smart roadster coupe brabus VS mini cooper S

[ispikeispike]

yep!

[m11811two]

@pantzman

That's what a lot of folks don't understand about roadsters. They think little sporty two seaters are all supposed to have muscle car straight-line power. When I had an MX-5, it used to be fun to watch guys with 300hp cars keep up in traffic. The fun with roadsters comes in the complete control the driver has with limited braking. The go-cart feeling we all had as kids and the relative ease of parking and weaving through the heaviest of traffic.

[mellilore]

I just don't care to know wich is faster, imo there's no match: RWD forever

[kriptocronic]

what song is this?

[Mikeeb841]

@kriptocronic queens of the stonage - no one knows

[jjnovelle]

why they do the Vs with the roadster???

i think it could be a better comparation to the Smart Forfour SBR and the things will be more equals..... the same type of cars....

[illchillkyle]

0:10 HOLY FUCK THAT SMART WEIGHS 17,000 POUNDS!!!

[chingchong110]

mini coupe is better

both mini and beetle are better

[thomaslejon]

this voice sucks

[romAIN491]

why did they stop producing the smart roadster???

[filipvaneenaeme]

Well, apparently Mercedes sold enough of 'em to break even, but there were quite a lot of issues with it in the beginning, and the guarantee cost Mercedes too much, so they stopped production. Pity though, great concept, great driving experience (though it's not very fast), and very cheap to drive.

[Polizei112]

i wish smart would put a proper 5speed manual in the roadster.

[g0fvt]

Not driven this type of Smart, but the one I did drive had the most appalling gearbox of all time, made you feel sea sick in a mile or two with the back and forth pitching.... girls smiled at it though!

[phantom289]

@g0fvt Why didn't you drive it in semi auto, much smoother and you tell it when to change up! No back and forth pitching. If only they'd taken it out of auto for this vid too!

[tube034tlsdfg]

let's mark hayabusa crap on smart's videos as a spam.. they are so boring..

[Egaknows]

some1 should drop a hayabusa engine in the smart coupe; something like the smart diablo but in the coupe.

[BHFProductions]

I know there's a company in the UK called Smartuki that do Smart motorbike engine conversions, and their kit apparently fits the roadster.

[Motorbikesrule999]

The gearbox is superbly balanced *Drives off the track*

[pantzman]

The mini has 69 hp more then the smart (thats aprox 70% more power), ofcourse it will win. With or without the 300kg.

Fifth gear doesnt seem to know there is auto "and" manual mode on the smart. Manual mode is alot better when driving fast. Auto works best for city driving etc.

I own a standard Roadster 82HP myself and love it. Its not sports-fast, but it feels fast and it is much fun to drive.

[COCOA444444]

I like the Smart Roadster,the Mini Cooper looks ugly.

[SGSUPERMAN105]

I wanted that smart roadster but two facts killed that want.

1. They dont sell them here in the states.

2. The Mini Cooper.

[tsivitsiklis]

you are all gay.....mini cooper s is much better than the ugly smart....I believe it is the worst car in the world....and the smart it doesnt keep his price....in a year you sell it in the half price that you have bought!!!!

[ahcasablanca]

No, the Roadster Brabus has pretty impressive residuals.

[v973dbl]

I bought my smart in 2000 for 8000gbp. Here in the states my same 2000 car is selling for $10000 to $18000. Not too much depreciation there. This is the for two. The roadster would fetch more i reckon.

[Robificastor]

Right and you say its the worst car in the world on what evidence? Gayboy.

[snowmansmartie]

Hmmm, hardly a very fair comparison. But get that smart re-mapped and aftermarket suspension and Zorst then re-do the race. I know which one would win!!!

Even in standard format the Roadie Brab is a fun car, the Mini after all is just a Beemer, and leaves you feeling, yawn.........

[VincentWest1]

If the smart was manually shifted the car could make way more refs and would beat the mini. Mini doesnt have the looks like the smart either, smarts are more unique in my opinion.

[tucfinland]

The Roadster keeps it value waaaay better than the Mini. Therefore it's much better buy. You can buy a Roadster, drive it for a year or two and sell it for the same price!

