Took delivery of ours a couple of weeks ago - it’s brilliant - can’t imagine needing anything much faster for everyday use. It’s great fun to drive - surprising nimble and agile and the driving sounds are fab - especially in Go-kart with the drive set to regen ‘B’ mode - when you back off the throttle it sounds like a pod-racer from The Phantom Menace. 😀. We had the last of the old Mini convertibles on loan for a week from MINI before our new one arrived and the difference in quality and materials is immediately obvious - the new MINI is in a different league to the old one. If you’ve got one on order, it’s well worth the wait. 👍
@@NotJanine777 I have a 2023 JCW with Chesterfield Malt interior. It's much nicer with its diamond quilt stitching and white seat piping than the new Mini. Not sure how you concluded this one is better. It's clearly not.
HI, do you mind if I ask a question please. I just picked mine up, do you know if its possible to always start the car in go-kart mode, I have looked and cannot see that as a choice, just the other modes 😂
@@johnpaterson4163 hi - as far as I can make out, it always starts in Core mode. There may be a way to change that but I’m guessing you’ll have to speak to MINI. Initially, I drove everywhere in Go-kart mode but after a while I found that Core offers a more rounded experience. Good luck 👍
@@NotJanine777thank you for taking the time to reply. yes I saw a menu with core being the selected, you could choose other but go kart missing odd. yes know what you mean maybe bit novelty and use more battery. I have a bmw electric bike with dynamic mode but must have only used it a handful of times, prefer wafting along on eco , must be getting old lol. all the best cheers
got ours delivered 2 days ago, nanuq white with red roof and red racing stripes. I'm really really surprised by how good looking the car is in real life, love the bonnet (it's like raised 5-10 centimeters) and the very aggresively curved front mirror. It has something of a supercar, amazing car and getting lots of thumbs up and compliments
I have one of the first U25 Countryman S E Sport L3’s in the UK after 3 years with the previous gen Cooper S E L3. If was my 1st EV and it was just perfect for 95% of my driving needs but……….. if I wanted to go more than 120 miles I had to resort to my diesel 2023 Defender. I Loved the Cooper S E it was a blast but I have an elderly parent to transport around and I am passed retirement age so in April I it was changed for the Countryman S E that was sat on my Mini dealer’s forecourt - it was handed over to me on 9th April thanks to BMW allowing the dealer to sell what was about to be registered as their demo. I really love the Countryman S E Sport although I have had the silly “go faster” stripes taken off last week when the car was in having the bonnet and front wings done with Xpel PPF. The Countryman with AWD is brilliant to drive quickly on twisty roads and in the city where it’s suspension set up is pure dead brilliant! I managed to extract 255 of its 260 mile claimed range recently. It’s a great motorway cruiser too. It didn’t take me very long to find the switch to silence the silly engine noises. Not that keen on the JCW badging in many places on what isn’t really a JCW, just has very comfy sport seats over the other models. I’ve had software issues especially the satnav voice instructions when a route is set - it simply won’t give me any and says that English is an available language for the system! But also tells me that it cannot do instructions in French Spanish German or Italian as I’ve also tried those too - BMW iT don’t seem to be able to get it back as I did have voice instructions when I drove out of the showroom but they disappeared when the car became online/connected. The Augmented Reality is very good BUT you can only see it by looking away from the road to the big centre screen as it doesn’t show on the HUD. As you say with Mini Mini is great but the Countryman or as I call it the New Electric Austin Maxi especially in Sport guise is even better as there is no wheel scrabble on hard acceleration thanks to the clever way that the torque gets pushed around the AWD system. I’ve even tried mine Offroad (as a serious off-roader with my Defender the Countryman’s Trail mode setting had to be tried out at least once - I’ll stick to the Defender for anything more serious than a forest drive type gravel road - the low ground clearance isn’t great for battery safety! BTW I went for the Smokey Green with Black roof option for the colours - Legend grey or Black 0:20 with a red roof looks silly with the red “ear warmer flaps” intruding into the rear windows - unnecessary styling, but you don’t notice them at all if the roof is black, even on the white version they are less noticeable in black than red.
