it's natural to say this car is ''slow'' when you drive supercars every day :) :)

They are 'fast, slow cars'. Ive had loads of cars (over 40), some with very big power, and also 20+ of Ducati superbikes. The R53 isn't really about wild acceleration, it's about handling and sustained corner speed. The cars can be modded to make about 240-250hp at the wheels...17% pulley, colder plugs, bigger I/C, cam and 550cc injectors, decent manifold..some go for a +2% crank pulley too. On a healthy engine that'll give you a 'quick' car that will punch well above it's weight and on a country lane, will be as fast as cars with more than double the power.

@antohooper6996

2 жыл бұрын

Mate is a 2% pulley better then the 17%?

@mertcapkin7263

2 жыл бұрын

@@antohooper6996 +2% crank pulley. Not supercharger pulley

I know all mini owners were yelling “it’s the other side” while he look for the hood release 😂😂

@thedriver99

4 ай бұрын

And also because we use it a lot

100% best mini ever released

Funny he keeps mentioning the lack of power. Max torque for this car is at 6950 rpm. He keeps short shifting so never gets max power.

@mr.j4900

4 жыл бұрын

its kind of pointless, Its not building anymore power if you look closely

@followthegrow108

4 жыл бұрын

Max torque isnt at red line on this car like 99% of cars ever made.

@LewibooitheWaffle

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin Cairns cooper s’s didn’t come with with 5 speeds

@giorgossimeonidis2198

3 жыл бұрын

Anyone who has driven a r53 knows the power is at redline because of the supercharger, different story to a turbo engine.

@svenvanwier7196

3 жыл бұрын

11:10

Oh man.. some great footage tearing through the gears !! These cars are so underrated..

"Doesn't feel that quick though" as he takes a turn in a $10,000 car like it's a $90,000 car

I'm looking at R53s and this vid has confirmed I'm looking at the right cars.

@lordpetrolhead477

4 жыл бұрын

Dave Barnett, you definitely are looking at the right cars. Bought my 2006 with fully loaded spec eight months ago and am now looking for another to add to my car collection. Get in ASAP as mine has already gone up £1k in value in eight months.

@dutchminir5318

4 жыл бұрын

That’s right my man! 💪🏻

@bryanclx

3 жыл бұрын

So, did you buy it since then ? haha

@davebarnett4262

3 жыл бұрын

Bought one this week 👍🏻

@freddieparrydrums

2 жыл бұрын

@@davebarnett4262 Nice, just got a 2008 Supercharged R53 40k miles

It's not "fast" but it's fun as hell without losing your license. I'd argue it's more fun to drive everyday than a heavy 800 hp AMG coupe that you have to restrain yourself 95% of the time not to lose your license.

@louiscitroen9295

3 жыл бұрын

Finally sommeone that understand it

@bigfarma6757

3 жыл бұрын

I agree . I had a 270bhp Merc but I sold it and bought another Mini Cooper S . So much more fun .

Always good 👊🏽 Max

I sold this Mini model at the BMW dealer when it came out in Holland. I was at the introduction in a old factory in Maarssen. It was a total hit. Man that cooper S with the jcw kit was awesome to drive! I Almost bought one 2 years ago but got a good deal on a 130i instead. Anyway nice video!

I am a R53 owner and have driven both R56 and F56. But I still love the rawness of the R53, eventhough the new ones are sure faster.

@wassilia1234

Жыл бұрын

faster but less fun, exactly what mx-5 is compared to other heavier cars

I bought Cooper S for 2500 Euros...I love the car...I am hardcore Bmw fan and was looking to buy f10 e60 e39 e65 e46 e90 etc...but then I went and bought the Cooper S and the car is such a fun to drive...AMAZING

@martellosousa

Жыл бұрын

so cheap :O

Sixth gear never got any love while cruising.

Exhaust is so loud you can't hear the supercharger

Nice Thanks For Upload This Video 👍👍👍🙏🙏😃👌😃

Bestimmt alles eingetragen ;) Aber geiler Sound für so ein kleines Auto:D

Had a r53 from 2005, great car to drive, the exausht pops were unreal, only drawback was the fuel economy, which there wasn't! 15 L /100km.

