Post by michael on Jul 21, 2017 11:09:35 GMT
A friend of mine has recently traded his Audi S3 in for this Mini Cooper Works GP.
I had a very brief go of it before heading out in the lifestyle estate. Never have I driven a car that can be so accurately summed up by the word Mental. The exhaust, a long way from stock, fizzes and cracks throughout the rev range offering a soundtrack as manic as the drive. Control are all typically Mini, short movements with instant reactions and good feedback. It's a cliche bar non to say a Mini handles like a go-cart but this one does. The ride is a bit bouncy but not crashingly so and the body stays nothing but flat no matter what you throw at it.
And it is quick, tremendously so but bizarrely disguises the sense of speed really well, maybe you just get overwhelmed by the fun. Put your foot down and the car will start to steer with the torque regardless of how fast you're going. I've no idea what kind of tricky the diff has installed but it struggles to keep you in a straight line.
Inside it's proper premium Mini, the dash is topped in leather, there are special touches all over the place to let you know what you're driving and of course the back seats are missing replaced with a roll cage.
Brilliant fun and a really desirable little car.
I had a very brief go of it before heading out in the lifestyle estate. Never have I driven a car that can be so accurately summed up by the word Mental. The exhaust, a long way from stock, fizzes and cracks throughout the rev range offering a soundtrack as manic as the drive. Control are all typically Mini, short movements with instant reactions and good feedback. It's a cliche bar non to say a Mini handles like a go-cart but this one does. The ride is a bit bouncy but not crashingly so and the body stays nothing but flat no matter what you throw at it.
And it is quick, tremendously so but bizarrely disguises the sense of speed really well, maybe you just get overwhelmed by the fun. Put your foot down and the car will start to steer with the torque regardless of how fast you're going. I've no idea what kind of tricky the diff has installed but it struggles to keep you in a straight line.
Inside it's proper premium Mini, the dash is topped in leather, there are special touches all over the place to let you know what you're driving and of course the back seats are missing replaced with a roll cage.
Brilliant fun and a really desirable little car.
