Do those door mirrors on the GP3 look to have a flat section across the centre ?
Edit: I see that design was already in the prior pics/vids !
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Do those door mirrors on the GP3 look to have a flat section across the centre ?
Edit: I see that design was already in the prior pics/vids !
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All of the lci minis got newly shaped mirrorsQuote:
Originally Posted by goggs
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I’ve seen a couple of 19/69 plates and hadn’t noticed that change ! I do see from looking at a lot of cars on autotrader the surround on the centre infotainment system is now plain gloss black, seats have a silver trim and the dash panels are gloss black, any other changes to note ?
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I wonder why they’ve purposefully not put all of the cars at the correct sizes in relation to each other.
The GP1 should look slightly smaller than the GP2 which in turn should look smaller than the 3.
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Managed to quickly grab these before they were taken down again. Hopefully they'll be posted again soon in higher definition.
Its looking really good. I'm starting to get excited now!
Thought this was pretty cool:
http://newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/...0&d=1574168020
Love the artwork. I do hope that the arches are carbon as per the pictures posted earlier. I think plastic would be a big disappointment.
Like that a lot. Great find
Some more pictures
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...7fac233c_h.jpgUntitled by William Harper, on Flickr
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...1d9ae85e_k.jpgUntitled by William Harper, on Flickr
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MotoringFile track video now up: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q83k1WA1S8Q
Hello,
Some more details here, there will be two version available, the standard one for £34,995 and with a Touring Pack for £36,995.
Standard spec includes:
EXTERIOR:
– 18" John Cooper Works GP Spoke forged lightweight alloy wheels
in two-tone
– Racing Grey metallic exterior paint colour
– Melting Silver contrast roof and mirror caps
– Darkened LED headlights and rear lights
– GP aerodynamic kit with Chili Red and Rosso Red accents,
including specific front bumper with new air intake and rear
bumper with diffuser insert
– Carbon fibre wheel spats with individual numbering
on front driver and passenger side
– Sun protection glass
– Piano Black Exterior with extended content: bonnet scoop,
MINI badges, headlight and rear light surround, grille surround,
door handles and fuel filler cap
– Rear spoiler, bicolour, with GP logo
– Exhaust tailpipes in stainless steel
INTERIOR:
– Two seater
– John Cooper Works GP sport bucket seats with
Dinamica/leather and red seat belts
– GP digital display cockpit
– GP Walknappa leather steering wheel with multi-function controls
– 3D printed GP metal shift paddles
– 3D printed fascia panel with individual GP numbering
– GP door entry strips
– GP floor mats with logo and Chili Red stitching
– Anthracite headlining
– Carbon Black Colour Line
– Front centre armrest
– Cruise control with brake function
– 6.5" Radio Visual Boost with specific GP startup screen
– Load protection bar in Chili Red
PERFORMANCE FEATURES:
– 8-speed sport automatic transmission
– 10 mm lower ride height and 20 mm wider track at front axle
(than the standard John Cooper Works model)
– Sport suspension with specific damper settings,
performance springs and wheel camber adjustments
– Sport performance Hankook tyres
– Torsen mechanical differential
– Sport braking system (18" 4-piston front brake calliper)
– Specific DSC settings including a GP Mode
– Enhanced air intake system
Touring pack includes:
GP TOURING PACK.
CONTENT:
– Navigation Plus Pack, including:
• Navigation System with 8.8" display
• Apple CarPlay
• MINI Visual Boost Radio
• MINI Connected†
• ConnectedDrive Services (including
Online Search and Weather Information)
• Real Time Traffic Information (RTTI)
• Concierge Service
• Remote Services
• MINI Connected XL†
with additional
features including Amazon Alexa††
• Enhanced bluetooth with
wireless charging
– Automatic air conditioning, dual zone
– Seat heating
TECHNICAL DATA^
. ENGINE AND PERFORMANCE:
– Capacity: 1998 cm3
– Max. output: 306 hp (225 kW)
– Max. torque: 450 Nm
– 0–62 mph: 5.2 seconds
– Top speed: 164 mph
DIMENSIONS:
– Length: 3879 mm
– Width: 1762 mm
– Height: 1420 mm
– Wheelbase: 2495 mm
– Luggage capacity: 612–816 litres
FUEL CONSUMPTION
AND CO2 EMISSIONS*:
– Fuel consumption (combined):
34.0 mpg (8.3 l/100 km)
– CO2 emissions combined:
167 g/km
Certainly an interesting read all round ... however, if I was waiting on one and wasn’t getting everything for the first price I wouldn’t be happy especially given the fact it’s not cheap.
Extra money for what really is Sat nav and heated seats nothing short of shocking !
