper s and it's got a more darty feel then the gti. Power wise though it's not the same and this video is only comparing acceleration.
J W what do you mean you doubt the S beat the gti? Video says it all. Also weight, tires, and balance come into play Sorry but the gti couldn’t keep up
OZZY ZIG The Volkswagen could use a supercharger for the low revs. But this would also have many disadvantages like more weight, more power would be needed,...
..l used to have a vw GTI. 2003 and it was very fast....now l have mini copper model clubman...for some reason the GTI. Felt ..much faster.....l do 👍the mini cooper build and handling better
Funny how much they cost? A r53 mini are about 2k now days 160bhp stock cast iron block so you can tune them up. This is the new mini way more expensive and worse engines. Just buy a old r53 mod it and your laughing will destroy both theses cars.
@@LewReviews I think the third gen would win. Despite being larger, the 3rd gen weighs within 5kg of the 1st gen while coming with 30hp more stock. A stock F56 vs modded R53 might be interesting but if the F56 was modded, they push up to 270+hp... Very good engines in the 3rd gen.
Being in the car community is horrible quite a lot of the time. When I started getting into cars I didn’t realise everybody would be at each other’s throats constantly over which car is faster like some comments I have read below this video😔 After all at the end of the day we all know if you want to go fast for a reasonable price you ride a bike because bikes almost always win.
It's funny how the internet is crowed of videos of GTIs being defeated by Coopers S and then all comments says that driver was the guilty...
Thats a mini comment just made 😂
Smoke minis all day in my GTI,
Yeah til a Cooper JCW B48 shows up, grande problemo😂
Because it’s true 😂😂
Lmao I literally beat cooper S’s in my Polo GTI 😂😂😂
I knew the MINI would win but I thought it would be closer.
EDIT: I’m also surprised how not very many people realize how fast MINIs are. They have a rich racing heritage and internally, are basically a BMW
They are BMWs, but FWD BMWs. The engine is a detuned version of the B48 engine used in more than half the BMW fleet (lower spec variants at least). It's the 4-banger version of all the current modular BMW engines, but small changes here and there like no extra intercooler in the intake manifold, etc. I know that sounds like a crazy thing to say, but it's true. :) Plenty of fun, but definitely not meant for drag racing really, haha!
People still call it a girl car. The horsepower is low but that doesn’t mean it’s slow
@@sethstearns2090 There is no such thing as a girl car. If they're saying that, they're a fucking idiot and probably not a car-person. I mean, I know a girl who drives a Turbo LS-swapped FD RX-7. Does that make that a girl car too then? I know girls who drive trucks. Are those now girl cars? Nope.
burner12 I have 2 Minis (R53 and F56). The people who buy Minis are frequently not into modding their cars. If they are, they want stripes or some other aesthetic thing. They also don’t seem to like to get their hands dirty and do the work themselves. I come from the Scion community that is SUPER DIY, so the fact that the Mini people aren’t is weird to me. That’s just my personal take on why the tuner scene isn’t very Mini-centric.
@@zachattackzero Both Cooper S'? Which do you prefer? I have a r53 JCW with a handful of mods, always wondered what a go in the r56 would be like.
Why is everybody butthurt about the infamous amazing GTI losing the drag race? The Cooper s is a fast little machine too you know...
It’s slow
@@LoXHumaN not really
itachi uchiha yeah it is lol
@@LoXHumaN have you even driven any mini in your life?
Ove Lumiste yes friend had one fbo and tune, it’s nothing special
MINIs are hella fast! I'm not surprised it beat the GTI!!
Don't Put in music when revving and showing us the exhaust tones
about to say the same thing
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CSR TV well if your videos are this bad you should just stop... im playing but next time no music. At all literally 0 music.
People are so dumb GTI doesn’t need another driver 1. The gti weighs more than the mini and 2. Minis are never at 192 horsepower from factory bmw engines are always higher with some getting 213bhp on dyno tests.
Why is it that BMW engines have more horsepower than they officially communicate?
Surces please..
Boost Wars Here’s one and there’s loads of videos on RUclips about this. www.google.com/amp/s/www.minif56.com/forum/833-engine-powertrain/64234-stock-dyno-runs.html%3Famp%3D1
www.minif56.com/forum/289-mini-f56-general-discussion/81633-stock-2017-f56-cooper-s-dyno.html#/topics/81633 Wars And another...
