According to sources the R56 is about to pass one of its last milestones. The last US allocation for the MINI hardtop will be next week. That means that cars have to be specced out by the dealers by 8/28. Once that date passes dealers won’t be able to modify the orders in the system. [...] (visit MotoringFile for the full article) More...
and after that, R56 owners will be part of the Obsolete Club we R53 owners are already part of! It's actually quite interesting, the discussions...
I dunno if compared to the F56 my R56 is obsolete. I like the style of the R56 more so far. But we have yet to see an actual production model, so for now it remains to be seen.
