20-Year-Old G-Wiz Vs. New MINI Electric (feat. Car Throttle)

[@TechBaffle]

The Mini is actually huge in comparison 😂😂

[@xDOUGHx]

At 5.40 my Mini JCW Countryman is in the background 🤣👍🏻. Saw these guys in the cafe, seemed like a decent bunch, my son recognised them straight away when in there. He just informed me my car in my was in the video 😄.

[@vicswanby454]

The we are each other's airbags hilarious!!!

[@vicswanby454]

I'm more of an Alex fan I haven't jumped over to EV because of the range and price points along with charge times especially with range going down in winter by an additional half. No thanks if I can't go 400 miles with climent control being used and a 10 minute refill and continue to have that range a year later if it was parked no thanks . Seems like a no brainer for me currently!

[@EVguru]

A DC G-Wiz like this one is only 6.4hp (8kw) with a realistic top speed of 40mph, the later AC version was 17hp and would do 50mph.

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

Isn't 8KW like 11hp?

[@no-damn-alias]

Guess, he just mixed up both and meant 6,4kw and 8hp

[@xyredmax]

Very entertaining. Should BMW be sued for calling it a 'Mini'?

[@HairyCheese]

Citroen Ami vs Gwhiz vs Twizy ? Draaaaag race ?

[@Da_StormtroopeR]

😂 This will hit one million views for sure.

[@lucasroper46]

Already been done 😂 kzbin.info/www/bejne/faOniXygZbKdZpI

[@andhika8430]

this, slow af lmao kzbin.info/www/bejne/faOniXygZbKdZpI

[@justaguy2385]

It has been done and here is the link for it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/faOniXygZbKdZpI

[@nicolahume]

I love this!!!!!

[@nightw4tchman]

That mini looks amazing. I don't travel far to work but can't use public transport. Wouldn't mind something like that.

[@confused.cat.]

Mate we all know gwiz is the best car ever 😂

[@TheDarthTubby]

I've had one since last October, absolutely love it 👍

[@drewhender3999]

I have one its brilliant fun

[@nightw4tchman]

@@confused.cat. I just don't think I'm cool enough for it man.

[@6edTelevision]

Just bought that G-Wiz myself from a man in Northolt. It is now in Preston, Lancashire. Been refitted with Li-Ion batteries.

[@tris7]

I think you guys have missed the point. TBF as do pretty much all other motoring journos. The reason the mini SE is brilliant to drive is because it doesn’t carry around a 2 ton battery. Every other small car (and I test drove them all) that have a better range, are compromised when it comes to the drive. The Mini puts the drive first, and then the range. Which is the way it should be. If you dont have a way of charging off street, dont by an EV. The tech isn’t there yet. If you do, why are journos afraid to drive distances in the Mini?! I’ve been to wales from Northamptonshire, down to Devon etc, no problems at all. Case in point, journalists keep bashing EVs because of range, BMW sees this, and decides to put a battery the size of the SS GT Britain into its new electric M4- the result? Its an absolute turd.

[@richardynwa96]

Anyone else miss the old car throttle, the weekly uploads the quality content? Absolutely not a fan of hearing about The G-wiz ffs love these lads banter but recently the past few months it’s been poor I’ve been following car throttle for the past few years and recently it’s been disappointing. 😞

[@Glenn83100]

Well atlest speed cameras will struggle to catch you going over the speed limit in the GWiz.

[@ota024]

I like how MINI has the Great Britain flag on the tail/brake lights. as for G-Wiz, it is a perfect city car/quadricycle. For 400 pounds it is perfect.

[@briankane6547]

WHY is it a "Quad" & not a Car?

[@jvsyoutube3298]

that g-wiz needs a bluesmoking 2-stroke from a snowmobile! i think 150-160hp would be enough ;) and maybe rear brakes also

[@cannygrowabeard]

That Mini in full black looks wild. Shame the range is a disappointment. Winter range anxiety is bad enough in my ‘161 mile’ Seat Mii electric. If BMW Mini double the range of the next Mini EV, I’ll consider it.

[@Ben.Royals]

250 miles from the next model with 221 BHP from a 50 kWh battery, out 2024 and revealed fully next year

[@C.I...]

@@Ben.Royals I imagine it'll be very expensive, too.

[@Ben.Royals]

@@C.I... not much more than their relatively powdered Cooper S and JCW counterparts

[@philspencelayh5464]

Interesting video. Surely there must be a way to re-engineer the mini to get more range and does it really need nearly 200hp, are those two things connected?

[@markwilliams5654]

The mini electric is possibly the worst electric car you can buy tiny over priced battery

[@Ben.Royals]

Owners say different

[@SusieSmart]

Depends what your needs are. I love my MINI Electric and have done 300+ mile journeys with no issues

[@aleczandert3915]

damn right! The mini is a garbage retrofit - a desperate attempt to have an electric car in their range

[@SusieSmart]

@@aleczandert3915 seems to work pretty well for them since ~25% of all MINI’s produced at the Oxford plant are Electric 🤷‍♂️

[@Ben.Royals]

@@aleczandert3915 I mean the model that’s been tested right now is a ground up EV

[@redventstv]

hilarious that the g wiz went the fastest whilst being towed.

[@andrewpitts6498]

Barry? Should o been Billy, Shirley.

[@grahammcdonald]

2 grand of batteries!!!!

[@adamrichardson2227]

As a car person, I would be really disappointed with spending that much for only 181HP and having to deal with charging. You could get a GT86 for less and have more fun, imo, and people call those slow with comparable HP. I guess I don't see the electrification as a benefit for a car. However, I am partial to those 90s JDM cars myself and enjoy the experience of their driving characteristics and working on them and doing the mods myself. Though now, my 1994 300Z TT is probably worth way more than I bought it for in 2012.

[@musewolfman]

The thing is, the Mini isn't supposed to be a true sports car like the GT86. Also, it should be noted that the Mini is inevitably going to have better torque delivery, as well as having slightly more torque, making around-town driving significantly more fun.

[@drewhender3999]

I've driven both and the Mini feels a lot faster getting up to 70mph, but it's the old question about rwd vs fwd and what you prefer

[@jamiep61]

I enjoyed watching the Video

[@avidviewer1]

Very interesting. Thanks. I can remember seeing cars very similar in appearance to the G-Wiz in London in the late 80s. Any idea what make they might have been?

[@DrivingElectric]

Could it have been a Peel P50? Manufactured through the sixties... Can't think what else!

[@avidviewer1]

@@DrivingElectric Thanks!

[@surfreadjumpsleep]

g-wiz is lead acid?

[@RichardLyleEsq]

They did a NiCad one but it was about twice the price.

[@surfreadjumpsleep]

​@@RichardLyleEsq hmm. comparing an LIon EV with a lead acid EV is a bit like comparing a modern ICE car to a car that uses a coal fired furnace & steam.

[@RichardLyleEsq]

I'm not sure how many they sold.

[@6edTelevision]

Just bought that particular G-Wiz myself. It has been fitted with new lithium-ion batteries.