many went through a full refresh last
year today many of Wesley Chapel has
given us the 2023 Mini Cooper S hardtop
in that British racing green the iconic
mini comes into play this year we have
all the exterior elements blacked out we
do get a new Resolute Edition in the
rebel green paint with a special seat
cover inside our Cooper heads up display
nearly fully loaded except for the
delete for the heated steering wheel
this is going after Rivals like your
Hyundai Kona your Mazda MX-5 your Toyota
gr-86 but the difference between all of
them this is going to ride like a
go-kart it's going to be a little bit
more playful I'm Anthony from Hawkeye
rods and I'm going to go over all the
specs and details starting now
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the new Mini Cooper S hardtop is going
to emphasize everything on the front
fascia for that Grill it's going to be a
cleaner look less Parts emphasizing the
hexagonal Grille you're going to get the
gloss black on the top and it adds a
piece in the center so that way we can
have the same color paint as the rest of
the vehicle so that way you can really
tell the difference between this model
maybe a 2021 on the top we got the mini
badges blacked out we still have the air
vent on the Bonnet non-functional which
are LED headlamps and I do like how it's
blacked out instead of getting the
Chrome because this makes it look a lot
more new in fresh even though last year
they were emphasizing the Chrome
blacking it out I think really does give
this a nice set on the lower you're
going to have your functional air inlets
for your brakes that's highlighted in
the gloss black The Grille is also
bigger than the prior generation and I
do like how the air inlets here on the
center make it still look more
aggressive especially when you're
looking at this comparing it to any
other the rivals the way this sits it's
going to be higher up it's going to be
wider and it's going to project more of
a fun riding vehicle the matte black is
going to wrap around these 17-inch rail
spoke two-tone Wheels the famous side
Scuttle with the engine with your LED
turn light taking it to the back with
your Union Jack LED tail lamps cleaning
up the rear as much as possible focusing
on the lower part of the bumper for your
Center dual exhaust Outlets they're
going to be blacked out you're going to
get the matte black around it you're
going to get the Grille pattern on top
of it reverse parking sensors with the
reverse camera a Mini Cooper badge
blacked out and with this British racing
green I think it just screams more of a
performance and I like how they pay
attention to detail with everything on
the exterior of this vehicle because it
just keeps its Sleek just like the
original Mini Behind These 17-inch
Wheels the front disc reading at 11.6
inches the rear at 10.2 a McPherson
front suspension multi-link rear
suspension but the front and the rear
will have your coil springs and your
anti-roll bars a length at 152.8 inches
which is not going to be the longest in
the comparison this one also is going to
sit up a little higher like we were
saying earlier if you're looking at it
from the Mazda MX-5 but when we're
comparing it to the Kona this one's
going to be pretty close hand in hand
now this is going to be a little bit
longer the wheelbase at 98.2 inches I do
like how we get the gloss black on the
front a pillars and how they do that on
the rest of the window seals because it
really gives a clean polished look
keeping the silver wraps around all of
the vehicle because it keeps the
heritage of the Mini Cooper and The
Styling is going to be simple and yet
pleasing to the eye so it's not over the
top you're not looking for something
that's like oh my God is this an M
performance you're looking for a go-kart
and that's what you're getting go inside
to your cargo at 8.7 cubic feet there is
storage underneath the floor the rear
bench splits to a 60 40 split maxing
your cargo to 34 cubic feet but the best
part about a mini is the mini Twin power
turbo engine so we've got to go inside
give it some ribs so you can hear that
exhaust now
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the soundtrack that you get out of the
Mini Cooper S definitely is a delight
and I like that it has its own unique
style to it it's not going to be the
same necessarily as the VFW it sets
itself in a different class and it backs
the performance with a 2.0 liter mini
Twin power turbo four-cylinder engine
producing 189 horsepower and 207
pound-feet of torque that's paired to a
7-speed DCT automatic transmission
achieving 28 to 38 MPGs that's good for
a 0-60 around 6.4 seconds with a quarter
mile at 14.7 seconds with a top speed at
143 miles per hour stopping 70 to zero
around 158 feet this computes to making
it faster than the Hyundai Kona it's
faster than the Mazda MX-5 it's going to
be a little bit slower than the Toyota
gr 86 but what you get with this the
go-kart fun to drive everyday vehicle
all Blended in let me know in the
comment it's what you think about the
2023 Mini Cooper S hard top two doors we
go into the interior go over the tech
