rg500delta (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

@CoonBabble hmm. I have a 2010 cooper S and with traction control off, it spins the tires like a mammajamma. That chirp-chirp-chirp business usually indicates TC doing it's stuff, but I am just guessing on this one. And I suppose a dragstrip is a lot stickier (and squeakier) than the streets around here! It's hard to modulate the gas to stay on threshold of traction, the car is so weak down low and spins the tires so easily at higher revs. 8-) fun all the way around!

manuntd2009 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

why would you do performance tests with fucking convertible versions of the car....128i coupes 0-50 is 5.9

supboy666 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

conclusion 128i slightly faster acceleration than mini. Mini better handling and faster around corners than 128i.

CoonBabble (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

@rg500delta the cars traction control was disabled for this test. that's just what a launch sounds like. youngin

rg500delta (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

does anyone else HATE the sound of traction-controlled cars taking off?

joshuatrobertson (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

that was insanely BORING!

mikel1982 (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

still prefer the R53 except for the fuel burn!

Chingonshushu (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

@motomonstrosity yooo calm down it was writen in metaphorically.....nahh you dont say :S no YOU must be dumb for thinking a person does'nt know that america has twisty roads, erm cmon bit more sense mate.

motomonstrosity (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

@audigiovanni and yet they have continued to top the list of vehicles that hold their value over the years. It sounds like a good investment tt me.

motomonstrosity (December 31, 1969 at 6:59 pm)

@Chingonshushu Look up "Tail of the Dragon" in North Carolina. I grew up not far from there. You'd be a fool to think a country as big as America with TWO distinctly different mountain ranges would not have a plethora of twisties.