@DefinitelyNotAGuru well. Yes in the petrol version. 2 door cars don't sell in this world. They become a very niche market. That's why you don't have fiesta and focus and polo 2 doors anymore. They are impractical for families and are a quickly declining breed. Hence why sports cars are also such small sellers even the cheaper ones like MX5 or GT86
I getcha mate but I really think the Mini Cooper is a 3 door car. I’m sure they’ll do a 5 door if it at some stage but I did ask the other day and there are no current plans. It does sound like a full JCW might be on the cards though.
Shame the JCW trim is just a look and not actually tuned. I don’t actually understand the difference between the “exclusive” trim and the “sports” trim apart from colourway.
Great review, but how can leatherette be considered to be sustainable? Leatherette is PVC, PVC is made from oil; leather is made from hides, people still eat beef, there will still be hides produced as a byproduct available, is this not more sustainable than oil based products that are now considered to be taboo?
It’s often made from mushrooms and various other things these days. Not my specialist subject to be honest and not do I really care as long as it feels good and lasts well.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru mushrooms?? Really?? Well that must be because you are such a funghi? LOL. I was so disappointed with the vegan leather that came with our Seat Leon, it started showing premature signs of wear at 3.5 K miles, and they considered that to be fair Wear and Tere! I was very disappointed at that myself, gone back to ordinary cloth now. Hopefully more sustainable, but probably still oil-based! I just don’t know. I do enjoy your videos though, keep them coming
Just Too expensive to justify me upgrading from my current SE, even though my current range is so poor. In reality that’s never been a problem for me-It’s a city runabout, and 120 miles range works surprisingly well.
My wife is on her 4th Mini (currently the previous Electric one), however when i showed her the pictures of the base model new Mini (not the flash extortionate one you go to drive!), she said the back looks like a Suziki Swift (not a good thing) and that the interior switches look cheap compared to the old Mini switches/toggles etc. I have to agree, i think the looks are a backwards step. I think it looks a bit like a cheap Chinese alternative..
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Looks are very much subjective. Glad you like it. My point is that if previous Mini owners dont like the square back end/new interior, its gonna struggle. The majority of Mini owners buy them for their looks.
I like the design and the Mini EV is better value than the Fiat 500 E . However, 23,000 old mini EVs?? Really? Is that the worldwide sales? It sounds dreadfully low....
148 mile range with almost 100% charge! That’s 100 miles less than stated. A real shame you didn’t cover this point. That discrepancy is about the same as my GTS Taycan! Must be a German thing. . . .
I wondered how long that would take - not long it seems. I've just looked at the first piece of footage I can see and it's 153 miles on 83% - the car was left on pretty much all morning with the aircon on whilst I was filming and the car was being driven by a child with a new toy (me) so really the economy and range assumptions here are not real world in the slightest. I wouldn't dream of discussing something like efficiency on a drive day (especially not one where it's been left on for 3 hours before I started driving); it's best left for real-life reviews after having had the car for a week and having driven on different roads, with different distances, temperatures etc. The WLTP figure could be spot-on or absolute fiction for all I know.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru I’m only interested because my wife has the electric 3 mini and that’s about 100 mile range. Not brilliant, good enough, but not an option for that longer journey. Now if 240 was viable, that’s a different story. I do agree, a great car. And yes, the torque steer has caused some quick steering input😳
You said in this video that you were happy driving the new Mini electric, but try telling your face that then.😅😜😝😝🤪😂 Sorry, but I just couldn't resist that joke.👍 £34k+ is way too expensive for a small city ev.👎 If I was to get one, I would take your advice 🤔& lease it instead.👍
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Took delivery of ours a couple of weeks ago - it’s brilliant - can’t imagine needing anything much faster for everyday use. It’s great fun to drive - surprising nimble and agile and the driving sounds are fab - especially in Go-kart with the drive set to regen ‘B’ mode - when you back off the throttle it sounds like a pod-racer from The Phantom Menace. 😀.