@unknownip6741

4 жыл бұрын

Stay below 2500rpm but yes... I cant do much better either

@Eidrian111

4 жыл бұрын

Something is seriously wrong with yours. Or you drive flat out everywhere. Mine does 8/100 combined.

@pamerr14

Жыл бұрын

I have a 2006 "true" jcw and nobody believes me when I tell them it's fuel efficiency is nonexistent lol. It's awful!

Ilove this car 😊💝

thank you, nice

Tell us how slow it is again, I don't think you mentioned it enough

those pops are louder than my full exhaust-megan 4 to 1 and a Monza cat back.

Maybe not the fastest cars on the road but i have so much fun with driving this car its fucning awesome

Haha moest wel even lachen toen je de hendel zocht, had dat de eerste keer ook

From the looks of it, all the horses are still there….. I never lost power in my Cooper S r53 and it had done 120k miles…..probably used to the turbo kick of other fast cars rather than the linear power

Good sound

Mini hiding that damn release

all the car needs is an engine rebuild and it'll be back to its former glory these are literally the only bmw minis i like the newer ones ain't for me as again gen 1 was the best and still is the best to date

After driving some of the Rockets you have I'm not surprised this feels slow Wicked cars for the lanes b roads of Britain

Fun to drive

What a blast right! Go kart but not a racer on the autobahn 😋

Your really is really real :)

@maxderfahrer9938

3 жыл бұрын

Aber ich muss dazu sagen unser Mini one von 2002 ist ein 1.6 mit 90ps und hört sich auch "brummig" an und geht auch gut ab - scheinbar hört der sich von Haus aus so an

It may not be as fast as modern GTI, especially a tuned one, but it's more than quick enough and infinitely more fun to drive than a GTI. I've owned both, and while the GTI is much faster, it isn't nearly as engaging to drive. The comfort and refinement of the GTI is a godsend for everyday commutes as a MINI will grate on your nerves over every pothole or stoplight. The GTI is great at "turning off" and just cruising on a commute, whereas a MINI is "always on" just begging you to do something stupid. It's a love hate relationship but the MINI unquestionably more fun.

Mi coche favorito 😍

Wonder what would happen if you put it on a Dyno to see if it's still producing full power. I suspect it probably is 200hp in a super charged engine sure doesn't feel as quick as 200hp in a Turbo engine.

I guess its time for a version 2.0, since a lot has been changed 😏

AutoTopNL..THETS VERRIE GOED TE HOREN🤣🤣

I hope to own a mini one day

@skillaxxx

3 жыл бұрын

You should, the R53 is so much fun to drive, no comparison with the newer ones, those are no longer go-karts. They will need serious continuous maintenance though, a price I'm willing to pay for a smile on my face every time I floor it.

It’s a 220 bhp car after the upgrades and you took it on the autobahn like an idiot and kept saying it’s not fast. Obviously it’s a 200bhp which you need to revel to at least 7000 rpm to fully enjoy it and open her up. Tbh after watching that I think you don’t really know a lot about cars. You just take high performance motors on the autobahn and that’s about it

@equaliser2265

4 жыл бұрын

You are correct, what a knobber, like Schmee .

@dutchminir5318

3 жыл бұрын

True that, after a few months and a new cam it proved te have 213bhp. It’s top horsepower is right at the redline and it likes to rev up to it to!

@ilpatongi

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah right? A professionally trained driver that doesn't know what he's talking about. We really should listen to youtube-comment strangers more...

@freddieparrydrums

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@magicstuff4181

2 жыл бұрын

True, i have a R53 Cooper S and i am a race driver, Profesional in karting and racing in cars like a Bmw 325I with Turbokit up to 350hp with 500nm torque, i already heard rumors that the cooper S and JCW were fast but when i drove in it it really goed fast, the cornering is better that 80% of the other track cars and almost redlining the engine really gets all the power out wich is really enough to get that light mini going my point is that is just so much fun and it’s really fast tho

Skip to 6:41 for start up

@Hunter77xx

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Is it fast or not Max? Make your mind up.

You are also great max

@sajidalituri7775

4 жыл бұрын

Thank for like my comments

i want a mini!!!

Could u tell me please , I have the same version of jcw 2005 model , and I wanted to make it more louder. Absolutely the same exhaust but it seems yours is modified. What do I need to do? Shall I just cut all catalyst and make it straight pipe or what? Please waiting for your reply. Thanks a lot!

