Richard 'Hamster' Hammond and The Mini Copper S Review
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- Join Richard Hammond as he gets to test drives and review the Mini Cooper S. This remarkable hot hatch has a 1.6 litre 16V Supercharged engine, produces 163 BHP, does 0-60 in 7.4 secs, and has a top speed of 135 MPH.
[This clip is from Car File: Season 5, Ep. 14, originally aired 09/09/2001. The full episode can be watched here: • Car File: Season 5, Ep... ]
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So 20 years past still this car is so unique !
The best MINI ever made!
Love my old r53 modded they are pretty quick and youd be suprised what they'll keep up with
I’m just about buy an 03 plate with just 24k miles on the clock…. Can you tell me is there much of a difference performance wise compared to 04-06 models ? Cheers.
@@johnhall8564 depends I can’t remember what year they stop supercharged I’ve got one 04 that is supercharged modified it and I keep up with e92m3 up to 60-70 mph in the dry they are good pocket rockets just sketchy over 100
@@fusionstream5032 I’m surprised how quick the little car is as standard so I’m looking forward to modding it down the line and hopefully getting at least 200bhp…… and wow keeping up with M3’s is some going !!
Funny how he starts off with, "Some say..."
I love my R53. Most fun car I've ever owned.
He has come a long way since those days :D
I got my mini with the cooper works kit. love the supercharger whine
man, he looks so young in 2001 lol
Aasa C He looks the same as he does now haha... my roommate and I watched all of the Top Gear seasons on netflix recently (14-21), now we're starting from the beginning on Hulu. It's crazy how much younger James and Jeremy look from 2003 to now haha.
I had a jcw same colour as this one a real diamond fabulous little car miss it everyday if you want a great small car buy one
I never sold mine. :-)
Minis are AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not 2001. The BMW Mini came out in 2001 but the Cooper S version didn't come out till 2002
RWL2012 no 2001 they came out my mate had one
Exactly what I was gonna say as the cooper s wasn't launched until 2002. Hence why there is the cooper s 02 register for all the first ones. My mate owns one of the first batch off the production line.
Not a Cooper s Gerry. if he owned a mini in 2001 then it would of been a standard W10 engine cooper model. If it was a cooper s then it wouldn't have been until 2002.
Sorry, if you're one of the three "people" that disliked this video, you're a heartless ogre.
Or, theyre one of the countless dissatisfied owners of these horrid little cars. I was once one of those people, and I'm now very happy to say I managed to sell mine to some other poor bastard that thought it would be a good idea to buy one. They'd have been a great car if they had used an engine that wasnt such a unreliable pile of scrap, I'd trust a vintage Mini engine more than this garbage. What a waste.
dont get me wrong, I love the way the look (except for the newest ones...gross), and they do handle like a super-sized go kart, but the reliability issues alone make it a ticking time bomb.
Now 35. 17 years later my JCW MINI is the best car I ever owned and still own and drive!
Wow to think this is nearly 20 years old : /
It is now. Still love the 02 to 06 Supercharged Mini Cooper S. They got it right with that generation!
i love my Mini Cooper
It had a problem when I bought it from the previous owner I had a complete overhaul done a year ago and she's the most brilliant car ever since Beautiful how she drives. Love it to bits.
Almost used that opening for my Ap English exam…
omg his car started and drove off by itself :o
cliftonenrico One of the cool quirks and feautures of the Cooper S
They lied about the top speed😂😂 I had 140 out mine and kept pulling I had to slow down due to the A pillar blowing off 🤦♂️
Bugger that fab who says language has changed in 20 years!
I like how little the body rolls during corners. I usually end up catching up with a wimp and needing to brake mid bend 😂
I have the turbocharged clubman. A bit of lag but not too bad. Most of the lag is if I've just come out of puttering through a village at 30 in 6th but if it's up to speed on a motorway it can pull straight away
video is too short and no its not a girls car.
just like hammond
Traded my jeep for a clubman. Very happy
Me owning a Jeep knowing that for you nothing really changed in terms of reliability, repairs and fun driving it🥴👍
Must have been too painful to mention that this was made by BMW.
R53 Best car ever made!
Jaysus the baby face on Hammond
Best new mini made
Vintage Hammond
Are they any good for a taller person, say 6 foot.
Specialized 29er yes I have one and I’m 6’4. I have more than enough room in it
The classic mini had more head room than a mk4 ford Cortina.The new mini is even better.
Yes I'm 5"11 And have one and there is still tons of headroom.
Do many have sunroof in Europe and UK.because I live in Australia and my mini doses
Mine does!!
doses ?
Giant car or tiny driver?
I only came to see if Hammond crashed it!!
really that hard to spell not Copper but Cooper?
Copper
Copper
Copper
I wish that it would look even more aggressive and less cute, because now i consider this as girls car.
so what makes a 'girl car' a 'girl car'
My 2002 mini cooper is faster around my local track then a 2001 mustang with a v8.
Like if a girl car is slow, does that mean the mustang is a girl car?
Mary Elizabeth Bauer
Stereotypes... that's what makes. Girls usually drive small cute cars (like this)
what car do you drive then?
@@kitty051299: Big and ugly ones
thats pitiful i outran one in my zx2 escort
Hahahaha yeah no.. i had a zx2 new .. no way it’s out running my cooper s lol your probobly one of those guys that thinks he’s racing while the other guy is just cruising around. Lol
Ok fella. You probably did outrun one but sorry to tell you he was probably only using 10% throttle while you were hanging on the rev limiter because he wasn't racing you. But if it made you feel happy for a few seconds then that's great but don't try telling that story to anyone else as you may just get laughed at 🤣🤣
The MG ZR 160 1.8 is much, much, better!
But its a mg?
Bill Gates Total chav car, no class like the Mini. Dream on! Lol
And what happened to mg???? Oh that's right they went bust. While mini is still going strong.
Is it bollocks