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Yup.... 1st and 2nd gen runflats....

Ummmm... Which ones betta?

None...

 

Cool.....the price of my JCW Coupe just went up (c'mon, it's going to be a collector car).

 

Not going to happen.....lol:thumbdown:

 

Most the debates are good natured and shouldn't be taken too seriously, enjoy what ya like. Think of it a bit like there are millions of folks that love Football, but they will forever argue between which team is better, even whether college or pro is the best, tis part of the fun!!

Fact is that if we all liked exactly the same thing, we all would be driving exactly the same thing, now wouldn't that be boring?

But of course, those that really know, know the R53 is the best Mini ever....

 

When I stumble on a thread that irritates I move on. No sense reading the same stuff regurgitated 10 ways to Sunday. :wink:

Don't worry about the R53 vs R56 debate, soon the F56 will be taking all the heat. :lol:

 

But considering the latest iterations from Mini, do they really remember what a "sports car" is ?

 

I'm not minimark and I don't know the Miata/MX-5 world well at all but I'd bet that someplace there is a stone tablet called The Wheel Slab where the owners of the first generation wheel are claiming it is still be best ever wheel.

 

The front end of the ACV30 looks like an old "bug eye" Sprite ...

 

I'm modern, me. I'm a great fan of round wheels.

But real men have external combustion (steam) engines - these sewing machines they are fitting to many horseless carriages will never catch on, I tells ya.

 

Mongo likes MINI Coopers. Mongo want fast R53 to help sheriff Bart.

 

The JCW is starting to be "Not So Special", when everything is offered in that flavor....

 

I didn't mean to come across like a troll and misquote/misinterpret your words. You're right... if they are going to build something and call it a "sports car" it would do them well to be cautious about how loosely they intend to apply the designation.

I think the closest thing to a sports car MINI has ever built is probably the GP/GP2.

 

Ah yes... we must combine our strength to fight the forces of evil! :devil:



(but the R53 is still better)

 

Everyone has their likes and dislikes.

Now MINI will make so many different models your sure to find something you like.

 

Heh Heh Heh...
What a relief.... My greatest fear will not transpire.... Thanks guy's for helpin me with this....

 

In case you didn't know this ^^^ was one of the designs competing with the R53 in the beginning of the new MINI.

 

The thing is: a dedicated sports Mini does sound nice. One of my bugs with the Roadster is that even the simple things like changing the seats to lower the seating position hasn't been done. A lower centre of gravity would improve the car no end.

But..... a dedicated sports model with fairly low volumes is going to have to cost a lot more to recover its development costs. Do you like the idea of a sports Mini enough to pay $10,000 extra over the current Roadster/Coupé? That must be the sort of premium they would have to charge, with just the same power plant as the F56. That's going to make the low volumes even lower, isn't it?

 

Has MINI ever actually made a "sports car"?

 

.".....remember what a sports car is."

That said: there was a lot more sport car in the classic S and first gens than the ones built since, and there is zero sports car in all the mini SUV crossovers.....which is exactly what they are....Cool small crossovers.