23 years since its reinvention, Mini might have made another fun filled icon. But has our appetite for fun cars changed too much for it to be relevant? Sam Sheehan investigates in this seriously fun review.

The new Mini Cooper C 3Door might look like an evolution of the last car, but it's actually much more than that. The 2024 Cooper gets a revamped look (especially at the back), while inside it's been positively transformed with a bespoke digital infotainment system and a new dashboard. This F66 Cooper feels like a big departure from what's come before, which begs the question: Is it a true 21stcentury Mini?

The best way to answer that question is to introduce the new Mini Cooper to the original BMW offering, the R50 Mini Cooper that launched way back in 2001 (so it's a modern classic in its own right). With a 1,075kg kerbweight and peppy 115hp 1.6litre petrol engine, the manual gearbox R50 was and still is a real hoot to drive, even in an urban environment.

The new automatic gearboxonly car might not be much bigger on the ground (its wheelbase is just 29mm longer than the R50's), but it is much heavier, tipping scales at 1,335kg, thanks in no small part to its more substantial front crash structure and the extra tech aboard this 2024 model. It does at least have much more muscle, with 156hp produced by its turbocharged 1.5litre engine.

That punch ensures powertoweight is up in the F66 versus the much lighter R50, with the former producing 124hppertonne, compared to the latter's 107hppertonne. That translates into a quicker 062mph time of 7.7 seconds for the 2024 Cooper, which easily beats the 20012006 model's 9.2 seconds. But straightline speed is only ever part of the equation when it comes to fun in a Cooper.

That brings us to our video, where Sam Sheehan considers fun, engagement and usability in evaluating whether this new F66 Mini Cooper C looks, feels and drives like a proper BMWera Mini. We hope you enjoy it!

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00:00 2024 Mini Cooper C review
00:30 Mini essential ingredients
00:53 Mini Cooper dimensions
01:05 Design comparison
01:50 Beer can exhaust?!
02:04 R50 Mini Cooper driving impressions
02:18 R50 Cooper exhaust sounds
02:45 How to buy from cinch
02:53 New Mini Cooper C driving impressions
03:26 F66 Cooper exhaust sounds
03:38 Reversing camera
04:07 Power and engine size
04:40 Automatic gearbox
06:07 New Mini interior
07:36 Awesome infotainment
08:12 Back seat space
08:20 Boot space
08:44 Verdict!

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