Mini Cooper S is acc 192 HP from manufacturer
I don’t know what BMW do to those engines, but I own one & they’re quicker than what’s on paper.
Truth Hurts Fact! Which BMW do you own? 😜
CSR TV Sorry I meant the BMW engines they use in the MINI haha 😊
@@the___truth8038 Haha no problem, my mistake! I will rephrase my question: Which Mini do you own?
It's either BMW underrate their engine performance or other manufacturers overrated their own. And also the F56 feature over-boost
Cheng Hoo Sew How do you mean that the F56 has overboost?
Holy cow there is a ton of uneducated comments going on below. My head hurts.
I've owned and really enjoyed both cars, the mini cooper s is quicker. This video is accurate
My brother owns a GTI, he wants me to get a cooper S so he has "worthy competition"
@MrKillerrellik2008 I agree power to weight ratio is the big thing. But they are both great cars and I would argue the GTI would be a better daily driver with more affordable maintenance
😂😂😂 you idiots really believe a Cooper s is on the same level as a Golf GTI. I’ve heard it all now.
Matt Samuels stfu
Matt Samuels well it weight less than the gti and the cooper S makes 210 hp tested on the dyno stock the car is basically a bmw and bmw always lies about there numbers mine is currently making 215 with a dinan intake i also smoked a 2018 gti so....
I raced a Mini S in my 97' Eclipse Spyder. Surprisingly, i lost. I was butthurt. 5 years later i purchased a 2010 Mini Cooper S 6 speed and now i realize why i lost. Off the line the Cooper is hands down a superior and faster car off the line. Its a BEAST on the 1/4 mile !!
Doesn't really surprise me GTIs are infamous for not being able to launch. Still would take the GTI tho obviously since I own 2 of them. You can do so much more with them and the aftermarket is massive.
I wouldn’t say you can do more with them, the aftermarket for the mini is insane. It’s a bit intimidating almost, I don’t know what I wanna spend my money on most
@@j240x7 if say the gti has a bigger aftermarket, and the sleekness of the gti is almost undefeated for the pricepoint
@@david.m5099 I wouldn’t say so. I went to a 230i coupe which I’d say is more sleek and costs the same.
I had a GTI, spent 20k on aftermarket performance... it was still slow... So I got a WRX, but now want a MINI
@@Nigriff If you spent $20k on a GTI and it was still slow that sounds like a you problem
It's not just power or power to weigth, I believe the mini makes better use of it because of the gearbox and electronics. Look at run #2 and see how the GTI slips when launching (see the smoke and tire spinning) and the Cooper does a perfect launch. Now look at 1:11 and the crossing the line, most of the difference was at launch. I own a GTI and it struggles putting down the power when launching. BTW the GTI also does a little more power that declared (tons of dyno runs out there if you google it).
I have a 2020 and whhat I’m really impressed is the gears to 1-3 it’s so fast in those gears and the transmission is so nice. I haven’t seen much on 2020 versions but Ik they are faster then year16’s cuz of the upgraded engine
Can confirm, mini has short gears which are really well matched to the engine, so it feels really nice when launching and at low revs, and the golf feels so much more powerful through high speeds, and cuts through everything.
Stiffer rear springs
I own a Mini too.
These things are damn quick
I test drove both. I baught the Mini Cooper S. My but dyno told me it was allot quicker. This proves it. Great vid!
Yeah I just bought a Mini Cooper S R56 they're hell of a lot faster than what they say I love it
What is this the 1/16 mile? Look like y'all ran a couple of football fields.
Well first off. A couple of foot ball fields is 600ft almost 1/8th mile and second off a 1/4 mile is only 1320ft.
The weight to power ratio wins that GTI is 200kg heavier than the Mini Cooper s. So I’m not surprise that the mini won plus it’s a more premium car and I genuinely think that is cooler. You see tons of golfs but not that many minis cooper s.
0:35 that curb rash tho🤮
Michael Tabhan Haha woops 😂
Parking by braille
The Cooper S is a great car, sounds better than the Golf as well.
F56 2015 is very quick in sport mode has blown a few other hot hatches and cruisers out the water.. stock exhaust sounds so good made the right choice over GTI and Fiest ST. ST is similar puts a huge smile on your face
Could you guys please put a focus st Vs golf GTi bs mini JCW on one track please
Jacques Cloete We will try to set up a race between these two cars but can’t promise anything 😊
Mini coopers are geared amazing too. They are in reliable but designed well in performance.
