They hae missed the mark with this new line. I just had a loaner Clubman from the dealer for a week... it is HORRIBLE. The handling is tragic - it "swims" as you drive it straight, I called it drunk driving trials. It seriously feels like the car is swimming down the freeway.
The transmission. Ugh, yikes. I had the step-tronic automatic with paddles. It was explained to me that it was the same transmission used in the BMWs. I don't believe it. No way. Not smooth, I could feel every up shift and down shift. If I locked it into use for the paddles it would revert to drive on it's own. It made OK power for a MiniS, but ick.
Not a fan.
And, what are they thinking, using the same motor for a larger vehicle? Power to weight is the advantage a MiniS has. [sarcasm]YAY, let's make it bigger!
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