I have been kinda bored with the CVT mini cooper (non-S) for quite awhile...going through phases of wondering why i picked such a wimpy car...

It was kind of an impulse buy...i was looking for something sweet looking, fuel efficient, and i didn't know how to drive a manual at the time (now I do..which is why i'm going with a standard for my next mini)

But then I realized what the SD mode actually does, and then I started experimenting with shifting through the gears in the steptronic mode and this is actually quite fun. I can't wait to get my CAI to really bring out the sound while accelerating. I know it doesn't accelerate extremely fast...but it does have some power to it

Going around those turns flipping fast is the best thing about this car.