It still stays flat and level through vicious corners. Like a dull pencil thrust into an electric sharpener, the MINI is suddenly ready to draw the finest of racing lines.Ĭompared to the corner carving capabilities of the previous version, the new MINI Cooper S in Sport mode feels about 20% more wonderfully, joyously flickable. In an instant, both the MINI Cooper’s electric steering system and its fly-by-wire throttle tighten up. In the new MINI, it’s undeniably transformative. In many sports cars, even some of the more expensive models, activating the Sport button creates little more than a psychological effect. Until, that is, you press the Sport button. There’s a nasty lag between depressing the go pedal and the onset of acceleration. more useful) power band and will now cruise at triple digits without threatening to rattle itself to pieces, it doesn’t feel quite as eager out of the blocks as the old car.
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