I drove the mini coooper S today, it soooo small but quick as hell, ride wasnt bad at all, lots of wierd looking instruments. just the thought a little car with 160hp will smoke our car was just scary, nice car. definetly will get one as a car to rip around in.
only thing bad i didnt like was the clutch, doesnt goo too far down, so you dont get enough space to rev from a full stop, too sensative.

 

Cooper S does 0-60 in 6.9-7.0 sec......cool car, but not going to beat a CL-S.

 

but with some tweaking I bet you'd be eating

 

i agree. it might hang until 60 mph but after that, it's a dot on our rear view. sorry.

 

not alot of clutch travel, and your comlaining!?!

heh


i hate cars with a deep clutch... like most other BMW's..... fucking 3-series feels like your driving a truck.


sounds like the mini got an M-style clutch

 

True, true. Bet this thing will eat us alive in the twisties though.

:o

 

he'll get us in the twisties.

 

me and a friend already got in this discussion the mini coopers still weigh like 2600 pds so there isnt much of a weight difference....the cl-s would smoke it !!!!

 

In a straight line, the Mine Cooper-S would be a good match for a CLP, not CLS

Pretty cool car though. Just wouldn't want to get into an accident with some soccer mom in her Excursion though

 

You ever driven a Mustang GT? Reminds me of an old ford pickup...

 

id rather be in my cls than a mini when i get broad-sided by that expedition

 

yah i have seen those cars on the road a couple times..those are cute..really cute..but wonder how is the safety of it..too small....not a good family car lol..but fun car to have and drive..price is not cheap..msrp is about $22000 plus tax and liscense

 

I'd rather be in my CL-P w/ 19's and a nice drop when i pull up to a light and there's a car load of HOTT chicks next to me. I guess to each his own....

 

whats this have to do with being run over by an expedition

 

Nada, just wanted to throw that in there....

How bout this:
I'd rather be in my CL-P w/ 19's and a nice drop and get broad sided by an EXPEDITION full of HOTT nurses who have to tend to me after the wreck than..... be in a mini cooper....:P

 

dude........you need to get out more

 

I like the mini cooper.

There is a dealership near my office, and I see at least 4-5/day.


They are unique looking.


Too girly though.

I say keep it OVERSEAS!
:o

 

If you drove a souped up mini you would still come out looking like...

 

Do you really want to drive a car that's " Cute " ?

 

It's "cute" (don't worry, I'm married) but I wouldn't spend 22K+ on it. Of course, I would rather have a Mini than a Beetle (those are just gay)

-Ash

 

I like them, I think they are waaaaaay cooler than Beetles, Focuses, and other cars in that range. I think bringing them to the US was a good idea. I also hear that they are very safe considering their small size.

 

regardless, atleast CL-S's arent as ugly as shit

 

Actually, you'd really have to do ALOT of tweaking the supercharger doesn't really bring the power until the upper RPM range. I believe it's a roots but the setup is odd.

 

cough*pulley*cough

 

ya but its FWD and s/c brings the speed down to 7.4 seconds. Come'on.... The car has a so-so design of the 4 banger. I could see if the n/a engine was pumping out 190 but it isn't. It's not the beast everybody thinks it is.....

 

Safetywise with its "go-cart-like" handling you could probably avoid a lot of accidents. And if you do get hit it's got 6 airbags.