The JCW GP3 is a very underappreciated car, I love the platform... most people don't know what it is in the states. I have not tracked mine yet, but on the street very few cars (if any) can keep up with me on a curvy backroad. The mechanical grip on this car is immense (even after I switched to Continental DWS for the winter), straight-line performance is savage it's almost too much car for the street but I like extra. The steering is a bit... odd as well once you figure it out your good but there is a learning curve. I also understand Mini enthusiasts are divided on this car, the lack of manual transmission and that the GP3 is nothing like older Mini's it's no longer a car you can rev out, no manual transmission anymore, it's pure BRUTE force, tons of torque with an 8 speed automatic, it's closer to being a FWD M car than Mini anymore. It shares the same B48 engine with the F40 M135i (which unfortunately is not available in the US, because people here are fat, dumb and mostly don't like hatchbacks). In my opinion the Mini is even more savage than the M135 because it's only 2800 pounds and sends all it's power to the front wheels. Mini never wanted the GP3 to drive like the old Mini's... this car is essentially an experiment of HOW FAR could Mini engineers take it with what was available. Even the fenders are from leftover/recycled I3 material, I say I'm impressed with it. The car makes you WORK for the performance, not as easy to drive fast as my Type R was but when you get it right she rewards you well.
@@BboyVReck Two different manufactures... The JCW GP3 has a lot more torque stock than a Type R does @332tq and it's making all that torque at only 1750 rpm. *EDIT* I also forgot to add the Mini has a TON of torque steer and it does not have a dual axis suspension to mitigate*. It's in your best interest to have two hands on the wheel when driving a GP3. The Type R makes 295tq at 2500 rpm which is good but the GP3 torque hits alot sooner and harder than the CTR. The CTR also has a transmission that was designed specifically for that use case. Mini never designed the F56 manual transmission with these huge torque figures in mind. The regular JCW F56 manual only has 228hp and 236tq... I've heard the input shafts are too small to reliably handle the massive torque of the B48. Some people (I was one of the unfortunate ones) decide tune their Type R's for more power and torque but I would NOT recommend this, especially if you drive the car hard or track it. The Type R has enough of a cooling problem stock, if you try to push more power out of that engine you are asking for trouble... it's part of why I have a GP3 now. It does what my modified Type R was able to do and it does it better with an actual proper cooling system to match. Even upgrading the radiator, grill and intercooler won't fix the cooling issues on the Type R, it's a flawed design. I believe Mini did their testing when developing the GP and manual was considered. However, the cost of designing a new manual transmission was not worth it for a limited edition car. Better to just purchase an already available transmission (the Aisin 8 speed) that is rated for the power. It's an excellent transmission. My GP3 would torch my Type R off the line and it's not even a comparison. Even if I had the perfect launch in a Type R with perfect shifting it still would not have a chance against the Mini.
@gravityhammer25 yea I figured. My last comment is bit rough. Now that you mention it, BMW don't have proper manual transmission for this high powered engine in any there FWD platforms. If it's existed maybe that would be a option.
Great, very capable car, and I like when the engine is stock so it runs like it's supposed to. I thought it was overpowered but I was wrong. Thanks to the owner and Misha for this!
So you buy a limited edition mini GP with 306 bhp on the front wheels. And then when the first set of front tyres is worn you decide to buy Nexen tyres 😔
The Mini GP3 is honestly so damn slept on - been waiting for Misha to do a video on this. It's definitely on my wishlist of cars to own, and a must to experience! This video has made me want one even more. 😩
I had a 2nd gen mini with the JCW tuning package, JCW suspension and the full GP interior + aero. That car was a foot shorter than this one and you could put a lot of camber on the front tires from the factory. I put a Quaife LSD in it and it was god at taking corners. I did autocross in it and also did the Tail of the Dragon.
hi these are cool ! ive driven a gen one mini and its quite impressive, it feels like a series one bmw hatch but more like a go cart, really nice suspension even stock, i love the interior with all the big gauges and aircraft style switches! This car is a lot more of a car than the one i drove, it was a checker flag model if that means anything
My manager mentioned one of these to me at work the other day! Great to see a good review and test drive! Definitely be showing him this in the morning... Great vid Misha
Such a shame it's automatic ,a mini should only be manual in my opinion its a more involving driving experience ,still a really good car would love to drive one around the nurburgring one day , great video Misha 👌👍
I must say I see many cars with Nexen tires at the Nürburgring. If you are not in full send with them they seem to be ok for the money. Those tires were up against a FWD 300hp Mini GP.
