2016 Mini Cooper 3 Door Hatch - Review and Roadtest
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 12 ก.ย. 2024
- So just how good is the new Mini Cooper ? This week my Mini JCW Roadster went into the dealership for some warranty work and I was given a brand new Mini Cooper with 10 miles on the clock as a courtesy car. I couldn't help myself doing a quick review !
Here is my review of the 2016 Mini Clubman Cooper S
• 2016 Mini Clubman Coop...
It is the engine that intrigued me. A little 3 cylinder 1.5 litre Twin Turbo...what a cracking little engine !
This car has character in spades and if you buy one you have to give it a name !
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We wanted an auto mini coope,r and the dealer searched high and low before locating one in Scotland! We had no choice of colour, but was delighted with a tasteful solid light gray. The 6 speed gearbox is excellent with no vices and kickdown pushes you in the back. Have now had some air horns fitted to replace the disappoinintg original 'squark' and we are both delighted. My first car was a 1963 Austin Mini Super Deluxe in Fiesta Yellow which after the subframe broke in half with my future mother-in-law in the back I commited the car to a decent burial!
Mini's are amazing! Even the base model is a blast!
I am thinking of buying one and still am after that! Thank you!
Ironically the thing that I've never liked about the previous Mini was the speedometer in the centre.Surely with the keyless-go the idea is that your can get in and drive away without removing the key from your pocket?I like the idea of the smaller engines with the turbos. Good performance with very good MPG can't be bad and it's positive that you seem to rate it. Keep up the good work..
Thanks for feedback, the engine was a peach !
I get idea idea of keyless go, maybe I've just got too much crap in my pockets to have room for a key :-)
The performance is quicker than a Mk1 Fiesta ST and almost on a par with the Mk2 Fiesta ST......I've just come out of a 2017 Fiesta ST into a Cooper 1.5 and honesty performance is pretty equal..... Love it
Great review as always, totally agree about the keyless "key" and nowhere to put it, had this problem in my last car a top of the range Ford Kuga, it flaming well rattled around wherever i put it, i cannot see the difficulty in car manufacturers fitting either a magnet on the dash somewhere to stick the key or having a liitle slot to store it some place how hard can it be. I am impressed with the economy and performance figures of that Cooper, very good indeed.
Cheers Rob. Maybe I need less stuff in my pockets ;-)
+Rob Mason Why not put a slot at the side of the steering column in which to put the key into, i bet no one has ever thought of that one?
+Neil Taylor LOL !!!
Have you ever thought about keeping the key to the "keyless" ignition in your damned pocket?
I totally agree about the speedo missing, I miss that when driving the new ones.
I've also had issues with the manual gearbox or shifter in a couple of new models including a jcw. Not sure why but it gave me fits!
My JCW gearbox is nice but this one was a bit flakey !
I have one on order due in feb. thanks for a great review
Nick you are going to LOVE it !
Don't forget to give it a name. Every Mini must have a name :-)
Nice to see all the positive comments,I build the MINI at the heart of MINI Plant Oxford.
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@@PetrolPed Just brought a 2017 MINI Cooper myself,although I may not be able to drive it much longer....bloody speed Camera Van!.
I got a 2014 in January - mines the Cooper similar to this car but with a few more options. I took a while to get used to the gearbox (worst part I agree with you there) but I'm used to it now and have no problems. I love that it can be sedate and comfy but then drop it down and it does pick up it's skirts and goes - I bought this model specifically for the newer engine - rather than a higher spec older cooper. Glad I did:) 60 mpg is very optimistic though I only get just over 40mpg on my usual driving.
All this car needed to be great was a few more option boxes to have been ticked. I didn't have it long enough to get an accurate view on mpg performance.
Yes it is great :) I can't complain about the mpg either really as it's still a smidge better than my previous car which was a 1.2 TSI ibiza, much more powerful and better handling too so can't complain too much. I liked the ibiza it was a good car but the MINI has more personality.
Coming back to this after some time, had my cooper over 2 years now andI have had it remapped ( no mechanical upgrades ...yet) and wooooaahhh I fell in love again. The 1.5 engine certainly responds to a remap, it now puts out 179bhp and 250lbft torque and it really goes now! It was fun before it's even better now 😁 I hardly see anything about tuned 1.5 f56 it's always the 2.0 cooper S but it would be interesting to see how far someone with inclination could take the performance of this engine (not me..she's plenty enough for me now!!)
