Mini's 'V8 muscle car' - autocar.co.uk

[blarno]

BMW didn't develop this idea, Lotus did first back in the 80's whilst working on counteracting NVH. They made a Citroen AX sound like a Corvette.

[paul88146]

@1494enzo you mean years

[ManULover07]

wtf was that?

[AlbanianGamers]

am i the only one who likes this ?,oh well i think its awesome,ill go to BM and tell them to make PC sound like that when i start it :P

[HunterXray]

For the furture of cars, with smaller and even no engine, this might have a place. :)

[panlemans]

sure, and for the price of that lousy mini you can have the real V8 thing

[adamskiD]

The window wipers made more fucking noise. they were in fact better to watch and better to listen to!

[blackheartwarrior1]

are gotta be kidding me :|

[MysticDMBherb]

What the fuck did I just watch?

[lbryan250]

just get a hammer and kill the muffler, it would sound exactly the same...like a freaking bomber

[mwhoon]

you waste my time.

[screamingtaco23]

hey why dont you make that gauge a little bigger? maybe then youd be able to see the road

[Marcomanseckisax]

there's some serious sense of humour failure going on here. plaudits to the guy who said he'd like one sounding like a 1,6 diesel. that's about the size of it :)

[jonesman321]

is it even raining? :D

[daystate12345678]

now sort the wiper out......!!!!!

[LauxRO]

i hate the Mini style... its so... how can i explain... feminine! its anime-like eyes-like head lights... the bubble design of the chassis... gosh, i hate it. Can't understand why people waste their money in a tiny car and as that wasn't enough, UGLY tiny car! ok, ugly is a matter of taste and opinion, but you gotta give it away... it is fucking minuscule... i'm 1.96cm tall and i'm sure i won't fit inside a little beans-can like these Mini thingies...

[bunchofdicks]

@LauxRO Lay off the steroids for a while.

[LauxRO]

@bunchofdicks my fisiology is a mix of russian and german blood... i can't do anything. i'm 1.96m tall and my wingspan is 2.08m... i'm really big... i couldn't even fit in a Ford Focus comfortably... i tried a Honda Civic... its quite adequate... but i'm surely not wasting my money on a tiny car... i prefer going with an entry-class BMW or something like a Ford Fusion or Chevy Impala. i like sedans and coupes better than hatches and hatchbacks... i'm buying a C320 M.Benz this year

[Bader88]

@LauxRO You can't fit then don't complain :P if everyone has the same taste some company's will go out of business 

[RBLx25x03x1987]

That's really a cool offer! But BMW is really not up to date. From Dacia you get even 10 different sounds for a car. 1st mode is what you've just heard, 2nd mode is horse, 3rd mode is fucking, 4th mode is an airplane, 5th mode is a baby screaming oÔ, 6th mode is farting, 7th mode is a guitar solo, 8th mode is dish washer 9th mode is a mini (wow oÔ) and 10th mode is me getting more and more aggressive watching this stupid video, well .. that's that's equal to shouting.

more ideas?^^

[PoserLawl]

This is pathetic LOL

[frank46N2]

Heck, the windshield wipers are louder than the engine! slap...slap....

[shravanrulez]

The Germans fucked up on this one lol

[markingfeat]

LoL it sounds like an inline-4 engine xD.

[Eastsidegeorgiaboy]

it doesnt even sound anything like a V8. If you want V8 sound, then get a V8. Otherwise, you should stop being such a Poser!

[powerviking]

Driving a Mini is the worst. All you want to do is pull over and throw the keys in the sewer!

[PATTYZ102]

@powerviking best/worst comment ever

[ethandonker]

neat idea i guess

[robvlob]

This video is like the blacksheep of the autocar channel family.

Maybe they had a min worth of film/tape they wanted to use up

[junglesoldier12]

wats da point in dis shit video???

[carrionpvp]

whats with the vegi weight scale from the grocery store for speedometer?

[UrbanDenim]

@carrionpvp All mini's have them... dumb prick.

[carrionpvp]

@UrbanDenim no shit? im asking why in the hell they thought that was a good idea

[filmmetoo]

adding more crap to youtube. congrats ass hat

[2bidfilmsguy]

hope its not still fwd

[murderdoggg]

This is the worst cpappiest video ever.

[jb19941]

wtf?!?!?!?!

[Kranbone]

loud wipers.

