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Aside from the lower rear headroom, there’s not a single bad point to be made about the new MINI. It may also be slightly harder to park, given its extra length and width, but with all manner of sensors and cameras, this is quickly forgotten.
It’s also noticeably more refined than before, though I did get to drive the new Cooper myself and thought the three-cylinder turbo was a bit gruff – it lags behind a Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost for refinement. There’s less road and wind noise inside than before, and there’s shoulder room to (almost) stretch out too, though.
KBB tried it out at its US launch event and they too were plenty pleased with how it presented itself. Their only complaints were the confusing array of buttons and the awkward placement of the infotainment control knob.
Check it out their full review after the virtual jump!
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Review Says MINI’s Gained a lot Growing in Size
Aside from the lower rear headroom, there’s not a single bad point to be made about the new MINI. It may also be slightly harder to park, given its extra length and width, but with all manner of sensors and cameras, this is quickly forgotten.
It’s also noticeably more refined than before, though I did get to drive the new Cooper myself and thought the three-cylinder turbo was a bit gruff – it lags behind a Ford Fiesta 1.0-liter EcoBoost for refinement. There’s less road and wind noise inside than before, and there’s shoulder room to (almost) stretch out too, though.
KBB tried it out at its US launch event and they too were plenty pleased with how it presented itself. Their only complaints were the confusing array of buttons and the awkward placement of the infotainment control knob.
Check it out their full review after the virtual jump!
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- Laferrari Does Donuts Inside, Creates One Heck Of An Echo!
If there’d be a time to pull out your smartphone and start filming it would be this: a new Ferrari LaFerrari doing donuts inside what looks like a hangar. It not only looks cool to see one spinning around in this amusing fashion, but it also gives...
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Although the people over at M division are right now developing one, at this point, there’s no M2 in BMW’s range, and there’s no word on whether there is going to be an open-top version. Read more »...
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