Issue number two I have with my brand new 2011 Mini Cooper S 6 speed with 1000 miles:

I noticed when I put the car into sport mode, in the first three gears of acceleration, when I engage the clutch and shift, I hear a pretty loud thumping or rattle coming from the rear of the car. It doesn't rattle when shifting into 4th, 5th or 6th and it is not caused from just pressing in the clutch. When I take it out of sport mode, the issue magically disappears and it doesn't rattle.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

 

sure it isn't the pop-and-burble? mine can do it hard enough that I can feel the pop through the back of my seat. actually pretty cool. that's the same thing I was thinking when I testdrove one and put it in sport mode

 

I didn't think it was the pop and burble until I youtubed a video and heard the same exact noise. I was so angry on my drive in to work in this morning from this sound! Thanks for your help!

 

your welcome! I LOVE the pop and burble on my 2011! I found it does it the loudest at ~2,500RPMs and when I am coasting in town I usually stay around there to hear it. my friends and family say it is pretty loud from outside, even the deep grumbles that it does.

 

I heard they brought back the pop & burble of the old school MINI's due to popular demand and cleverly tuned it to happen while sport mode is engaged. Do the 10's have this as well or is it just the 11's?

 

OP, your MA should have told you about this. It should also be in the manual at least mentioned.


Just 11s have this.

 

I love the burble! cant wait to hear it on mine when it comes in.

 

The N14 engines also did that, but they removed it at some point with a software update...

I have a 07 MCSa, whose DME I have not updated and I know that if I press the accelerator hard and then suddenly release it, it will burble (all with neutral or park engaged). Being an automatic, the gear changes are smooth and so no burble occurs when driving (sadly).

 

Anyone have a video of the pop-burble? I love the sound in the car but really want to know what it sounds like from outside the car.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1jUsligR-I

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il7YCMGHTwU

 

funny

I recently drove my 79 with a group of new ones

now note, my 79 has a modified 1275cc with an LCB header and a PlayMini twin DTM exhaust ... it HAS burble ... sounds a bit Harley like at times



When one car got in front of me I kept hearing a slapping sound. I thought some piece of my car had come loose, it sounded like plastic slapping in the wind. I couldn't find anything loose so I suggested the '11 owner check his car . . .

no, that's the factory burble he says . . .

my 02 had burble ... it sounded like REAL burble

 

Hating the burble... Decelerating out of 20mph should not create backfire sounds... Other than hating the noise, love the SB.