I always wanted to visit the ring, be even better to ride with Misha, amazing driver, true wheelman, dude can pretty much drive the crap out of anything, love the vids, keep doing what your thing
Misha, can you please explain your braking during the segment starting at 11:11. Your're pretty deep into braking before the bump, off, then slightly on after, before the curve.
I H8 the turn signals & Original new ones were terrible sine the cylinder head was a mounting point, and not enough clearance to re-deck after the head gaskets failed.
Beautiful car! But I don’t understand why you not put good tires on such a car…. Pilot super sport or goodyear f1 super sport or ps4s…. It enjoys the driving so much more and more reliable even on just street. Besides that love it!
Unless I was mistaken and misunderstood what was being said, I was flummoxed as to why the normal street tires were on the front while semi-slicks were put on the rear. Of course, it’s quite possible I misheard.
What did you think of the transmission? That is the one part of the car that gives me pause given all of the other GP's were manual and this is a rather basic automatic. Girlfriend has JCW with what I believe to be the same 8 speed and it is fine but a bit lackluster for a car that is otherwise phenomenal.
I'm not sure about the GP3 or JCw but the normal Coopers do not handle that well in my opinion, they are way too bouncey through corners, but the automatic transmission does really statisfy for a normal car, much better than the mercedes a/b/cla class dsg's
The F56 LCI Cooper S came with a Dual-Clutch Transmission but it can't handle more than 400nm Torque. Thats probably why the JCW and GP3 got the 8 Speed "Wandler". But personally i'd get a Cooper S with DCT, throw everything out, Recaro PP, Downpipe+Intake+Tune, Semislicks on Protracks, JCW Brakes and be done with it (Should stay below 30k)
i have heard and read alot about the 8speed new transmission vs the 6speed old. Less problems on the old one thats why the gp3 got probably a wandler because the dualclutch couldnt handle the torque?
@@Malar1898 sorry i meant the 8speed wandler was probably the better solution then the 7speed dct. I guess the 6speed wandler is also more robust then the 7speed dct. And you can always go with the manuel and replace clutch and shifter maybe.
Awesome real life karting, Dude got smile on the face whole time, so much enjoyable Rip to something vs windshield at 7:33 Game now is comparing the Auto Addiction videos with you passing by lmao
I think this could be the 'safer' way to set it up if you had to have a weaker set at all (correct me if I am wrong) but it means you will drift out and get lots of understeer as he did, but I would not have even contemplated having Misha drive it with weak tyres personally as it should have better for him to drive it. I think you can actually hear the tyres struggling to grip under braking too. It is a high performance Mini, it deserves some very good tyres.
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As an owner of 3 MINIs, I'm so happy to finally see you make a video!! Thanks from the USA!!!
The JCW GP3 is a very underappreciated car, I love the platform... most people don't know what it is in the states. I have not tracked mine yet, but on the street very few cars (if any) can keep up with me on a curvy backroad. The mechanical grip on this car is immense (even after I switched to Continental DWS for the winter), straight-line performance is savage it's almost too much car for the street but I like extra. The steering is a bit... odd as well once you figure it out your good but there is a learning curve.
I also understand Mini enthusiasts are divided on this car, the lack of manual transmission and that the GP3 is nothing like older Mini's it's no longer a car you can rev out, no manual transmission anymore, it's pure BRUTE force, tons of torque with an 8 speed automatic, it's closer to being a FWD M car than Mini anymore. It shares the same B48 engine with the F40 M135i (which unfortunately is not available in the US, because people here are fat, dumb and mostly don't like hatchbacks). In my opinion the Mini is even more savage than the M135 because it's only 2800 pounds and sends all it's power to the front wheels. Mini never wanted the GP3 to drive like the old Mini's... this car is essentially an experiment of HOW FAR could Mini engineers take it with what was available. Even the fenders are from leftover/recycled I3 material, I say I'm impressed with it. The car makes you WORK for the performance, not as easy to drive fast as my Type R was but when you get it right she rewards you well.
Its sucks we're getting less manual in new BMW and Mini line up... honestly I don't mind older models.
@@BboyVReck you couldn’t put a manual in this car. It’s too much power. You need both hands on the wheel.