[rchan0]

i just wasted 52 seconds of my life. i'm not going to get that back am I?

[RobbyRaiAshtray1122]

A gauge the size of a dinner plate? No thanks..

[EddYCaTa]

these wipers sound like the wipers in 18 wheels of steel =)))))))

[qwertyism8]

mini's have the ugliest interiors...

[123dodgecharger]

A V8 wiper on a mini? no thanks

[juddercorp]

shite

[YankiEBubbAAussiE]

Who the fuck cares about the wipers

Did anyone see that HUGE speed guage, it takes up to Mini's

[spitfire1601]

all i hear are wipers...

[afterfran]

Sucks to be drivin in the rain! Man, an to think I wanted a Cooper S :(

[mrtriplesix]

look AT THAT BIG ASS SPEEDO. does the owner of mini wear glasses?

[BallsInYourJawsBitch]

I'm am so enlightened by this video!

[delzottoj1]

what evil person would ever consider a mini a muscle car??

[cytomatrix]

@delzottoj1 Delusional dimwits like autocar of course.

[iskman]

Mini already has something like this it's called the John Cooper Works... not a great video.

[kewlfinn]

I can't hear the wipers at all in my 1999 SAAB.

[McLarenMercedes]

Kudos to Autocar for mocking all you stupid people. Reading all your disappointed posts is quality reading alright. Glad you were so disappointed.

[fikusfed]

Listen v8 sound in subaru impreza. The device is called the sesp processor sound engine.

[KyleOutrage]

How about moving the speedometer to an area that makes sense first? The Mini is too cutesy for me to even consider.

[chitanya4u]

bullshit...what kind of video is this..

[spencerleeb]

you can buy things that you plug into your cigarette lighter that create that noise

[ArmoredToast]

thats what it sound like inside of a cooper??

[allclassics]

That BF speedo has got to go. Always reflections and distractions from it. Best to apply sound effects for the M series as too quiet sound. That V8 should growl not purr.

Think about who rules the jungle.

[pixelcow]

What a dumb idea to make a video about SOUND and then completely turning it useless due to the rain and incredibly annoying wipers.

[nr1gotoguy]

this thing is a beast

[RyckardPT]

@nr1gotoguy lol

[beeqool]

bullshit i was hoping they put a real v8 in it

[Courage68]

the wipers are damn loud

[samuelberman100]

This noise combined with the torque of the MCS would be great :)

[soufang]

putting a v8 in a mini is like putting a model rocket engine on a hot wheels car

[fakeheadphones]

Oh, is it one of those stupid sound things. they're garbage!

[banshee107]

weak!!

[mnyeav]

WTF???

[kirkpatrickdavid]

wow autocar's videos just get worse and worse

[1loveridgec]

Why? The end.

[999kav]

At least stay in a gear so we can hear the engine a bit :(

[mRpAyNnEvErDie]

WHAT THA FUCK ARE THAT?????

[piratapan]

Why not make the shit sound less?

[HeroCna]

So why not make it V8 instead of a L4 with fake V8 sound?

put M3's V8 in upcoming Mini Coupe and i promise i'll buy it!

[peterhejlejensen]

It would make for a practical V8 blender :D

[blujez]

meh (but sounds like 'blurgh')

[whytyt]

Please BM make my vacuum cleaner sound like V8! at least i'll enjoy housework a little bit......

[yumberri]

@whytyt haaaaahhaaha that's funny : ) u made my day

[glazealotabrass420]

@whytyt

there are turbo keychains you can buy that make the same sound as a turbo. i put one inside my shop vac. it sounds pretty awesome when i remove my hand from the end of the hose.

[mkz24]

please turn that wiper off

[rx7guy21]

The windshield wipers are still louder than the engine....

[finest0804]

And the point of this video is???

[StalePhish]

there's been a product around for a while that does this... SoundRacer V8. stick it in your electrical outlet and it reads off the alternator and plays out your speakers

[AussieDude78]

No......just....no

[AtomicRooster190]

Subaru figured this out a long time ago. Ever heard one of their 4 bangers?

[cold02rex]

All I heard was a vacuum cleaner teasing a growling chihuahua.

[cold02rex]

@cold02rex While someone jumped rope in the background on a hardwood floor.

No discernible engine like sound much less a audible v8 distinction.