I disagree I believe it’s how you maintain them because I’ve owned a Mini Cooper s for 4 years and the only issue was the clutch going out at 120,000 miles which is normal on all manual cars, I know the early automatic transmission models like 2009 for example has issues but the new models seem to be vary we’ll maid. Even though their made by bmw
@@ghostedwarrior1968 I wasn't specific, I had a r56 Cooper s and had 55k on the clock. And the timing chain started making noise at 60k. And I know they were flawed for burning more oil than engines usually burn and their service interval stated by mini was 10k so .. 10k mile intervals plus oil burning engine, plus a oil pressured timing chain tensioner was not a good mix at all. By the time I got my hands on it. Thing couple had only 5 oil changes in the matter of 50k miles. I did 3 oil changes in the matter of 4 months of owning it. It still shit itself.
The mini cooper s is rated top 5 most unreliable car in the world, and after owning 2 mini coopers.. I'll stand by that top 5 most unreliable rating..
@@yukiiscrazy5676 lol how do you even use and maintain your car?! 😂 had 3 the past 12 years with barely any major issues . Well looked after cars! its how you damn look after it.
@@yukiiscrazy5676 was yours from Brand new minis or used ones? There will be a difference.
Ive owned both and would take a GTI over Mini any day. The difference in speed is minimal compared to the difference in price when something breaks. I thought VWs were expensive to work on but the bill from a Mini dealer makes VW look like a non profit charity. .
I own both and the day that the GTI lost piston #3 was a truly bad day, especially at the labour rates VW dealer wanted to charge
Mini Cooper will smoke a GTI anyday
Naja, die tun sich preislich nicht viel. Ich fahre nen 20er Cooper S, und die Preise sind recht human. Humaner hast es bei der VAG definitiv nicht. 👌
0:38 Where is the carbon blinker from the Cooper S coming from?
Arsenic Legendz A local carwrapper did it. It’s not an original carbon part.
The only bimmer car with loads of carbon is the bmw i3 or i8. Rest is all sticker tuning or useless carbon parts
WIth competent drivers, the GTI would easily win this. With a much faster 0-60 time stock, this race is more driver mod even with the DSG. The DSG is quicker then its manual counterpart in the GTI in every way. The GTI also has around 240-250 horsepower, since its underrated from the factory quite a lot, loads of dynos prove this and its another treason why a literal flash then will net you 315 horse.
Robotic Venom We also thought that the Golf GTI would be much quicker than the Mini Cooper S but in fact the first 50 meters of the GTI are really slow...
VW fanboys hating hahaha..
@@Tom933 How am I hating? Please restate your statement with some actual facts or insight. I'm just revealing the facts, both awesome cars, the mini cooper s is cheaper and sounds better.
@@CSRTV007 Well from all the magazines and comparison I don't understand this, turbo kicks in @ around 1500 rpm which is pretty impressive. This is a good real world test to be fair, but frankly, the GTI has a faster 0-60 so it doesn't make any sense that it would be beaten by the mini. I love both cars I really do, the mini cooper s is cheaper and sounds better, but the GTI picks up quick. I just think either the driver or the car is at fault here, in the sense that there's something out of the ordinary. Especially since the GTI is a DSG with much quicker shifting and a better powerband makes it even harder to believe. The GTI is lowered and has some rims on it, so that might've had an effect. This might also be the rare GTI with an open diff, as the large majority have LSD's. If so, come back with the more common LSD that's found in all SE, autobahn, Wolfsburg, Rabbit, and performance package cars, and nit a base model S without the PP
Robotic Venom The mini won both races. And youre making up exscuse, talking about drivers and remaps. Its just a youtube video, chill ffs lol.
Why the music so loud when you need to hear the car sounds? Turn music completely off for that or extremely low.
The GTI was in launch control, the Cooper wasn't. Which is why you can see the GTI's wheels spinning out on the fucked up bad asphalt if you can see it clearly.
Also should have done a rolling start.
Such a short drag race part vs such a long intro...
Nice shots of the cars though, beautifully filmed.
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The hell are Alvin and the Chipmunks singing for on the sound track.......???
fatwalletboy2 If you pay attention to it, you are actually right! 😂
the amount of damage on the GTI's wheels :(
the mini weighs 1.16 ton whilst the gti weighs 1.35 ton 200kg heavier, the golf has worse horse power per ton, this is why it lost
Exactly so your saying power isn't everything
Loud music 😟
Is the Cooper S with all-wheel drive? Isn't the GTI a performance version with 230hp because of the red letters?
