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A GO-KART FOR THE ROAD.(News)(Mini Cooper)(Product/Service Evaluation)
Byline: JOE KOVACH
We're learning more about our popular long-term Mini Cooper S, including the fact that it really did come as we ordered it. We changed the options at one stage, and mistakenly reported earlier that the car as-delivered differed from what we ordered. It's certainly what our drivers want now. As one staffer wrote, "People need to spend time in this car and develop a bond with it. Only then does it reveal all of its charms.''
The most obvious of those charms is the driving experience. "It felt pure to me,'' said one editor, "the direct contact that I felt with the car and road that I have rarely found in other cars. It's certainly here in this model. Becoming one with the experience, if you will.''
Here's another comment. "A brief experiment-not intentional, due to driving on the tach rather than that speedo: I can report it's stable up there in triple-digit land. In a place where it's legal, I got the sense it would happily cruise at 100 mph for a long stretch.''
We also learned that at 70 mph on the freeway, you might want fifth gear instead of sixth (it's geared really long-hence the 27 and 25 mpg we got on two tanks), or even fourth gear for passing on two-laners. And on curvy two-laners, the Cooper S sticks in the ...
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- Magazine article from: Esquire Dyer, Ezra January 1, 2007 700+ words
...construction equipment while listening to Toby Keith? What if tailgate without the truck? You have but one choice: the Mini Cooper convertible. Yes, it's the type of urban-chic accessory you'd expect to see parked outside secondhand bookstores and...
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- Magazine article from: Crain's Detroit Business October 17, 2005 700+ words
...small car? For a hatchback? The formula worked well for the Mini Cooper, but dismally for others, including BMW with its 318ti and...connectivity is available. Base price: $25,460 Also to consider Mini Cooper, Cooper S; Saab 9-3X Coming attractions BMW 1-Series...
- Driver's Log.(News)(Product/Service Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: AutoWeek January 5, 2004 700+ words
...an acceptable substitute. Get a manual trans, and this car could be a lot of fun: That hp rating is a near match for the Mini Cooper S, the weight isn't too excessive, the hatchback does the tote-your-stuff job, the seats are comfortably supportive...
Source: HighBeam Research, A GO-KART FOR THE ROAD.(News)(Mini Cooper)(Product/Service Evaluation)