182 vs cooper s

[Lagerlout]

Im not one of the deluded ones fella, you dont have to convince me. I dont care what my car can/cant beat ... all I know is I enjoy driving it and thats enough for me. Obviously isnt for some though.

Although I have to add that, in a straight line at least, Ive had more trouble with VTSs than I have Cooper Ss!

 

[morphed clio]

Quote: Originally posted by MIKE-CUP on 11 May 2005


Im not sure that morphed clio has got the mini bhp right. From what I understand, the Cooper S started with 163bhp and at that time the Works conversion took that to 200bhp. Now the standard Cooper S has 170bhp and the Works conversion takes that to 210bhp.

Mike

I stand corrected. After i posted that i checked it out when i got home and you are right, the Cooper S does have 170BHP, but i was right on the Works package with 210BHP.

Steve

 

[Loopz]

i my opinion, the clio and mini, despite being in the same size class, are two very much different cars...

mini is a piece of art on four wheels and a status simbol...also, i love the engine, though not as good as it could be, its a very interesting concept in the class of super-minis (1.6 with a charger)...

clio, on the other hand, is a wolf in a sheep clothing...you dont really get noticed when driving around the town, but you get lots of attention on the open roads, when you blast past cars, much stronger on paper...



to sum it up, mini offers good performance plus image...clio, however, offers only superb perfomance with little image...it only depedns on what you value more...i know what i prefer, although if i would be purchasing a new car, mini would be on my top 5 list...