No, the Mini Cooper S is front-wheel drive. As I know there exists a performance version of the Golf GTI with 245 BHP but in this video we used the standard version with 220 BHP. Correct me if I’m wrong 😉
@@CSRTV007 its pre facelift golf so it has 220hp or 230 with performance package. red badges mean its PP. Facelift golf PP is 245hp.
Yeah neither one of those are true guys. Pre face lift was 210 or 220 with performance pack, after face life was 220 all trims and 2019 is 228 all trims. These are American numbers though
@@pwdt4r313 True but golf in this video is EU version as it has electric handbrake.
As a mini owner, i keep telling people that they are faster than they seem.
Yup the MINI is quicker. Confirms my experience on the road with my F56 Cooper S. I have yet to be beaten by a GTi. Who knew? All I thought was that I wanted an alternative TiwnTurbo 2.0 to the GTi. God am I happy I went back to MINI after last having one during the R53 era. The F56 is surely the best yet ...
@Cali Bassin TV Because subjectively the older gen cars look nicer ..and are truer to the small car ideals of the original. Plus those turbo charged 1.6 engines are brilliant. But once you step on the throttle of a TwinTurbo 2.0, your days thinking about high performance 1.6s and cute small gen cars quickly disappear. Dude, even in standard "MID" mode traction is an issue ..in Sports Mode, the F56 is another class. I will give up all sentimental longings for that ...
@@johnypiston I'd also guess the 2-litre engine will not have the reliability issues the 1.6 had, it being much less squeezed for performance.
GTI needs a better driver
Great video. Are both cars tuned or stock??
Brayan Guillen Hi Brayan! Both cars are stock, only the Golf GTI has BBS rims.
Have a 2019 2dr Cooper S. A GTI beat me the other day from 30mph to 65mph. I was in sport mode and sport automatic gear. I was very disappointed and needed this video to get back to life lol
I love how short the race is. Like 1/8th of a mile.
Cant be, the cooper s reached 232 kph at the end (144 mph) so I imagine the race was likely a 1/2 mile
@@RotaryMan1776 there’s no way they went 1/2 mile in 12 seconds. The posted speed (232 v. 217) is likely the governed top speed for each car, not speed they achieved.
I have a Cooper s and trust me.. It can leave a gti in the dust
I have a golf r and trust me I’ll leave a cooper s in the dust. Before I even hit 6th gear I’ll be 3 bus lengths ahead.
@@808LAND Ahh, but then there's the JCW... and don't forget the GP.
Isn't the mini awd?
Should do a roll race from 25-30 mph. It will better show off the cars power to weight ratio and rule out tire spin.
Golf has rear wheel mini front wheel???
Damn Power-to-weight ratio 😢
The GTI has a better power to weight ratio
Robotic Venom the mini has around 217 hp its been proven and has been tested on the dyno plus it weight less than the gti so???? And bmw always lies about their numbers
So these are both stock right?
Wasn't the sunroof open on the mini 🤔
As someone who owns both I’m confident that the mini takes the cake but if the race is long enough the gti will beat the mini
Quick question.. did that Mini Cooper say twin turbo? And if so is that what they are equipped with from factory?
Oh maybe I read it wrong sorry haha.. made me a little sad until it ripped up that gti lol
Mini S comes with twin turbo stock, its pretty small but adds close to 90-100hp
GTIs bruh...... Dont matter how much power you have, that wheel spin is always going to slow you down. If try to race from a roll the result would be much different. I've seen a stock Mk7 GTI pulls on a stock WRX from a 40 roll, both manual. I drive an mk7 GTI so I know what I'm talking about.
You've got a point there! Thanks for your feedback, we will keep these things in mind for our next videos 😊
I have a mk6 gti with a down pipe and intake stock tune I ran a sti from a 30 roll and I gaped him have a video to prove it as well
@@Qlayertwo wrx are slow as fuck stock, that's not impressive.
Bro when choosing a first car I was stuck between a mini Cooper s and a golf gti!
It is not all about power it is all about the other parts in the mini which make them just fucking awesome
I like mini cooper S
You are not the only one 😉
High life Have you ever driven a Mini Cooper S?
