MINI Cooper review: The perfect small car?
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Published 2024-08-08
This is the new MINI Cooper!
It’s available as either a petrol or electric car, and we’ve got our hands on the electric car for this review. The question is, when it comes to compact cars, is this one of the best you can buy in 2024?
For starters, let’s check out the design. From the outside, it is unmistakable as a MINI. There are three trim levels available, and we’ve got our hands on the top-spec Sport edition. This means it comes with an aggressive front bumper, black tone detailing, side skirts, and a large (but fake) rear diffuser.
Step inside and the new MINI is a nice place to sit. The main feature of the interior is the large circular infotainment screen in the centre of the dash. The majority of the car's functions are housed here, including the climate controls, but unfortunately, it’s not the most responsive system. Elsewhere in the cabin, there are well-designed, recycled materials on the dash, but in lower-down spots, there’s a fair bit of plastic material. Thankfully though, the seats are super comfortable.
Given we’ve got the electric edition, it’s only available as a three-door. If you want a five-door MINI, you’ll need to choose the petrol car!
There are two versions of the electric MINI available. The entry-level is the Cooper E, which comes with a 37kWh battery that can produce 184hp and 190 miles of range. The other edition is the Cooper SE, which has a 49kWh battery, 218hp and 250 miles of range.
If you choose the petrol car, the entry-level has a 1.5-litre 3-cylinder turbo that can produce 156hp, or there’s a 2-litre 4-cylinder turbo petrol that can put down 204hp. All MINIs are front-wheel drive, and they’re all automatic!
The petrol-powered MINI starts at £23,000, while the electric edition starts at around £30,000. However, the price can rise by a lot - the top-of-the-range car we have here costs over £42,000!! So is it worth it? You’ll need to stick with Mat and see for yourself!
Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:42 Design
02:15 Price
02:49 Interior
05:24 Back Seats
06:49 Boot
08:18 Annoying Features
10:32 Cool Features
13:45 Engines battery
14:51 Town Driving
17:03 Motorway Driving
18:13 Country Road Driving
20:02 0-60mph
20:37 Verdict
All Comments (21)
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What world are we in where a Mini cost over £42,000 and weighs 1.7 Tonnes?
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Those electric Minis are hugely expensive. The depreciation will be savage! 🤑
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A mini for 42K. what the f...!?
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Looking forward to the £80,000 JCW version.
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The mini is kinda overpriced
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The rear lights look weird. Personally I think they could have done a better job designing them.
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43k for a Mini is all I need to hear....
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somebody please clip when Matt says “that’s a little too small.” 😂
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Looks like a suzuki swift. Perfect time to snatch a swift guys
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How car companies manage to sell you a £40,000 car with a touch screen worse than a £100 phone will always blow my mind. How is that acceptable in a £40,000 car when it controls EVERYTHING
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John Cooper Works name being sullied here.....
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42k quid = 81,000 aud.... in Australia you could get the Tesla Model 3 Performance which does an 10.9 second 1/4 mile lol
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the front grill kinda looks like a huge BMW grill
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Honestly, carwow are obsessed with water bottles, cup holders, and door bins.....car infotainment systems not so much.
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The fact that you can get a model 3 for less money than this is insane. Mini has always been way overpriced
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I really like how this new Mini looks, but having a JCW appearance pack that looks almost exactly like a full fat JCW package on a non JCW model is a crime
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She looks at me and says "It's a Mini?" 🤨😅 So I have to tell her that "It's not about displacement it's all about the handling." Sometimes I feel like I should just start compensating and get a Ram 2500.
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Way too expensive. The Suzuki Swift is the only propper small car left 😔
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I honestly still prefer the early 2000s - 2010 models then the new modern renditions.
