Comments on: Hamann Mods the R56 http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/ MotoringFile | MINI news, reviews and opinion. MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:32:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: GZ http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-78669 GZ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:38:28 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-78669 <p>So it looks like the JCW will beat the aftermarket in terms of a release if the fall projection still holds up.</p> So it looks like the JCW will beat the aftermarket in terms of a release if the fall projection still holds up.

]]> By: DB http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-78658 DB Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:47:13 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-78658 <blockquote> <p>When will we see real engine mods (not just exhaust) to see what this turbo is capable of? I would think the aftermarket people are racing to be the first to unveil upgrade kits.</p> </blockquote> <p>I would guess that as soon as the tuners get their hands on the car and can spend some time doing R&D we'll start seeing more than exhaust mods. I'd guess 9 months to a year before anything serious starts showing up.</p>

When will we see real engine mods (not just exhaust) to see what this turbo is capable of? I would think the aftermarket people are racing to be the first to unveil upgrade kits.

I would guess that as soon as the tuners get their hands on the car and can spend some time doing R&D we’ll start seeing more than exhaust mods. I’d guess 9 months to a year before anything serious starts showing up.

]]> By: GZ http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-78649 GZ Tue, 02 Jan 2007 17:19:30 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-78649 <p>When will we see real engine mods (not just exhaust) to see what this turbo is capable of? I would think the aftermarket people are racing to be the first to unveil upgrade kits.</p> When will we see real engine mods (not just exhaust) to see what this turbo is capable of? I would think the aftermarket people are racing to be the first to unveil upgrade kits.

]]> By: fj0 http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-78404 fj0 Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:08:59 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-78404 <p>Jack, They are 18" Hamann Anniversary rims.</p> <p>Cheers, Mario</p> Jack, They are 18″ Hamann Anniversary rims.

Cheers, Mario

]]> By: SB http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-77246 SB Sat, 30 Dec 2006 16:16:54 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-77246 <p>All in all it's has a nice look. Something just needs to be done about the hood area to remove the inferior aftermarket hood look. The way MINI made the side marker stop at the hood doesn't help much either.</p> All in all it’s has a nice look. Something just needs to be done about the hood area to remove the inferior aftermarket hood look. The way MINI made the side marker stop at the hood doesn’t help much either.

]]> By: Jack http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-77238 Jack Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:57:54 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-77238 <p>I like the Wheels in Pic number 3 does anyone have idea what make they are and where to get them</p> I like the Wheels in Pic number 3 does anyone have idea what make they are and where to get them

]]> By: TWISTYBITZ http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-77227 TWISTYBITZ Sat, 30 Dec 2006 15:47:19 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-77227 <p>I did a couple screen shots of a stock car and this car. It seems the one colour, which I can take or leave, lower valance does help soften or loose that pouchy look that the front of the car has now. I do like the little canards on the front valance but the Lava Lamp bulges on the side I'm not getting. Also, is the kit that badly made, referring to the gaps between wheel arches and bonnet, or is it just bad Photoshop work?</p> <p>As to the side graphics... is that a joke?!</p> I did a couple screen shots of a stock car and this car. It seems the one colour, which I can take or leave, lower valance does help soften or loose that pouchy look that the front of the car has now. I do like the little canards on the front valance but the Lava Lamp bulges on the side I’m not getting. Also, is the kit that badly made, referring to the gaps between wheel arches and bonnet, or is it just bad Photoshop work?

As to the side graphics… is that a joke?!

]]> By: Shooler http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76881 Shooler Sat, 30 Dec 2006 00:58:44 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76881 <p>The only thing I don't care for is the strange gaps at the front. It doesn't seem to fit together very well. As for the body colored kit and arches, I like it and have done the same to my OEM Aero kit (in Electric Blue)</p> The only thing I don’t care for is the strange gaps at the front. It doesn’t seem to fit together very well. As for the body colored kit and arches, I like it and have done the same to my OEM Aero kit (in Electric Blue)

]]> By: mark pierce http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76766 mark pierce Fri, 29 Dec 2006 20:36:38 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76766 <p>That's a very poor effort in my opinion, especially the sideskirts, they just look awfull.</p> <p>I don't think it looks as good fully bodycoloured</p> That’s a very poor effort in my opinion, especially the sideskirts, they just look awfull.