High life The same version as in the video (F56) with 192 BHP?
@High life Haha no, I am just trying to understand your comment. You drove the older model with 211 BHP. A lot has changed I think. From my experience the car drives very well and accelerates good, much faster than most of the hatchbacks I drove. But everyone has their opinion when it comes to cars, no problem 😉
High life i think only butthurt here is you buahah mad that vw got owned ;)
Name of song ?
Song name is "BULLSHIT"
This is bizarre as I’ve seen a drag race which was conducted by Autocar that had the older shape 1.8T polo beat the Cooper S
The guy at the mini dealership was right, mini beats the gti. I must buy one now!
Census You won’t regret it, trust me 😉
CSR TV yeah I was going to buy a paceman but someone bought it before me. Now I’m looking at the F56
This video gives the real picture. Has nothing to do with bad GTI driver.
Today (3-Aug-2019) I raced a Mini Cooper S (184 HP/1236kg) in my GTI MK5 (197 HP/1393kg) and he smoked me like a cigarette. :(
Wtf has mk5 gti got to do with anything it’s not even the same car
@@droxxy94 the race is between a gti and a mini cooper s. Most people think a gti is faster than a mini. I just shared my experience racing a mini S. The "wtf" you used wasn't necessary son.
@@ulrichwillems6072 check my channel i almost beat a seat cupra 300hp with my cooper s
Ulrich Willems it wasn’t relevant to the video at all the cars are different?
@@droxxy94 Sir yes Sir!! Roger that Lieutenant.
GT is heavier than Cooper, even GT has more power.. make sense, love this show!
MrLee 123 Thanks for the support! 🤙🏼
Don’t matter bout hp matters how fast that tech can shift you into gears and off the line weight ratio and power to the wheels which mini produces mostly all that power into the wheels
So what?
I choose GOLF !
Have fun going to gapplebees
I Think VW are slipping away. fast asleep. then wake up!.what happend there. WAKE UP VW. from one your best customers,
Mini Coopee for sure 💪💪
Racing isn’t just a car it’s a driver also. I think they need to find one for the GTI I’m available!!
Yea right the vw will smoke that mini
Yeah we just seen that xD
Shit VW lose
@kevin leigh One turbo for the low revs and one turbo for the high revs?
The mini has more torque, right?
Wrong mini 270nm golf 350 👌🏼
Prolly gonna get shit for this but imma say it. It’s not the car it’s the driver. I smoked a BMW suv in my ‘19 GTI. It’s mostly stock with a few mods AEM dry flow intake, and a Borla S-type catback. Power to body ratio plus a good driver makes that much of a difference 😂
Who the hell puts his money on Volkswagen these days. Call me a car they made in the last 5 years that had amazing specs for under 70k price range…. There is none. The gti isn’t the quickest hot hatch these days. The only thing Volkswagen makes that’s fun is the Golf R. The rest still feels cheap when your inside one of them. (Doesn’t count for the Touareg)
Gti owners punching the air rn
why is everyone in this comments so salty. i own a mini and i was expecting the gti to win but it doesn’t really matter. it’s all about the aftermarket with hot hatches
Gti driver must have thought it was a static burnout competition not a drag race .😂
The cooper s has a better power to weight ratio weighing just under 1300kg.
I took on a F30 335d! Im driving 2014 cooper jcw with stage 2...I didn't expect that win...🙄
Put it up against an R 👀
Kermit The frog I think that would not be a fair race, no? 🤔
Yeah but then against a jcw
///M5
Mini Cooper less horsepower, but also is smaller and lighter than gti. So it can be as fast as the gti or faster, drivers skills makes a lotta difference too..
i won a 2015 cooper s 3door and this thing might not be the fastest but it sure is hella fun to drive, and way more than the gti .....funny enough i smoked the exact same gti and he started the challenge
Should have done some rolls, gti was having serious wheelspin issues compared to the mini. MK7 gti also runs faster 1/4 mile times and higher trap speeds, so it's hard to conclude which one is faster based off this video.
The first meters of the Golf GTI are in general not really fast. We found this also remarkable so we searched the internet for answers. Apparently the slow first meters are due to the DSG gearbox. When the GTI reaches higher speeds it is indeed faster than the Cooper S. As you know, the result would be completely different if we had to do the test over a longer distance.