We had the last of the old Mini convertibles on loan for a week from MINI before our new one arrived and the difference in quality and materials is immediately obvious - the new MINI is in a different league to the old one.
If you’ve got one on order, it’s well worth the wait. 👍
Totally agree!
@@NotJanine777 I have a 2023 JCW with Chesterfield Malt interior. It's much nicer with its diamond quilt stitching and white seat piping than the new Mini. Not sure how you concluded this one is better. It's clearly not.
HI, do you mind if I ask a question please. I just picked mine up, do you know if its possible to always start the car in go-kart mode, I have looked and cannot see that as a choice, just the other modes 😂
@@johnpaterson4163 hi - as far as I can make out, it always starts in Core mode. There may be a way to change that but I’m guessing you’ll have to speak to MINI.
Initially, I drove everywhere in Go-kart mode but after a while I found that Core offers a more rounded experience.
Good luck 👍
@@NotJanine777thank you for taking the time to reply. yes I saw a menu with core being the selected, you could choose other but go kart missing odd. yes know what you mean maybe bit novelty and use more battery. I have a bmw electric bike with dynamic mode but must have only used it a handful of times, prefer wafting along on eco , must be getting old lol. all the best cheers
Nice review! Lovely car. Looks and driving fun!
Seriously fantastic little car that I'd love to be reunited with
Great, imparial and honest review as always Jim. Many thanks and have a great weekend
You too mate 👍
got ours delivered 2 days ago, nanuq white with red roof and red racing stripes. I'm really really surprised by how good looking the car is in real life, love the bonnet (it's like raised 5-10 centimeters) and the very aggresively curved front mirror. It has something of a supercar, amazing car and getting lots of thumbs up and compliments
You chose well
Nice review mate, thanks. I got the same except bonnet stripes, picked up from dealer couple days ago. So far so good. See you in the next one cheers,
Nice 👍
Lots to like about that little (not so little) thing. Very cool features in and out. Easy to see why you love it so much 👍🏼
I miss it…
Thanks Jimbo looks an amazing car who would have a thought a mini having more rear seat space than a lexus and have a better interior
Cheers Dave - watching me get in and out of the back of the mini was not pretty to be fair.
Coming early August. Cannot wait. Luckily on an ev car scheme so “only” £340 a month all-in cost.
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Mine is coming any day now. I can't wait.
👍👍👍
I have one of the first U25 Countryman S E Sport L3’s in the UK after 3 years with the previous gen Cooper S E L3. If was my 1st EV and it was just perfect for 95% of my driving needs but……….. if I wanted to go more than 120 miles I had to resort to my diesel 2023 Defender. I Loved the Cooper S E it was a blast but I have an elderly parent to transport around and I am passed retirement age so in April I it was changed for the Countryman S E that was sat on my Mini dealer’s forecourt - it was handed over to me on 9th April thanks to BMW allowing the dealer to sell what was about to be registered as their demo. I really love the Countryman S E Sport although I have had the silly “go faster” stripes taken off last week when the car was in having the bonnet and front wings done with Xpel PPF. The Countryman with AWD is brilliant to drive quickly on twisty roads and in the city where it’s suspension set up is pure dead brilliant! I managed to extract 255 of its 260 mile claimed range recently. It’s a great motorway cruiser too. It didn’t take me very long to find the switch to silence the silly engine noises. Not that keen on the JCW badging in many places on what isn’t really a JCW, just has very comfy sport seats over the other models. I’ve had software issues especially the satnav voice instructions when a route is set - it simply won’t give me any and says that English is an available language for the system! But also tells me that it cannot do instructions in French Spanish German or Italian as I’ve also tried those too - BMW iT don’t seem to be able to get it back as I did have voice instructions when I drove out of the showroom but they disappeared when the car became online/connected. The Augmented Reality is very good BUT you can only see it by looking away from the road to the big centre screen as it doesn’t show on the HUD. As you say with Mini Mini is great but the Countryman or as I call it the New Electric Austin Maxi especially in Sport guise is even better as there is no wheel scrabble on hard acceleration thanks to the clever way that the torque gets pushed around the AWD system. I’ve even tried mine Offroad (as a serious off-roader with my Defender the Countryman’s Trail mode setting had to be tried out at least once - I’ll stick to the Defender for anything more serious than a forest drive type gravel road - the low ground clearance isn’t great for battery safety!
