5th Gear Video: Cooper vs Cooper D

Gabe Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

BTW – the end of the each test drive somehow reminds me of Todd at MINI United. Not entirely sure why :)

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tethernaut Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

OMGTFH!

“he’s chunderin’ an I can smell ‘im chunderin’..”

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todd Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Ah, brings back memories. Not all of them good. ;)

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tethernaut Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Now I understand why my employees never want to ride to lunch with me.

…’specially when I blindfold ‘em.

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Tony Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Part 2 here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16IcNCCLaCY

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drew Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

brilliant – love these guys!

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bee1000 Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Must be nice to live some place where you at least have the option of choosing a diesel-powered small car.

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Steve Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

I sure wouldn’t enjoy driving Ralph in the back seat..

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DavidB Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

It was a funny review but the conclusion was poor – how can you decide based on a review like that, it’s hardly every day driving. I was pretty impressed with how the Cooper D performed on the track.

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dickdavid Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

I was getting sick just watching. GREAT Video!

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allenski Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

as soon as I saw them get ‘blindfolded’ I knew there was going to be some hurling.

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Dave R Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Great show; of course the methodology of the test was flawed, so the results mean nothing.

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Gabe Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Tony – part 2 is actually in the story itself just below part 1 :)

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SB Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Funny style of reviewing but not something I would call fair. It’s no surprise the car with the 15″ wheels beat the one with 17″ wheels. The 15″ usually perform better in autocross style driving and I’m sure helps with the fuel economy considering they weigh less.

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Gabe Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Funny style of reviewing but not something I would call fair. It’s no surprise the car with the 15″ wheels beat the one with 17″ wheels. The 15″ usually perform better in autocross style driving and I’m sure helps with the fuel economy considering they weigh less.

Yes weight plays an issue. But the smaller wheels don’t really play a part here from my experience. BTW Steve I emailed you but the message bounced.

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Nathaniel Salzman Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

What entertains me about this show is how much they try to be Top Gear and how they just don’t quite get there. Love how they base their economy numbers comparison off of a 34 second run at full throttle. Seriously! Fun none the less. But it makes me very happy that BBC America now shows Top Gear on Monday nights.

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rkw Sep 22nd, 2007 Link

Towards the end, I kept waiting for the drivers to swap cars and run the course again. It seemed like such an obvious thing to do, and a glaring omission when each run took about 30 seconds.

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Brian Sep 23rd, 2007 Link

This is a bad comparison. Sorry.

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DB Sep 23rd, 2007 Link

Who would have thought someone could actually get sick while riding in a MINI? Not me, no sir. ;)

Otherwise, yea, I agree. Bad comparison, but it was fun to watch. And, isn’t that what TV is all about?

I think that’s actually the same car (or looks just like it) that Todd and I got to drive while in London. We did a MINI Review back in June. Check it out.

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pete Sep 23rd, 2007 Link

in my honest opinion, the new cooper feels alot like the old S. not quite as quick, but definately has the feel.

I wonder how the S would compare with this:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Eml1sD5z3KQ

im talking about the japan type R btw..

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Coruscation Sep 24th, 2007 Link

Bonus: Part 2 @ 0:55 has Tiff drifting the new M3.

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jdmarino Sep 25th, 2007 Link

What a hoot! I haven’t laughed that hard in a while.

When they put on the blindfold I thought to myself “Ugh! these guys are gonna puke!”

Sadly, I was the one “chunderin’” (never hear that one before) at the 2-day Skip Barber course. During the demo of the skid pad exercise I was in the back seat of the pickup while the instructor whipped us around the track, including showing us what happens if we don’t do it right (360+ spins). I was nauseated the rest of the day. Misery loves company!

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Car News » Comment on 5th Gear Video: Cooper vs Cooper D by Nathaniel Salzman Sep 26th, 2007 Link

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