@BullyBoxer too much power? Type R has slightly more horsepower than gp3, and it can handle power just fine in a manual.
@@BboyVReck Two different manufactures... The JCW GP3 has a lot more torque stock than a Type R does @332tq and it's making all that torque at only 1750 rpm. *EDIT* I also forgot to add the Mini has a TON of torque steer and it does not have a dual axis suspension to mitigate*. It's in your best interest to have two hands on the wheel when driving a GP3.
The Type R makes 295tq at 2500 rpm which is good but the GP3 torque hits alot sooner and harder than the CTR. The CTR also has a transmission that was designed specifically for that use case. Mini never designed the F56 manual transmission with these huge torque figures in mind. The regular JCW F56 manual only has 228hp and 236tq... I've heard the input shafts are too small to reliably handle the massive torque of the B48.
Some people (I was one of the unfortunate ones) decide tune their Type R's for more power and torque but I would NOT recommend this, especially if you drive the car hard or track it. The Type R has enough of a cooling problem stock, if you try to push more power out of that engine you are asking for trouble... it's part of why I have a GP3 now. It does what my modified Type R was able to do and it does it better with an actual proper cooling system to match. Even upgrading the radiator, grill and intercooler won't fix the cooling issues on the Type R, it's a flawed design.
I believe Mini did their testing when developing the GP and manual was considered. However, the cost of designing a new manual transmission was not worth it for a limited edition car. Better to just purchase an already available transmission (the Aisin 8 speed) that is rated for the power. It's an excellent transmission. My GP3 would torch my Type R off the line and it's not even a comparison. Even if I had the perfect launch in a Type R with perfect shifting it still would not have a chance against the Mini.
@gravityhammer25 yea I figured. My last comment is bit rough. Now that you mention it, BMW don't have proper manual transmission for this high powered engine in any there FWD platforms. If it's existed maybe that would be a option.
Great, very capable car, and I like when the engine is stock so it runs like it's supposed to. I thought it was overpowered but I was wrong. Thanks to the owner and Misha for this!
So you buy a limited edition mini GP with 306 bhp on the front wheels. And then when the first set of front tyres is worn you decide to buy Nexen tyres 😔
Yea its a cheap ass
Exactly, who even let you put those tyres on?! Full wrap but weak tyres, get the priorities straight :D
@@jonnyronnyroker crazy to think why you would put such a tyres on that type of car ,especially on the front .
yh first thing i would get is good tyres and an lsd
Ridiculous. I run pilots on my 250 hp R55 and I still wish they had more grip. Damn hipster mini owners give us all a bad name. 😖
The Mini GP3 is honestly so damn slept on - been waiting for Misha to do a video on this. It's definitely on my wishlist of cars to own, and a must to experience! This video has made me want one even more. 😩
They were almost $50k new. You can see why most buyers weren't excited about a $44,000 mini cooper.
@@borderwave2 exactly
@@borderwave2 And yet people pay 65k for a boring A4 Sedan or even worse, 100k for a RS3 😂
@@B__L everyone thats ordering one at Audi right now, could be more if you take all the extras
@@Malar1898 Imagine spending 50-100k on an Audi S3 over ANY 911. Couldn't be me.
Yes Misha, finally a Mini! Would love to see a clear lap with decent tyres on.
Ide love to see Misha in a well sorted original Mini on some sticky 165/70/10's, now that would be fun !
Or.... A Mini VTEC 😉
7:33 RIP that massive bug 😢 Also, thats pretty impressive acceleration, goes to show 300 hp is too much for average person to handle around the ring
The genuine excitement of spotting a tiny ass gurney flap, i lost it xD Right there with you man!
You simply have to say that Misha is a great driver... He makes it all look so easy and effortless.
The GP3 is an amazing underrated car, especially when setup properly! I bet you would prefer the heavier but awd JCW Clubman with the same motor.
I had a 2nd gen mini with the JCW tuning package, JCW suspension and the full GP interior + aero. That car was a foot shorter than this one and you could put a lot of camber on the front tires from the factory. I put a Quaife LSD in it and it was god at taking corners. I did autocross in it and also did the Tail of the Dragon.
Im so god damn happy theres a mini cooper video. Its my dream to drive the Mini on the Nurburgring!
