Comments on: Top Gear Magazine Drive the 2007 MCS

By: R56: Small Car Of The Year - MINI2

R56: Small Car Of The Year - MINI2 — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:50:27 +0000

[...] R56: Small Car Of The Year As if u didn’t see these one coming… Top Gear (The best show ever made) award the R56 as Small Car Of The Year link—-> MotoringFile Ã‚Â» Archive Ã‚Â» Top Gear Magazine Drive the 2007 MCS not only that but Fifth Gear also says the same thing link—–> YouTube – Fifth Gear Small Car Of The Year 2006 [...]

By: MotoringFile » Archive » Top Gear Names MCS Best Small Car for ‘07

Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:57:08 +0000

[...] The magazine version of our favorite TV show seems to like the 2007 MINI. So much so that it has just named it the best small car for 2007. Here’s an excerpt from the awards list: [...]

By: Ian F

Ian F — Wed, 22 Nov 2006 14:34:41 +0000

Interesting… Their conclusion reads a lot like a comparison between the E30 & E36 M3s or the E36 vs E46… and to this day there are loyal fans of each that dislike the newer more capable, but “less soulful” version(s)…

Looks like the MINI will follow in these footsteps.

By: nervous

nervous — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:44:30 +0000

O(=^=)O Capn, the JCW suspension on my ’06 S is phenomenal. I was a little hesitant to get it, fearing for an even harsher ride, but given MF review I went ahead with it. Surprisingly, the ride is actually a lot smoother (familiar rough roads are no longer as jarring) – not to mention the fact that handling response is even better than my ’03 sport suspension (roundabouts are laughable). Given the info acquired from this site, I wouldn’t be surprised if the R56 Sport suspension is on par with the R53 JCW suspension.

By: nervous

nervous — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:44:30 +0000

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 02:27:55 +0000

But there's a part of me that drives the old Cooper S and thinks that a little bit of the old-school attitude has been sacrificed on the altar of empirical improvement.

Dare I say it but perhaps this is one of the bad things to come out of BMW having full control over the engineering this time around - it's lost some of its British character in favour of ruthless German efficiency.

They meant best level of cool. The A.M. was so cool it received itÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s own catagory. They were big on the MCS though.

Actually, the MINI Cooper S shares the sub zero category with the Aston and a couple of other cars ;)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/topgear/coolwall.shtml

By: GZ

GZ — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:38:15 +0000

They meant best level of cool. The A.M. was so cool it received it’s own catagory. They were big on the MCS though.

By: AlwaysOpenCharlie05

AlwaysOpenCharlie05 — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:24:59 +0000

By "highest possible" do you mean above or below zero on the number line??

Just for clarification... :o)

By: O(=^=)O Capn

O(=^=)O Capn — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:16:58 +0000

Nervous, do you like it better with or without the JCW suspension? why?

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:29:51 +0000

That is a very good artical. I am glad to see that someone else likes the 205′s on the wheels. I am waiting until the Dealer here in CO. gets one of the R56′s for a demo, so that I can do my own side by side runs.

By: nervous

nervous — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:13:12 +0000

I’d love to see a side by side of a R53 w/JCW suspension vs. a R56. From personal experience, the ride quality of my ’06 w/JCW suspension is night & day different from my ’03 w/o JCW suspension

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 21:05:31 +0000

This monthÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šÂ¬Ã¢â€žÂ¢s US copy of EVO has a nice comparison test of the R56 and the Renaultsport Clio 197.

Yeah that was going to be posted for tomorrow but we've had to push it back a bit.

By: GZ

GZ — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:24:45 +0000

Top Gear is great. I saw an 2005 MCS review on their TV show and they gave it the highest possible “cool” rating (Aston Martin got a “sub-zero” cool rating).

By: vin.

vin. — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:53:26 +0000

This month's US copy of EVO has a nice comparison test of the R56 and the Renaultsport Clio 197.

vin.

By: MINI Fireman

MINI Fireman — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:00:59 +0000

Gabe,

How about asking Frank Stephenson for a design analysis of the R56? Unlikely, I realize. But I had to ask.

By: MINI Fireman

MINI Fireman — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:58:17 +0000

But there's a part of me that drives the old Cooper S and thinks that a little bit of the old-school attitude has been sacrificed on the altar of empirical improvement.

I plan on keeping my rough around the edges 2006 for a long time. Long live the R53. A new "classic" MINI in the tradition of the original.

By: Johnny T

Johnny T — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 18:49:59 +0000

Wow…my MA told me this morning that the new miniusa site would be up this week…I cannot wait to drive this car!