VW Fanboy alert
@@boostwars6912 lol just stating facts. I love minis too. I've been in a 2017 Cooper s and it's got a more darty feel then the gti. Power wise though it's not the same and this video is only comparing acceleration.
Next let’s do a jcw vs R or similar ??
R is much more powerful than a JCW and it's all AWD too. JCW vs golf GTI is a better match (or GTI performance package)
@@jimjamthebananaman1 Or compare Golf_R with M140i_xdrive.
J W except the S beat the GTI
@@Garciae20 doubt it. Basic GTI has much more power and torque than the cooper S.
J W what do you mean you doubt the S beat the gti? Video says it all. Also weight, tires, and balance come into play
Sorry but the gti couldn’t keep up
Supercharger would work better than a turbo surely ?
OZZY ZIG The Volkswagen could use a supercharger for the low revs. But this would also have many disadvantages like more weight, more power would be needed,...
Turbos are better than superchargers my friend… mo powa baby…..!
Schläft der GTI Fahrer? Dem fahr ich mit meinem Fahrrad davon...🤣😂
dachte ich mir auch 😂
..l used to have a vw GTI. 2003 and it was very fast....now l have mini copper model clubman...for some reason the GTI. Felt ..much faster.....l do 👍the mini cooper build and handling better
Mini S automatic?
and stock exhausts, the min S, not even the JCW, but just the S, sounds way better than a GTI
I own a 15’ Gti MT and raced a Mini Cooper S automatic, if they launch at the same time Gti wins 100% of the time
Sabia que era da Mini Cooper mas não com tanta vantagem assim🎯🏆😂
definitely needs a driver mod, my GLI 6spd smokes auto Mini S’s all day
Thère is a weak drivèr in the golf😂
You know the Cooper S is made by BMW, right? Better engine
@@Leozyoo yeah I know
Dude I could have loaded into gta online with how long that intro took.
Wy they are so slow start?
NKATECIQ ERAGUYNY??
Funny how much they cost? A r53 mini are about 2k now days 160bhp stock cast iron block so you can tune them up. This is the new mini way more expensive and worse engines. Just buy a old r53 mod it and your laughing will destroy both theses cars.
Both cars are second hand but the prices are far above 2K. A race between the F56 & a modded R53 could be a very exciting duel!
@@CSRTV007 I agree
@@LewReviews I think the third gen would win. Despite being larger, the 3rd gen weighs within 5kg of the 1st gen while coming with 30hp more stock. A stock F56 vs modded R53 might be interesting but if the F56 was modded, they push up to 270+hp... Very good engines in the 3rd gen.
You know the F56 uses close deck and also feature Electric Arc Wire Spraying right?
That’s NOT a Mk 8 GTI, it’s a Mk 7.5. If you compared a Mk 8 with DSG, the outcome would be quite different. Mk 8 GTI DSG 0-60 time is 5.1 seconds.
mk7
When you swap mini with aftermarket exhaust its no more 192hp.. Its probably increase 10-20hp..
Which is still less than the GTI
@@aarongrisham5555 that being said the mini will still take the GTI to Gapplebee's
@@ChrisHiler4G63T I know lol
Mini for the win🤟👍👍👍👍👍♥️
Being in the car community is horrible quite a lot of the time. When I started getting into cars I didn’t realise everybody would be at each other’s throats constantly over which car is faster like some comments I have read below this video😔 After all at the end of the day we all know if you want to go fast for a reasonable price you ride a bike because bikes almost always win.
Depends a good bike yeah a cheap one no
GTi The Best!
Those gti alloys are shagged
Bailey Pate Yes, the damage is from the previous owner.
Cómo se llama la canción ?
Mini forever 🙋
Mini for the little girls ...
mick21 Have you ever driven one?
mick21 butthurt buahahha
Aqui no Brasil, o Mini Cooper, representa o dobro do Golf em todos os aspectos.
Verifique...
Rolling race pls
Golfs are all bark and absolutely no f@#ing bite. sound amazing👍 my money wil go to bmw/mini baby
Gti x JCW. Gti x cooper s don’t make sense
A race between the VW GTI and the Mini Cooper JCW should be possible for a new video.
I mean, the Cooper S and GTI seemed evenly matched... JCW vs Golf R would be the next logical race. Or the replace the JCW with a GP.
The mini to goated 😤
My Jetta 2.5 just ran away on a mini pooper
Almost every mini cooper s has more hp than what they say, also less kg and better gearbox. But usually gti's are in repro