MINI USA has begun informing dealers that the R60 Countryman Cooper S will see it’s speed be artificially limited to 128 mph with March builds. Previously the Countryman Cooper S could eek out 134 mph before wind resistance halted progress. It’s a minor tweak but still one that obviously had to be made. Which if [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
JCW Clubman Update :cornut: Also of interest on that page was: "JCW Clubman to get JCW Aerokit , Red Stitched steering wheel/shift boot/e brake boot all as standard beginning Mar 2012. Nice especially as there is a teeny weeny chance of a JCW Clubman in my future spring/summer of 2012.:drool:drool:drool Jason
I just called my wife to inform her of this pending change and she was not concerned about that loss of 6 mph. She said that on her commute home she rarely gets above 6 mph. Jim
Yeah but..... Jim, they are taking the 6 mph all off the front end. The speedo gauges are all being X'd out with a black Sharpies. The speedo will now show a 7 as the first number......