Mini Cooper S, 18-Yr Old 1.6L 6-Speed Manual Genting Hill Climb, Surprise Ending / YS Khong Driving

We drove an 18 year old Mini Cooper S, with a 1.6 liter Supercharged engine, with some slight mods, now pulling 191 Horsepower at the wheels and 220 Nm of torque.

This is one of the most enjoyable cars to have, and of course, it still handles like a gokart.
Suspension was lowered by a previous owner, so the rear tyres are scraping the fenders a little, but with a simple reversal back to standard height with standard springs, it should fix this small issue.

The surprise comes at the end when the owner Loon speaks up. Watch to the end!

Thanks for watching, and if you want a good weekend car that you can really enjoy, just get one of these. Don't know about the auto, but the manual is a real gem!

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[cheahchunkit]

1st congratulations on the car !! 2nd .. awesome driving as usual .. love the sound and the handling. It is a pocket rocket ! I hope more videos of this rocket soon !

[geraldhow]

As always Bravo Mr Khong.
I love manual cars.
Thanks for the video.

[tokpaben]

Mr Khong, you're driving like a young man. Stay healthy.
I'm 69...how old are you sir?

[michaelfont]

Miata couldn't catch up, guess he needed some sway bars since they come with very soft suspension/ to much body roll. Very nice Cooper 👌

[BrokenAdam]

So good that the Mini R53 has the Chrono Package. The speedometer and tachometer are ahead of the steering column while the oil pressure, voltmeter, fuel and temperature gauges are in the middle of the dashboard. Is the Mini Hatch R53 a 2006 car, Mr. YS?

[joelkanny]

Quick little beast; there's a reason I love these MINIs, and you've brought out the best in this one! I hope I get to see you try out the JCW Countryman and maybe even the JCW GP3 in the future!

[LanceChee]

This is great! Would love to chat with Loon on the ownership experience ... esp the maintenance cost and reliability

[benjaminwwj]

Very impressive 18yr old car!
Was that a 208 GTI keeping up?

[harvard_lee]

With 6 speed close gear ratio in a go kart body and superb handling is a recipe for a splendid hill climb!!!🎉

[viruscode]

Its too loud, i love when some random cars join the race to the top xD

[giannisweightlifting]

great car so fun to drive! whats the best and first upgrade u can do in a stock cooper s for roads like this? brakes/suspension?

[ahboyrotorrx]

Really nice sir osum drive...where the shop u built it this mini sir..

[mystarviral]

Best ke mini cooper s r53 ni??? I confius nk belii r53 atau r56

[akira_lul]

One day can bring me go up genting haha 😂

[MarkTheVicar]

Subtle Speedo blur 😅 the polis wouldn't stop uncle YS

[car_enthusiasm]

overtaking?? are u kidding me ahah..after the 1st corner cant see the 86 and other cars who were following kong...haha

[stlaw]

Noisy exhaust - must be non-standard. Stiff suspension for sporty but not so comfortable

[kataman]

⚓ 🇨🇵 \ 😀 / Excellent ! \ 😀 / 🇨🇵 ⚓

[john_barnett]

Very noisy inside! Hard to hear you talking