I'd love to see a rearview cam. Get to see closing rate of faster cars and overtake reactions.
hi these are cool ! ive driven a gen one mini and its quite impressive, it feels like a series one bmw hatch but more like a go cart, really nice suspension even stock, i love the interior with all the big gauges and aircraft style switches! This car is a lot more of a car than the one i drove, it was a checker flag model if that means anything
My manager mentioned one of these to me at work the other day! Great to see a good review and test drive! Definitely be showing him this in the morning... Great vid Misha
Unfortunately, we don't have Nexen semi slicks tires in Europe, but in South Korea they're running with Nexen N'Fera SUR4G which are super sticky :D
Loooove minis. Ty for driving one. Such fun cars
The sound of the MINI very impressive and love the video!!
some semi slicks and proper brake pads this thing will go like a rocket
Omfg yessss! I love my gp3, so happy to see this!!!
Mini's are always so nice to send it in the corners 👌
Such a shame it's automatic ,a mini should only be manual in my opinion its a more involving driving experience ,still a really good car would love to drive one around the nurburgring one day , great video Misha 👌👍
we love that foot pov🔥🔥🔥 Misha is the king of the Ring🤘
6:14 so that's how it looks like POV-ish-style when someone takes that shortcut!
Love i!t
I must say I see many cars with Nexen tires at the Nürburgring. If you are not in full send with them they seem to be ok for the money. Those tires were up against a FWD 300hp Mini GP.
I always wanted to visit the ring, be even better to ride with Misha, amazing driver, true wheelman, dude can pretty much drive the crap out of anything, love the vids, keep doing what your thing
Finally a mini 💪💪💪💪
The Mini GP3 has same Engine and Gearbox as the 1er F40 M135i xdrive. The frontbrake is same as M135i xdrive.
Those poor tyres, begging for mercy the whole lap 😂
I think it´ll be a lovely car on track with some coilovers, decent brake system, sticky tyres and a little extra power 😎👌
i have a r56 jcw that i just built a forged engine in. once im finally done with the build i would def let you drive it on the ring!
aaaaand the tyres are gon haha she flies ! its good now and has great potential, i love the aero kit
as a mini enthusiast, the gp models are a great underrated car, especially the gp2
Would love a Mini GP3... would have loved to have been a passenger on this one! Thanks Misha
Misha, can you please explain your braking during the segment starting at 11:11. Your're pretty deep into braking before the bump, off, then slightly on after, before the curve.
He does that so not to trigger ABS over jump.
CRX at 4:31 is awesome. Hope you can get a fast one of those on the channel.
Misha: what have you done to it?
Guy: I wrapped it, and I drove it here from Holland.
Fun lap to watch! And that bird has impressive aim🤣🤪😎🙊🙈
Nice ride, sad the yellow flags. Nice sound ^^
YAY! A lap with a MINI 😁😁👍👍
Hopefully you'll be able to do a lap in my MINI next year... 🤞
The last 3.39 seemed speeded up! 🤩🤩🤩
I H8 the turn signals & Original new ones were terrible sine the cylinder head was a mounting point, and not enough clearance to re-deck after the head gaskets failed.
02:32 he loves Goooooold! accents! (Austin Powers reference)
Beautiful car!
But I don’t understand why you not put good tires on such a car…. Pilot super sport or goodyear f1 super sport or ps4s….
It enjoys the driving so much more and more reliable even on just street.
Besides that love it!
Unless I was mistaken and misunderstood what was being said, I was flummoxed as to why the normal street tires were on the front while semi-slicks were put on the rear. Of course, it’s quite possible I misheard.
Props to the MB for attempting a detour and reducing his lap time. If you aint cheating, you aint trying!
Misha great driving as always.
What did you think of the transmission? That is the one part of the car that gives me pause given all of the other GP's were manual and this is a rather basic automatic. Girlfriend has JCW with what I believe to be the same 8 speed and it is fine but a bit lackluster for a car that is otherwise phenomenal.
I'm not sure about the GP3 or JCw but the normal Coopers do not handle that well in my opinion, they are way too bouncey through corners, but the automatic transmission does really statisfy for a normal car, much better than the mercedes a/b/cla class dsg's
The F56 LCI Cooper S came with a Dual-Clutch Transmission but it can't handle more than 400nm Torque. Thats probably why the JCW and GP3 got the 8 Speed "Wandler".
