Works GP tested by the press....

[jon vital]

5 stars!

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by jon vital

5 stars!

Indeed it did. Merged thread with other posts on the subject.

[Goonery]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

Glowing report from the guys at 4Car (if you can stand the really annoying advert intrusions):

http://www.channel4.com/4car/feature...id=2494&page=1

"Simply put, the Mini GP is the best-sorted Mini ever to trundle out of the Oxford factory."

But of course it did'nt

It is infact a small but perfectly formed and inexpensive ITALIAN supercar

[Goonery]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyt3

OK, no probs...

you need to re-read it properly, its actually very very good. The first 2 paragraphs are 'set up' for a great review.....

Some odd comments by the BMW guy though. As good as the GP undoubtly is, theres little difference to what other tuners do for half the price.

except for Warranty

[Tonyt3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Goonery

except for Warranty

To be fair, he's talking about the engineering, not the warranty. He makes an awful big thing about there being some 'dodgy methods' for tuning the standard S, and with greatest respect, this is making something out of nothing - all the tuners have pretty much the same approach. There is very little going on in the 210-220 bhp region of tuning that causes any problems that a JCW wouldn't also be suseptable too. Most failures I've seen on aftermarket tuning is the snapping SC belt - and this is common on standard cars as well as JCW cars.

ITs only above 230 bhp do things become exponetially more fragile. If the guy being quoted was releasing a JCW GP with 240+bhp then I feel he might have the right to make the comments that he does. However, these alledged 'Intercooler' changes probably do nothing for actual reliable bhp increase, where as a rev range limit uplift to achieve extra bhp just looks like an AMD or BBR or any other tuner product with another name.

I dont want to start a slapping match here, so lets not get away from the fact that the GP is getting superb reviews .

[pbraun]

Quote: Originally Posted by LMB

Nor I. It can't come soon enough.

me too, me too!

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyt3

I dont want to start a slapping match here, so lets not get away from the fact that the GP is getting superb reviews .

I finally made it to the shops today to get my Copy of EVO, he really did like the car.

Did you notice the number? 0719, the exact same car Auto Express tested.

[Tonyt3]

Quote: Originally Posted by LMB

I finally made it to the shops today to get my Copy of EVO, he really did like the car.

Did you notice the number? 0719, the exact same car Auto Express tested.

Can you imagine how it would feel to have that one delivered as your 'New GP'...? bet your glad its LHD...

[Paul]

At least I didn't drive that one.

[LMB]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyt3

Can you imagine how it would feel to have that one delivered as your 'New GP'...? bet your glad its LHD...

We'll have to keep an eye out for someone to say....."hey bought a GP..Number 0719"

[PW/B_JCW210]

the full EVO article is now on their web site:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc..._works_gp.html

[Tonyt3]

Quote: Originally Posted by PW/B_JCW210

the full EVO article is now on their web site:

http://www.evo.co.uk/carreviews/evoc..._works_gp.html

Evo seem to have 'adjusted' or 'corrected' their rating of this car.....

Just 3.5 stars now, as apposed to 5 stars....

[Paul]

It still shows 5 stars?

[Tonyt3]

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett

It still shows 5 stars?

I wrote to the EVO team and they changed it.....

They work very quickly.... both Mike Penney and Jetro Bovingdon replied, within seconds of me sending them a mail.

They confirmed it should be 5 stars.... and now its fixed


kinda wished i hadn't written to them now, would have made a few people jumpy.... like LMB....

[LMB]