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post #16 of 20
6/20/10 at 8:04pm
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Originally Posted by Landis View Post

"A Man and His Mini" - One man's mission to prove his small car has a big heart.


Now playing at 2 a.m. in a shady back-alley theater near you. Complementary tissues. No overcoat, no shoes, no service.

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post #17 of 20
6/20/10 at 8:37pm

Haha.  If you're going to play chicken, be prepared for a showdown.

 

Will you race now, MINI, that you have to ante up some reputation?

Even so, the autocross track is a joke, and uniquely suited to a tiny car like the MINI.  Reeks of all show, no go.

 

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Hyundai has accepted in Porsche's absence...

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post #18 of 20
6/20/10 at 11:43pm
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Originally Posted by Omega View Post

Haha.  If you're going to play chicken, be prepared for a showdown.

 

Will you race now, MINI, that you have to ante up some reputation?

Even so, the autocross track is a joke, and uniquely suited to a tiny car like the MINI.  Reeks of all show, no go.

 


Minis are seen as fun, almost whimsical, cars with a bit of sporting character to them. Even if they lose to a Hyundai on the Road Atlanta course, so what? They're down about a hundred horsepower, have the wrong wheels driven, and a properly spec'ed Genesis Coupe is a competent track day car. Real drivers already know how the cars stack up while the general public could care less.

 

The whole Porsche challenge is just a fun PR stunt trading on Mini's playful persona. To take it seriously would be missing the point.


Edited by marvin - 6/20/10 at 11:44pm
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post #19 of 20
6/24/10 at 3:28pm

Mini found a 911 driver who would do the challenge and he absolutely dominated Mini.

 

http://jalopnik.com/5568806/bait-and-switch-badvertising-ruined-mini-vs-porsche

 

http://www.autointhenews.com/porsche-911-beats-mini-cooper-at-road-atlanta/

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post #20 of 20
6/24/10 at 4:18pm

The 38,000$ per second is just absolute nonsense, they just had to make something out of it. Geez, Mini just sucks, terrible move by them IMO.

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