Received the following from Cotswold Mini earlier today
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Received the following from Cotswold Mini earlier today
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I assume this is 4wd?
FWD driveline tech has fairly come along, I remember 200bhp being mentioned as the max to put through the front wheels and various torque-steering monsters.
Be good to keep the weight down with FWD
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Maybe they have used carbon fibre to offset the weight of a 4wd system. As much as it would bout of character for the GP I have always thought a mini road going rally car would be quite cool. And you could build it to be an absolute monster like some of the golf R turbo S1s
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I’m sure this’ll excite those that have placed a pre order: https://www.carscoops.com/2019/04/20...oduction-form/
Some clear photos at last of the new car.
A few things I've spotted:
New front splitters and diffuser
New grill to match LCI clubman
GP Badge on front and rear
Both front vents (where fog lights are) appear to be open
New rear diffuser and bumper
Different exhaust
Has the new LCD instrument cluster
No rear wiper
Properly impressed with that tbh.
Looks properly aggressive. Also love the embossed gp logo in the spoiler like the mk3 rs
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Those front disks are HUGE !!!
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I still honestly can not see the final production cars being allowed on the roads with those “cheese slicer” aero bits on the sides though.
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The wrap is great, possibly my favourite part. Having fun picking out the various race tracks
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Definite paddles. Tbh I'd be surprised if it doesnt come out as an auto. Especially with all of the performance bmws moving to paddle shift. Like the 140 and 240 which they stopper offering as manualshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...57ad0b079e.jpg
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Some angles I see the car and I really like it and others I’m not so keen. I think it being auto was a given
Also may just be the light but the wingmirrors look different
In my opinion I think it looks hideous lol. The spoiler just doesn't go with it and the pointless aero looks like it had a crash through a Halfords factory.
The wrap is probably the best part [emoji23]
What I find disappointing is with all the aero on the car they would appear to be leaving the standard side skirts. This has been a bug bear of mine on the JCW as well as I just don’t think they are aggressive enough
I agree William. I like the front and the back but really not keen on the side of the car because of the flared wheel arches. Maybe I’ll grow to like them lol A lot of people don’t seem to like the spoiler but I really like it! I think it looks unique and just downright badass!Quote:
Originally Posted by MINI William
I really like the spoiler. I love a BGW on a mini. To me it looks a bit like the original MINI wrc concept winghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...e7434bdfdb.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...16b33ab34a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...1083992171.jpg
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It intrigues me how it looks like they’ve wrapped part of the front grille:
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Also the top inner edge of the front grille looks a tad “unfinished” as well.
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It also seems strange that they haven’t yet attempted to incorporate some form of front splitter across the bottom leading edge.
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The bottom of the rear end is a huge disappointment in my opinion and should have an updated style of GP2 diffuser fitted to make it look more “aggressive and track focused”.
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Whoever buys one and then takes it to shows its really going to have their work cut out cleaning between the rear arch extension and the actual wing itself [emoji23]
It would drive me absolutely nuts
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So as you do on a Sunday night, noseying on realoem, spotted part no. 11 which looks new: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=03_1827
Possibly a hint for the GP...
https://www.baum-bmwshop24.de/mini-c...e-f55-f56-f57/
Can’t beat a bit carbon
Gp spied at nurburgring
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=DciVb5D1H54
As they appear to be testing a non GP with some bits (parts bin special anyone) then at least that appears to confirm the ugly wing is a standard fit and can be replaced.
Exhaust note was deeper than standard but hard to tell from a recording at distance.
Doesn’t sound bad but definitely an auto for anyone who had doubts
Is it just me or does the black car seem to be going a little bit harder
The mirrors seem to be the same as what’s on the LCI Clubman
Yep, it's an auto. And very loud.
I wondered if the part in the video where the rear is quite loose if that was then testing the gp traction mode
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The stickered one is running enough negative camber at the back to tame any oversteer I would have thought
Some interior pics
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The interior looks very disappointing and hopefully only due to it being a test car
I'd be very shocked if the gp didnt get a dash retrim, bespoke seats and some new dash fasciasQuote:
Originally Posted by MINI William
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Surely that's just for testing because it's the exact same as any standard car except from different seats and a digital dash lol
The bit I find disappointing is the standard seats. They appear to be the same as the JCW seats that are available now. I wasn’t expecting trims to be on show in the picture but was expecting a better seat
Nothing wrong with the current JCW seats, but... heated seats and satnav?. I thought the GP model was supposed to be stripped back, light, raw, hard core. This looks exactly the same as my current car but with a loud exhaust and more power. At least it looks like they will be introducing the new digital dash on the GP3. At this rate, I think I'll be going down the tuning route on my own car rather than bunging £35-40k on a new one.
All GP’s have had heated seats along with a lounge style recaro rather than a seat that goes along with the ethos that MINI try to portray for the GP. I’m unsure why I excepted anything else.Quote:
Originally Posted by nobbyclark
MINI no longer offer the option to not have the visual boost screen
Yeah, it’s always baffled me as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by nobbyclark
The GP1 did not have a rear wiper to save a couple of kg in weight. They then slapped two 25kg Recaros in the front !!!
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Well they definitely aren't caring about weight saving by putting an auto inside [emoji23]Quote:
Originally Posted by CiderFex
That’s the way that all manufacturers are going sadly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ehjack
As of this year AUDI will not be selling one single manual model in America. It’ll be the same here in a few years...
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Yeah and I can understand why they are doing it.Quote:
Originally Posted by CiderFex
Just a shame because in my opinion nothing is more engaging than a mini with a manual [emoji106]
Better keep hold of mine as it might be worth a fortune in years to come [emoji16]
There is yellow camo on the wingmirror in the picture which isn’t the black car and not the test car with the red track camo. I would say it’s one of the test cars we seen earlier in the year. These pictures could have been getting sat on for a while. I’m not fussed about not seeing a different dash or alcantara wheel at is point but was hoping for a nice seat
...plus if you’re gonna sell a small two seater for my guesstimated price of around £40k it does need to be something VERY special to warrant folks wanting to part with their pennies.
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