BTW I went for the Smokey Green with Black roof option for the colours - Legend grey or Black 0:20 with a red roof looks silly with the red “ear warmer flaps” intruding into the rear windows - unnecessary styling, but you don’t notice them at all if the roof is black, even on the white version they are less noticeable in black than red.
I love the black and red myself; I wouldn’t change a thing about this car personally.
Nice car, great review, but it's a £33k Mini. Just overpriced despite it being a great car.
Lease prices are decent at the moment
It's a £43K Mini
Great review, that car looked a lot of fun.
It was!
Still too expensive IMHO. There’s about a £7k difference between the petrol and EV versions which needs to be reduced.
No difference in the lease prices though
Give it 6 months and they will probability reached price parity but the people that buy these minis probably won't be over concerned 👍
That car must have been really hammered Im getting 204-226 out of my SE.
Press car…
Great video
Thanks!
Put your name down for a road test of the Hyundai Inster for comparison.
Really looking forward to seeing how much that Inster is to lease
I shall
👍👍👍. Thanks Jim
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That's a great looking car
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I drove one of these JCW EVs a a few weeks ago. It blew me away. The best EV I've ever driven by a country mile.
Great little car
The interior is amazing 😍
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Nice review. Thanks Jimmer. Why does mini not do a 4 door in the electric? That baffles me .
It's not a bad thing, have you seen the 4 door?
@DefinitelyNotAGuru well. Yes in the petrol version. 2 door cars don't sell in this world. They become a very niche market. That's why you don't have fiesta and focus and polo 2 doors anymore. They are impractical for families and are a quickly declining breed. Hence why sports cars are also such small sellers even the cheaper ones like MX5 or GT86
I getcha mate but I really think the Mini Cooper is a 3 door car. I’m sure they’ll do a 5 door if it at some stage but I did ask the other day and there are no current plans. It does sound like a full JCW might be on the cards though.
@@vigneshn.y3048You are contradicting yourself.
@bigmacdaddy1234 How? No mini electric 4 door and it's a low volume car due to it being two door.
I can’t wait. Mine arrives in August.
Took delivery of ours 2-weeks ago - It’s fab - you’ll love it.😊
Nice 👌
Shame the JCW trim is just a look and not actually tuned. I don’t actually understand the difference between the “exclusive” trim and the “sports” trim apart from colourway.
I think a full JCW is on the way 👍
Apart for the interior and exterior visuals, it’s exactly the same underneath.
Nice looking car 👍
I think so too!
Great review, I'd like to see what you of think of the Smart #1 or #3 in comparison especially the Brabus 😉
Id love to have the chance 👍
Test drove it, as a former Mini owner (hatch and Clubman) I much prefer the previous generation.
Ok 👍
Sounds like a fun car to drive, just not sure the backend is very Mini looking though 🤔- Nice review - Thanks 👍
I think the backend is my faviourite bit, love it!
Great review, but how can leatherette be considered to be sustainable? Leatherette is PVC, PVC is made from oil; leather is made from hides, people still eat beef, there will still be hides produced as a byproduct available, is this not more sustainable than oil based products that are now considered to be taboo?
It’s often made from mushrooms and various other things these days. Not my specialist subject to be honest and not do I really care as long as it feels good and lasts well.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru mushrooms?? Really?? Well that must be because you are such a funghi? LOL.
