Very interesting indeed. They've compared dyno numbers and test driven R56 MINI Cooper S, Mazdaspeed3 and SE-R Spec V.

Bottle Rockets

 

Can you post a link to it?

 

New generation rivalry......

Mini Cooper S, Mazdaspeed 3, Nissan SE-R spec V, Civic Si, Golf GTI.

These should be fun at the track.

 

An excellent article -- as usual from GRM (my favorite mag)!

No surprise re the runflat tire performance condemnation:

"While quiet, comfortable and long-wearing, these tires are less than excellent out on track. Imagine an Olympic gymnast wearing wooden clogs in place of those little slipper-dealies they usually wear (we’re pretty sure that’s the technical term for their footwear) and you get the picture of how the Cooper S felt during this test run."

"The new Cooper S is a great example of a fantastic car that is neutered by its OEM tire choice."

"While it had our slowest average speed, the tires were the obvious handicap. I can’t wait to see what this turbo MINI is capable of on some sticky R-compound tires."

"final thoughts: Get thee a second set of rims and sticky tires and thou shalt kick butt."

 

so did they rank the that list of cars?

 

No

 

They didn't. They've test driven, dyno, and given pro/con and what they've thought about the cars.

 

i just wanna know if we kick ***...despite the "clogs"

 

Yes, you still kick ***. Glad you liked the article.