I don’t think it looks as good fully bodycoloured

]]> By: eto http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76715 eto Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:54:31 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76715 <blockquote>Friends of individual looks have virtually free rein in the interior of the Mini. HAMANN doorsills made of brushed aluminum invite you to step inside this small car. The HAMANN Sports gear knob and the hand brake lever are also made of aluminum.</blockquote> <p>I bet the extra aluminum bits will look sweet with the brushed aluminum dash/door trim.</p> Friends of individual looks have virtually free rein in the interior of the Mini. HAMANN doorsills made of brushed aluminum invite you to step inside this small car. The HAMANN Sports gear knob and the hand brake lever are also made of aluminum.

I bet the extra aluminum bits will look sweet with the brushed aluminum dash/door trim.

]]> By: Kyle http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76697 Kyle Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:00:33 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76697 <p>Not too bad. I could live without the side skirts. The panel gaps around the bumper and hood and fenders seem far too big in these pictures though. Not sure if that's the MINI or Hamann.</p> Not too bad. I could live without the side skirts. The panel gaps around the bumper and hood and fenders seem far too big in these pictures though. Not sure if that’s the MINI or Hamann.

]]> By: DB http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76678 DB Fri, 29 Dec 2006 16:09:52 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76678 <p>From the article.</p> <blockquote> <p>Improving the sound of their car is one of the most important tuning measures for many drivers. So for sound fetishists HAMANN is offering an impressive twin-pipe sports rear silencer, with two round stainless steel tailpipes (each 90 mm in diameter). A sportier air intake sound is created by the HAMANN sports air filter, which is available for both the Cooper and Cooper S versions of the Mini.</p> </blockquote> <p>And.</p> <blockquote> <p>Friends of individual looks have virtually free rein in the interior of the Mini. HAMANN doorsills made of brushed aluminum invite you to step inside this small car. The HAMANN Sports gear knob and the hand brake lever are also made of aluminum. Exclusive, black HAMANN foot-mats make the Mini even cozier, in addition to which HAMANN offers two interior sets made of exposed carbon fiber.</p> </blockquote> From the article.

Improving the sound of their car is one of the most important tuning measures for many drivers. So for sound fetishists HAMANN is offering an impressive twin-pipe sports rear silencer, with two round stainless steel tailpipes (each 90 mm in diameter). A sportier air intake sound is created by the HAMANN sports air filter, which is available for both the Cooper and Cooper S versions of the Mini.

And.

Friends of individual looks have virtually free rein in the interior of the Mini. HAMANN doorsills made of brushed aluminum invite you to step inside this small car. The HAMANN Sports gear knob and the hand brake lever are also made of aluminum. Exclusive, black HAMANN foot-mats make the Mini even cozier, in addition to which HAMANN offers two interior sets made of exposed carbon fiber.

]]> By: GZ http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76674 GZ Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:59:20 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76674 <p>I'd be curious to know if they did any engine or interior mods on this car. This aero kit is too busy for my taste.</p> I’d be curious to know if they did any engine or interior mods on this car. This aero kit is too busy for my taste.

]]> By: VMMVMMM http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76664 VMMVMMM Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:48:20 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76664 <p>Totally disagree, but this is all personal taste, of course. Regardless, it's fun to see the beginning of a whole new round of modification!</p> Totally disagree, but this is all personal taste, of course. Regardless, it’s fun to see the beginning of a whole new round of modification!

]]> By: Shooler http://www.motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-76630 Shooler Fri, 29 Dec 2006 14:31:24 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2006/12/29/hamonn-mods-the-r56/#comment-76630 <p>This is the first R56 I have seen that I think looks really good. The kit is really subtle and really ties the whole car together.</p> This is the first R56 I have seen that I think looks really good. The kit is really subtle and really ties the whole car together.

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