and take this for our test run entering
inside the Mini Cooper S hard top two
door is going to receive over 40 inches
of Headroom and over 41 inches of leg
room so this is actually going to be
better than your Mazda MX-5 the Toyota
gr 86 and the Hyundai Kona with
leatherette carbon black sports bucket
front seats they're heated and I like
the bolstering to them even though it's
manual with the manual cushion
extensions I let a little bit of things
slide because it's a Mini Cooper very
cleaned up and it has to start off with
the steering wheel because it's driver
Focus it's Napa leather you'll have the
flat black high gloss for your
multi-button structures paddle shifters
that are also flat the gauge cluster is
seamless and digital you can change a
few things on there and you can also
change from your green your mid to your
sport the heads up display I do like it
because I can actually see it with
polarized glasses and it comes out and
it goes in through a screen I also like
how it's so rounded inside because it
really gives us all the width from the
exterior and it brings it onto the
interior the dash is going to be simple
and modern and that's what many were
stressing with the full redesign from
last year it sets with an 8.8 inch
touchscreen with navigation so we have
the pinch we have the swipe click into
your home button so you can see that we
have the quick wedges and you can slide
through here there's a lot of different
pages there click into your apps so you
can see everything we have wireless
Apple carplay Amazon Alexa streaming
Bluetooth connectivity Sirius XM FM AM
switch it to reverse you have a reverse
camera with full trajectory and it has
your reverse sensors so it does make it
easy for your reversing I wish like I
say in a lot of my Mini Cooper reviews
that this was the whole screen because
it's so cool what they do the lights
that illuminate right when you change
the air condition or your heat it will
change from cool to hot when you're
racing the vehicle it can go for your
RPMs just really nice little touches
that they put when you're backing up it
will also alert you through that so you
have so much cool stuff that comes out
of this little circle just make it a
bigger screen maybe that would probably
make it a lot more nice the gloss black
is going to be on all of your air vents
ambient lighting that's going to be
underneath dual climate control settings
I like the rally toggle switches and
pushed to start and even on the top they
do the same thing so it is super cool
that they're giving us this race
Heritage the BMW look for your gear
lever you have a little storage tray
underneath with two USB ports a 12 volt
cup holder is a 16.9 ounce fits without
any issues I would say you could fit
probably about a 20 ounce your I drive
Mouse open up inside and you got your
wireless charging pad open up again and
now you have nothing and you can also
adjust this to make it easy easy for
somebody tall like me that is definitely
a plus it's going to be more firm where
your elbows rest door panel is going to
be harder materials I do like how they
keep it simple and plain with the
ambient lighting one touch up and down
for all the windows and the storage
pocket is actually pretty large when
you're comparing it to the rivals this
one definitely has a pretty sufficient
amount of storage in the front upgraded
Harman Kardon stereo system you have two
sunroofs so everybody's taken care of
for their vitamin D let's see how I look
in the back for the back seat Headroom
isn't actually that bad nor is legroom
if the driver isn't six foot three if
you're tall you're obviously not going
to fit behind the driver just hit
yourself behind the passenger where you
rest your elbows it's going to be harder
materials you get the Harman Kardon
stereo system and a cup holder that can
fit probably a 16.9 ounce water bottle
here in the center you don't have
anything to rest your elbow so you have
to kind of Lean Like This whenever
you're doing your little Rally or your
go-kart racing around but I do like the
fact that I can fit back here and you
have the windows that are not so small
so there's no claustrophobic feel Plus
like I was saying in the front you have
your own Moon Room taking the 2023 Mini
Cooper S hard top two-door out for our
test run 189 horsepower with 207
pound-feet of torque 0-60s in the mid
six seconds so you have the phone
capabilities wheelbase is around 95
inches that's why it feels like a
go-kart because you're right on top of
the front wheels so when you turn it's
instant it's the only vehicle of its
kind that has the fun and that's what
we're going to show you in just a few
seconds so we're going to pull out here
we go
just your regular Drive hitting around
two RPMs feels nice and settle
visibility is great because it's a
smaller car the British racing green
definitely gives it that style to show
you some of the fun
let me show you the brakes
definitely the best of both worlds we're
going to pull over here and stop in the
middle of the road so you can really see
what it is
make sure we're in sport mode here we go