But personally i'd get a Cooper S with DCT, throw everything out, Recaro PP, Downpipe+Intake+Tune, Semislicks on Protracks, JCW Brakes and be done with it (Should stay below 30k)
i have heard and read alot about the 8speed new transmission vs the 6speed old. Less problems on the old one thats why the gp3 got probably a wandler because the dualclutch couldnt handle the torque?
@@TheSlash389 the DCT is a 7-speed. But yes it cant handle the torque safely
@@Malar1898 sorry i meant the 8speed wandler was probably the better solution then the 7speed dct. I guess the 6speed wandler is also more robust then the 7speed dct. And you can always go with the manuel and replace clutch and shifter maybe.
Need a better lap with a more up together GP3 pls . 👍🏼
Better tires and that mini would fly
Great video Misha. What do you think Mk7 GTI Clubsport or mk7.5 GTI TCR?
has anoyne tried falken azenis fk510 on the track? How are they doing?
Well, after that lap he’ll need some new front tyres anyway. 😅
Perhaps he’ll spend it on a set of Michelin SPC2s as per original spec.
Such a smooth lap. I think that Suzuki was a Swift not an Alto.
Wow nice performance 👏
Awesome real life karting, Dude got smile on the face whole time, so much enjoyable
Rip to something vs windshield at 7:33
Game now is comparing the Auto Addiction videos with you passing by lmao
Interesting mini
You need to try a R56 !!
Can you do something with an Abarth on track maybe to go on with smaller car content.
Interesting tyre configuration 😅
the part I really come for is the debrief at the end of the lap
I like MINI on the Nordschleife 😊
7:33 bird poop and silence
been following twenty-one_gp for quite some time, very fun to finally see misha use it on track!! Awesome car!
That wing 😮😮😮
You havent mention the weight of the car
brilliant car looks capable...see someone came off a gsxr slingshot there☹️
It was a pleasure to watch
Love the MINI's 🤟🤟
Great to see a mini on the channel but a shame it was on a crappy tyre setup - who does that mix of tyres?!! 😂😂
Good video
pleaaase finally drive a tracktool mini in 2024
That's fast Mini.
hot hatches for live 🚗💥
do more of these
Fuuuuccckkk that’s fast!
6:12 AMG entry velocity too high. Audi steer imitated at that moment before overlanding like a Fin in a Volvo
Why he don’t put the stickiest tyres to the front of the car ?
Why oh why would you spend all that money on a great hot hatch and put budget tyres on it? 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️ ridiculous.
Lovely lap, goes well
One day I'll see you in a turbo R53. Awesome video; shame about the tyres.
R53 was supercharged.
R56 was the first turbo charged Mini
@@Jaws677 A stock R53 is supercharged yes
Why the grippier tires on the rear on a FF car?
I think this could be the 'safer' way to set it up if you had to have a weaker set at all (correct me if I am wrong) but it means you will drift out and get lots of understeer as he did, but I would not have even contemplated having Misha drive it with weak tyres personally as it should have better for him to drive it. I think you can actually hear the tyres struggling to grip under braking too. It is a high performance Mini, it deserves some very good tyres.
Bring him well build r53 and let us hear that whine
Greetings from Malaysia! 🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾🇲🇾
Was super awesome, wil do another one this summer with the right wheels 😜 🛞
Thanks for sharing the experience with us!
Love this!!
For a second I thought your passenger was Linus Tech tips lol
got to try a elantra n
It's quite odd that the GP3 redlines at 6000. Cooper S/JCW has a 6700 redline.
Lower compression, more boost.
Was that fly the size of a golf ball??
RIMAC ON NURBURGRINGGGGGG
Fake sound from speakers are killing me!
Mini has had lots off owners why hate on bmw is beyond me 🤣
Got to love a bmw engine
7:34 was that bird poop? 😂😂
Probably a big bug getting pulped af
Grote vlieg 🫣
@@KeanNuNu gigantische vlieg dan wel 😂
Misha love your videos man keep doing what you’re doing! I’ve been learning a lot from you. Quick question…
What is your current daily driver? 🤔
Polestar 2 if I watch his videos enough
bring a r53 mini
so nice car, really
I went to comment on this video and forgot about my profile pic😂😂 Needless to say, I want one bad
Yeah man. Whot a car. Better tyres and it's gonna be a beast. One tried racing me ages ago. He dusted me. 😂
I thought i saw Mario in the thumbnail