MINI_cooper diesel vs petrol part2

Fifth gear test MINI COOPER with diesel and petrol engines

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Fifth
• gear
• MINI
• cooper
• diesel
• petrol

[ForestTDI]

Well I think, that it is a kind of stupidity to compare and use two different drivers.

[LMF5000]

but you'd be adding costly peformance upgrades to an already expensive engine to bring it to a performance that is on-par with a much cheaper petrol engine, with the only advantage being fuel economy. The money you save in fuel is that which you'd have spent on the engine. And remember that diesels have turbo lag but non-turbocharged petrols don't. Also, diesels emit soot from the exhaust ("particulate matter" is soot) whilst petrols don't. And maintenance of diesels is more expensive too.

[msmarketing202]

petrol is always going to sound nicer but for every day use the diesel is going to give you far better MPG. The diesel engine will get 50-60mpg when its not thrashed. Petrol still gets good MPG but drops significantly when u nail it. If you know how to drive a diesel your still going to get 45-50mpg when with your foot down. I'd rather have the petrol, but this comparison is pretty shit - Alternatively remap the diesel you'll get more MPG and rival a cooper s in performance.

[kay19833]

@BigUriel diesel fun? what weed are you smoking?

[kay19833]

@BingoWingz01 diesel loser,you dont know what you're missing go dump your dirty diesel and embrace fun,nothing drives and feels like petrol engine my friend..petrol for life!!

[BingoWingz01]

What a totally inaccurate review.

I've driven (and owned) an R56 Cooper S,Cooper and Cooper D.

There is absolutely no comparison between the D and the standard petrol Cooper; the D is much more fun to drive, more comparable to the S than the standard petrol version.

The Cooper S is a fantastic car, but the D is great too.

I've lost respect for Fifth Gear after seeing this review. If you get chance to drive all 3 cars, you will see for yourself how utterly wrong this review is

[LMF5000]

@kaz3kag3gaara lol, that's one way of looking at it...

[kaz3kag3gaara]

@LMF5000

But then the diesel would be better money because you'd drive it less.

[starbucksmunky]

Diesel is cheaper in America

[KubikCv]

petrol cars are lighter...and also more funny.... more fun? - petrol....daily use - diesel...I want daily fun......i have petrol..diesel never more...for example Skoda Octavia mk2 TDi 77kW -- turbo hole...car is alive after 2000 rpm

[1700iDiGuy]

well, it looks like you're a minority then? i guess the 10% of the rest of the road users are little boy racers then!