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it's a fun vehicle and you get an
exhaust note that is really cool too
because when you get in these smaller
Vehicles you don't really get an exhaust
note you just hear a lot of road noise
mini seals it up pretty decent it's not
very noisy and the vehicle wheels are
not very big so the rod quality is going
to be a little bit more comfortable too
you will still feel some of the bumps
though because it's a smaller vehicle
there's no way around it and it doesn't
feel so wide for the exterior even
though it is a wider stance in the front
and on the rear track so I do like the
fact that it really has every Dynamic of
many and they just move forward each
year
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it's a very fun playful vehicle the
Dynamics are right on point you feel
like you can just do anything with this
little pocket rocket and yes it's not
going to be the fastest vehicle by any
standard but you're gonna feel the speed
even if it's not that fast now there is
three things I like it three things that
I dislike is anything more than that I'd
be buying this cooperettes the three
things that I like the heads-up display
is my favorite of all because I could
see it with polarized glasses so that
means any glass that you wear for your
eyes you're going to be able to see it
there's a flip side to it I'm a little
tall the second thing that I like about
the vehicle is the lights that
illuminate around the 8.8 inch
infotainment screen because it's just
awesome I mean look at this when you put
it on hot or cold if you're ripping up
the vehicle when you're backing up it
just illuminates different colors so
it's just very Lively inside the
interior and the last thing that I like
about the vehicle is how everything is
blacked out because it makes a very
seamless look especially for the iconic
LED headlamps that we have for the Mini
Cooper badging and then bringing into
the interior around your air vents they
just did a great job sculpting the
vehicle from the exterior and on the
interior on the flip side three things
that I dislike because I'm taller I have
to kind of sit down like this it's a
little bit uncomfortable because of the
way the seat adjustment is yes you can
move the seat but it's a little bit
tough to find a happy medium because
it's manual seat adjustment the second
thing that I dislike about the vehicle
is the amount of harder materials
obviously you get used to it and this
happens in a lot of Brands don't get me
wrong it's just when you're hovering
near a forty thousand dollar price point
you really don't want to have so much
hard materials where you rest your arms
or your elbow turn radius and more or
less a stop point this is that go card
about not even two lanes some gas
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it's really hard to say negativity about
it because it just keeps putting a smile
on your face whenever you give it the
throttle we're going to switch it into
the green mood
that way we can get optimal gas
consumption
the pedal
necessarily heavy
heavy I do like that BMW make sure the
mini always has power underneath the
mini twin-powered turbo engine the last
thing that I dislike about the vehicle
is where you rest your legs or feet on
any side of the vehicle it's not
necessarily going to be the most
comfortable to ride so you kind of sit
up yes you have cushion extensions in
the front but because they're not power
adjustment seats you're not going to
feel a happy medium especially if you're
tall like me and even in the back seat
you don't have a lot of feet space or
leg space so obviously it's a smaller
car and it's not necessarily meant for
taller people can tall people fit yes
they can for a long journey it's going
to be where are you going to have to
stop here and there to take a rest maybe
walk it off but as for that fun drive
definitely is captured the exterior
elements definitely sets itself apart
from the rivals which one would I choose
over all of the rivals I like the mini a
little bit better unless I'm going to
the cone where it has the inline that
thing is just crazy then I like this
better than the MX-5 unless
I was a little bit shorter than I think
I would enjoy it a little bit more the
Dynamics to this just is a little bit of
a different Essence both two of them are
great vehicles and if I'm comparing it
to the Toyota gr 86 I actually had more
fun in a Toyota Corolla manual than I
did in the manual gr 86 even though
that's a little bit faster I'm just
sewing I'm just stressing the funness of
the vehicle it's also a little bit
smaller so for tall people this one
pretty much captures everything because
you don't really have to worry if you
are over six foot tall you can still fit
you will have some issues here because
you have the sun visor here on the
driver's side but overall great vehicle
I like the performance to it and it has
great gas consumption I like to thank
many of Wesley Chapel for giving us this
2023 Mini Cooper S two-door hardtop for
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