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Think it depends on how the cars going to be used. For someone who’s going to use the car everyday the Touring Pack is worth it. For someone who’s going to use it as a weekend toy I don’t think the touring pack is worth it and certainly wouldn’t bother meQuote:
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The only thing I could do without on the TP is the armrest ,it’s fine on clubman and countryman but gets in the way (for me) on the hatch
For those on here ordering or considering ordering one - if manual was an option, would you choose it?
As nice as a manual is and how involved it makes you feel in the whole process, sadly they just don’t change quick enough. The time lost in changing gear costs valuable time in getting you from A to B. I can see why they have went with an auto setup on the GP.
To answer your question Gordon I probably would go for an auto even though I love a manual.
We have gone for the touring pack on ours for the extra 2k we think its a no brainer
Great news. Not a fan of the touring pack but if it suits why not.Quote:
Originally Posted by c9aan
The interior looks very spartan without the TPQuote:
Originally Posted by MINI William
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A lot left blank. No worse than the challenge I suppose. But being the top mini I dont want blankshttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...b2305321f3.jpg
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Blank spaces don’t bother me. If you want lots of spec and toys the GP is the wrong car and a 60th Edition or Challenge 210 would be a better option. In my opinion a GP isn’t about lots of spec.Quote:
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I would agree if the gp wasnt coming with so much standard kit this time anywayQuote:
Originally Posted by MINI William
To my knowledge the only spec the gp ever got was heated seats
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Don’t think they are coming with a lot. They have the centre screen but MINI don’t do a car without the screen now.Quote:
Originally Posted by M600-RKJ
Less buttons ........less weight :yawn:
Just cancelled my order as not all UK cars are sold so going to wait and hopefully get one later with discount or a used one with low mileage.
Motoringfile have done an article on the arches CLICK
On another note the car as a whole looks brilliant and far better. Than what the test cars in the camo lead us to believe.
Literally the first line and I've face palmed
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Bit crap that it doesnt actually go into any detail at all on the recycling of the carbon. There is 1 line where it states that the carbon come from the production of the i cars.
Also from looking at the material I would say it's closer to the Lamborghini forged carbon than a regular weaved carbon.
The forged carbon is also recycled then it goes through a very similar process to regular prepreg carbon where the fibre is impregnated with epoxy resin. By manufacturing the carbon with epoxy already in it you save weight by reducing excess resin. Then you have a prepreg sheet of recycled carbon.
Looking at the arches in the close up picture there isnt a weave it looks much more like chopstrand mat, which to me says the excess carbon from i3 and i8 production had been chopped up and then turned into a prepreg sheet.
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Not a fan of forged carbon at all. The carbon used on the arches doesn’t look quite as sporadic as forged carbon but also doesn’t have as uniformed a weave as conventional carbon fibre. Also the carbon used on the i cars is very matte like
I did a bit of research into the bmw production method last year during a project and in the article he says that the arches are build similarly to the M parts, the M parts are build in the traditional way all carbon fibre parts are made, the i cars are slightly different because they are built in a semi mass production style. Nobody has been able to fully mass produce full carbon cars yet that I'm aware off. BMW are the closest, the i cars dont use any special techniques in their production so the matte finish is probably a cost saving measure if anything. Prepreg can come out of the mould prefinished as it does for the M car roofs but then a final finish will need to be checked and corrected. With a matte finish on something like the chassis you can get away with a lot more imperfections, so cheaper and fasterQuote:
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Far less motorsport derived. Unless there is a good reason you'll very rarely find a nice finish in motorsport carbon. But I think it is all about perception, a nicely finish glossy piece of carbon looks far more expensive than a piece with a matte finish
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Well after being down south for 3 months and travelling to oxford every weekday it finally happened.
I finally saw a gp3 being driven, no camo, the guy wasnt hanging about in it either.
It looks far better in person than in the photos the wing doesn't look quite so stuck on it works well with the rest of the car, the arches which I'm not the biggest fan of dont stick out as much as they do in pictures. Could be down to the dullness but it works with the racing grey paint.
On a bad point it makes literally no noise. I couldnt hear it over my own car and we got stopped at a set of roadworks and the gp took off and I couldnt hear a thing.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...a1d8bf8ed5.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ae6fd451ea.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...c01a1030bd.jpg
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Great spot Mark
It was a US spec GP had reflectors in the arches and the indicators were red and the George's cross of the brake lights
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Cool find Mark
Shame about the noise that it makes Mark. Also if it’s a US spec car it shouldn’t have the GPF
My dealer has told me there are only +/- 25 cars issued to dealers in Scotland.
Got some finance figures also... 48 months, 10k pa, £2k dep = £510 standard / £550 Touring...
MINI Germany’s video is doing the rounds just now. Good video CLICK