The scoop needscolourmatching to the body colour would look way better

@WilliamCWayne

2 жыл бұрын

It's color matched to the roof and mirrors

I like it!

Звук чарджера ближе к отсечке будоражит👍

@uslt5028

4 жыл бұрын

Я продал неделю назад 2006 r53 заряжаный и сегодня купил 2005 r53 jcw works такой же как этот только по жире комплектация 😃😃 уже на jcw бамперах с подогревом и тд.. чисто на каждый день это самая прикольная мащина мне нравется😀

Bet the bypass valve isn't shutting

Take that exhaust off and shift properly and we might have a a better representation of a great B road car

idd beetje traag voor een jcw. Mijn s trekt m een stuk makelijker door naar die befaamde 100kmh, maar zoals vaker genoemd schakel niet zo vroeg joh, kost je kruim.

His name is Yes Sir (I Can Boogie).

which exhaust has it

The best usually

De aero gril is nergens meer te krijgen weet iemand nog waar je er 1 kan vinden?

upgrade the clutch to an act, you'd be amazed.

Rip left ear

What custom head unit is that in the center console?

@bartoszjablonski1993

4 жыл бұрын

This is oem sat nav, fuel cons. etc.

@ayyylmaooo

4 жыл бұрын

Not custom, that was an option

Hi because i want to buy one mini cooper s r53 i have a question for you. Is the steering wheel telescopic goes up down front and back or no. Sorry for my English

@saltwiththat

4 жыл бұрын

Hey dude, it only goes up and down.

8:04 Probably a bypass valve malfunction.

@dutchminir5318

4 жыл бұрын

Correct, replaced it a few months after that video. Draggy shows 0-60 times of 7.1 sec and could be faster

@skillaxxx

3 жыл бұрын

@@dutchminir5318 That's a R53 for you, but I love these cars too, so much fun to drive and 200-225bhp is just the right amount of power to toy with.

The system exhaust is JWC?

@dossantos3659

3 жыл бұрын

no

Mooie auto, alleen jammer van dat lekkage dak.

9.14 fake laugh😂😂

What minis better? The 1.6 jcw or the 2.0 jcw?

@Eidrian111

4 жыл бұрын

This one.

@AnCapKadse

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eidrian111 as a daily driver the F56 is way better (more comfort and way more reliable). As a weekend weapon I prefer the R53 and R56. That´s why I want all of them^^

The farting mini😂

@tosapwr

3 жыл бұрын

aka BURBLE

Anyone knows where to buy the kit, cant find it anywhere

@Eidrian111

4 жыл бұрын

They are not for sale anymore.

@simonlloyd7557

3 жыл бұрын

@Ellie Basic JCW also has ported heads remember. A stock S will also need a remap.

Lol the hood release trucks every one .

This is the only Mini Cooper S that I've seen that you can't hear the supercharger whine from. What's up with that?

@Peginafication

2 жыл бұрын

Exhaust noise is mostly drowning out the supercharger sound. I would much rather the sc noise than exhaust noise!!

@AmaanKhan-te8ll

11 ай бұрын

An alta cold air intake will make the supercharger whine significantly loader, the supercharger whine is actually loader than the standard exhaust.

They are definitely gonna be slow on the autobahn. More of a back road touge car.

All I heard was moan moan moan car wasn’t built as a super car. It’s still a fantastic car to drive.

Rip Nissan GTR

Ik ga echt stuk om zn accent

Not that fast? Hmmm I think you need to not compare this car to the Super cars you normally drive...

better to review a 2006 model with limited slip diff and a few mods and will be quicker and less chavvy than this car.

cylinder ?

@bartoszjablonski1993

4 жыл бұрын

4

Problem is the straightpipe that cost performance.

@Executioner425

4 жыл бұрын

thats simply false

@superfly2nd

4 жыл бұрын

Nah the decat costs performance, especially if it’s not mapped for it. R53’s like a bit of back pressure.

@hugoboss8786

4 жыл бұрын

@@Executioner425 Thats simpley true, R53 need backpressure. Have you a R53?

@dossantos3659

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

Watching this guy doing a review was like having red hot pins being put in my eyes , he seemed to know fk all about the car ,TBH I don't think he actually liked the mini the way he was describing it ,oh by the way he kept calling it a old school mini ... its not its modern mini old school mini are from the 60s.

