I am a mini guy a little bit baffled at the price difference between agp2 an ar56jcw down here in aus gp2 are 50 to 60 grand good jcw s are20 to 25 an you get back seats a premium stereo sat navigation etc in the jcw an the one big drawback on the 1,6ltr engine is that timing chain an decoking the motor but yep I agree the r56 great drive
Well done. A great review. Some say they can be a little tail happy in the handling department, but I’m guessing from the fact you’ve not mentioned it that it must be reasonably well behaved. I can imagine it would be great to take it to Lake Garda via the Stelvio Pass… done it in a Boxster, but that looks even more fun.
I would indeed say reasonably well behaved yes, but certainly have had the tail go out so not an unreasonable comment, and it goes out quite quick when it does. I imagine not quite the same perfect weight distribution as a Boxster though...
@@ikhruben9013 yeah but the R53 eats fuel like crazy. Not a good daily driver for me but much more fun and Mini like. My father owns a GP1 and it is really the gokart feeling Mini claims. I never drove a R53 JCW though
Gorgeous car
I am a mini guy a little bit baffled at the price difference between agp2 an ar56jcw down here in aus gp2 are 50 to 60 grand good jcw s are20 to 25 an you get back seats a premium stereo sat navigation etc in the jcw an the one big drawback on the 1,6ltr engine is that timing chain an decoking the motor but yep I agree the r56 great drive
Well done. A great review. Some say they can be a little tail happy in the handling department, but I’m guessing from the fact you’ve not mentioned it that it must be reasonably well behaved. I can imagine it would be great to take it to Lake Garda via the Stelvio Pass… done it in a Boxster, but that looks even more fun.
I would indeed say reasonably well behaved yes, but certainly have had the tail go out so not an unreasonable comment, and it goes out quite quick when it does. I imagine not quite the same perfect weight distribution as a Boxster though...
I really need a GP2 im my life. Currently owning a F56 S with the JCW Tuning Kit. It´s fun to but nothing close to a GP2
I went from a F56 s back to a R53 JCW! Looking back on it, it was a fantastic decision that I 10/10 would do again.
@@ikhruben9013 yeah but the R53 eats fuel like crazy. Not a good daily driver for me but much more fun and Mini like. My father owns a GP1 and it is really the gokart feeling Mini claims. I never drove a R53 JCW though
@@AnCapKadse They really eat fuel, but luckily it is not my daily driver. Pure fun weekend car and let me tell you, the go cart feeling is there!
@@ikhruben9013 got a R53 S with the JCW Kit now. LOVE IT!
@@AnCapKadse Smart choice mate! Have fun with it