[revolutionday1]

Stupidest shit I've ever seen.

[MrOce123]

@revolutionday1 you stupid couch potatoe it is always people just like you who are true geniune under acheivers that always give the worst comments,you could never even come close to creating anything similar or better than this product,what intuitive product have you created?......nothing. go flip your burgers.

[revolutionday1]

@MrOce123 For starters, there's no "e" on the end of the word "potato". Are you related to ex-VP Dan Quayle, by-chance? As well, "underachiever(s)" is one word, not two.

But yeah...I guess you sure "told me", didn't you? I guess you think you're somehow doing the world a favor by completely misjudging someone and subsequently assholing them, based entirely on a 5-word sentence.

Here's the bottom line: there are quite a few people that agree with and echo the sentiment I expressed. Eat me

[MrOce123]

@revolutionday1 sorry kid i take no further interest in replying,but nice try anyway!

[revolutionday1]

@MrOce123 "Kid"?? I'm like a year older than you, dipshit. Obviously you're "taking further interest in replying", because you just did it. Dude, just admit that you got your toilet flushed, and move on.

[6alalio]

@revolutionday1 LOL!!!! respect my friend xD

[dem1275]

Ok then

[gadzilladk]

Ehm ok?

[Phawkers]

WTF

[Dermo1985]

Jesus this is pointless. if you want a high revving petrol sound, buy a high petrol engine same for the v8!

[ricardjorg]

From what they say in the website, the sound is only different for the people inside the car

[Sj1bby]

Unreal & Bicurious!

[scootosan]

gas guzzler sound hahahah now lets see what they can do to a Hybrid...bzzzzzzz bzzzzz bzzz

[mcheddadi]

why are all the comments for this video so retarded?

[RoZyk007]

@mcheddadi becouse video is retarded...

[245thegreat]

i hate all these european fag kids from italy, spain, portugal, who are taught english then ruin it for much greater countries like united kingdom, u.s.a. germany etc, because they think they can annoy people with their fail fag ways or writing annoying, insulting comments.

[CrashBandikoot7]

@245thegreat wait how doesn't germany fall into your euro fag kids club? they are just as european as the others

[245thegreat]

@CrashBandikoot7 if you had any ounce of intelligence you'd know that.

I've no time for thickos.

[CrashBandikoot7]

@245thegreat lol stfu you pathetic human being

[mauricioberlanga]

if you watch this comment before the video: DONT WASTE YOUR TIME!!!

[CANDigB]

Why don't they just PUT a V8 in a mini!!! That would be sweet!!

[sonofkikkoman]

this is so stupid. makes me want to kill myself while watching two german guys in suit's talking about v8 in a mini...

[Leo9613]

??????????????



[MachXX2]

BMW, always using state of the art engineering to allow pricks to impress their friends. If they stopped catering to the pricks, maybe petrolheads could drive BMWs again.

[CrashBandikoot7]

@MachXX2 i love when this state of the art shit goes bad in less then 10k miles and bmw blames the owners or the country the car was sold at

[drmkkk]

Is there an option to make it sound like a 1.6 diesel?

I would probably buy that!

[francisco232021]

PIECE OF SHIT

[bigM10231]

us americans can speed until theres no more places to speed in. we got hundreds of miles to go very fast. 70% of the US doesnt have speed cameras

[powersliding]

why not have the speakers shooting outside jsut to get the full mickey

[saavaa]

Is this one of those stupid things that goes into cigarette lighter and recreate V8 noise via speakers ?

[alexanderredhead]

Wow. There must have been a lot of technology went into that "Nowt like a V8" sound.

[nqtraderman]

Spend money making the wipers quieter instead

[JesperKyd47]

@nqtraderman LMAO

[Porsche010]

@JesperKyd47 another fucking noob that wants attention..

[JesperKyd47]

@Porsche010 Not really, so shut the fuck up :)

[etlamphil]

@nqtraderman klonk klonk klonk

[thugangel662]

Make it sound like the Lexus LF-A then im sold!!

[medelucki1]

fake & gay 

[ftpaddict]

Only the sound of a V10/V12 would do it for me.

[ivantnt26]

brilliant idea, why the hell do you need big fat V8 with this speed restrictions and gas prices

[tricks351]

very uninformative:(

[iFunkMasterJ]

Sounds nice ... but still that niggle with the lack of an actual V8 under the bonet.