Had a 2011 Loaner for 1.5 days. Drove it 285 miles Car was fresh, had 76 miles on it.

Ran exactly like my 2010.

Things I liked:

-Tail lights
-MPH was constantly visible on the tach, even if you changed the temp/mpg settings
-Center speedo had 5mph increment markings
-The stereo had a off button right on the center speedo, instead of lower by the CD player on my 2010

Dislikes:

-Front lower grille
-If you turned DSC off, there was a light in the center speedo AND tach, not to mention DSC button had a picture, instead of DSC written on it

 

i actually prefer the '11 front grill, prob b/c i'm a recent owner of a '11 mcs. i like the looks of the brake ducts in the lower grill. besides the differences you've stated, i'm not even sure what's new for '11! oh yeah, i like the few extra hps too, obviously!

 

i like the 36mpg, i can't wait to have it, i get 10 with my xterra on a good day...

 

+1

With gas predicted to hit $5-$6 / gallon this summer, I am loving the MPG. 31 on my daily commute and 37 on the interstate is AWESOME!

My son has an 09 MCS Clubby and I have an 11 MCS Hardtop and the improvement in overall build quality, ride and performace is readily apparent to both of us. I also find the 11 more appealing asthetically, but that of course is personal taste.

 

I must have the heaviest foot on the planet because even driving lightly, I have yet to average more than about 27mpg in my regular mini. Then again, most of my driving is in bumper to bumper stop n go traffic and my average speed is about 19mph. Beats my last car though which got an average of about 18/19mpg.

 

Getting 34MPG in our MC, and about 19MPG in our JCW MCS

 

I can't tell you how much I don't like the newer front bumper.

I do loooove still getting 30+ mpg in my JCW when driving hard.

 

I do tend to drive it fairly conservatively most of the time, hense my good mpg. That said, I love the ability to punch it when I need to and feel my butt sucked into the seat and watch all the other cars drift back behind me.

 

I would like to see the difference in the grills side by side before I said which one I liked better. I haven't actually looked that closely yet, although the grill on my 2011 is bigger/blacker than I expected.

 

Edited because I shouldn't post when tired and pissed about car being in shop

My 2011 is in the shop getting the vibration problem fixed so I'm driveing a 2010 loaner.

Dislikes about the 2010
Less Power
Its a automatic (Course that would apply to a 2011 also)
Do not care for the controls but I could get used to them.
I personally prefer the look of the 2011 grill

 

Yeah 2010s shouldn't even have the honor of being called a MINI