Release on passenger side lol

You barely hear the whine from the supercharger... 🙁

@ethanboersig9401

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Cornelis I’ve got a 2004 cooper s and trust me the whine is almost overwhelming lol

@ottoman180

4 жыл бұрын

Ethan Boersig I want a Mini Cooper s just for the supercharger. 😁 but I was surprised I didn’t hear it very clear with this one. 🤨

@ethanboersig9401

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Cornelis they’re amazing cars I would highly recommend

@ottoman180

4 жыл бұрын

Ethan Boersig I’m looking for a project car. So no idea when it’s coming,but I will own one... some day. 😁

@jibbe3107

4 жыл бұрын

Ken Cornelis i drive one, and it’s such a fun car to drive. You really have that go kart fealing cause the steering is so direct and stuff

Sanook

His insta is @dutchminir53

So it's not a genuine works?

@gillesvanhoorebeke523

4 жыл бұрын

JackM in r53s there wasn't a works, only a kit that got released later

@jalalalap-akalala

4 жыл бұрын

The jcw was just a tuning package. so yes this is genuine

@unknownip6741

4 жыл бұрын

@@gillesvanhoorebeke523 was the gp a kit too? No right?

@gillesvanhoorebeke523

4 жыл бұрын

Unknown IP The GP wasn't a kit indeed

@Mr.Harris.

4 жыл бұрын

@@gillesvanhoorebeke523 2006 is the year minis came out of production with the JCW being genuine and not having to get the kit put on the car

Seems very down on power our old r53 cooper s non jcw was much faster

Das Getriebe tut mir echt weh ....

Idk why he keeps sayin it is not fast, annoying af bro 🤦🏻‍♂️

@mirkobreko8627

2 жыл бұрын

I mean what u expect its not a ferrari

MMMMMMMM look at all that tasty hard plastic on the inside

Actually I have na 1.6 cooper 2003 and what I see its as fast as mine XD I make air come better to engine, and in tank I have Shell V-Power Nitro Plus + little bit RE85 (85% ethanol). And mine back pipe has rusted off and have dropped it all XD but mine is about 8.5s 0-100, maybe better if start is perfect ;) last time was perfect start and it when even maybe near 7s!! And I really mean natural aspired 1.6, without any supercharger or turbo!!!!! And what I see in this video, Id say mine is as fast. :)

my left ear feels lonely ;(

Stop shifting so early! So annoying drive that thing!

Guy knows nothing about the car lol

I like about modern Minis that they don't make those cheap noises. I mean, this car sounds like a plastic bag. Some knocks here, some hisses there, it sounds really bad. I'd fear that the car just breaks and those old Minis are indeed of very low quality. Compared to the big cars we have nowadays, the modern Minis still feel very handy and direct. But they're grown up now, you can definitely use them for longer distances, the built quality is on BMW level, everything is just a bit better for everyday use. No doubt, those old Minis were pure and fun, more direct and all. But I'd choose a modern Mini over them everytime.

@equaliser2265

4 жыл бұрын

The new ones are shit. It's like comparing a range rover sport with a series 1 land rover , series 1 wins everytime , now sod off.

@uslt5028

4 жыл бұрын

Latka did you hear yourself???😂😂😂 your stupid if you think new cars better then old.

@latlak

4 жыл бұрын

@@uslt5028 i dont think that in general, i think that of minis.

You talk tooooo much

Try driving a real mini and youll have an even better time

Too bad these things are extremely unreliable

@PaulTC777

4 жыл бұрын

Follow The Grow not more than a shitty abarth

@bartoszjablonski1993

4 жыл бұрын

They're not if well maintained ; )

@followthegrow108

4 жыл бұрын

@@bartoszjablonski1993 regardless on how theyre maintained. Theyre engine designs are very flawwed from the beginning.

@bartoszjablonski1993

4 жыл бұрын

I can't agree with you. Next gen (R56) - yes, there were PSA engines and had many issues (they were kinda badly designed) but this one (Tritec engine) is extremely durable.

@asterisp

4 жыл бұрын

@@bartoszjablonski1993 im thinking of getting a used mini and my budget is around 8000e and I live in greece. would u recommend going for the r53 type? I heard I should go for the N18 engine type but not sure.

Fake driver