It's also super cheap to insure and consumes half the petrol compared to the Mini.

Also, the smart is eye candy, super fun to drive and rear-wheel drive with rear engine. It's REALLY fun in the wintertime with proper winter tyres. ESP off and power slides all the time. :)

[BroganKaulitz]

i say that the mini is so much better looking !!

[brolyss4]

Sorry, mini cooper is nice for girls only, mini is ugly, just a box with wheels, smart roadster is way better, no comparission, is the best car among z4 and solstice.

[patthebrit3]

yeah your right. The bad ass chase in both italian jobs was totally girly. Your an idiot. And in fact, the mini is quite round, not a box. The solstice is an underpowered failure. The mini is a classic. The mini has 10X the amout of character than a fucking solstice.

and the z4 is for cocks.

[brolyss4]

Yeah, all what you say it´s true, feel big, you have my permission.

[LessthanJake14]

God that man's voice is so fucking annoying!

[palebeachbum]

Ok, so the Mini performs better on the track. Now back here in the real world, given all factors of each, which is a better everyday driver?

[slothslayertheninth]

the smart is way more practical

cheaper to insure

easier on fuel usage

and way better residuals

[palebeachbum]

In the US the mini is more practical (more power), probably about the same insurance rates because that Smart would be considered a sport coupe by insurance companies here, and it's that much more fuel efficient if equipped with a gas engine. Mini holds their value extremely well in the US.

[slothslayertheninth]

true

except for one thing

they don't sell it in the US

[Scott11795]

what??

i couldn't understand 1 thing he said.

but the smart cars are waaaay better.

[e32amgfinatic]

just so u no the mini is not expensive its 16k for the cooper and 18k for the cooper s u dipshit and the german one is much better thanx to bmw

[Phished123]

love me a mini..they handle like a dream...

[rheniformer]

To it's credit at least the Smart Roadster is original. The Mini is a German copy of a British Original, whether they bought the right to use the name or not. It's a better than the original copy, but a copy. If Honda bought the right to produce a copy of a Norton and made it in Japan, would it be a Norton? We had real Minnie's back in the 60's, they were fun to drive and cheep to buy, both of these cars are freaking expensive! How about some fun vehicles for the rest of us?

[oldboi1]

to be honest the smart looks fair sweet n sport but i hate autos n minis are just plain gay so i wouldnt but ither

[ciscokid1970]

This is a apples to oranges comparison. The Smart gets almost 50% more mileage per gallon. So if you are still using a car as a daily driver to work...the Smart is still well a smarter choice.

And I msut say the Smart did well only loosing by 2 seconds in a 60 second race. The ONLY real advantage the Mini has to me is that the mini has a back seat.

[NarcissisticPD]

I loved to drive the smart roadster,

but it was crap, if I regard the technology, the gear, the quality...

It was my first car ever (usual roadster 60kW)

But I LOOOOOOOOVE Mini in any case ^^

[bassqueaker]

my dad just got a mini s theyre sweet

[mojofrojo56]

did he say 17,000 pounds?????????????

[HUNTERILLUSTRATION]

wow grande smart roadster!!! non si batte!!!

[spiceylawnmower]

Why didn't they test the good brabus smart? It has two of the engines this one has to make it a v6 biturbo with 218 hp and a different gear box. That would have beaten down the Cooper.

[purklefluff]

to spiceylawnmower:

the brabus biturbo V6 costs £330,000.

yes. you read that right, a third of a million pounds. that's $660,000.

that's why they didn't compare the brabus V6. lol.

[joannlovespiano]

mini coopers are awesome, duh it would win

[9InchPianist]

Yay Mini!

I it really does astound me though how both these cars get an awful of power from such little engines.

My 2004 Cooper S (hard top) will give my friends 350z a run for it's money on a 0-60, yes, the 350z IS faster, but it's a 3.5 litre V6, do you see my point? :)

[cotsios123]

go mini go mini!

[ponynumberone]

Like Lpr3z says, forget the extra 3 grand for a Brabus and remap a standard roadster for £300. Works for me.

[ispikeispike]

Lpr3z : sure toure right!

