I've seen this brought up on here but mostly with older models. I have a new (2016) Countryman S ALL4. About 5k miles on it. Automatic. I've noticed, from time to time, that acceleration (especially from a full stop) is not that great. When I test drove it this wasn't an issue. I do a lot of city driving so it's kind of a pain. I thought this car was more "zippy" and it seemed to be on the test drive. I know I can put it into Sport mode but, as I mentioned, it doesn't do it all the time.

I use 91/93 gas for what it's worth.

Is it normal and something I'll have to get used to (coming from a 2005 Mini S Convertible which never had this issue, it was also a manual though)? Or should I start bugging my dealer about it?

Thanks in advance!

Steve

 

Although my car is manual, I've found that the engine temp has a large impact on the throttle response. When the car is warm it zips around fine but if I only idle for a minute or so and take off, the throttle feels like half of it is missing.

 

I have noticed on cold starts that the trothle is sort of numbed...I press the accelerator and the car accelerates and 2 seconds later it is like I flored it.

 

I think the car has some maps that will scale the throttle if things are not the appropriate temp to help preserve the turbo. my r60 is very sluggish until temps hit 140 deg, where as my gf's justa r56 will nearly go once the rpm's drop. I would imagine that the car wants to see a certain oil temp before normal accel

 

Yeah, today is warmer and it seems to be doing much better. Although yesterday wasn't that cold here (50F). Seems random, I'll keep an eye on it.

Thanks all!

Steve

 

the weather has a huge impact on performance as well even when the car is warmed up.

cold air is more dense... and though the ECU may compensate to avoid blowing things up, it does tend to pack more power. So you might feel the car is peppier on a 40F day than it is on an 80F day.