MotoringFile MotoringFile Video Review: 2014 F56 MINI Cooper & Cooper S

Surprise suprise it's Fantastic. Watch the video and you will see what I mean.

Oh and FYI he said it's no R53 as a bad thing.

 

But it look like a cat fish...

 

I figure BMW/MINI wrote the script for that little promotional film. Holy carp....

 

The truth is simple: it's a very nice little BMW.

 

No, they didn't write the script, but they did pay for it. Gabe had a very nice, all expenses paid trip to Puerto Rico.

 

I can't get over how much OVERHANG there is on the nose compared to Gen1 cars. I know, I know - pedestrians - whatever. Did they have to put a COUCH in there? Hay soos.

 

I remember WAY back in the day, when they exported the Lambo Countach to the US. It had these two really ugly, black "bumperettes" on the front bumper to comply with US crash standards....Oh it just killed the look of that car....

 

It's the Jimmy Durante look. In this age of political correctness, BMW took it upon themselves to build cars with big noses.

 

Maybe it would not look as bad with the bulldog front end from a Paceman. The way leaned back look is not working.

 

That's the teeth kicked in in the bar fight front end.

 

The front looks better in the darker colors, I think. Someone said it was a "nice BMW" and that works for me.

 

The F56 Justa, Jim is the best looker... At any color chosen....

Is this the first time a company skanked their halo offering with their most economical option....

If I were to get one.... It would be a nice Justa.... Jim...

If.....

 

Me too Justa FTW.....

The odds of that happening are thinner than the hair on my head....

 

Make that 3 on both points.:lol::lol::lol:

 

I know what you mean MM, but I honestly don't abject to the "S" front end that much, as long as I don't have to get those sill headlights that look like "eyes". :eek6:

Now, just for my information. If the wheels are still in the same location on the F56, as on the R56, then the nose being a tad longer should not change the handling. It would be looks only I would have to guess. Am I wrong?

 

I forgot to add... in the middle of winter.

Looking at it from BMW's standpoint, it was a huge win. The review will help sell more than a few F56's. Compare the modest cost of Gabe's trip to the expense of real advertising dollars. It will only encourage BMW to upgrade his accommodations next time.

 

I think the F56 gained some weight....:cryin:

 

And a bigger engine, so how is that bad??????? Just asking.

 

Depends....

We'll see what they do with the output....

Liked it when the wheels were pushed to the corners.... Bulldog stance...

Goldfish stance..... Not so much....