Comments on: World Car Fans drives the R56 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/ MotoringFile | MINI news, reviews and opinion. MINI Cooper, Cooper S, Clubman, Countryman Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:14:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ryephile http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100471 Ryephile Wed, 28 Feb 2007 02:06:24 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100471 <p>Fun Review; I like how they give props to the fun suspension and chassis setup.</p> <p>lol, leave it to Vanwall to put a negative spin on a positive handling attribute. Lighten up man.</p> Fun Review; I like how they give props to the fun suspension and chassis setup.

lol, leave it to Vanwall to put a negative spin on a positive handling attribute. Lighten up man.

]]> By: msh441 http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100282 msh441 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:38:58 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100282 <p>Interesting that the speedo was mentioned... but not the odd switchgear under it. In pictures, I hated both. In person, I actually kindof liked the speedo (especially the effect of the radio buttons suspended in the glass)... and the center console didn't leap out at me like it had in the pics. Very suprising. Not so suprising was that the thing was still a ton-o-fun to drive. I'm now really excited about picking mine up in another month!</p> Interesting that the speedo was mentioned… but not the odd switchgear under it. In pictures, I hated both. In person, I actually kindof liked the speedo (especially the effect of the radio buttons suspended in the glass)… and the center console didn’t leap out at me like it had in the pics. Very suprising. Not so suprising was that the thing was still a ton-o-fun to drive. I’m now really excited about picking mine up in another month!

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100256 Gabe Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:36:38 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100256 <blockquote> <p>Don’t know if I like the trailing-throttle oversteer being easier to induce - for a car that makes you want to go faster into corners, many people without practical knowledge of the correct use of that technique will find themselves out of control - seen this happen on the original many times.</p> </blockquote> <p>It's not <em>that</em> easy to induce.</p>

Don’t know if I like the trailing-throttle oversteer being easier to induce – for a car that makes you want to go faster into corners, many people without practical knowledge of the correct use of that technique will find themselves out of control – seen this happen on the original many times.

It’s not that easy to induce.

]]> By: Vanwall http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100244 Vanwall Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:54:27 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100244 <p>Don't know if I like the trailing-throttle oversteer being easier to induce - for a car that makes you want to go faster into corners, many people without practical knowledge of the correct use of that technique will find themselves out of control - seen this happen on the original many times. I'm thinkin' MINI might want to invest in a way for even those least inclined to act like John Rhodes to get some learnin', or things could ugly.</p> <pre><code> BCNU, Rob in Dago </code></pre> Don’t know if I like the trailing-throttle oversteer being easier to induce – for a car that makes you want to go faster into corners, many people without practical knowledge of the correct use of that technique will find themselves out of control – seen this happen on the original many times. I’m thinkin’ MINI might want to invest in a way for even those least inclined to act like John Rhodes to get some learnin’, or things could ugly.

      BCNU,
    Rob in Dago
]]> By: DB http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100242 DB Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:25:59 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100242 <p>mmmmmm....lift-off oversteer.....mmmmmm</p> mmmmmm….lift-off oversteer…..mmmmmm

]]> By: Gabe http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100240 Gabe Tue, 27 Feb 2007 00:06:53 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100240 <p>That lift-off oversteer is absolutely addicting on the track. The R56 is actually easier to rotate in the corners than the R53 (based on my track time in both).</p> That lift-off oversteer is absolutely addicting on the track. The R56 is actually easier to rotate in the corners than the R53 (based on my track time in both).

]]> By: Sean http://www.motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/comment-page-1/#comment-100232 Sean Mon, 26 Feb 2007 23:26:15 +0000 http://motoringfile.com/2007/02/26/world-car-fans-drives-the-r56/#comment-100232 <p>I thought this paragraph was particularly encouraging in terms of the cars "go-kart-like" handling.</p> <blockquote>This is a go-kart that can be encouraged to oversteer with a dramatic lift and then planted round the bend at preposterous speeds with a simple dose of opposite lock and all the throttle the car can muster. It just hangs on, against the odds, and is a stupid amount of fun for what should be a little tin box on wheels. It’s one of those cars that makes you fling it into bends that little bit faster, and that alone makes it great.</blockquote> <p>Its good to hear that the new new MINI is still capable of stupid amounts of fun.</p> I thought this paragraph was particularly encouraging in terms of the cars “go-kart-like” handling.

This is a go-kart that can be encouraged to oversteer with a dramatic lift and then planted round the bend at preposterous speeds with a simple dose of opposite lock and all the throttle the car can muster. It just hangs on, against the odds, and is a stupid amount of fun for what should be a little tin box on wheels. It’s one of those cars that makes you fling it into bends that little bit faster, and that alone makes it great.

Its good to hear that the new new MINI is still capable of stupid amounts of fun.

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