@onefastr6
“You think you hate it now, just wait til you drive it.”
@TTduckTT
I could be working at my desk this morning but instead I'm sitting in the office bathroom listening to Jack talk about a car that he's color matched to his Patagonia pull-over.
@markallen2984
This car should sell a lot of Mazda3's
@patrickwilliams5345
That center screen is a human factors nightmare.
@LLG47
Lack of a manual transmission in this car is criminal. If it's not for enthusiasts then who is it for? Most nobody is buying small cars anymore but a luxury compact designed around the manual that doesn't have one? So silly.
@ratshackmojo
BMW doing serious cost cutting putting Nexen tires on a $40K MCS and putting Hankooks on a $125K M5. Used to be Conti's, Michelins, and Pirellis.
@matthewm3912
I had a 2013 Cooper S hartop. I added an intake, downpipe and exhaust with a tune. The car was the most enjoyable vehicle i have ever driven. Freaking go-kart 100%.
@gabrieliacoboni6951
Imagine paying 40k for a car without a gauge cluster and being told it is luxurious.
@ArthurBenetton
I watch many, many car reviews on Youtube - many Savagegeese videos - this exact video might be the best car review I've seen on Youtube - this should be a template. Just the pace, tone, amount and density of information, subtly of humor - it's just all perfectly balanced. Nice one, Jack !
@YidingSun
As a MINI enthusiast, there are couple things I would like to point out. First of all this media unit with the JCW kit is not available to the general public and in general this unit should feel even better than the top spec Cooper S that you can order in the US. It has a better selective damping suspension, better spec brake pads, a firmer seat, and SHIFT PADDLES. The Cooper S that you can actually buy in the US can not even be shifted manually. But to "protect" the potential JCW customers, BMW decided not to offer these options on the 2 Door Hatch. For the normal Cooper S offered in the US, the suspension feels way worse than the F56. The rear suspension is bouncy and unstable even with the optional dynamic damper control. As for the dual clutch, I believe there had been a software update. For the 4 F66s l had driven, the ones recently produced (Arrived at the dealers after October, so likely September production) are much more responsive and less noticeable of the wait for shifting than April/August arrivals.
@Powersproductions130
I had an R53 S and that was one of the most fun cars I’ve owned. The whole time I owned it, it never understeered on the street and even oversteered when it was wet out. I wouldn’t touch this one with a 10’ pole.
@smolls83
“There’s no small cars that are whimsical like this” awkwardly glances at the MX-5
@LLG47
I don't think it's a good thing that while you were demonstrating the infotainment I had literally no idea what was going on. What's with all those weird visualizations?
@zhengmingxi
This is how BMW continues to chase market share, stock prices, and in the process losing identities and characteristics.
@benbroccoli89
Picked up my 2018 Cooper S manual a couple months ago. Best decision.
@NomenClature-o8s
At home, lots of snow, a cup of coffee and Savageese.
@churchofbrap876
Bought one of these to replace my aging Cavalier Z24 and just love it. While i miss the velour cloth seating and sporty handling of the Z, i love the round iPad on the dash of my mini and i couldn't pass up the 108 month 5% financing they offered.
@LogicalQ
That interface is straight Flavor Flav
@elenchus
I’m a Mini fan and I think there are (or were) actually a lot of objectively good reasons to choose an F56 over the competition, namely, as you point out, almost all cars are now fat and huge, but also it’s the last of the 2-door hot hatches (in America, where I am) and that the interior quality is quite good by the standards of the sport compact segment. However, I can see basically no reason to upgrade to this gen from the F56; it’s heavier, it’s more cumbersome from all I’ve read to drive, it doesn’t seem to progress from a driving dynamics standpoint (seems to get worse), you lose the gauge pods on the steering wheel which I’ve always liked…it just feels less and less like a tiny sports car and more and more like a surprisingly nice runabout. I don’t mind its existence, I just wish Mini would release it as the Mini Runaboutman or something and keep making a real Mini Cooper. I think the JCW is going to be the biggest disappointment of the group, but we’ll see.
@seanpalmer3982