I was so disappointed with the vegan leather that came with our Seat Leon, it started showing premature signs of wear at 3.5 K miles, and they considered that to be fair Wear and Tere! I was very disappointed at that myself, gone back to ordinary cloth now. Hopefully more sustainable, but probably still oil-based! I just don’t know.
I do enjoy your videos though, keep them coming
@@Suffolkman1961 😁
Looks nice, but I can’t justify £30K+ on a small EV. I’m more than happy with my used ID3 for half the price.
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Just Too expensive to justify me upgrading from my current SE, even though my current range is so poor. In reality that’s never been a problem for me-It’s a city runabout, and 120 miles range works surprisingly well.
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Nice that they’ve prioritised real-world driving over a 4 second 0-60 headline.
Yeah, 6.7 feels rapid in this too so great that the handling and driving experience has taken priority.
My wife is on her 4th Mini (currently the previous Electric one), however when i showed her the pictures of the base model new Mini (not the flash extortionate one you go to drive!), she said the back looks like a Suziki Swift (not a good thing) and that the interior switches look cheap compared to the old Mini switches/toggles etc. I have to agree, i think the looks are a backwards step. I think it looks a bit like a cheap Chinese alternative..
I disagree with all of that having just spent a day with it. Lovely car.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru Looks are very much subjective. Glad you like it. My point is that if previous Mini owners dont like the square back end/new interior, its gonna struggle. The majority of Mini owners buy them for their looks.
I think the majority will like it but obviously I'm only looking through my eyes👍
The new shape MINI really is a massive step-up in terms of build quality, materials and tech. The old shape feels ancient by comparison.
That looks amazing! I want one!
Me too!!! 😎😥
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A driver's car EV at last!? Is it front wheel drive?
it is
Made in China and batteries are cheap these days, I don't think the price is justifiable. "Reassuringly expensive" as the old TV ad used to say ?
Leasing the EV is cheaper than the petrol at the moment.
I like the design and the Mini EV is better value than the Fiat 500 E . However, 23,000 old mini EVs?? Really? Is that the worldwide sales? It sounds dreadfully low....
I love the 500E but this is a cut above
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148 mile range with almost 100% charge! That’s 100 miles less than stated. A real shame you didn’t cover this point. That discrepancy is about the same as my GTS Taycan! Must be a German thing. . . .
I wondered how long that would take - not long it seems. I've just looked at the first piece of footage I can see and it's 153 miles on 83% - the car was left on pretty much all morning with the aircon on whilst I was filming and the car was being driven by a child with a new toy (me) so really the economy and range assumptions here are not real world in the slightest. I wouldn't dream of discussing something like efficiency on a drive day (especially not one where it's been left on for 3 hours before I started driving); it's best left for real-life reviews after having had the car for a week and having driven on different roads, with different distances, temperatures etc. The WLTP figure could be spot-on or absolute fiction for all I know.
@@DefinitelyNotAGuru I’m only interested because my wife has the electric 3 mini and that’s about 100 mile range. Not brilliant, good enough, but not an option for that longer journey. Now if 240 was viable, that’s a different story. I do agree, a great car. And yes, the torque steer has caused some quick steering input😳
@@GWAIHIRKVfair play 👍
You said in this video that you were happy driving the new Mini electric, but try telling your face that then.😅😜😝😝🤪😂 Sorry, but I just couldn't resist that joke.👍 £34k+ is way too expensive for a small city ev.👎 If I was to get one, I would take your advice 🤔& lease it instead.👍
I love it mate, no idea what my face is doing, I’m not looking at it when I’m driving 👍👍
Why so pricey, the model tested costs more than a new highland model 3 😮
Ask them
The car will be over 50k when the EU tarrifs take effect next week 😢@@DefinitelyNotAGuru
@@v1nnyc it’s made in Germany
I think the Aceman looks much better...
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Holy shit, £43000 🤣
From £30k
Nice looking Mini for sure but I'll stick with my petrol engine car.
Fair play
I looks like a Chinese car
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