I love both cars, but mine is the smart (grey Xclusive brabus coupé, almost the same), so you can guess wich one is my favourite ^^

[SmartFreakJimjam]

Go Smarty Go....!!

I have a Smart Roadster and im proud!

I know which one i wouldnt piss on if it was on fire......!!

[edneleb]

minimaniac!!!! Go mini....

[Lpr3z]

@ spikeispike, the version Tiff was driving was the coupe version, the notchback is the other version or just generally called the roadster.

I have a standard roadster, my brother has the brabus, if i got mine remapped it would be 115bhp and go like sh it off a shovel.

[Aztecasrule]

I beldere izno sch ting as a "chick" car.(unless if it is pink )MIni cooper freakin rocks!!!

[92DutchGirl]

YAY!!, MINI COOPER =)

[brpninja123]

your comparing a brabus to a mini cooper s! ether make both cars base or make the cooper the mini cooper s works with the brabus!

[silviastolfi]

Lol see the driver's disappointment because of the smart's gearbox.If it was manual ,roadster would be me my fav car.

[portuganelson]

this is very beautiful i love this car...mini cooper

[1594DINAR]

mini cooper is the best just like the TV show Mr.Bean

[streetkunedo]

Mini is better hands down.  "Chick" car, the beetle maybe, but since the "Italian Job", the mini is a car any guy can drive and be cool.

[wuovp]

your right, any guy can drive a mini & be cool.........with a cock up his ass

[kevinf26]

well if i had to chose between a Smart Roadster coupe or a Mini Cooper i would get the smart. In the US the Mini has deserved the right of being a "chick" car, just like the new Volkswagen beetle. mabe if the mini was in Green or Black i would drive it, but theres no question that you look cooler in a Smart, they are rarer and get you from point A to point B

-KEVIN-

[ahmetcemiloglu]

It's hard to call it a "Mini" when it feels like a SUV next to the Roadster. And they are comparing an original car that has a strong concept, and the "new version" of the good'ol Mini, the many-decades-old cult object. Whlist the design and sales prove Mini as a successful car, it's a total failure for sake of the original thing. It's large, complicated, and pricey. Way better than the New Beetle weirdo though. I think Ford Ka serves right as the new Beetle, and Smart ForTwo as the new Mini.

[ispikeispike]

i am so in love woth the smart roadster !! (not this version, but the "coupeé" one).

like the mini too, but i agree with you: the car are very different! i think the only thing to compare is the price, almost the same for both.

[Mamakayi]

Mini are much more expensive here, and needs much tooo much petrol!!! No good for envirement!! :-(

[laimelady]

Must, must have manual shift -especially in little cars. Hate auto autos. Well... unless you're chugging in stop-n-go traffic, but then you shouldn't be commuting in a car... telecommute or bus, train, boat or carpool now that's auto

[energydrink99]

yeah, a video about my 2 favourite cars!!

[driverdriver1]

the smart car is pretty stupid, there maid for highway more less, but yeah i wouldent want to crash one even more so the one that passed me as i was doing 145

[h792]

Top Gear raves about them. I think Clarkson said something along the lines of "it's such fun"n and "it's a pure, undiluted sports car" and he normally doesn't like anything.

You're just following the crowd with a mini...

I like the fact that most people don't understand the Smart ROadster.

[charliebad]

It's a fab drive, can't praise it enough, but boot space is a concern as a one car owner. Oh fuck it, no suitcases for me :D

[olliewatling]

listen to the video 101bhp

[PlugInPrius]

I'm selling my Toyota Prius to buy a Smart for Two. I'm converting it over to be full electric. very nice indeed.

[saneupert]

we've found something out here. If you want to go round a track faster, get the Mini. If you just want to drive about a bit on normal roads and look good doing it, get the Smart. Mini's look good normally, but not convertable, it just ruins the style.

[h792]

It's got a manual mode you divvy. He drove it round in auto mode...

[teamkill00]

I am so glad I dont have to deal with "smart" cars in america yet... Mini all the way.

[Eskorpiom]

Como era de esperar gana el mini cooper

[fercheese]

niiice