Great review as always. Some great little 3 cylinder engines around now...I recently bought a VW UP GTi and these little engines are great fun for little money. Would be good to see this sort of content on your channel as well.
I'd love to get my hands on an Up GTi. Not very common in the dealer network as I think they keep selling them !
At last an interesting review! Love the F56 MINI hope you do more reviews on it you should try the Cooper D!
A refreshingly interesting review indeed! Has some genuine character, unlike the most of car journalists, who just copy/paste each other's videos and rapid-fire shoot technical data at the camera. Well done sir, keep up the good work!
Cheers Craig. I hope to do some more. I fancy the JCW too !
+Obelix Industries Thank you for such positive feedback. I'm glad you enjoyed my review. It's just a hobby for me but I love cars and hope that comes across on camera.
Love love love this Car... I have a real soft spot for Minis...
Me too :-)
Having just test driven a 67 plate Cooper, I totally agree in regards to the gearbox. Very dissapointing. Vague and notchy. Feels over engineered. I also managed to slip it into reverse at the lights ...very embarrassing! Nowhere near the standard set by my previous MX5 nd! 🤘🎸😎
I find the steering very heavy, found the gear change to be very notchy also.
Nice review and edit 👍
Cheers Ian. I didn't have long to put this one together either. No time for fancy shots and music ;-)
So Is 2016 a good year for the Mini? I've been told there are a couple of yrs to avoid. But, I wasn't told what years. ??? I'm looking to buy a newer used certified Mini Cooper (s) Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Great video! I'm hoping to have that same joyful smile sometime soon.
Hi Pete. To be honest I don't know the answer to your question. I've not heard about any particular years, however they are great cars and I can certainly recommend them :-)
Petrol Ped...Thank you. I'm going for a test drive tomorrow!
I heard someone say avoid the ones from 2007-from 2011
Good review. Personally for me the styling is all wrong. I'm sure the Mini is a great all round package but the blobby styling would prevent me ever actually wanting to own one. Performance wise not sure its that impressive. The 0-60 time and top speed are the same or very close to what hot hatches were doing over 25 years ago. My GT turbo many moons ago would do a sub 8 second 0-60 and hit 120....
Hi Nick. I'm not sure about the 'blobby' styling either. I think I prefer the previous generation. I wouldn't say the performance of this car was impressive, it was certainly good fun though. For performance you really need to go for the Cooper S or even better the JCW :-)
I dont think you have driven this car.
Question, do you know if they can tune a base to be nearly equal to the stock S? Just curious how far people have tuned the new turbo 3 cylinder. Thanks
Yes you can definitely add a ECU tune or power module 2 equal and or surpassed the Mini Cooper S
which motor should I get the 3 cylinder or the 4 cylinder about to buy a mini ? both fully loaded but I heard the 3 cylinder is more fun what is your opinion?
I wouldn't like to say. My advice would be to drive them back to back and see which you prefer. They both have a lot of character.
Petrol Ped but which one do you prefer as a mini lover , which one would you buy? just out of curiosity . I got the 1.5
It's not a twin turbo you mentioned it several times that it was it's just a twin power turbo
I think the car must have had a dodgy gearbox. The gearbox is usually very slick and precise.
Maybe, it isn't something I've felt in a Mini before :-(
Having put a couple of K miles on mine now I think I know what the issue is. The offset pedals plus the fact the clutch requires an extra couple of inches travel than the accelerator means it's all too easy not to depress the clutch fully. I've ended up having the seat unnaturally far forward.
David same here no issues with the 6sp. Must be a dodgy gearbox.
Those alloys are criminal D:
Shoud i buy the mini cooper or the bmw 116 as my first car?
For me it would be a Mini all the way. Front wheel drive for a first car is a good shout ;-)
The gearbox isn't a problem?
is this the chili pack do you know?
I can'r remember for sure but I don't think it was that highly specced !
The cooper has a twin scroll turbo not a twin turbo
My bad 😬
I don't like the center console, looks like a smiling face to me. More to the point, looks like Twiki's medallion from Buck Rodgers in the 21st Century. I am definitely more of a fan of the older models of BMW Mini, they are drifting away from the original concept with every model - just like the Fiat 500, which I think the further you go back in model, the better they look.
Well put together videos, very interesting to watch.
Beedley Beedley Beedley...OK Buck !
We are showing our age !!!
Twin-turbo? Uhm no, it is twinpower turbo, so one turbo
Can you please do a review of an f56 mini one 1.2 petrol as this could be my next car
It's not twin turbo it's just 1 turbo
Twin scroll turbo actually.